Sound Pop Academy

What it’s like

Weekly singing and performing arts classes for kids aged 2 to 17, with parties and holiday workshops thrown in too.

This is a membership, not a one-off show, so the actual doing happens week after week: singing classes with choreography built in, performing arts training, and a Members' Area where your kid can go over the songs and moves at home instead of you trying to remember the routine yourself. There are performance opportunities and events across the year too, so the weekly grind toward a proper show is part of the point.

The age bands tell you where your child lands and what it costs. Mini Members, 2 to 5, pay £7.50 a class, which is a fair way to try it without committing to a membership. Little Members (6-8) and Advanced Members (9-17) are on proper membership pricing at £32 and £42, and that's a monthly fee rather than a term paid upfront, which softens the blow a bit. If you've got more than one child going, there's a £5 sibling discount per member, which is a nice touch given how membership costs stack up fast with more than one kid.

Sessions run about 39 times a year plus extra rehearsals when a performance or gig is coming up, so it is a term-time-plus-extras kind of rhythm rather than a drop-in class. For a birthday, the themed pop parties (ages 4-12) run for an hour at £160, with singing, dancing, games, arts and crafts and certificates at the end, and they'll do this across the Hampshire area rather than just at one venue.

Cancelling is straightforward, they say you can do it any time since payment is monthly, which takes some pressure off if your child tries it and it is not their thing. Office hours are narrow, just Tuesdays and Thursdays 10am to 2pm, though emails get checked most days of the week.

Facilities

Need to know

Best for

2 to 17, though mini sessions suit the youngest end best

Parties

Themed pop parties for ages 4-12, £160 for 1 hour, includes entertainment, games, and certificates

Worth knowing

Sibling discount of £5 per child

• Office hours for phoning are narrow: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10am to 2pm
• Emails get checked most days, Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm
• Membership is monthly, not a termly lump sum, and you can cancel whenever
• Sibling discount is £5 off per child if more than one from a family joins

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