St Mary's Music School

St Mary's Music School
Address
Map
25 Grosvenor Crescent

,
EH12 5EL

Scotland
Information
TypeIndependent day and boarding
Specialist music school
Established1880
HeadteacherKenneth Taylor
Acting Director of MusicJohn Cameron
GenderCoeducational
Age9 to 19
Enrolment80 (2017)
Websitehttps://www.stmarysmusicschool.co.uk/

St Mary's Music School is a music school in Scotland in the West End of Edinburgh, for children aged 9 to 19 and is also the Choir School of St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral.[1] The school, which is non-denominational, provides education for children with a special talent in music, and is Scotland's only full-time independent specialist music school.[2][3] In 2023 the school has 64 pupils from many different backgrounds and from all parts of Scotland, the rest of the UK and abroad –[4][5]

  1. ^ MacFarlane, Felicity (Summer 2016). McKinnon, Gillian (ed.). "On Song at St Mary's". The Edge. 20 (4). The Diocese of Edinburgh in the Scottish Episcopal Church.
  2. ^ Overview of the musical pre-college phase in the United Kingdom Archived 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 2009-10-20
  3. ^ History of the Music and Dance Scheme Archived 1 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 2009-10-20
  4. ^ Post of Headteacher Archived 1 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 2012-08-20
  5. ^ Miller, Phillip (8 February 2016). "Music school reveals expansion plans for old Royal High School building". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 14 August 2016.