Performance First

Our primary goal is simple. To ensure that every single student gets the opportunity, as soon and as regularly as possible to perform with other musicians. Because that’s what making music is all about! Of course we encourage everyone to aim for and pass exams because exams are the best way of monitoring progress. But true musicianship stems from the practice and experience of playing with others; listening, responding and adapting your sound, style and technique as you play.

The Academy has been designed with performance in mind (see facilities) and every single one of our teaching faculty has been selected because of their performing as well as teaching experience. As a result we believe that Bentley Music Academy is truly unique in helping turn all our students into fully rounded, complete musicians.

Our Mission

Bentley Music Academy aims to provide musical education of the highest possible quality across all styles and genres of music. Through recruitment and support of the best instrumental teachers, development of students through both instructional and holistic support and a dedication to both academic and performance based excellence, Bentley Music Academy will be the music school by which all others are judged.

Values

A passion for all forms of music and to communicate that passion throughout all the Academy’s undertakings and activities.

A desire to lead by example whereby all teachers and staff from the Principal down, maintain a high level of musical accomplishment in their musical lives.

A commitment to imbue in all students self discipline, dedication and above all the joy of music and music making.

To ensure that music education is not just for the rich and privileged by committing to assist talented students from underprivileged backgrounds achieve excellence in music and to contribute to music making in the wider community wherever possible.

A dedication to performance based music making whereby all students have the opportunity to enhance their repertoire by performing solo and in groups to both internal and external audiences as often as possible.