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Repertoire selection.
We help pick competition pieces from the current KMF set works that play to each student's strengths — the right piece can win the round before they sing a note.
For schools · Music festival coaching
Get your school festival-ready.
Concerto trainers join your school for a fixed period — typically 6–10 weeks before the Kenya Music Festival — to coach soloists, ensembles, choirs and instrumental groups through to competition readiness. Same faculty that teaches at our Kikuyu studio, deployed to your school on your schedule.
Window
Typically 6–10 weeks
Frequency
1–3 sessions/week, after-school
Geo
100 km of Nairobi + Kikuyu
Outcomes
Solo · Ensemble · Choir
What's included
The engagement, end to end.
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Weekly coaching sessions.
Your assigned Concerto trainer runs the rehearsal block on a fixed weekly schedule. We work technique, expression, stagecraft and competition presentation.
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Mock adjudication.
Two mock-festival sessions in the final fortnight — written feedback in the KMF rubric, so students arrive at the real adjudicator already calibrated.
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County → Regional → National.
For students that progress, we extend the engagement through each round. Same trainer, extended dates, simple amendment.
A typical engagement
Shape of a school project.
01 · Initial brief
We discuss your students, current level, target categories (solo / ensemble / choir) and the festival deadline. 30-minute call.
02 · Quote + trainer match
Within one working day: a written quote with proposed trainer, days/times, total fee and payment terms (bank transfer / Paybill / cheque).
03 · Kick-off session
Trainer visits your school, meets students, agrees the repertoire shortlist with your music staff.
04 · Weekly rhythm
Same day, same time, every week. Practice plans shared with your music staff after each session.
05 · Mock festival × 2
Penultimate and final weeks: full mock adjudication with rubric feedback. Students perform under "competition conditions".
06 · Festival day support
Optional add-on: trainer travels to the festival venue for warm-up coaching + moral support.
Who this fits
Best matched to.
- ·Primary schools with 5–15 students competing solo
- ·Secondary schools with full choirs (40+ voices) or instrumental ensembles
- ·Schools with limited specialist music staff who need expertise per term
- ·CBC creative-arts cohorts using KMF as their public showcase
- ·Schools targeting regional/national rounds (longer engagement)
Pricing
Quoted per engagement.
Each school engagement is priced individually based on duration, frequency, students, and trainer specialism. Payment by bank transfer, M-Pesa Paybill (247247) or cheque. Tell us your shape — we'll send a written quote within one working day.
Frequently asked
For school administrators.
01How many weeks ahead should we book?+
Ideally 8–12 weeks before the county round. Our best Concerto trainers fill up quickly in the Feb–April KMF window. The earlier you confirm, the better the trainer match.
02Can one engagement cover both solo and ensemble?+
Yes — common shape. We typically allocate 30–45 minutes per soloist plus a dedicated ensemble block. Total session length stretches to 1.5–2 hours.
03How is the cost structured?+
Quoted per engagement — variables are weekly hours, total weeks, travel distance, and whether we include mock-festival sessions. We send a written quote within one working day; payment by bank transfer, M-Pesa Paybill (247247) or cheque.
04Does the same trainer go to county and regional rounds?+
Yes — we deliberately preserve trainer continuity. When students progress, we extend the engagement with the same trainer on the same terms.
05Can you help with KMF set works for African instruments?+
Yes — our African Instruments faculty includes trainers who have coached past KMF entries on marimba, litungu, orutu and traditional choral repertoire.
06Our students are at very different levels — does that work?+
Yes. A solo class and a choir typically need different attention; our trainer manages both during a single visit. We may split a single block into two parallel groups when sensible.
07Are your trainers TSC-registered?+
Most of our trainers are university music graduates and TSC-registration eligible. Specific certifications shared at the quote stage so you can match school-board requirements.
Other school services
Pair this with.
Send us your KMF window.
Tell us about your school, the outcome you want and the window you have. We'll send a quote with a matched trainer within one working day.
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