What is it?
Welcome
The Royal School of Church Music (RSCM) enables the flourishing of church music. We encourage and resource churches, musicians, and church communities of all kinds to ensure they have access to relevant support, training, and education resources to sustain them in the present. And we work to inspire the church musicians of the future.
Across the UK, Ireland, and worldwide, our network of thousands of affiliated churches, schools, and other institutions, together with thousands more individual members, supporters, and volunteers, help us achieve our vision of bringing people closer to God through music.
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Psallam spiritu et mente
I will sing with the spirit and with the understanding also
(1 Corinthians 14:15)
Latest News
Leading into Light – the RSCM’s 2025 Online Conference
Church Music Leadership We are thrilled to be hosting this inspiring day of online sessions led by a diverse range of contributors, exploring different aspects of leadership – from ... Read More.
CMQ Goes Digital
Church Music Quarterly is a magazine available to RSCM Members and Friends that is packed with advice, information, news and inspiration. Starting with this issue the magazine will be ... Read More.
Emerging Leaders 2025/26 – applications now open!
Applications are now open for our Emerging Leaders programme for aspiring choral directors. Being an Emerging Leader is a brilliant opportunity to benefit both from expert input and to ... Read More.
Youth centred: St Mary’s Swanage Junior Choir with RSCM Voices West
The grounds of Wells Cathedral were filled with a joyful noise on Saturday as the Junior Choir of St Mary’s Swanage came together with RSCM Voices West for a day of collaborative singing. ... Read More.
Wake-up call: wide-ranging results of the Church Musicians’ Fees Survey now available
Following the large response to the survey conducted in the Autumn, the RSCM has released both a summary of the results available to all HERE and has revised its more detailed Church ... Read More.
Upcoming Events
A Season to Come & Sing with Joanna Forbes L'Estrange
St Thomas on the Bourne, Farnham
Official Launch Concert of a Season to Sing by Joanna Forbes L'Estrange
St Bartholomew the Great, London
Online Event – Introducing the Young Voices Toolkit
Online
Online Event – Supporting Neurodiversity
Online
Safeguarding
We hold to the core Christian belief that each person has value and dignity which comes directly from God’s creation of humanity in His own likeness. Among other things, this implies a duty to value each person as someone who bears the image of God and is loved equally by God, and therefore should be protected from harm.
For more information and to view our Safeguarding Policy click here, or contact Emma Huxley RSCM Safeguarding Officer, on 07908 469587 or safeguarding@rscm.com
If you need immediate help out of hours or when the Safeguarding Officer is not available please contact the local authority Out of Hours Service or if someone is at immediate risk ring 999. Please do email or leave a message for the RSCM Safeguarding Officer if you do this.