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Maidenhead School of Music is operated by Wild Woods Music Ltd, a music publishing and education company established by Matthew Mills in 2004. Originally based in West London, Wild Woods Music opened MSM in September 2009, expanding on its teaching centre based in Mortlake since 2005.

The school’s approach is founded on two guiding principles:

  • that musical literacy is critically important to any successful musician, amateur or professional;
  • that music-making is fundamentally a social activity.

‘Without the ability to read music, students will always be dependent on a teacher, while self-reliance liberates the student to explore and develop without the teacher’s involvement,’ says Matthew Mills, MSM Principal. ‘It gives the student ownership of his/her work, making for a much more satisfying learning experience.’ At MSM, we encourage all students to work and think for themselves.

We also actively promote working with other musicians from the earliest available opportunity. In this way, students learn to listen, to interact with and contribute to a group, and to share the mutual responsibility and respect that are essential to any happy and prosperous team.

MSM and Wild Woods Music Ltd are committed to providing a safe and nurturing environment for all students and staff, and to ensuring that our work is carried out in an atmosphere of respect and professionalism.

Wild Woods Music’s policy is that all staff, even those who are unlikely to have direct contact with minors, are employed subject to enhanced disclosure from the Criminal Records Bureau. A copy of each staff member’s certificate of disclosure is available for inspection upon request.

Printed copies of our full Child Protection Policy are available on request.