About LMFL
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Established in 1997, LMFL (Language and Music for Life) is a worldwide family of teachers and students, offering summer courses in the UK & Europe. We provide music and foreign language education tailored to the individual needs of younger students, teens and adults of all levels and backgrounds.
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28 Years of Experience
Our first summer camp was held in Frensham, Surrey, UK in August 1998. Since then our music and language summer camps continue to welcome teenage and adult musicians from around the world in some of the most beautiful locations in the UK and across Europe.
Our summer schools take place in settings of natural beauty and historic architecture, providing the perfect environment for an enriching and inspiring experience. We invite you to explore new places, develop your musical and language skills and make lifelong connections in unforgettable surroundings.
Our Students
LMFL thrives on diversity. We welcome students of all ages and levels, creating an inclusive international community united by a shared passion for music. We welcome younger students, teenagers and adults in piano, strings, woodwind, brass and voice. Each year students join LMFL from all over the globe - from Shanghai to San Fransisco and far beyound!
Our student-base consists of:
Beginner & Junior Learners - those embarking on their musical journey or young children under the age of 11
Amateur to Intermediate Musicians - predominantly teenagers and adults with a minimum of grade 5 in at least one instrument or voice
Future Professionals - those preparing for conservatoires or other higher musical education programmes.
No auditions are required
The Student-Teacher Connection
Fostering a strong student-teacher connection is the heart of our educational philosophy. Students and teachers work, live and eat in the same environment. They interact with one another outside the classroom, allowing for a more enriching and holistic learning experience. LMFL truly resembles a family.
Our Philosophy
Music learning and music making are much more than mere performance; they form an integral part of the dynamic evolution of the whole individual, both young and adult. One learns while changing and changes while learning. Similarly, we learn languages not just to communicate but to live fully - to connect with those around us and to deepen our understanding of the world.
Therefore, we strive to not only provide the highest quality of education, but to make a real difference in our students’ lives. Our courses go beyond the technical aspects of their chosen instruments or chosen languages, encouraging students to explore and understand themselves on a more profound level.
Our Tuition
Music
Our music tuition emphasises personalised, one-to-one instruction in jazz and classical genres, including preparation for Trinity and ABRSM exams. Optional modules provide opportunities to explore different interests in making music in groups in addition to the individual classes.
Languages
Our language instruction focuses on improving spoken communication and listening skills. Students can join conversational groups or small groups with a structured approach to grammar and vocabulary. Intensive, individual lessons are also available.
We offer classes in English, French, Spanish, Italian, and German. We also offer classes dedicated to helping students to better prepare for GSCE and GCE foreign language exams in the UK and for the Cambridge English exams in your own country.
NEW MODULE in 2026!
For the first time we are offering a new module designed to help students get their desired score on the IELTS test.
This module is available to all students whether they have enrolled for a music module or not. It is ideal for students who enjoy music, might like to join in singing in the choir and who enjoy hearing music around them. It is particularly valuable for students who need to pass the International English Language Testing System in order to secure their place in a UK or other anglophone conservatoire or university.
Our Founder - Arlette Herrenschmidt-Moller
Music & Language Tutors
View our impressive faculty of language and music tutors here:
The Course Staff
Dr Alan D Moller
Course Director & Director of Language
William Godfree
Director of Music
Dawn Bellino
Course Coordinator
Paul Goodey-Avedisyan
Strategy Director
Adam Arghiros
Media & Content
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Beginning as a partnership in the UK, and now a limited company registered in England and Wales, LMFL became a non-profit organisation (ONG) in Schengen Continental Europe on December 15th 2011, registration number W3221002407.