Students receive practical musical tuition during the teaching weeks of the year. This total of 20 or 22 hours¿ tuition may be divided between two studies (instrumental or vocal; 1st study 12 hours, 2nd study 10 hours) or may all be taken on one study (20 hours). The aim is to make as much technical and musical progress as possible and to provide a basis for further specialisation in performance at Level H. Lessons are given by tutors at the Birmingham Conservatoire, and by tutors employed by the Department of Music, some via the Department's Centre for Early Music Performance & Research.