Adolf Fredrik's Music School

Adolf Fredrik's Music School (Swedish: Adolf Fredriks Musikklasser) is a general municipal junior high school (Swedish: grundskola) in Stockholm, Sweden with a focus on choral music, and highly competitive admission based on audition in singing and musical ability. The school has two campuses and three youth choirs of high international standard. Many professional musicians are alumni.

Adolf Fredrik's Music School
Main building of City campus (built 1907–10)
Location
Information
TypeMunicipal junior high school (Swedish: grundskola)
Established1939
PrincipalLars-Göran Jacobsson (City campus)
PrincipalPetter Carlsson (Farsta campus)
GenderMixed
Age9 to 16
EnrollmentApproximately 1,080 junior high in the City campus and 120 in the Farsta campus (2015)
CampusUrban
NewspaperLyran
TuitionFree
Websitewww.afmu.nu (mostly in Swedish)

Adolf Fredrik's Youth Choir is part of the Adolf Fredrik Church and has only its name in common with the school. Adolf Fredriks Madrigalkör used to be associated with the church, but is now independent from both the church and the school.

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