Musikcheck – music voucher, a part of LIMUS

Lessons funded by Lund Municipality’s music voucher (Musikcheck)  are subsidised by taxpayers’ money.
The term fee is indexed annually and is currently 1,210 SEK. The municipality issues the invoice.
With the government’s Leisure Card, the price can be reduced by up to 550 SEK per year!

The voucher can be used by young people born between 2010 and 2019 who are registered as residents of Lund Municipality.
You can start at any time and continue on a rolling basis.

View the course catalogue and enrol at LIMUS using the Music Voucher in Lund

In Staffanstorp, the “Musikcheck” is valid for young people aged 7–20. The term fee is 1,500 SEK;  payment is made directly upon registration, and the Leisure Card is accepted.   Musikcheck in Staffanstorp, infos.

Would you like to give your child different choices?  We have designed “Instrumentkarusellen” 12 lessons where all the instrument groups are introduced. We combine with singing and rhythmic education – a perfect preparation for individual courses! Instrumentkarusellen 12 lessons

At LIMUS International Music School, all activities are a part of a greater whole. Very obviously this school is led by its team of teachers. The individual lessons, small and bigger ensembles, different projects – everything is connected and well thought out, in order to give the best opportunities to every single student.

We have been operating as a purely private music school long before the music voucher scheme was introduced, and we have continued to offer private lessons for all ages and subjects not covered by the voucher. These include, amongst other things, our extensive concert programme and music theory. Use your child’s music voucher for our excellent all-round education and gain access to everything! Here is the whole school´s range of courses: LIMUS complete, all courses

Music Cheque in Lund – freedom of choice, without different prices
Children are different and need to be able to choose the music school that best suit them – to equal prices. This is what we at LIMUS, our students parents and some politicians fought for in several decades before it became reality in 2019. Now you and your child can choose between several authorized music schools in Lund! We are very proud about this! 

Qualified individual music teaching has a price. Therefore,  many municipalities subsidize young people who wish to learn to play an instrument or sing (solo). Parents pay a small personal fee and the outstanding amount is financed by tax money. Often these subsidies only are given to students at the municipalities’ own Kulturskola  for exampel in Malmö and Helsingsborg. All young people get directed to one type of music school that is governed by political aspects, rather than pedagogic/artistic knowledge. The real cost is hidden at the Kulturskola. Many parents believe professional music teaching is cheap. But in fact, it is impossible for independent private music teachers to offer the same service for such a low cost. Additionally, private music teaching needs to pay an extra 25% VAT. This distorsion has created many problems for the job market, pedagogic diversity and future music life. It has become apparent everywhere.

Lund is an excellent example of innovative thinking. Here, the municipality has decided on a transparent system where the subsidies are called “Music cheques”. Music schools are authorized every year according to set requirements. Young people choose themselves, and bring their music cheque with them. The music cheque is valid continuously – as long as you are living in the municipality.

How much teaching is guaranteed by the music cheque, and how much does my child receive at LIMUS?
LIMUS has existed as a private music school since 1997. As a private school, we are used to working efficiently with our customers fees. We find that public money needs to be treated the same way. Therefore, students bringing the music cheque to us, will have more and longer teaching than for example at Kulturskolan.

This is what Lunds kommun prescribes: At least 300 minutes of teacher-led time / term. of which at least 12 individual lessons / term of at least 20 minutes = 240 minutes in total.
At LIMUS we teach 12 lessons/term of 25 minutes, in total 300 minutes individual teaching. 
Lunds kommun also prescribes:  60 minutes teacher-led time per term can be summed up with other students’ times and used for group lessons, concerts etc.
At LIMUS, besides 12 individual lessons, we teach two longer group lessons per term.
If you take part in the offered lessons it can be up to  100 minutes extra per term.
The course packages also includes a theory-week with the own teacher and own repertory and a “Open week for parents”
That means we offer up to 400 minutes of lesson time instead of the prescribed 300 minutes.

And more than that! All our students receive a “Konsertkort” for free entrance to all our concerts. These are always conducted by a teacher with much interaction with the audience. We use to call our concerts a hidden group lesson 🙂 If available space we offer students with music cheque to perform themselves at a concert.

See below under LIMUS Special 1, 2 and 3

Why are you so generous? 
We are dedicated tutors and musicians. We take ourselves, our profession and our students seriously and are passionate to teach them in a sustainable way. To develop a whole needs lesson time.  We are convinced that everyone is happier when working without stress.

Which instrument can we choose with the music cheque?
With us, you can choose between all of the instruments and several different teaching languages.

Can we choose our lesson time?
Partly. Our teachers makes the preliminary schedules in June for students who are already enrolled. Based on this schedule we can offer new students to choose a weekday. In week 33 the teacher will call all new and old students to make adjustments in the schedule. For the spring term, we usually keep the same schedule. Please notify us by e-mail to fredrik.limus@lundsmusiksalong.se before 1st of December if you wish to change time or day. During the term a lesson time can not be changed. 

Where are your facilities? The lessons are given in our own facilities – two custom-made music houses in central Lund: Helgeandsg 7 (LIMUS Musikhus) and Bredgatan 25 (LIMUS II). We also give lessons in schools in Torna Hällestad and Hjärup.

What is your background?  At LIMUS, we start from the old classic recipes for teaching and let knowledge and craftsmanship merge. Our highly educated tutors with international background give your child a multifaceted teaching and ensure a great start and a desire to learn more. The size of the school, with ca 600 students in all ages, is a base for a wide variety of projects where every student can be seen and stimulated in the best way. Already when applying for a course you talk directly to us, a professional who cares for the teaching, and you are welcome to continue the dialogue for as long as you need to. An overview of the entire school can be found here.

Do we need to have an instrument at home, and can we rent instrument from you? Yes, your child needs to have their own instrument at home. For piano you would need at least a digital piano with 5 octaves and preferably touch-sensitive keys. Violins/cellos/harps, oboes and small flutes in childrens’ sizes can be rented from us. Other instruments we do not rent out.

Do you require the children to practise at home? Actually, yes we do. To learn to play an instrument is fun but also complex. Between the lessons the child needs to practice at home. The teacher will show you how. We recommend that all of our students have a “homework folder” which facilitates a good communication between you and the teacher.

How can I apply – can I get some help, step-by-step?

  1. Choose “LIMUS Musikskola AB” as provider.
  2. Choose instrument
  3. Choose LIMUS Musikskola AB again, in the box “Välj musikskola”
  4. Press the button ”Lägg i korgen”
  5. Press the button ”Slutför din registrering”.
  6. Read and confirm the terms and conditions. Press “Nästa”
  7. Log in with bankID, fill in the personal info on the student and the legal guardian and finish the registration.

Can my child get longer lessons than 25 minutes ?

Yes, but without subsidizing by Lunds kommun and with VAT liability. We have tailor-made an addition course to the price of 4 060 SEK incl 25% VAT. The course is called 2e) and in combination with the music cheque it gives your child 12 lessons with 45 minutes and two longer group lessons. This course is much appreciated as it moves the lessons from leisure activity to real education. We offer students at 2e) at least one performance/term and are willing to prepare them for different music certifications.

Payment: 1 210 SEK (no VAT) will be charged by Lunds Kommun, and 4 060 SEK (inc 25% VAT) will be charged by LIMUS.  You can pay in two installments and rescheduling of one individual lesson/term is allowed. Apply here. The total cost will be 5 270 SEK.

Compare: A course of 45-minute lessons per term for a child without subsidies costs 8080 SEK incl 25% VAT .

Already applied for music cheque? Here you can apply to the addition course,2e)

Cancellation of lessons – what are the rules?  See all rules regarding cancellation for students with music cheque and addition course here. 

If you wish to change school you may do so after a completed term.

Can you receive more than one music cheque per term? No. If your child is playing several instruments you need to choose which one should be enrolled with music cheque. For the other instrument you need to purchase private lessons.

Do I need to re-enroll every term, and how do I cancel my place?  You do not need to re-enroll every term. But you do need to cancel the place if you do not wish to continue.

Lunds Kommun are administrating the music cheque. You can find the answer to all the questions here. 

Have you thought of something more? Of course we have! 

LIMUS Special no 1: Music Theory week! Since 2024 we have instated a “theory week” every term where an entire lesson focuses on music theory – or, as we say, the musical DNA. Young people who crack the code, and learn the building blocks of music, can own their music-making in an active and independent way. These things also give a desire to learn more! Info folder here:  Music theory week at LIMUS

LIMUS Special no 2:  The educational camp! Every year just before Midsummer we arrange a day camp for music cheque students 8-10 years old. We fill the days with rhythmics, movement to music, ensemble playing, music theory and composing. It is instructive, intensive and very inspiring. 

The non-profit organization Mozarts Vänner, MoV,  back up the camps so that the fees for the children can be kept low. 

LIMUS Special no 3: Progressive ensembles, all of them bilingual! The Green Ensemble, academic year course. Every year, we offer positions in this larger ensemble to our own pupils aged 8–9. It often features a mix of instruments, but is sometimes a piano ensemble only. Pupils receive 20 90-minute lessons for just 600 SEK! Two of our experienced teachers lead the ensemble. The children learn about ensemble playing, rhythm and reading music, discipline and concentration. The recurring repertoire includes the school’s ‘Allspelslåtar’ and the piece ‘Skryllewalk’ by JM Sjöberg, written especially for us – musical poetry in miniature. Eldstråkarna, academic year course. This string ensemble is aimed at pupils aged 11–15, and external pupils are also welcome to join. The price for 20 lessons of 90 minutes each is 600 SEK. LIUS, LIMUS International Youth Strings, aged 14–19, is a performing ensemble that holds lessons in a project-based format. External pupils are also welcome to join here. Apply to Gröna Ensemblen, Eldstråkarna, LIUS

Have the music cheque been evaluated, is it changing, what kind of reactions to it are there?

– In February of 2020 LIMUS answered a survey on how we thought the music cheque system worked so far. You can read it here.
– Sydsvenskan 29th of April 2020: “Föräldrar nöjda med musikcheckssystemet” (“Parents happy about the music cheque system”)
– The entire evaluation of the music cheque system, from 20th of April 2020
– 2021 the rules for authorization changes and the possibility to mix individual-group teaching was clarified. Read the new authorization rules here.
– The fact that Kulturskolans Suzuki line is excluded from the music cheque and receive extra tax money led to another investigation. It was finished in March of 2022 and can be found here.
– Since 2022, Lund’s Culture and Leisure Department has launched a number of studies after several requests for a supplementary ensemble voucher. For pupils at the Kulturskolan alone, playing in the larger ensembles is free of charge and funded entirely through tax revenue.
– After four years of investigations, politicians and the administration agreed to introduce a group voucher starting in the autumn term of 2026. However, this is not a supplementary voucher but an alternative to individual tuition. Young people can choose between 2 or 3 children for 30 minutes or 4 children for 40 minutes. At LIMUS, we are testing this decision with a pilot project involving two groups of 4 children for 45 minutes.
– Despite all the investigations, politicians and the administration have not index-linked the remuneration for the music voucher since its launch in 2019. At the same time, we have delivered the same amount of tuition every year – to a rapidly growing student body. From September 2026, the reimbursement will be increased by 2% compared to the 2019 level.
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