The City of Edinburgh Music School is a state-maintained music school in Scotland in Edinburgh, Scotland. Founded as the Lothian Specialist Music School in 1980, it changed its name in 1996 when Lothian Regional Council was dissolved into four separate unitary councils. It is a non-residential school, and because it is funded by the City of Edinburgh Council, it charges no fees. Unlike some standalone music schools, pupils attend comprehensive schools for majority of their academic classes: Flora Stevenson Primary and Broughton High School. The school was the subject of BBC Scotland's EX:S documentary, The Music School, on 29 March 2005. Notable alumni Martyn Bennett, bagpiper Helen Grime, composer Tommy Smith (saxophonist) See also Music Schools in Scotland List of music schools in the United Kingdom References External links Official site Primary schools in Edinburgh Secondary schools in Edinburgh Culture in Edinburgh 1980 establishments in Scotland Educational institutions established in 1980 Music schools in Scotland