Introducing The Strad School Subscription

Gain unrestricted access to premium educational resources on thestrad.com, plus more

With this subscription, universities and music schools gain exclusive access to and benefit from:

  • Education resources

    Premium educational resources

    Masterclasses, expert insights and lesson planning tools

  • Multilingual access

    Multilingual access

    Read articles in multiple languages

  • Enhanced content experience

    Enhanced content experience

    Listen to article audio or switch to article viewing mode for improved accessibility on individual devices

  • 15-year digital archive

    15-year digital archive

    A valuable research tool for students

  • Instituiton-wide access

    Institution-wide access

    One account for unlimited users, for easy management

  • Boosted enrolment offering

    Boosted enrolment offering

    A compelling benefit for prospective students

  • Complimentary print edition

    Complimentary print edition

    One print copy of The Strad magazine is included with the subscription for your library at no extra cost

  • Bookmark articles

    Bookmarking tool

    Quickly save articles for easy review and smarter studying

  • Shop discount

    Discounts at The Strad Shop

    Discounts for additional printed resources at The Strad's online shop

FAQ

 

The Strad's school subscription is a specially designed plan for students, educators, and institutions which offers flexible and comprehensive access to The Strad’s resources.

  • Unlimited access to all articles on The Strad website
  • Full digital archive, dating back to 2010
  • Monthly digital magazine editions accessible with article audio and article viewing mode
  • Read articles in multiple languages
  • Optional print copies for library display
  • Multi-user access across the school with domain access

Pricing depends on the number of people requiring access (e.g., conservatory, university or music school). For example, a subscription for 50+ users costs only $1,200 (US) / £879 (UK) / €1,150 (Europe) / £999 (ROW) per year, depending on where your school is based.

If you are looking for a customised quote with fewer users, please contact our subscriptions team for more information.

All students, faculty, and staff at the subscribing institution can access the content.

Once the subscription is activated, we’ll coordinate with your IT or library services to provide a registration link to the team to allow others to access your digital subscription. Domain access is provided so subscribers can access on and off campus.

Subscriptions are annual and can be renewed each year. Multi-year options are available upon request.

Yes, a 30-day free trial is available for a few members selected from your team. Contact us to arrange temporary access.

We’ll provide digital assets and suggested email templates to help your team raise awareness of the resource across the department / school.

Please email schools@thestrad.com.

Yes, within the US The Strad is registered and follows the SERU guidelines as published at the NISO SERU website: www.niso.org/standards-committees/seru

Digital access to be exclusively used by the school / university and by domain access only. The agreement gives access to www.thestrad.com and digital editions archive back to 2010.

Contact us for more information
and speak to a member of our team directly

Call us on +44 (0)20 7618 3430 or email us at schools@thestrad.com