Performing Arts Education organises initiatives which give people the opportunity to work directly with artists and find out more about the programmes at the Royal Festival Hall. The music education programme works with schools, further education and a wide range of community groups as well as providing training for teachers and professional musicians, whilst covering all styles and genres including classical, jazz, world and popular music.

Many projects are based around major music festivals promoted by the Royal Festival Hall. An example is Omaggio, a festival celebrating the music of Luciano Berio, in which a range of projects are planned, including working with family learning groups at local primary schools researching folk songs from different cultures as a basis for new performances. Another project will pair school-age composers with graduate performers to write solo pieces, inspired by Berio's Sequenze. The results of all projects will feed into a major interactive installation at the Royal Festival Hall, celebrating both Berio's music and the art of composition. Many of the projects result in the creation and performance of new work by non-professional groups. Presentation of this work is of prime importance and the Royal Festival Hall itself has been the inspiration for pioneering the development of site-specific performance and installations.

The Royal Festival Hall also runs an active gamelan education programme, with courses for individuals and tailor-made workshops for schools and colleges.