Booking Lessons

Instrumental music lessons are available with our school’s music provider, Hertfordshire Music Service from September. If you haven’t applied for lessons already, all the information you need to book is available at https://www.hertsmusicservice.org.uk/music-lessons-in-hertfordshire/music-lessons.aspx. HMS tutors will be teaching face to face or online and every effort has been taken to ensure both tutors and pupils are kept safe in line with guidance.

Peripatetic Staff

• Drums - Dan Bird
• Flute - Harriet Baker
• Guitar - Kim Doughty and Scott Gear
• Piano - Adrian Oldland
• Violin - Julia Black
• Voice - Lynsey Tibbs
• Clarinet and Saxophone - Valerie Blake

FAQs

• What instrumental tuition is available at the school?
  The department hires instrumental teachers from the County Music Service. These are all experienced professional musicians.  Tuition is available on flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, horn, bassoon, trombone, euphonium, drums, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, voice, piano, and keyboard.
   
• How much do lessons cost?
  Fees are as follows: 
  15 minute individual tuition - £121.33 per term
  20 minute individual tuition - £161.70 per term
  30 minute shared tuition - £242.55 per term
  
  20 minute shared (two pupils) tuition - £80.85 per term
  30 minute shared (two pupils) tuition - £121.33 per term
  30 minute group (three to six pupils) tuition - £80.85 per term

*please note that the shared and group lessons are only an option if there is another student wanting to have shared lessons on the same instrument.

For students taking GCSE or A-Level Music there is a 40% subsidy available. If you take lessons with a Hertfordshire Music Service teacher, the subsidy will have been applied to your bill. If you take lessons with a non-Hertfordshire Music Service teacher, please use this form to claim the 40% subsidy:

The fee covers 33 lessons per academic year.  This works out on average as 11 weeks in a term but as term lengths vary you may receive 10 lessons one term and 12 the next for example.

• When do lessons occur?
  Lesson times are rotated each week to ensure that a student does not constantly miss any one particular subject lesson.
   
• What happens if a teacher misses a lesson?
  The teacher will not claim for that lesson and the lesson is either made up or a refund will be given after the academic year is completed, when all music service statements have been received, i.e., around November of that year.
   
• How will lessons be communicated to students and parents/carers?
  The instrumental music teacher will send an email to the email address given when applying for the lessons to inform you of the lesson times for the half term. 
  
  A copy of lesson times will also be on the display board outside classroom H106 in the music department. 

Financial Assistance
Information can be found at www.hertsmusicservice.org.uk/remission or please contact the customer service centre on 0300 123 4048 or www.howwecanhelp@hertscc.gov.uk

Re-imbursement Claims Form for GCSE and A-Level Students
Please click here to complete the re-imburement form.