Private Music Lessons

In partnership with Inspire Music, The Suthers School are pleased to be able to offer your child instrumental tuition for the following instruments:

• Piano
• Voice
• Clarinet
• Saxophone
• Flute
• Trumpet
• Trombone
• Guitar
• Drum kit
• Violin
• Cello

Learning an instrument is an excellent way to develop self-esteem, resilience, organisation, coordination, thinking skills and problem solving as well presenting the opportunity to make new friends and gain confidence. Once your child has made progress on their instrument, they may be invited to join one of the school's musical ensembles and have the opportunity to take part in concerts and showcases throughout the year.

Inspire is a mutual benefit society and is the lead partner of the Nottinghamshire Music Education Hub. Inspire Music teachers are fully trained, qualified and offer much more than just standard peripatetic music tuition. With a continuous staff development programme and connections with organisations such as The Halle Orchestra, National Youth Orchestra, National Youth Choir of Great Britain, The Nottingham Royal Centre, Confetti Music College and many others, Inspire Music is ideally positioned to offer students the very best in not only music education and tuition but also advice on careers and even financial support through grants and grant agencies.

What will it cost per term?

• Shared lesson: £75.00 per pupil
• Individual 20 minute lesson: £150.00 per pupil
• Individual 30 minute lesson: £225.00 per pupil

You can also hire instruments from Inspire Music for an additional £16.00 per term.

Payment is termly to your school in advance of tuition commencing.

If your child receives free school meals, you hold an NHS Tax Credit exemption certificate (proof required) or you receive Universal Credit with a take-home pay of £935 or less (proof required), your child is eligible for free lessons and instrument hire through the service.

Inspire Music will deliver a minimum of 30 lessons per academic year, however, it is most likely that students will benefit from more than 30 weeks.. If a pupil does not complete a full year of teaching, this minimum provision will be pro-rated (i.e. 2 terms will be 20 weeks minimum, 1 term will be 10 weeks minimum).

Please note, should you wish to cancel your child's lessons, please to ensure that you inform The Suthers School before the end of the term otherwise you will be liable for the following term's lesson fees.

If you wish your child to receive instrumental tuition, please return the form below. You will then be contacted by Mr Case with further information as to when your child's lessons will take place.