Learning with us
We provide a wide range of instrumental and vocal lessons for children and adults, from complete beginners to advanced musicians. Whether you want to take performance exams or prefer a more informal approach, our teachers will work with you to help you achieve your musical goals. Discover our available lessons and apply today to start your musical journey. Follow the instructions to find out if we teach in your area and choose the lesson type that suits you best.
Music Lessons
Expert teaching for every stage of your musical journey. At Kent Music, we offer high-quality music lessons with a passion for fostering musical talent in students of all ages.
Our experienced teachers and staff are dedicated to providing engaging and effective music education for every learner.
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Explore what learning each type of instrument can offer you. Whether you want to take performance exams or prefer a more informal approach, our teachers will work with you to help you achieve your musical goals.
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Select your preferred instrument from a wide range of options. Our diverse instrument selection ensures that every student finds the right match for their musical journey.
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Choose the School or Music Centre where you would like to take your music lessons. We offer lessons in over 200 Schools or Music Centres across Kent, as well as online options for remote learning.
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Select your preferred instrument from a wide range of options. Our diverse instrument selection ensures that every student finds the right match for their musical journey.
Can’t find your preferred lesson at your school or local Music Centre?
If neither option is available, please complete our Expression of Interest form at the button below. This helps us plan potential future expansions in instruments and teaching at schools or Music Centres. Please note, this form is not an application for lessons.
Choosing what to learn
Not sure what to learn? With so many options available, it can sometimes be overwhelming to decide what instrument is right for you! We offer lessons in instruments from every family across our offer, as well as vocal lessons. Explore what learning each type of instrument can offer you.
Where we teach
In Schools:
Lessons take place during the school day in over 200 schools across Kent.
In Music Centres:
Our inspiring Music Centres, located across Kent and Medway, offer a variety of lessons, ensembles, and more. Music Centres operate during term time in the evenings and on Saturdays.
Online:
We also provide online lessons so you can learn from the comfort of your home. Our experienced teachers deliver high-quality online lessons, and we encourage in-person participation in school or community groups.
Our teachers
We are extremely proud of our inspirational and creative teachers. All Kent Music teachers undergo a rigorous recruitment process, including enhanced DBS checks, annual safeguarding training, and regular CPD (Continuing Professional Development) in both music and music pedagogy.
Lesson Prices
We offer competitive pricing across all lesson types, ensuring that high-quality music education is accessible to everyone.
Financial assistance is available for eligible students to help cover up to 75% of lesson costs. Visit our financial assistance page to learn more about how we can support your music education.
Individual lesson prices
| Lessons | Price per student per lesson |
|---|---|
| Strings Woodwind Brass Percussion Voice | 20 minute lesson – £13.50 30 minute lesson – £20.25 40 minute lesson – £27.00 60 minute lesson – £40.50 |
| Piano and keyboard Music Theory Music Technology | 20 minute lesson – £14.00 30 minute lesson – £21.00 40 minute lesson – £28.00 60 minute lesson – £42.00 |
Small group lesson prices
| Lessons | Price per student per lesson |
|---|---|
| All instruments and voice | 20 minutes in a group of 2 – £6.75 30 minutes in a group of 2 – £10.15 30 minutes in a group of 3 – £6.75 |
FAQs
Where can I find more information on the benefits of music education and how I can support my child’s learning?
To learn more about the social and academic benefits of music education, the role you can play in your child’s learning, and for general information on lessons and ensembles, please download a copy of our Parent Guide.
What safeguarding measures do you have in place?
Safety and security are our top priorities, next to high quality music education. We follow the Department for Education’s policies on Keeping Children Safe in Education and After-school clubs, community activities, and tuition. All our teachers undergo enhanced DBS checks and receive annual safeguarding training to ensure a safe learning environment for all students.
For more information, please contact our Designated Safeguarding Lead, Trevor James, at tjames@kent-music.com.
Do I need any previous experience to start lessons?
No prior experience is necessary for beginners. Our lessons cater to all skill levels, and our teachers will work with you to develop your musical abilities from whatever stage you’re at.
What age is appropriate to start learning an instrument?
Most instruments are most appropriate to start from age 8 and up. However, some instruments like piano or violin could be started from age 6. Whether we can offer lessons to your child will depend on your local teachers’ experience and availability.
We encourage you to apply through as usual with details about your child’s age and experience.
What happens after I sign up for lessons?
Once you have signed up for lessons on the Kent Music website a confirmation email will be sent to you with your SpeedAdmin login details.
The waiting list is viewed by each area team regularly and you will be contacted by a member of the team as soon as a space becomes available.
You will not be invoiced for your lessons/Ensembles until after your lesson has been added to our system.
When will I hear from you after applying for lessons?
When you apply for lessons, our team gets to work trying to match your needs with available teachers, timetables and locations. This can sometimes take some time!
If you haven’t heard back from us within a half term, then it’s likely we’ve been unable to place you immediately. However, we will place you on a waiting list and work towards finding a way for you to have a lesson with us as soon as possible.
My child has special or additional needs. Do you have any lessons or ensembles they could attend?
Where possible we aim to accommodate everyone in accessing excellent musical education and have many students with additional needs attending Kent Music lessons and ensembles.
If your child has additional needs and would like to either attend a lesson or one of our ensembles, please get in touch detailing their needs and what they would like to attend. Our team can then look into whether we can accommodate you.
Please contact customerservices@kent-music.com
If your child attends a special school, the first port of call should be a discussion with your school. We work with special schools around Kent and may already have an opportunity in place with them or can look into arranging one.
What if I don’t have my own instrument?
We offer an instrument hire service at affordable rates. You’ll get a discount on your instrument hire If you have lessons with us! This allows students to access high-quality instruments without the need for a significant upfront investment. More information on instrument hire can be found here.
I want to have lessons for an instrument you don’t teach here!
If the lessons you’re looking for aren’t available in your school or local Music Centre, then we want to know! Please complete our Expression of Interest form via the button below. Completing this will help us plan to expand the instruments and locations in which we teach.
Please note, completing the form is not an application for a lesson.
When does teaching start each term?
Unless you have been notified by your teacher or school otherwise, lessons in schools will resume in the second week of each normal academic term.
Music Centres have their own term timetables which are detailed on each Centre’s page.
Kent’s term dates can be found on the Kent County Council website.
What do I do if I need to change my lesson details after I’ve started?
If you would like to make any changes to your lesson, please email customerservices@kent-music.com.
Any lesson detail adjustments, for example an increase from twenty minutes to thirty minutes, are usually actioned at the end of the autumn, spring, or summer term.
While we will try to accommodate your request, approval is dependent on teacher availability amongst other factors. Therefore, we cannot guarantee your lesson details will always be able to be adjusted. You will be contacted each term by email to ask if you need to make any change requests ahead of the new term commencing.
If Kent Music needs to make changes to your lesson details, for example a change of teacher, we aim to give you at least five weeks’ notice before any changes take effect.
For more information, please refer to our Tuition Terms and Conditions
What happens if I cannot attend my lesson?
We understand that a pupil may miss a lesson due to absence from school or illness. Conflicts between school activities and music lessons, such as Forest School, sports day, or other clubs, will be treated similarly to a pupil forgetting to attend.
We encourage parents to speak to their child’s classroom teacher or the school’s music lead if extra measures need to be put in place to help a child attend lessons in these instances.
A teacher may offer a re-scheduled timeslot or online lesson but is not obliged to do so.
What do I do if I need to cancel my lessons?
To cancel your lessons, we require one month’s notice prior to the start of the next term.
Please refer to the following deadlines for the 2024-2025 academic year:
Autumn Term 2024 – first day of term: 7th September; discontinuation deadline: 7th August
Spring Term 2025 – first day of term: 4th January; discontinuation deadline: 4th December
Summer Term 2025 – first day of term: 22nd April; discontinuation deadline: 22nd March
How to give notice:
Please contact us by the relevant deadlines using one of the following options:
• Email: Send your cancellation notice to customerservices@kent-music.com
• Postal Mail: Send a letter to Kent Music’s Head Office at: Kent Music, Units 25 & 26,
Creative Enterprise Quarter, Javelin Way, Ashford, TN24 8FN
Important: Notice given verbally or directly to your teacher will not be accepted. You may continue to be charged for lessons.
Cancellation fees:
• If your notice is received after the discontinuation deadline but before the second week of teaching starts, you will be charged 50% of the termly fee (up to a maximum of 6 lessons).
• If notice is received after the second week of teaching starts, 100% of the termly fee is due.
For more detailed information, please refer to our Terms and Conditions
Need More Information on Music Lessons?
If you have any questions not covered on this page, please get in touch with this form.
Please note, this is not an application form.
You can apply for lessons here or at the box above.