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Enrol now for Music Lessons
Please complete the online form below to enrol your child for music lessons and then click on submit. We will then contact you regarding fee payments and lesson times.
Independent Music Solutions
James Suckling, Senior Managing Partner - Heart of England
(Birmingham , Solihull, Coventry, Reddich, Leicester, Northampton, Banbury and surrounding areas)
Email: admin@independentmusicsolutions.co.uk
Phone: 07776 228179
Simon Belcher, Regional Managing Partner - Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
(Bedford, Milton Keynes, Luton and surrounding areas)
Email: sbelcher@independentmusicsolutions.co.uk
Phone: 07802 420816
“I would like to let you know how pleased we have been with the lessons the girls have received. We can’t believe how well they have done since September. Listening to them practise is truly enjoyable. They are keen to practise and look forward to their lessons. Thank you for providing such a fabulous service.”
Teaching Vacancies
Teaching Vacancies
Teaching Vacancies
All our teachers belong to the IMS Partnership, which offers termly meetings, a support network and excellent renumeration. IMS is currently expanding across the Midlands area and we are looking for dynamic, enthusiastic music practitioners who are interested in flexible, part-time work during school hours. We would be very pleased to hear from suitably qualified/experienced instrumental, vocal and class music teachers.
TO APPLY
Please send your current CV and the names of two referees who may be contacted without further permission from yourself, to admin@independentmusicsolutions.co.uk. We will contact you should any suitable teaching vacancy arise.
Alternatively, please fill in the form below, specifying the position and your contact details.
Apply
FAQ 's
For Parents
FAQ 's
For Parents
Frequently Asked Questions
Why Learn an Instrument?
Learning an instrument is a skill for life. Playing an instrument can lead to a lifelong hobby or a career in teaching and performing.
By playing in a band or orchestra you meet other people with the same interests. Having special skills helps boost confidence and self-esteem.
Which instrument should I choose?
The choice is yours! Maybe someone in your family already plays an instrument. String, woodwind and brass instruments offer many social opportunities for ensemble and orchestral playing and the smaller ones are easy to carry around. The piano will give students the complete experience of playing solo pieces. Guitars and drums are always popular but you will need the space for a drumkit at home. Singing can be done anywhere – no equipment needed!
Should I have an individual or group lesson?
We would advise younger students and beginners to have a shared lesson initially and older, more experienced players to have individual tuition.
How much are lessons and how do I pay?
Lesson prices vary from £14.50 a week for individual tuition, to £6.50 a week for a shared lesson. Fees are paid termly in advance either by Internet Bank Transfer or by cheque. Lessons cannot start until a term’s fees have been paid in full.
What am I committing to?
Our students register and pay in advance for one term at a time – if you wish to stop we ask for half a term’s notice. Notice must be given by the Friday before any half term holiday if you wish to stop at the end of that term. The minimum commitment is one term.
Will I need to buy an instrument?
Yes, you will need a good quality instrument. A poor quality instrument will be difficult to play successfully and may deter you from wanting to practice. We have a range of instruments for hire from as little as £1 per week. If you would like to purchase your own instrument, we recommend Normans Musical Instruments: www.normans.co.uk
Will I need to bring my instrument to school each week?
Orchestral instruments and guitars will need to be brought into school each week. Piano, keyboards and drums will be provided in school but you will also need these instruments at home in order to practice.
Can I try another instrument?
If you are not getting on well with one particular instrument we would be happy for you to try another as many general musicianship skills are transferable between instruments. We would need a half term’s notice to change.
Will I take exams?
Exams are entirely optional but we believe they offer a ladder for success and allow students to celebrate their musical achievements. With practice students should be able to gain a grade each year.
How much practice will I have to do?
Practice is the key to success. Beginners will need to practice for around 15 minutes 3 or 4 times a week building gradually up to around an hour a day for Grade 8 students.
Privacy
Privacy
Privacy Policy
Your privacy is important to us. It is Independent Music Solutions' policy to respect your privacy and comply with any applicable law and regulation regarding any personal information we may collect about you, including across our website, https://www.independentmusicsolutions.co.uk, and other sites we own and operate.
This policy is effective as of 6 May 2021 and was last updated on 29th April 2024.
Information We Collect
Information we collect includes both information you knowingly and actively provide us when using or participating in any of our services and promotions, and any information automatically sent by your devices in the course of accessing our products and services.
Log Data
When you visit our website, our servers may automatically log the standard data provided by your web browser. It may include your device’s Internet Protocol (IP) address, your browser type and version, the pages you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on each page, other details about your visit, and technical details that occur in conjunction with any errors you may encounter.
Please be aware that while this information may not be personally identifying by itself, it may be possible to combine it with other data to personally identify individual persons.
Personal Information
We may ask for personal information which may include one or more of the following:
Name
Phone/mobile number
Legitimate Reasons for Processing Your Personal Information
We only collect and use your personal information when we have a legitimate reason for doing so. In which instance, we only collect personal information that is reasonably necessary to provide our services to you.
Collection and Use of Information
We may collect personal information from you when you do any of the following on our website:
Use a mobile device or web browser to access our content
Contact us via email, social media, or on any similar technologies
When you mention us on social media
We may collect, hold, use, and disclose information for the following purposes, and personal information will not be further processed in a manner that is incompatible with these purposes:
We may collect, hold, use, and disclose information for the following purposes, and personal information will not be further processed in a manner that is incompatible with these purposes:
to contact and communicate with you
for internal record keeping and administrative purposes
Please be aware that we may combine information we collect about you with general information or research data we receive from other trusted sources.
Security of Your Personal Information
When we collect and process personal information, and while we retain this information, we will protect it within commercially acceptable means to prevent loss and theft, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use, or modification.
Although we will do our best to protect the personal information you provide to us, we advise that no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure, and no one can guarantee absolute data security. We will comply with laws applicable to us in respect of any data breach.
You are responsible for selecting any password and its overall security strength, ensuring the security of your own information within the bounds of our services.
How Long We Keep Your Personal Information
We keep your personal information only for as long as we need to. This time period may depend on what we are using your information for, in accordance with this privacy policy. If your personal information is no longer required, we will delete it or make it anonymous by removing all details that identify you.
However, if necessary, we may retain your personal information for our compliance with a legal, accounting, or reporting obligation or for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific, or historical research purposes or statistical purposes.
Children’s Privacy
We do not aim any of our products or services directly at children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information about children under 13.
International Transfers of Personal Information
The personal information we collect is stored and/or processed where we or our partners, affiliates, and third-party providers maintain facilities. Please be aware that the locations to which we store, process, or transfer your personal information may not have the same data protection laws as the country in which you initially provided the information. If we transfer your personal information to third parties in other countries: (i) we will perform those transfers in accordance with the requirements of applicable law; and (ii) we will protect the transferred personal information in accordance with this privacy policy.
Your Rights and Controlling Your Personal Information
You always retain the right to withhold personal information from us, with the understanding that your experience of our website may be affected. We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your rights over your personal information. If you do provide us with personal information you understand that we will collect, hold, use and disclose it in accordance with this privacy policy. You retain the right to request details of any personal information we hold about you.
If we receive personal information about you from a third party, we will protect it as set out in this privacy policy. If you are a third party providing personal information about somebody else, you represent and warrant that you have such person’s consent to provide the personal information to us.
If you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time. We will provide you with the ability to unsubscribe from our email-database or opt out of communications. Please be aware we may need to request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity.
If you believe that any information we hold about you is inaccurate, out of date, incomplete, irrelevant, or misleading, please contact us using the details provided in this privacy policy. We will take reasonable steps to correct any information found to be inaccurate, incomplete, misleading, or out of date.
If you believe that we have breached a relevant data protection law and wish to make a complaint, please contact us using the details below and provide us with full details of the alleged breach. We will promptly investigate your complaint and respond to you, in writing, setting out the outcome of our investigation and the steps we will take to deal with your complaint. You also have the right to contact a regulatory body or data protection authority in relation to your complaint.
Use of Cookies
We use “cookies” to collect information about you and your activity across our site. A cookie is a small piece of data that our website stores on your computer, and accesses each time you visit, so we can understand how you use our site. This helps us serve you content based on preferences you have specified.
Limits of Our Policy
Our website may link to external sites that are not operated by us. Please be aware that we have no control over the content and policies of those sites, and cannot accept responsibility or liability for their respective privacy practices.
Changes to This Policy
At our discretion, we may change our privacy policy to reflect updates to our business processes, current acceptable practices, or legislative or regulatory changes. If we decide to change this privacy policy, we will post the changes here at the same link by which you are accessing this privacy policy.
If required by law, we will get your permission or give you the opportunity to opt in to or opt out of, as applicable, any new uses of your personal information.
Contact Us
For any questions or concerns regarding your privacy, you may contact us using the following details:
James Suckling