South West
Music lessons across Cornwall
One service, one agreement, run inside the school day.
Explore school music partnerships in Cornwall. The 9 town and city pages below include local school registers. Tell us about your school to discuss instruments, school-day lessons and funding options.
A partnership planned with your school.
- Government-backed provisionDelivered with music education hubs across England
- Music Hub partnerLocal music education hubs
- Prices chosen by each schoolEach school sets its family lesson price
Teachers, instruments and cover
We organise teaching, instruments and absence cover as part of the school partnership. Availability and arrangements are agreed with your school.
Inside the school day
Term-time lessons in an agreed room and timetable slot: one-to-one, small groups or bands of up to five. Rotating times help spread missed class time.
Safeguarding and records held by us
Checks, registers, practice notes and evidence, kept by us and available to your team whenever you ask.
Clear payment arrangements
Each place is either fully funded by the school or paid for by the family. A school may offer both types of place to different children, according to its funding and agreed provision.
- Towns and cities
- 9
- Primary schools here
- 137
- Children in a lesson
- 1-5
COUNTY BY TOWN
Towns and cities in Cornwall
- Truro26 primary schools
- Falmouth9 primary schools
- Newquay10 primary schools
- St Austell18 primary schools
- Penzance19 primary schools
- Camborne11 primary schools
- Bodmin16 primary schools
- Redruth10 primary schools
- Helston18 primary schools
Counts are from the Department for Education’s Get Information about Schools register, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
LOCAL SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS
Planning provision across the county
Start with a town page to find the local school register. Schools across Cornwall, including Truro, Falmouth and Newquay, can enquire about provision. We discuss the room, timetable, instruments and teaching availability before agreeing a partnership.
WHAT EACH SIDE DOES
What we bring, and what schools in Cornwall provide
If your school needs more lesson time, we can discuss the options. The current agreement remains in place until a new arrangement is agreed.
Ours to provide
- The instruments
- Lesson instruments are free to the school. The teacher brings the equipment and takes it away after teaching.
- Checks and training
- Teachers complete safeguarding training and enhanced DBS, identity and reference checks before joining the teaching team. We keep the records available for schools to review.
- A page for your school
- We give parents a school-specific page with details of the lessons on offer and an application form.
- The running of it
- Day-to-day lesson administration is managed by our team. Your school has a named contact for questions or issues that need attention.
Yours to provide
- A room and a slot
- We need a room for teaching and an agreed slot within the school day. We work with you on a rotating timetable.
- One person to ask
- Choose a school contact who can help with practical questions about rooms, dates and timetable changes.
Headteachers and music leads in Cornwall can ask to review teacher check records and talk through the practical arrangements for their school.
WHO PAYS, AND WHEN
Who pays for a place
A place has one payer and never two. Which one applies at a school in Cornwall depends on that school and its funding, not on who asks first. Ask and we will tell you what is available at yours.
Prices chosen by the school
Each school chooses its lesson price. After teacher pay, programme operating costs and job-advertising costs, MML pays 50% of the remaining lesson income directly into the school’s account each month. See school prices and monthly payouts ↗.
Family lesson payments
Parents contract with My Music Lessons and pay us directly at the price their school chooses. See pricing and monthly payouts ↗.
IN MORE DETAIL
The service across Cornwall
Explore the lesson formats, practical arrangements and next steps for a school partnership in your area.
- The music service for Cornwall
Setting up music provision involves staffing, a timetable, instruments and communication with families. Schools in Cornwall can discuss these arrangements with our team, including how we manage registers, practice notes and teacher absence.
This page links to 9 towns and cities in Cornwall. Each town page has a school register to help you find the school you want to ask about.
- In-school music service in Cornwall
Lessons during the school day give families an option that does not require a separate evening journey. For a school in Cornwall, the first step is to discuss its pupils, available space and timetable so we can confirm what provision is possible.
A school in Cornwall provides a room and a rotating lesson slot. The school chooses the lesson price families pay. After teacher pay, programme operating costs and job-advertising costs, MML pays 50% of remaining lesson income directly into the school’s account each month. See school prices and monthly payouts ↗.
- School music lessons in Cornwall
Schools in Cornwall can discuss one-to-one lessons, small groups and bands of up to five children. Teaching takes place during the school day, with a practice note sent home after each lesson to help families follow what their child is learning.
The local pages for Cornwall include Truro, Falmouth and Newquay. They are part of the 9 towns listed here, with registers to help schools and families find the right school.
- A music partner for Cornwall schools
Clear responsibilities help staff know who to contact about a lesson, a record or a family enquiry. For schools in Cornwall, we agree these arrangements at the start of a partnership and explain how the service is administered.
The school counts on the local pages for Cornwall come from the Department for Education register. The 9 towns listed here help you explore those records; they do not confirm teaching availability.
FREE SCHOOL MUSIC TOOLS
A practical plan for your music week.
Organise the timetable, find out who wants to play and prepare your school’s next steps.
ONE CONVERSATION
Tell us about a school in Cornwall
Name the school and we will find out what is possible there. That is the whole first step.
Start with your school
Tell us what you need.
Share the school name and the provision you have in mind. We will discuss existing lessons, room and timetable options, and how places could be funded. Availability is confirmed before a partnership is agreed.
What happens next
- Our team replies to the school email address you provide.
- We discuss a suitable room, lesson times and payment arrangements with your school.
- If the partnership is suitable, we agree the teaching plan and a start date together.