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Discuss music lessons at your St Albans school
Teachers, instruments and lesson records, organised with your school.
School-day lessons can be planned around a regular slot in term time. For a school in St Albans, we discuss the room, rotating timetable and instruments together, with the programme and availability confirmed before a partnership is agreed.
The Department for Education register records 39 primary schools in and around St Albans. The local listings include Prae Wood Primary School. Browse the register below and name the school when asking about provision.
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.
- Primary schools here
- 39
- Nearby areas listed
- 3
- Instruments to discuss
- 5
- Children in a lesson
- 1-5
Autumn concerts and Christmas preparation
This week in St Albans
When planning a Christmas programme in St Albans, ask the teacher which ukulele parts suit the pupils taking part and how much rehearsal time they will need.
THE REGISTER
Primary schools in St Albans
Browse the school details for St Albans below. Our team can discuss a proposed programme once we know the school name and location.
Every primary school in and around St Albans, from the Department for Education’s register - 39 of them.
- Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant Schoolopens Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School’s own website
- Redbourn Primary Schoolopens Redbourn Primary School’s own website
- Alban City Schoolopens Alban City School’s own website
- St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nurseryopens St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery’s own website
- Bernards Heath Junior Schoolopens Bernards Heath Junior School’s own website
- Killigrew Primary and Nursery Schoolopens Killigrew Primary and Nursery School’s own website
- Fleetville Junior Schoolopens Fleetville Junior School’s own website
- St Peter's Schoolopens St Peter's School’s own website
- Prae Wood Primary Schoolopens Prae Wood Primary School’s own website
- Wheatfields Junior Mixed Schoolopens Wheatfields Junior Mixed School’s own website
- Beech Hyde Primary School and Nurseryopens Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery’s own website
- Windermere Primary Schoolopens Windermere Primary School’s own website
- London Colney Primary & Nursery Schoolopens London Colney Primary & Nursery School’s own website
- Mandeville Primary Schoolopens Mandeville Primary School’s own website
- Margaret Wix Primary Schoolopens Margaret Wix Primary School’s own website
- Sandridge Schoolopens Sandridge School’s own website
- Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolopens Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School’s own website
- Bowmansgreen Primary Schoolopens Bowmansgreen Primary School’s own website
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academyopens St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy’s own website
- Mount Pleasant Lane Primary Schoolopens Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School’s own website
- How Wood Primary and Nursery Schoolopens How Wood Primary and Nursery School’s own website
- Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant Schoolopens Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School’s own website
- Markyate Village School and Nurseryopens Markyate Village School and Nursery’s own website
- Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academyopens Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy’s own website
- St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary Schoolopens St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School’s own website
- Cunningham Hill Junior Schoolopens Cunningham Hill Junior School’s own website
- Camp Primary and Nursery Schoolopens Camp Primary and Nursery School’s own website
- Cunningham Hill Infant Schoolopens Cunningham Hill Infant School’s own website
- Flamstead Village Schoolopens Flamstead Village School’s own website
- St Helen's Church of England Primary Schoolopens St Helen's Church of England Primary School’s own website
- Oakwood Primary Schoolopens Oakwood Primary School’s own website
- Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery Schoolopens Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School’s own website
- Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery Schoolopens Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School’s own website
- Maple Primary Schoolopens Maple Primary School’s own website
- St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albansopens St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans’s own website
- Fleetville Infant and Nursery Schoolopens Fleetville Infant and Nursery School’s own website
- The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albansopens The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans’s own website
- Skyswood Primary & Nursery Schoolopens Skyswood Primary & Nursery School’s own website
- Colney Heath Primary Schoolopens Colney Heath Primary School’s own website
Name your school to discuss instruments, a suitable room, lesson times and funding. We confirm availability before agreeing a programme.
School names are from the Department for Education’s Get Information about Schools register, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
ONE CLEAR NEXT STEP
From an enquiry to music at your school in St Albans
One conversation
Tell us about your school, existing music provision and what you would like to offer. We discuss suitable options and current availability.
A room and a slot
We agree a suitable teaching space and lesson times with your school. A rotating timetable can help share missed class time across subjects.
Teaching and absence cover
We organise teachers and absence cover. Teaching can be one-to-one, in small groups or in bands of up to five, following the programme agreed with your school.
The records come back to you
We maintain registers, practice notes and safeguarding records for your team. Where families pay for places, we handle their lesson billing directly.
NEARBY AREAS
Near St Albans
Looking for another local school? Explore the nearby town pages for school registers and information about discussing a partnership.
KEYS. STRINGS. RHYTHM. VOICE.
Instruments for St Albans schools
Discuss piano, guitar, drums, singing and ukulele with us. The instruments, lesson format and availability are agreed with each school.
Piano
Guitar
Drums
Singing
Ukulele
Lessons can be one-to-one, in small groups or in bands of up to five. We discuss the right format for the children taking part and the school’s programme.
WHAT EACH SIDE DOES
What we bring, and what schools in St Albans 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
- Every teacher has an enhanced DBS check, identity and reference checks, and safeguarding training. Schools can request the supporting records.
- A page for your school
- Families apply through a dedicated page for your school, with the lesson information they need to get started.
- The running of it
- We manage registers, practice notes, invoices and messages to families. Parents can contact us directly with lesson questions.
Yours to provide
- A room and a slot
- Your school provides a teaching room and time for lessons during term. We agree the timetable together and organise the lesson administration.
- One person to ask
- A named member of staff helps us keep lessons organised when a room, school event or teaching date changes.
School leaders in St Albans can request teacher check records and discuss how the partnership would work before making a decision.
WHO PAYS, AND WHEN
Who pays for a place
A place has one payer and never two. Which one applies at a school in St Albans 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
More about the service in St Albans
Practical answers for school leaders and music leads: what the service includes, how lessons fit into school life and how to discuss provision.
- The music service for St Albans
Our service includes the teaching and the work around it: arranging teachers and instruments, keeping lesson records, managing billing and organising absence cover. A school in St Albans can ask how each part would work before agreeing a partnership.
For a school in St Albans, lessons can be arranged one-to-one, in small groups or in bands of up to five during the school day. The format is agreed with the school.
- In-school music service in St Albans
Schools in St Albans can discuss a programme that fits their existing timetable. We agree the room, lesson times and how the slots rotate with the school, then organise teaching and instruments for the agreed provision.
You can also explore the nearby town pages for Watford, Hemel Hempstead and Stevenage. For an enquiry in St Albans, include the school name and location so we can discuss its own arrangements.
- School music lessons in St Albans
The lesson format is agreed with the school: individual tuition, a small group or a band of up to five. Schools in St Albans can ask which formats suit their proposed instruments and pupils, and how progress and practice notes are shared with families.
The register on this page lists 39 primary schools in St Albans. Use it to find the school you want to ask about; a listing does not confirm that lessons are running there.
- Peripatetic music teachers in St Albans
Peripatetic music teachers travel to schools to teach. A school in St Albans can discuss a regular teaching slot with us, along with the instruments, room requirements and arrangements for teacher absence.
A school in St Albans supplies a room and a rotating lesson slot. Each school chooses its lesson price. Parents contract with and pay My Music Lessons directly. After teacher pay, programme operating and job-advertising costs, we pay 50% of the remaining lesson income directly into the school’s account each month.
- Instrumental tuition in St Albans
Instrumental tuition gives children time to develop skills on an agreed instrument, with guidance on what to practise between lessons. Schools in St Albans can discuss piano, guitar, drums, singing and ukulele, subject to the provision agreed for their school.
St Albans is in Hertfordshire. When contacting us, include the school name so we can discuss provision for that school.
- Music lessons for St Albans schools
A school in St Albans can start with the space and time it has available. We discuss the staffing, instruments and administration needed for the programme, including how families apply and whether places are funded by the school or paid for by families.
The 39 primary schools listed for St Albans are drawn from the Department for Education register. The list describes local schools, not current service availability.
- School band and ensemble in St Albans
A school band or small ensemble brings up to five children together to play music. Schools in St Albans can discuss a group that fits their pupils and instruments, with teaching during the school day and time to practise listening and playing together.
The instruments schools in St Albans can ask about are Piano, Guitar, Drums, Singing and Ukulele. We confirm the programme and availability with each school before lessons are agreed.
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
Share your plans for music at your St Albans school
Tell us the school name and what you would like to offer. We will discuss the options, funding arrangements and current availability.
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.