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Discuss music lessons at your Blackburn school
Teachers, instruments and lesson records, organised with your school.
Interested in a band or small ensemble at your Blackburn school? We can discuss groups of up to five children learning to play together during the school day, alongside the space, instruments and teaching needed for the programme.
The Department for Education register records 54 primary schools in and around Blackburn. The local listings include The Olive School, Blackburn. 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
- 54
- Nearby areas listed
- 3
- Instruments to discuss
- 5
- Children in a lesson
- 1-5
Autumn concerts and Christmas preparation
This week in Blackburn
When planning a Christmas programme in Blackburn, ask the teacher which drums parts suit the pupils taking part and how much rehearsal time they will need.
KEYS. STRINGS. RHYTHM. VOICE.
Instruments for Blackburn 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.
THE REGISTER
Primary schools in Blackburn
School names and details below are drawn from the Department for Education register. If you are exploring lessons in Blackburn, tell us which school the enquiry concerns.
Every primary school in and around Blackburn, from the Department for Education’s register - 54 of them.
- Intack Primary Schoolopens Intack Primary School’s own website
- St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolopens St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School’s own website
- Audley Junior Schoolopens Audley Junior School’s own website
- Roe Lee Park Primary Schoolopens Roe Lee Park Primary School’s own website
- St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburnopens St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn’s own website
- St Stephen's Church of England Primary Schoolopens St Stephen's Church of England Primary School’s own website
- St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburnopens St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn’s own website
- Cedars Primary Schoolopens Cedars Primary School’s own website
- Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary Schoolopens Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School’s own website
- Queen Elizabeth's Primary Schoolopens Queen Elizabeth's Primary School’s own website
- Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academyopens Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy’s own website
- Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primaryopens Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary’s own website
- Feniscowles Primary Schoolopens Feniscowles Primary School’s own website
- Lammack Primary Schoolopens Lammack Primary School’s own website
- The Olive School, Blackburnopens The Olive School, Blackburn’s own website
- Longshaw Community Junior Schoolopens Longshaw Community Junior School’s own website
- Meadowhead Junior Schoolopens Meadowhead Junior School’s own website
- St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academyopens St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy’s own website
- St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary Schoolopens St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School’s own website
- St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburnopens St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn’s own website
- Great Harwood St John's Church of England Primary Schoolopens Great Harwood St John's Church of England Primary School’s own website
- St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburnopens St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn’s own website
- Rishton Methodist Primary Schoolopens Rishton Methodist Primary School’s own website
- Longshaw Infant Schoolopens Longshaw Infant School’s own website
- St Antony's RC Primary Schoolopens St Antony's RC Primary School’s own website
- Shadsworth Infant Schoolopens Shadsworth Infant School’s own website
- Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburnopens Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn’s own website
- St Matthew's Church of England Primary Schoolopens St Matthew's Church of England Primary School’s own website
- Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nurseryopens Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery’s own website
- Great Harwood Primary Schoolopens Great Harwood Primary School’s own website
- Rishton St Peter and St Paul's Church of England Primary Schoolopens Rishton St Peter and St Paul's Church of England Primary School’s own website
- Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolopens Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School’s own website
- Knuzden St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academyopens Knuzden St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy’s own website
- St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburnopens St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn’s own website
- St Michael With St John CofE Primary Schoolopens St Michael With St John CofE Primary School’s own website
- Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburnopens Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn’s own website
- Griffin Park Primary Schoolopens Griffin Park Primary School’s own website
- St Silas's CofE Primary Schoolopens St Silas's CofE Primary School’s own website
- Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England Schoolopens Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School’s own website
- Daisyfield Primary Schoolopens Daisyfield Primary School’s own website
- Audley Infant Schoolopens Audley Infant School’s own website
- Brookhouse Primary Schoolopens Brookhouse Primary School’s own website
- Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburnopens Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn’s own website
- St Charles' Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academyopens St Charles' Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy’s own website
- St Hubert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwoodopens St Hubert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood’s own website
- Mellor St Mary Church of England Primary Schoolopens Mellor St Mary Church of England Primary School’s own website
- St Gabriel's Church of England Primary Schoolopens St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School’s own website
- Belthorn Academy Primary Schoolopens Belthorn Academy Primary School’s own website
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Osbaldestonopens St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Osbaldeston’s own website
- Salesbury Church of England Primary Schoolopens Salesbury Church of England Primary School’s own website
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langhoopens St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho’s own website
- Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolopens Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School’s own website
- St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, Blackburnopens St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, Blackburn’s own website
- Langho and Billington St Leonards Church of England Primary Schoolopens Langho and Billington St Leonards Church of England 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.
NEARBY AREAS
Near Blackburn
Looking for another local school? Explore the nearby town pages for school registers and information about discussing a partnership.
ONE CLEAR NEXT STEP
From an enquiry to music at your school in Blackburn
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.
WHAT EACH SIDE DOES
What we bring, and what schools in Blackburn provide
You can request more teaching time as interest grows. Your existing arrangement continues while we review what can be added.
Ours to provide
- The instruments
- Instruments are supplied at no cost to the school, so you can introduce lessons without buying equipment first.
- Checks and training
- Before teaching begins, we complete enhanced DBS, identity and reference checks and safeguarding training. Evidence is available on request.
- A page for your school
- Your school has its own lesson page showing its name, address and available instruments. Parents use that page to apply.
- The running of it
- Our team handles attendance records, billing and family enquiries, including requests to change lessons.
Yours to provide
- A room and a slot
- Provide a suitable room and agree a rotating lesson time with us to help children avoid repeatedly missing the same subject.
- One person to ask
- We ask for one main contact at school to coordinate access, confirm dates and let us know about changes.
When enquiring for a school in Blackburn, or nearby in Preston, Blackpool and Burnley, please confirm teaching availability with our team.
WHO PAYS, AND WHEN
Who pays for a place
A place has one payer and never two. Which one applies at a school in Blackburn 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 Blackburn
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 Blackburn
A music service brings teaching, instruments, absence cover and administration into one school agreement. For a school in Blackburn, we discuss the proposed lessons, records and billing together so staff know who is responsible for each part.
The register on this page lists 54 primary schools in Blackburn. Use it to find the school you want to ask about; a listing does not confirm that lessons are running there.
- In-school music service in Blackburn
Lessons during the school day give families an option that does not require a separate evening journey. For a school in Blackburn, the first step is to discuss its pupils, available space and timetable so we can confirm what provision is possible.
A school in Blackburn 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.
- School music lessons in Blackburn
A school music programme can include individual teaching and opportunities to play with others. For schools in Blackburn, we discuss the group size, instrument and timetable together, with a maximum of five children in a lesson.
The instruments schools in Blackburn can ask about are Piano, Guitar, Drums, Singing and Ukulele. We confirm the programme and availability with each school before lessons are agreed.
- Peripatetic music teachers in Blackburn
A visiting music teacher works within the school timetable. For a school in Blackburn, we agree the teaching arrangements as part of the service and organise absence cover; staff can ask how missed lessons are handled before signing an agreement.
The 54 primary schools listed for Blackburn are drawn from the Department for Education register. The list describes local schools, not current service availability.
- Instrumental tuition in Blackburn
Instrumental tuition gives children time to develop skills on an agreed instrument, with guidance on what to practise between lessons. Schools in Blackburn can discuss piano, guitar, drums, singing and ukulele, subject to the provision agreed for their school.
You can also explore the nearby town pages for Preston, Blackpool and Burnley. For an enquiry in Blackburn, include the school name and location so we can discuss its own arrangements.
- Music lessons for Blackburn schools
Music provision needs clear practical arrangements as well as a teaching plan. Schools in Blackburn can discuss registers, safeguarding records, communication with families and billing with our team before lessons are agreed.
For an enquiry about a school in Blackburn, tell us the proposed lesson times and room. We will discuss teaching availability and the arrangements for absence cover.
- School band and ensemble in Blackburn
Playing in a group involves keeping time with others and learning how individual parts fit together. Schools in Blackburn can ask about bands and small ensembles of up to five, including the room, instruments and timetable needed.
For a school in Blackburn, 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.
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 Blackburn 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.