Private Instrumental Tuition

We have a thriving Creative Arts Department at Croxley Danes School. As well as many extra-curricular opportunities, we also offer private instrumental lessons.

If you would like your child to take lessons at school, please fill in the below Google Form as soon as possible so that we can plan accordingly:

Private instrumental tuition form

What follows is information about the range of lessons currently on offer at Croxley Danes:

• Lessons that are currently available in school are for piano/keyboard, voice, guitar (electric, acoustic and classical), drums, violin, trumpet, trombone, oboe, saxophone and clarinet. We hope to offer other instruments in September if there is enough demand.

• The school has a team of experienced, well-qualified peripatetic teachers providing 30 weekly 30-minute lessons per academic year. 15-minute lessons are available to beginners in their first year.

• Fees are agreed annually by the school. At present the termly fees are £300 for ten 30 minute lessons and £150 for ten 15-minute lessons. For those in receipt of Pupil Premium Funding, 15 minute instrumental (or LAMDA) lessons can be fully subsidised by the school. If you wish to receive a 30 minute lesson then the additional 15 minutes will be at parental expense.

• Parents are reminded that acceptance of the offer of lessons forms a binding contract. Five lessons’ written notice is required to discontinue lessons or change to another instrument. This notice period may be worked or not at the request of the parent. Please note that once lessons have been applied for, since we will have arranged the time with the peripatetic teacher concerned, this notice fee is payable even if your child decides not to take the offered lessons.

• Students in Years 7 to 9 are taught during school lesson time on a rotation system. Year 10 and 11 students will be taught either in their free time, in non-GCSE lessons (such as Personal Development) or occasionally when unavoidable, in academic lessons. 

• The peripatetic teachers regularly enter students for graded music exams from ABRSM, Trinity or RSL.

• We aim to provide opportunities for students to take part in a range of musical ensembles. All instrumentalists of a suitable standard are expected to join in at least one group activity, as this is a valuable learning experience for the student, as well as allowing them to share their music-making with others and helping to enhance the musical profile of the school