INFORMATION FOR PARENTS: Register your child here for instrumental lessons, financial assistance, and adult education.
Music lessons take place during the school day and up to 33 weeks of tuition will be delivered over the school year.
Group sizes and costs
From 1 April 2024 Individual 30-minute lesson: £19.00 per lesson Individual 20-minute lesson: £13.08 per lesson Group of 2: £9.78 per lesson Group of 3 or more: £6.90 per lesson Please note that if you opt for a group lesson of 2 or 3 or more and there are insufficient numbers to make the group, you will be offered an alternative option. Parents will receive an invoice from MPN on a termly basis. Please note once lessons have started there will be no refunds. Please read our full terms & conditions here. Any enquiries contact mpn@northumberland.gov.uk
Depending on your school and tutor availability, MPN can deliver tuition on the instruments listed below. Your child may wish to learn more than one instrument!
How do I register my child for music lessons with Music Partnership North?
Please click here for prices and information on how to sign up for music lessons with MPN. We will then be in touch as soon as a place becomes available at your child’s school. Please note some schools may have longer waiting lists than others.
Is instrument hire available?
Yes, and it is free for all of our students, subject to availability. Please contact your child's tutor or email MPN: MPN@northumberland.gov.uk We do not hire out keyboards, drum kits or recorders
When/where is my child’s music lesson?
Lessons take place on the same day each week throughout the term and your child will be informed of the location within school. A copy of the timetable can be found on the school’s noticeboard.
Can I contact the tutor?
Yes - your child’s tutor will send a welcome email with contact details before lessons commence with MPN. Tutors are happy to answer any questions you may have. Our home learning music diaries are also a way to communicate with your childs tutor.
How do I pay for lessons?
Payment for the academic year of lessons is split down into 3 invoices. You can expect to receive an invoice around the third week of each term where you will find an online payment link. If for whatever reason the payment link fails to work, please visit our payment website: Northumberland County Council - Contact and Pay Online
How many teaching weeks are there each term?
On signing up for lessons, you are subscribing to a rolling contract of lessons for the full academic year. We will assume your child wishes to continue lessons in the following academic year, even if they have moved schools. Lessons will only be cancelled if you let us know you wish to stop. Half a terms notice is needed ahead of cancellation of lessons.
There are 33 teaching weeks in total per academic year.
Autumn Term: 18/09/2023 – 15/12/2023 (12 teaching weeks)
Spring Term: 08/01/2024 - 28/03/2024 (11 teaching weeks)
Summer Term: 15/04/2024 - 28/06/2024 (10 teaching weeks)
What happens if the tutor is absent?
Lessons our tutors miss will be made up during our 2-weeks of catch-up sessions that have been scheduled for the end of the school year (01/07/2024 – 12/07/2024).
Will I get a refund for any missed lessons?
If your child misses a lesson due to tutor absence and it isn’t made up during the two weeks of catch- up sessions, these lessons will either be credited onto your account for next term or issued as a refund if your child ceases lessons with MPN.
Can I cancel lessons at any time?
Lessons can be cancelled leading up to the end of each term before tutor timetables have been set for the new term. An email will be sent out towards the end of each term to indicate the cancellation date you must inform us by. After this deadline, we will require half a terms notice period (usually 6 weeks) as tutor timetables will already have been set for the new term.
Please note once lessons have started there will be no refunds.
A discount of £30 per term is available to students having music lessons with a Music Partnership North tutor as part of a GCSE or A-level course. (This will be applied on your invoice)
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