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Yamaha Music Schools have been active in the UK since 1976 and run International courses in 44 countries all over the world. In the Midlands we offer 2 locations for you to enjoy our comprehensive range of courses at Burton on Trent & Tamworth; and our schools are open throughout the year ensuring that there is no loss of momentum in the learning experience.

Classes at our music schools cater for between 6 and 10 students. Group learning has proved to be fundamental to gaining a much broader range of musical skills than is possible through one-to-one tuition. In every lesson students get the opportunity to play together. Not only is this highly motivational, it is also critical to developing the ability to listen and interact with the performance of other students. We carefully assess every potential student so that they can join an appropriate group and our structured course material ensures steady progress.

At our Music Schools you are guaranteed to get the very best musical education. All of our teachers are experienced musicians in their own right and they all take a rigorous training programme before entering the classroom. In addition to intensive initial training, they receive top-up training at regular intervals to ensure up-to-date teaching practises are maintained.

Learning at Yamaha Music Schools offers more than just fun. All our courses support music in the National Curriculum and many adhere to the requirements of the National Qualifications Framework. This means that success at graded music examinations can count as additional GCSE/Standard and AS/A–Level/Higher passes, and even count as equivalent UCAS points for entry into universities.

We look forward to welcoming you to one of our locations very soon.