Volunteer Musician

Music Masters is opening recruitment for our Volunteer Musician programme. This is a programme for musicians aged 18-30 interested in volunteering opportunities for career enhancement, or those looking to take their first steps as music educators – a crucial and rewarding undertaking, against the backdrop of cuts to creative education funding. This programme will provide opportunities to access free, specialist training, along with participation in a range of different projects, events and activities, designed to expose those within it to a variety of different experiences. It will likely appeal to musicians looking to explore whether music education is for them. Consequently, we are open to applications from musicians with limited to no previous experience of music education or work in schools. The programme will include activities that explore practical tools for music-making with children and the importance of both leadership and support roles in different settings and event types. There are 20 places available on this year’s programme, and each Volunteer will have the opportunity to attend an initial training and induction session on Friday 7th November. Each Volunteer will then be offered the chance to sign-up to take part in a series of different activities and events, which may include creative composition workshops, jazz improvisation training, performance in house-bands and orchestras at a variety of concerts, and other opportunities that arise throughout the Music Masters flagship school programme and beyond.