Teacher-of-Piano - Application Pack - Teacher of Piano (VMT)

Sep 26, 2026

Application pack for a Visiting Music Teacher (VMT) role as a piano teacher at Yarm School, North Yorkshire. The position is self-employed, with lesson demand expected around 16 pupils and potential to grow, plus opportunities to contribute to accompaniment, aural training, and co-curricular ensemble work. The pack outlines Yarm School’s thriving music culture, curriculum approach, extensive performing arts facilities, community partnerships, recent highlights, and application contact details including the Assistant Director of Music.

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THE ROLE

MUSIC AT YARM SCHOOL

THE SCHOOL

Position of TEACHER OF PIANO (VMT) Yarm School, Co-educational | Day School | Ages 3-18 | HMC WWW.YARMSCHOOL.ORG Application pack for TEACHER OF PIANO (VMT) Yarm School, North Yorkshire THE ROLE We are seeking to recruit a talented and qualified piano teacher to join our team of Visiting Music Teachers (VMTs), to start as soon as possible. This is a self-employed position and the amount of work available will depend upon the number of pupils wishing to take individual piano lessons. It is currently anticipated that there will be in the region of 16 pupils, but this could vary, and there is the potential for these numbers to increase with demand. There is also the opportunity to take on accompanying, aural training and co-curricular ensemble work within the School. The Director of Music is responsible for the organisation of all VMTs, all of whom must undertake whole school INSET involving safe-guarding of children. Lessons are charged to be charged to parents at the rate of £18.75 inc vat per half hour lesson. MUSIC AT YARM SCHOOL Music is thriving at Yarm School and the successful candidate will be joining the department at an exciting time in its development. Yarm School has invested extensively in the Performing Arts in recent years and the facilities and performance opportunities are exceptional. It has a reputation as a cultural hub in the area and a significant number of pupils and students participate in the ensembles on offer. There is a culture of participation and a sense of musical adventure and exploration. Our musicians are incredibly supportive of each other and the sense of community is strong across year groups. Music plays a significant role in all parts of the school. From a curriculum perspective, Pre-Prep children have specialist music lessons from early years onwards. The early focus is on internalising pitch and rhythm, while graphical representations of music build an understanding of other musical elements through listening, composing, performing and singing. In Prep, formal aspects of style are introduced through the gradual building of notation skills, explored through a series of stylistic topics in performance and composition. In years 3 and 4 there is also an instrumental carousel, where children spend time in small groups on cornet, trombone, violin, viola, cello, chalumeau, flute and guitar. These sessions are taught by the VMTs. Music is a key contributor to the co-curricular life of the school and there is no doubt that the School’s reputation for quality music-making across all genres draws in talented pupils from North Yorkshire, the Tees Valley and beyond. Many of our singers and instrumentalists perform Application pack for TEACHER OF PIANO (VMT) Yarm School, North Yorkshire with local county ensembles and increasing numbers are gaining places in national choirs, musical theatre groups and orchestras. Our wide-ranging ensembles perform regularly at school and further afield and we aim to cater for all music tastes and abilities. School concerts and services are well supported by parents and the local community and it is not unusual for the Princess Alexandra Auditorium to be full. Recent highlights have included a choir tour to France (with performances and masses in stunning venues), outstanding productions of Beauty and the Beast and Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, sell-out Christmas Community concerts, a string orchestra concert playing with international pianist and composer Gerardo Rodrigues, a summer Dovecote Festival, Concert and Cake recital series, a jazz, pop and soul concert for Mother’s Day, classical concerto concert and services of 9 Lessons and Carols, Act of Remembrance and Easter and Leavers’ Services, and a performance to mark the visit of King Charles III and Queen Camilla to Middlesbrough. Outside of school, we perform annually in Durham Cathedral, the Great North Big Band Jazz Festival and a number of local churches and

FAQs

What are the main responsibilities of the Visiting Music Teacher (VMT) piano teacher?

The role is to teach individual piano lessons for pupils. There is also an opportunity to support accompanying, aural training, and co-curricular ensemble work within the school.

Is the piano teaching position employed or self-employed?

The position is self-employed, and the amount of work depends on the number of pupils requesting individual piano lessons.

How is music integrated into the school’s broader learning and community life?

Music is part of the curriculum from early years onward and develops through pitch/rhythm internalisation, notation skills, composing and performing. The school also runs wide-ranging ensembles, concerts, and partnerships, including community dementia-friendly work and major performances.

Sep 26, 2026

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