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About First Tutors: Music

First Tutors: Music is a new online music teachers service. Sister site, First Tutors: Academic was first established in 2005 as the first of its kind, First Tutors: Music has followed with the aim of providing access to the widest range of music teachers across the UK. We are committed to making the tuition market more open and as such and provide a facility for students to give feedback on their music lessons. We have won industry awards, been recommended by The Good Schools Guide and appear regularly in the education, regional and national press.

Why Use Us?

Choice - Browse and select a music teacher from your local area. Music lessons are available in a wide range of instrument and for exams, hobbyists or serious musicians. Whether you need to prepare for a music exam or play your first chord on the guitar, First Tutors: Music caters for everyone from all different age groups and backgrounds. Select the instrument you require and the professional music teacher of your preference to deliver top class music lessons in the comfort of your own home.

Affordability - First Tutors: Music ask for a £5.00 introduction fee and that's all! (and you only pay it once you've used the members area to discuss arrangements with your music teacher). Some agencies may charge an additional £10 for every hour a private music tutor teaches, but with First Tutors: Music, there are no additional agency fees or hidden costs. We understand that many students are happy to manage their relationship with a private music teacher themselves and would prefer not to continue paying an agency for that service.

Flexibility - There is no restriction to usual agency hours, our fully functioning service can be accessed 24:7, whenever suits you.

Accessibility - Our sister site, First Tutors: Academic is an award-winning website and easy to navigate. We have a professional development team focused on delivering a high quality user experience.

First Tutors: Music vs a Typical Agency

First Tutors: Music differs to Tuition Agencies and it is important that you understand how:

  • Browse and select your music teacher - it is your choice who you choose for your needs, we aren't the middle man
  • Contact music teachers directly to discuss your needs - no payment necessary, you can talk in our private forums first
  • We don't perform CRB checks - this means you must ask for any references/CRBs your music teacher offers
  • We ask for a £5.00 introduction fee and that's all. We don't ask for a £5.00 fee on top of every hour a tutor teaches but equally we cannot fairly intervene if you are not happy with the music teacher you have chosen because we do not manage the ongoing relationship. We do however collect feedback from all tutees regarding their music teacher a couple of weeks after making an introduction for the benefit of other parents and learners.

The cost difference between choosing your own music teacher and using an agency:

First Tutors: Music Typical Agency Saving
Introduction £5.00 £0 - £20 ~£5
10 hrs of tuition £200* £260 £60
Additional Agency fees (10 hrs) £0 £100
(£10 p.h.)		 £100
Total £205 £370 £165

* This is based on the average fee across all tutors in our database: £20 per hour (some of our tutors charge as little as £9 per hour)

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