About us
Who we are
Coventry Music is the current name for the instrumental and vocal music service, providing lessons and opportunities to Coventry Students both in and out of school.
As part of Coventry City Council, Coventry Music is part of the Education team within the Council and works closely with other agencies and services to ensure we offer high quality teaching, exciting opportunities and an inclusive offer for all the young people in the city.
Coventry Music is now part of Heart of England Music, The Music Hub for Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull. This wider more strategic Music Hub will enable Coventry Music alongside partners both in and outside of the city to support schools, families and young people to ensure musical opportunities are available to ALL in Coventry.
Our team is made up of dedicated music educators who have a passion for developing musical interests and skills of our students. We are supported by a flexible administrative support team to enable us to support over 7000 students a year and put on many large-scale events in the city.
Our values
Coventry Music strives to support schools, raise standards and to provide an inclusive, diverse, rich and balanced programme alongside opportunities for training and development across the whole music education workforce.
We ensure high-quality teaching and learning across all styles and genres working with professional artists from many cultural backgrounds and provide a number of high profile performance opportunities which showcase talent, progression and achievement.
Job Vacancies
Music tutor vacancies
- Guitar Tutors
For individual, small group lessons and supporting music groups - Violin Tutors
for individual, small group and whole class lessons
- woodwind & Brass Tutors
- Guitar/ukulele Tutors
- Piano Tutors
- Upper & Lower String Tutors
- Whole Class Instrumental Tutors
- Vocal Tutors
To apply to work for us on a self-employed/freelance basis you can apply on our online application form
You may find this guide helpul to complete your application Handy Jets Help Guide
If you would like to know more about any of our vacancies then please get in touch with us at music@coventry.gov.uk
Meet the Coventry Music Team
Here is our amazing Coventry Music Team and the tutors who work with us.
Core Music Team

Mark Steele leads the team at Coventry Music. He also plays the Tuba and teaches brass

Claire Tyler plays the ukulele, flute, keyboard and sings. She is also often found being a musical director

Mark Patton is in charge of planning events and contemporary music groups. Mark plays guitar and is a member of a Rock Band

Mark Allison is our most experienced team member and has a passion for jazz. He plays the trumpet and teaches brass

Arjun Jethwa is a talented flautist. He teaches flute & woodwind, leads the Flute Quartet at Coventry Music & supports the Brass & Wind Band

Dan Wilby teaches drums and Percussion. He leads SoundLab and he is our newest member of the team

Joe Cook is a talented lyricist and musician. He leads the Positive choices Projects at Coventry Music

Kevin Stannard teaches piano, keyboard and singing as well as being a talented composer. He writes the music for the Coventry Music Cantatas.

Victoria Clayton teaches brass, ukulele and singing, leads the Junior Voices Choir and leads with early years education.
Admin Team
Contact Admin at music@coventry.gov.uk

Becky Twite works part time for Coventry Music supporting us with finance and project support

Amy Randall manages the instruments and resources, as well as leading the marketing for Coventry Music

Emma Driver is our customer relations administrator and can help with all your questions and queries.

Esme Sykes is our finance administrator and supports with marketing.
Music Tutors

Alex Bland is a music tutor

Alex Stott is a percussion tutor and plays drums

Alistar Kennedy is a string tutor

Annette Ball is a ukulele, recorder and choir tutor and plays recorder and ukulele

Barrie Johnson is a brass tutor and plays the euphonium

Brenda Allison is a brass and recorder tutor and plays the tenor horn

Brian Thomas is a keyboard and cello tutor and plays the piano

Callum MacIver is a keyboard tutor and plays the piano and keyboard

Cameron Woodhead is a woodwind tutor and plays the saxophone

Cathy Scott-Burt is a strings tutor and plays the violin

Chris Foster is a woodwind tutor and plays the flute

David Battatt is a percussion tutor and plays the steel pans

David Graham is a music tutor

Dominic Allison is a brass teacher

Dylan Myhill is a music tutor

Erica Sinclair is a woodwind & harp tutor and plays the harp

Geoff Williams is a singing, piano and trumpet tutor and enjoys singing

Hannah Ockford is a brass, ukulele & guitar tutor and plays guitar

Heather Duncanson is a piano and upper strings tutor and plays piano

Ida Collins is a music tutor

James Romaine is a woodwind tutor and plays the saxophone

Joe Davis is a singing tutor and enjoys singing and conducting

Joe Shimmin is a guitar and ukulele tutor and plays guitar

Kai Chareunsy is a drum, composition and music production tutor and plays drums

Karolina Tomaszewicz is a strings tutor and plays violin

Katherine Owen is a strings tutor and enjoys playing violin

Laura Tetlow is a Guitar and singing tutor and enjoys playing guitar

Lauren Parnell is a music tutor

Luanah Lefebve is a music tutor

Luke Tetlow is a ukulele, guitar and drums tutor and plays guitar

Luke Weaver is a music tutor

Matthew Michel is a music tutor

Nathan De Broize-King is a keyboard and guitar tutor and enjoys playing piano and keyboard

Nathan Halliwell is a music tutor

Pardip Bhamrah is a percussion tutor and plays world drums

Peter Cornell is a percussion tutor and plays drums

Richard Taggart is a brass tutor and plays trumpet

Roisin Howett is a strings tutor and plays violin

Ruth Robertson is a brass tutor and plays trumpet

Sheng-Che Wu is a keyboard and flute tutor and plays flute

Simon Cliffe is a guitar tutor and enjoys playing guitar

Stephen Plummer is a percussion tutor and enjoys playing drums

Steve Fox is a ukulele and pecussion tutor and plays steel pans

Tim Perkins is a strings and keyboard tutor and plays violin

Tommy Hill is a keyboard and woodwind tutor and plays Oboe

Tyler Wood is a music tutor

Victoria Bacon is a woodwind tutor and plays clarinet

Xin Chen is a music tutor

Yejin Lee is a music tutor

Yije Qu is a string tutor and plays violin