Administration Skills

Communication, customer service and organisational competence with the following people: 

Parents 

• Recommendations for instruments and suitable sheet music for their child.

• Regular updates on student progress.

• Music examination entry advice and guidance.

• Communication to parents when a student does not attend their music lesson, and organising a make up lesson if applicable. 

• Drafted letters of recommendation of a students abilities for school or college entry. 

• Communication on school recital performances for their children.

• Arrangement and scheduling of student make-up lessons in conjunction with the Music Centre Management.

Music Centre Management

• Planned the timetabling of the student's peripatetic music lessons with the Music ServiceSchool's Manager.

• Completed  a weekly register on my student attendance within the schools and the teaching centre.

• Organisation of  showcases to encourage new students to sign up for music lessons - Group trial lessons for guitar/ukulele after school where parents could come along and watch the lesson, ask questions and get advice on music lessons for their children.

Heads of Music

• Scheduling of music recitals and live performance opportunities for students within school - This involved booking the school hall and inviting the school senior leadership team to the performance.

• Liaising with the Heads of Music to find out if school activities could affect peripatetic music lessons, such as examinations or school trips. 

• Collobarated with school music teachers to integrate the music service into the fabric of the school - Participated in schools arts weeks where I performed music pieces with the other music teachers to students and parents.