Find out about all the lessons we offer here.

Contact the music co-ordinator at the school – they’re best placed to know exactly what’s available.

Of course – we encourage it! We have lots of ensembles and choirs at Newham Music. If your child is interested in joining an ensemble, you can see what’s on offer here.

For more information, or to set up a taster session at any of our ensemble sessions, contact the office on info@newham-music.org.uk or by phone on 020 3089 3214.

We run various special projects, performances and events each year. Find out more on our Projects page or get in touch with the office on info@newham-music.org.uk or by phone on 020 3089 3214.

Click here for up to date information on term dates.

There are 10 weeks of lessons in a term (with a break for half term), and three terms in a year.

See full list of term dates for 2024/25 here.

We aim to get everyone off the waiting list in 1-2 terms time. This can vary based on the instrument and specific preferences (teacher, day, lesson time) of the pupil. We typically have the most openings at the beginning of Autumn Term.

Piano, Drum Kit and violin are our most requested instruments with long waiting lists. Currently piano is averaging a 1 year wait.

Currently (correct as of 10/09/24) we have availability in clarinet, flute, guitar, oboe, recorder, saxophone or trumpet.

We recommend that your child practises their instrument at home at least three times a week. For this, you will need to ensure that they have access to an instrument to practise on. We are able to provide many instruments for a termly hire fee. There’s more helpful advice on buying or hiring an instrument here.

Yes, and the teacher will let you know what music books you need to buy. The teacher will make sure that the number of books that you have to buy is kept as low as possible, and each book is likely to have a graded set of pieces that will last for some time.

We do not allow parents or guardians to sit in on their child’s lessons. This allows the pupils to talk freely with their teacher, discuss their practice responsibilities, and build a positive and comfortable relationship, encouraging them to take ownership and responsibility of themselves and their instrument. We have found that young musicians focus and concentrate better during their lessons without additional adults present.

If you want to discuss the pupil’s progress with their teacher you can use the first or last five minutes of their lesson to do so, but this needs to be pre-arranged via reception.

All of our experienced teachers provide lessons of an exceedingly high standard. They are DBS checked for security and safeguarding purposes.

Newham Music Academy is based at Lister Community School, St Mary’s Road, Plaistow, E13 9AE (click here for map)

Lessons take place between 4-7pm Monday-Thursday and Saturday mornings.

There’s street parking at Lister Community School.

Yes. Availability can vary. Contact us on info@newham-music.org.uk for more info.

You can email us on info@newham-music.org.uk or call us on 020 3089 3214.

Newham Music will only make up a lesson during if the teacher was absent and no cover teaching was provided. These will be scheduled around the end of the term and you will be notified ahead of time. Sometimes we are unable to schedule a makeup lesson, in which case you will be refunded for the cost of that lesson.

If your child misses a lesson we are unfortunately unable to make it up.

We can only make up lessons if the teacher was absent and you will only get a refund if we were unable to make up the lesson, or if we couldn’t find a replacement.

We can only make up lessons if the teacher was absent and you will only get a refund if we were unable to make up the lesson, or if we couldn’t find a replacement.

We do our best to make up lessons due to school cancellations, however, this depends on effective communications with the school.