Guildhall Young Artists Taunton Brass & Jazz Tutor

When: Saturday mornings/early afternoon in term time, 10 weeks per term in 2026/27, from November 2026

Remuneration: £42.00 per hour, self employed

Guildhall Young Artists Taunton is one of Somerset’s most exciting Saturday performing arts centre offering a range of classes and performance opportunities for 5 to 18-year-olds in music and drama. Based at Wellington School in Wellington, Somerset, young people develop their creativity and access high quality training across a variety of styles and genres.

We seek to appoint an energetic and highly skilled brass & jazz teacher, who is a top practitioner and industry professional, to teach our U18 students, and to ensure that Guildhall Young Artists provides an excellent creative education. Experience in coaching rock/pop bands would be an advantage.

The successful candidate will be committed to developing young students, from a variety of backgrounds, to reach their full potential.

To Apply please download and complete both the application form and the equal opportunities form, and send by email to ed.jenkins@gsmd.ac.uk

The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Monday 28 September 2026.

Please note that we are unable to accept late applications.

Interviews will take place by arrangement between 29–30 September 2026. If successful at interview, candidates will be invited to attend GYA Taunton on 3 or 10 October 2026 to deliver a 30-minute individual brass lesson which will be observed.

Please contact Ed Jenkins – Administrative Manager of Guildhall Young Artists Taunton by email to ed.jenkins@gsmd.ac.uk or 07709 851674 with any queries.

Guildhall School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees, workers, and volunteers to share this commitment.

Guildhall School and City of London Corporation are committed to Equal Opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Guildhall School welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences. We are particularly keen to encourage interest from people with disabilities, LGBTQIA+, Black, Asian, and other global majority backgrounds who are currently under-represented at Guildhall School. In recognising the positive value of diversity, we want to better reflect and understand the communities we exist to serve. We are members of the Disability Confident Scheme and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who would like to be considered under this scheme and who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role. We support and provide adjustments for people with disabilities – if you have a disability and need help with the application process please contact us.