What a career in Army music can offer:

• Bursary scheme for students enrolled on performance based courses in both further and higher education
• A structured career with employment potential to 55 years of age
• A full time salaried and pensionable career, as a professional musician
• The opportunity to gain diplomas and degrees, subsidised by the Army
• To play alongside some of the world's best musicians, in 1 of 22 Regular Army bands, based throughout the United Kingdom
• Extensive travel opportunities with the chance to play in some of the worlds greatest concert venues and arenas
• The chance to perform in a variety of musical ensembles playing varied musical genres
• The opportunity to participate in a wide range of sporting and adventurous training activities
• Free medical and dental care

The Corps of Army Music is able to offer careers to instrumentalists, including:

• Brass
• Woodwind
• Percussion
• Piano/keyboards
• Strings
• lead/ bass guitars
• Vocals

A career in Army music will offer you the opportunity to perform in:.

• Marching bands
• Symphonic wind bands
• Brass & woodwind quintets
• Saxophone quartets
• Big Bands
• Rock and pop bands
• Jazz/ Dixie bands
• Ceilidh bands (selected bands)
• Choirs
• Fanfare trumpet teams
• Mounted bands (Household Cavalry Bands only)
• String groups (selected bands)
• Full orchestras (selected bands)

Providing musical support to:

• State and Ceremonial occasions
• Military Tattoos around the world
• Famous concert venues both home and abroad
• Concerts, carnivals, parties, recruiting events and all manner of musical activities in local areas, around the United Kingdom, overseas and for our troops on operations

If you would like to receive further information about a career as an Army musician, enquire about an 'Insight Course' or to receive an information pack, please contact:

Corps of Army Music, Corps Recruiting Team
Kneller Hall
Twickenham
Middlesex
TW2 7DU

Telephone: 020 8744 8608      

Email:  nco2crt@hq.dcamus.mod.uk