The Band are always looking for talented musicians. Located in central London it is ideally situated for musicians looking for a career in the music industry. 

If this Band has no vacancies then there may be a place for your talents in another of the 22 Regular bands within the Corps which are located across the UK.

The employment opportunities for a full time performance career in the music industry are very hard to find and secure:

Obstacles for civilian musicians/ students

• Funding for courses
• Funding for professional tuition
• Time to practice
• Regular or salaried work

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
• 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
• A full time salaried and pensionable career, as a professional musician

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 play in:.

• Marching band
• Symphonic wind band
• Brass & woodwind quintets
• Saxophone quartets
• Big Band
• 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 to our troops on operations

If you are grade 5 or over, aged 14 plus and would like to see what life in a military band is all about you could visit the Band or attend an 'Insight Course' contact:

The Bandmaster
Band of the Grenadier Guards
Wellington Barracks
Birdcage Walk
London
SW1E 6HQ

Telephone: 020 7414 3389

Fax:         020 7414 3236

Email:    LonDistHdiv-GRENGDSBand-BM@mod.uk