The band are always looking for talented musicians looking for a career in music.  

If our band has no vacancies then there may be a place for your talents in another of the 22 regular bands within the Corps.  

It can be very difficult to make a professional career in music:

 

• Getting on a course
• Grants and money
• Getting regular paid work or salaried job post college
• A career as a soldier in the Army with your main employment as a musician is therefore worth thinking about

Good reasons for joining the Army as a musician are:

• 800 plus musicians in the Corps of Army Music
• 22 Bands in the Corps of Army Music + The Band of The Brigade of Gurkhas
• Great travel opportunities
• Fantastic sports and adventurous training
• Live performance in some of the greatest venues all over the world
• A structured career
• Train and earn musical qualifications - Diplomas and a possible degree in music
• Paid to perform music
• Full Time salaried and pensionable career
• Potential employment until age 55

The Corps of Army Music can accept all instrumentalists including:

• Brass
• Woodwind
• Percussion
• Piano/Keyboards
• Strings
• Guitars
• Vocals

If you play an instrument to roughly Grade 6 ABRSM standard then you could become part of the UK's largest single employer of musicians.

The best way to do this is to contact the Bandmaster and enquire about visiting the band on one of our 'Insight Course' weeks.

These are run throughout the year and will give you a real insight into what it is like to be a musician within an Army band. You will need to be age 14 years and over and approximately grade 5 standard or better.

Telephone: 0207 414 2513

Bandmaster
The Band of The Life Guards
Hyde Park Barracks
LONDON SW7 1SE