The band are always looking for talented musicians to join its numbers.

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.

There are a further 5 Foot Guards Bands, based in central London, 2 Mounted Bands and the Royal Artillery Band all based in or around London.

 

 

 

 

 

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

Your stage would be some of the most prestigious occasions world-wide. So, if your a quality musician aged between 16-37, want a competitive salary, excellent benefits and a diverse career, turn your passion into a profession.

• Interested? - Are you considering a career as a military musician?
• Want to spend a day with the band? - Come and watch Changing of the Guard and sit and play with the band.
• Contact the Bandmaster.

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

Telephone: 020 7414 3275
Fax: 020 7414 3289
Email: bandmaster@welshguardsband.co.uk