About us

Prelude Education is a leading music tuition agency based in London and we specialise in private music lessons and music scholarship support to British independent schools.

We support students across all ages, abilities and instruments, and deliver lessons in your home, at a studio or online.

Who We Are

Prelude Education started at a dinner table of classical musicians who believed that the current model of private music tuition was failing both students and teachers.

Students were struggling to find music teachers who were not only excellent musicians but also brilliant teachers.

And teachers were severely undervalued, driving down quality in teaching and leading to burn out.

Frustrated by this, we decided to build a bespoke music education service, providing everything from 1-1 music tuition to music scholarship advisory.

In short, we pay musicians what they’re worth, provide students the high-quality teaching that they deserve, and wrap this into a highly personalised service.

What makes us unique

  • Each student has their own goals.

    We take a great deal of care finding the right music teacher for your child. For us, matching student and teacher goes far beyond just what’s on paper.

    We take time speaking to you and understanding precisely what you’re looking for, and then we carefully match student goals and learning styles to our highly qualified, experienced, and vetted teachers.

    As a boutique agency, we know each of our teachers personally – we’ve interviewed every one of them and have known many for years. We know their teaching styles, their interests outside of music, and view our teachers as more than teachers – they’re mentors and role models.

    And so, when we connect your family to one of our teachers, you can be confident that we will only introduce teachers who we would be delighted to invite into our own homes.

  • Unrivalled music teachers.

    Our music teachers are some of the most sought-after musicians in London and are nearly all graduates of the world’s top four conservatoires.

    But more than being world-leading musicians, we believe they’re also world-leading teachers.

    All our teachers have at least three years’ teaching experience and each undergo a 1-1 interview where we get a detailed understanding of their teaching style.

    We also conduct rigorous background checks. Here we speak to the families of their previous students, contact their named professional references, and ensure they hold an enhanced DBS check.

    Only when we are confident that they an excellent musician and teacher do they make it onto our books.

  • Expert guidance from start to finish.

    For us, it’s in the detail and growing our relationship with you.

    If your child has sprained their finger, that matters to us. We’ll recommend a specialist.

    If they’re looking to expand their music taste, we care. Our teachers perform at the very highest level across London and know the latest ‘it’ performances. So, we’ll let you know when they’re happening.

    Looking for an instrument? We’ll help connect you to the right person.

    We are not a faceless agency.

    We’re personal. We check in with you, send detailed monthly reports and are on call for your music educational needs.

  • Happy teachers make happy students.

    We don’t undercut our teachers. In fact, we were founded to do the opposite and pay them above the Musicians' Union guidelines.

    We pay musicians what they’re worth, provide students the high quality teaching they deserve, and then wrap this into a highly personalised service.

    And so while our prices may be higher, you can be assured that you’re getting value – value in knowing your lessons are led by some of the absolute best music teachers in London and that teachers are being paid to reflect that.