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Fixed engagement.
Term-long, project-long or year-long — never permanent employment, never hire-by-the-hour. We arrange a specific window, deliver, and renew or close cleanly.
Concerto Schools Programme
A trainer for your school.
Schools across Nairobi and Kiambu engage Concerto trainers for fixed-period projects — KMF coaching, keyboard, dance, choir direction, CBC music specialism. Not permanent hires. Not hourly tutors. A real engagement, vetted trainer, quoted per project, delivered to your gate.
How it works
Four principles.
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Vetted, qualified trainers.
University music graduates, TSC-registration eligible, background-checked. Safeguarding-briefed for working with under-18s.
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100 km radius.
Currently serving schools within 100 km of Nairobi and Kikuyu. The radius extends as we open additional branches and partner schools.
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Quoted per engagement.
No public price-list. We quote each engagement against the actual shape (frequency × duration × students × specialism). Quote within one working day.
School services
What we provide.
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Music festival coaching.
Concerto trainers join your school for a fixed period — typically 6–10 weeks before the Kenya Music Festival — to coach soloists, ensembles, choirs and instrumental groups through to competition readiness. Same faculty that teaches at our Kikuyu studio, deployed to your school on your schedule.
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Keyboard trainer.
Schools that want to offer keyboard as a co-curricular activity, prep students for KMF, or anchor their CBC creative-arts strand — but don't want to hire a full-time music teacher — can engage a Concerto keyboard trainer for a term or two at a time. Fixed schedule, vetted instructor, ABRSM-aligned curriculum.
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Dance trainer.
Schools running a cultural day, a KMF dance entry, or a regular dance club can engage a Concerto dance trainer for a term or a project. Contemporary, traditional African, ballet basics — whichever your students need, with the structure of a written progress plan and a vetted instructor.
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Choir director.
Schools with a choir that needs a trained ear — for KMF preparation, term-end concerts, school assemblies or just consistent weekly rehearsal direction — can engage a Concerto choir director for a project or a sustained term. ABRSM choral training, set-work expertise, and the discipline of weekly continuity.
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CBC music training.
The CBC creative-arts strand expects every primary school to cover singing, simple instrument competence and music appreciation. Schools without a specialist music teacher can engage a Concerto trainer for a term at a time — full curriculum coverage, termly progress reports aligned to CBC competencies, and an audit-friendly paper trail.
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Instrumental ensemble coaching.
School orchestras, brass bands, recorder consorts and contemporary bands sound better with a trained ensemble director — someone who hears blend, balance and timing as a unit, not just as individual players. Concerto coaches join your existing ensemble for a project or a sustained termly engagement.
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Ballet trainer.
Ballet is a real differentiator for primary and secondary schools — but few schools can justify a permanent ballet teacher. Concerto sends a trained ballet instructor for a termly engagement: foundation classes for younger students, technique blocks for older ones, and choreographed pieces for school cultural events.
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After-school music programme.
Schools that want to offer music beyond the timetable — but don't want to administer it — can engage Concerto to run a structured after-school music programme on-site. We bring the trainers, the curriculum, the instruments (where needed), and the per-pupil reporting. You provide the space and the students.
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After-school dance programme.
Schools running an after-school dance club need consistent, trained instruction — not whoever is free on Wednesday. Concerto sends a vetted dance trainer weekly, covers any combination of contemporary, traditional African or ballet-foundation styles, and ends each term with a parent showcase. You provide the hall; we provide the structure.
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Adjudication.
We also adjudicate school music festivals, mock ABRSM exams, internal music days and choir competitions. See the adjudication hub for details.
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Frequently asked
For school administrators.
01How do we engage a Concerto trainer for our school?+
Browse the services below, click into the one you need, and use the "Request a quote" CTA. The structured inquiry form takes ~5 minutes; our team responds with a written quote within one working day.
02Are these trainers Concerto employees, or contractors?+
Both — the Concerto faculty teaching at our Kikuyu studio is the same pool we deploy to schools. The legal arrangement with your school is a service-engagement, not an employment relationship.
03What's the typical engagement length?+
Anywhere from a 4-week project (cultural day prep) to a year-long termly engagement (CBC music coverage). Most KMF coaching runs 6–10 weeks. Tell us your shape and we'll quote against it.
04How are schools billed?+
Quoted termly or per-project, invoiced at the start of the engagement. Payment by bank transfer, M-Pesa Paybill (247247) or cheque. Net 30 days standard; schools needing different terms can negotiate at quote stage.
05How far do you travel?+
100 km radius of Nairobi and Kikuyu currently. Schools outside that radius are best served by our live-online classroom for direct student lessons; we can't (yet) send trainers further than 100 km cost-effectively.
06Can we use the same trainer for multiple services at once?+
Often, yes — a keyboard trainer might also coach KMF entries from the same school in the same engagement. We structure the quote accordingly.
Tell us what your school needs.
Five-minute form. Written quote within one working day. Vetted trainer matched to your project shape.
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