TRAINEE TUTORS

Get Trained. Get Paid. Get taken seriously.

Are you a young musician with a passion for piping, drumming, and working with young people? NYPBS Trainee Tutors is your pathway into a career in music education, youth work, or music leadership—backed by real experience, real pay, and real support.

Applications Are Open Until 15th June

Why this Programme matters

Building a career in music is hard, especially if you're a piper or drummer, young, and still building your skills. Opportunities are often unpaid, exclusive, or simply not for people in pipe bands.

The NYPBS Trainee Tutors Programme offers paid, structured training and work experience for young pipers and drummers aged 18–25, or up to 30 if you identify as disabled. Whether you're studying music, playing in a band, or just looking for a way into teaching, this is your chance to build your confidence, grow your skills, and get taken seriously.

A Chance to work as a Professional with support.

Over the couse of the programme, you willl:

  • Join a national youth music programme with a strong reputation, big ambitions, and a clear mission.

  • Deliver real workshops, support rehearsals, and work alongside professional mentors from the world of pipe bands and beyond.

  • Be trained in community music, ensemble leadership, teaching techniques, and have a clear path from trainee to tutor.

  • Help lead projects with Scotland’s top young pipers and drummers.

  • Become part of a network of trainees shaping the future of Scottish traditional music.

  • Learn by doing, not just observing.

  • Enjoy a flexible schedule to work around uni, work and the pipe band season.

  • Work in a supportive and inclusive team of like-minded people to achieve something really worthwhile and musically exciting.

Who are we looking for?

If you’re open-minded, committed, and ready to grow, this is for you.

We're interested in hearing from people who are:

  • Confident pipers or drummers (Grade 1 level or equivalent).

  • Passionate about working with young people.

  • Reliable, open-minded, and ready to learn.

  • From any background—you don’t have to have a music degree to take part in this training programme–you need the potential and drive to learn.

Key Dates

  • Applications Close on the 15th June

  • Interviews will be held 28-29 June

  • Training Begins July 2025

  • NYPBS Ensembles auditions September 2025

  • NYPBS Ensembles Sessions October 2025 - April 2026

Find more detailed dates in the Job Pack

“This year has been an eye-opening experience being able to work with talented musicians and (NYPBS participants), creating a fantastic concert for all to see.”

Apply to NYPBS Trainee Tutors now!

“I thoroughly enjoyed being a trainee tutor… it’s been great seeing the participants work alongside the emerging composers, sharing their thoughts on new music and performing some fantastic arrangements! “