A musical career in The Corps of Army Music can now come with the added bonus of a welcoming handshake worth £10,000.

Golden Hello

The 'Golden Hello' has become available from 1st July, and is targeted at the increasing number of musicians — including those who want to join one of the three professional brass bands within the British Army — who seek an exciting, fulfilling musical career.

Fantastic opportunity

A spokesperson told 4BR: "This is a fantastic opportunity to begin a professional career with a taxable reward of up to £10,000.

More and more people are contacting the Corps of Army Music — and especially our three professional brass bands — to find out more about a musical opportunity that offers so much."

The 'Golden Hello' is open to British and Commonwealth applicants and is assessed at audition dependent on vacancies for your instrument.

'Hello' levels are:

£10,000 (Advanced Level)
Candidate has to perform at ATCL Level or above

£4,000 (Standard Level)
Candidate has performed at the level to pass the CAMUS audition

The Golden Hello is taxable and only payable upon completion of all mandated training.

Vacancies

As well as vacancies in the Wind, String and Contemporary Bands (Pop) of The Corps of Army Music, there are full time vacancies within the three professional Army Brass Bands — The Band of The Royal Corps Signals (Wolverhampton); The Band of The King's Division (Preston) and The Band of The Prince of Wales's Division (Cardiff).

Passion

Captain Stewart Halliday Director of Music of The Band of the Kings Division, told 4BR: "This is such an exciting development for The Corps of Army Music.

In my 30 years of Army Music I've not seen such an attractive opportunity to turn your passion into your career."

This is such an exciting development for The Corps of Army Music. In my 30 years of Army Music I've not seen such an attractive opportunity to turn your passion into your careerCaptain Stewart Halliday

Further information:

For further information and T&Cs, please contact Staff Sergeant Dave Sanderson via link: http://www.army.mod.uk/music/23288.aspx

To begin your application, go to: http://www.army.mod.uk/join/join-m.aspx

The current hash-tags for this campaign are #UKArmymusic and #Itpaystoplay