As a member of The Royal College of Music community, you are invited to learn more about joining Forte as a premium teacher.

Forte is the most trusted brand for live, online music lessons. Our state-of-the-art platform was purpose-built for music lessons, including industry leading audio quality. Thousands of students from around the world come to Forte each week looking for a new music teacher.

94countries with Forte users.

38,034students on Forte.

337,266lessons taught on Forte.

About The Royal College of Music + Forte Partnership

The Royal College of Music and Forte have partnered together to offer two teaching opportunities to the RCM community to help them supplement their income and to provide expanded access to high- quality teachers in the top of their field. Students from around the world will use Forte to gain access to private lessons with members from The Royal College of Music who have been verified by the RCM and who are experienced in teaching performance, composition, and more.

Programme Opportunities

Opportunity 1: The Pathways to Performance Programme

Forte and the RCM have partnered with Inspired Schools, a private-school system with over 80,000 students worldwide, to offer premium lessons with RCM teachers. Students will participate in a package of six one-hour lessons with an RCM teacher. About the Programme:

Six one-hour lessons with an RCM teacher.
Enrollment for the program is on a rolling basis, and students will be encouraged to continue after their package has been completed.
Teachers will be compensated £50 per lesson.
Teachers will be employed with Forte as a freelance employee and compensated directly by Forte.
All participating teachers must attend a 1.5-hour training and onboarding session provided by RCM and Forte to prepare for the program and learn about teaching on the Forte lesson platform; teachers will receive compensation of £75 for the training. Trainings will be offered periodically.
Students will be encouraged to participate in periodic recitals held by Forte and RCM (with teacher approval), attended by participating Pathways to Performance teachers, family, and friends.

Opportunity 2: RCM verified teachers on Forte

The RCM and Forte have partnered together to offer private students exclusive access to online music lessons with RCM professors, JD teachers, alumni, and student teachers directly through Forte’s website. Forte allows private students to find the perfect teacher for them, regardless of geographical location. Forte will be the only online platform where RCM community members can be distinguished as an official “RCM Verified Teacher” banner indicating their official affiliation with the RCM. On Forte, you have complete control over which students you teach and how much you get paid. As an RCM-verified teacher on Forte:

You will be prominently designated as a premium teacher on our platform.
You can teach as many or as few students as you like.
Forte will only recommend you to the types of students you want to teach based on the student’s skill level, goals, and genre preferences.

Forte allows you to do your best teaching online. Our video conferencing tool offers radically better audio quality and other features purpose-built for teaching music.

The Royal College of Music and Berklee College of Music have offered programs on our platform.

Our mission is to ensure that anyone, anywhere, who aspires to any level of musicianship, has access to a great teacher like you.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much will I get paid to teach through Forte?

On Forte, you will control how much you get paid per hour, starting at the Aspen Music Festival and School minimum of $80 per hour. You have the ability to set separate rates for lessons of differing lengths. For each lesson you give, Forte will charge the student a fee on top of the amount you specify you want to be paid. The total amount (your rate plus Forte’s fee) will be what the student pays for the lesson.

What instruments are available to teach on Forte?

Forte offers a wide variety of instruments, including all Western classical instruments, composition, songwriting, and more – we are always adding new instruments. If your instrument is not listed, please email us at programs@fortelessons.com

Can I teach multiple instruments on Forte?

Yes! Forte allows teachers to teach multiple instruments. You can have one Forte account with separate profiles for each instrument.

What are the technical requirements to teach on Forte?

To use Forte, you only need access to a laptop/desktop computer with the Chrome browser or an iPad with the Safari browser. Forte is completely browser-based, so there are no applications to download.

We would also recommend using a good external microphone and headphones when possible. This will ensure the best audio experience for both you and the student.

How can I best ensure that I will be paired with students on Forte?

To ensure your profile is reaching a large variety of students, we recommend making yourself available to as many genres, age ranges, and ability ranges as possible.

What levels of learners take lessons on Forte? What lesson levels would I be teaching on Forte?

Forte is available to all student ability levels, ages, and aspirations. In your teacher profile, we ask you questions about what types of students you want (age, skill level, etc.). We will only recommend you to students who fit those criteria.

Register to teach on Forte!

If you have any questions please email us at programs@fortelessons.com.