Hackney Schools Music and Dance Festival – 20th Anniversary! March 9, 2017 by Claire Sivier It is hard to believe that the schools singing festival has been running since 1997, but it has! It was established to support primary teachers (specialists and non-specialists alike) in delivering curriculum music through the use of accessible and inclusive resources in the form of a song bank, and a platform to participate in the joy of massed singing alongside other Hackney schools. Over the last 20 years, the festival has grown from three schools participating in one singing event, to a whopping 69 schools taking part in a fortnight of singing, instrumental, dance and partnership day events. So there is much to celebrate! To mark the 20th Anniversary of the Schools Music and Dance Festival, in addition to the songs performed on the day, at this year’s festival, we are providing a songbook with further bonus tracks for use across your school; in all there will be 20 songs celebrating 20 years, many of which have been suggested and put forward by our primary teachers as school favourites! In addition to the established events, in consultation with the Early Years team, we are introducing a new EYFS singing festival, which will be led by, music lead and nursery teacher at Kingsmead School, Ben De Sausmarez. Ben has been a conductor of the Infant Festival supporting Yvonne Packer for some years and we are delighted that he has agreed to lead this new EYFS event. This completes the suite of singing events from nursery through to secondary school singing. As this is the 20th Anniversary, we will also take this opportunity to celebrate our various partnerships with local and regional partners with a festival launch event at the Barbican Centre on 26th June – further details and how to obtain tickets for this event will follow shortly. The main festival will follow at the wonderful Round Chapel in Lower Clapton from 29th June to 7th July 2017. This will be a special year of festival events with invited guest conductors and performers. For Hackney Schools who would like to participate, you can email lisa.davies@learningtrust.co.uk who will provide you with instructions on how to take part, and a festival registration form. Uncategorized20th anniversary, events, festival, Performance, schools, young peopleShare : Tweet
Trinity Laban – Beyond the Dots Summer School Bursaries Announced March 7, 2017 by Claire Sivier Following a successful pilot year, Trinity Laban is delighted to announce bookings are now open for the return of Beyond the Dots, a Summer School for young musicians aged 11-19 years. Bursary support for eligible young people to attend at the subsidised price of just £70 (normal price £210) is now available. Beyond the Dots is a mixed ability 3-day holiday course supporting young musicians aged 11 – 19 to develop musical skills and creativity. Trinity welcome young instrumentalists who have been playing for 3+ years with bursaries available on a first come, first served basis to applicants who are able to evidence eligibility for free school meals or whose parents/ guardians /carers are in receipt of means tested benefits (income support, job seekers allowance). Trinity recognise that, for those on low incomes, £70 can be difficult to find, and they therefore welcome the support of any school or Music Hub who feels able to further subsidise a place for a young musician from their area/school. Please email: h.hendry@trinitylaban.ac.uk if you would like to discuss this. Further information about the summer school, and standard booking can be found here. To apply for a bursary place for Beyond the Dots please email: musicsummerschool@trinitylaban.ac.uk with: · Participant’s name, age, instrument(s) · A brief (2-3 sentence) outline of why they would like to take up this opportunity · Evidence of free school meal eligibility or benefits (scan or PDF) · Which bursary option they would like to take up: £70 (without taster lesson) or £80 (with a 30 minute one-to-one taster lesson) Uncategorizedevents, news, summer school, Training, workshopsShare : Tweet
Young & Serious – 2017 Programme Launch February 7, 2017 by Claire Sivier WANT TO WORK IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY? Serious are looking for the UK’s top young events producers to take part in this exciting free programme… Young & Serious offers motivated young people aged 18 to 25 unique insights and experience within the music industry, with the chance to attend industry events, talks and workshops, work with exciting national & international artists and programme and deliver music activity. This free programme kickstarts with a residential weekender, where you will meet people working across all areas of the music industry. This will be followed by regular meetings and online activity, through which you will plan your own projects to take place during the EFG London Jazz Festival 2017, gaining an Arts Award qualification. The programme is free and open to anyone aged 18 to 25 living in the UK. To find out more about the programme and how to apply, visit the Serious website here. CLOSING DATE MONDAY 6TH MARCH Serious are a Hackney Music Service Network Partner UncategorizedCPD, events, Network Partner, TrainingShare : Tweet
