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Dorset Music Education Hub – Newsletter
No. 4
Keeping everyone informed about music education
Introduction from Nichola Pendlebury
Senior Manager for Traded Services, Manager of
Dorset Music Service, Children’s Services
It is almost half term and I expect Music colleagues
are preparing themselves for the start of the festive
season of rehearsals!
Firstly a huge
huge thank you…..
To all the 145 schools across Dorset that have
completed their Music Census in time for the Arts
Council Return. I will summarise results for you in the
next newsletter.
This term we said farewell to Greame Thew the
Music Area Leader for Christchurch, Verwood,
Shaftesbury & Gillingham as he takes up post as a
Music teacher in a Hampshire School . Here are
the new Music Area Leader contact details for the
schools in these areas:
Christchurch & Verwood
[email protected]
Shaftesbury & Gillingham
[email protected]
Sherborne
D. [email protected]
Updates:
Musicianship Programme for KS2
Don’t forget to attend the meeting held for
teachers/teaching assitants involved in the delivery
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of MP in a school in your area week beginning 24
November. (Please note we will reimberse schools
if they wish to pay TA’s to attend the training
session)
Success stories are flooding in, here’s a special
mention for Parrett & Axe as all six students have
continued with instrumental learning after the
funded provision ended in the Summer Term ☺
Instruments
Samba Kits still available for hire termly at £140 per
term when collected, delivery quotable
Ensemble playing
Music Area Leaders are busy looking at Census
data to identify schools that need support with the
starting/developing of afterschool ensembles.
Please contact you Music Area Leader if you want
to be top of the list.
Progression Routes
We have begun the County Group Season this
month with students now attending the following
groups:
Dorset Youth Orchestra, Dorset Apprentice Orchestra,
Dorset Youth Jazz Orchestra, Dorset Youth Voices,
Dorset Youth Folk Group, Dorset Youth Sextet, Dorset
Wind Ensemble, Dorset Percussion Ensemble.
October 2014
Congratulations to the schools that are represented
All Saints C of E School
Beaminster School
Bishop of Winchester Academy
The Blandford School
Bournemouth Academy
Bournemouth School
Bournemouth School for Girls
Broadstone Middle
Budmouth College
Canford School
Carter Community Sports College
Castle Court Prep School
Chickerell Primary Academy
Christchurch Junior School
Clayesmore School
Corfe Hills Schools
Dorchester Middle School
Dumpton School
Ferndown Upper
Gillingham Primary
Gillingham VC School
Glenmore Secondary
The Grange
The Gryphon School
Highcliffe St Marks
Holly Trinity CE VC Primary
Linwood School
Longfleet CE VA
Lytchett Minster School
Parkstone Grammar
Poole Grammar
Poole High School
Purbeck School
Queen Elizabeth’s School
Ringwood Junior School
Ringwood Waldorf School
Shaftesbury School and Sports College
Sir John Colfox
Southill Primary
St Edward's RC CE VA Comprehensive
St George's CE Primary
St Mary The Virgin CE VA Primary
St Mary's CE Middle, Puddletown
St Mary's CE Primary, Bridport
St Mary's RC Primary, Swanage
St Mary's School, Shaftesbury
St Michael's CE VA Middle, Coleh
St Nicholas CE VA Primary,Child
St Osmund's CE VA Middle
Sturminster Newton High
Sunninghill Preparatory School
Talbot Heath School
Thomas Hardye School
Twynham School
Verwood CE First
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Diary Dates:
Changes to tuition bookings for January to be
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received by Monday 3 November 2015
CPD - Network Meetings - Music resources update
with practical activities to use in school, including
support with leading a school ensemble Wednesday
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12 November 2014
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BIC Lest We Forget Thursday 19 March 2015
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Information & Opportunities
BBC Ten Pieces
The ten pieces has been launched and resources are now available online http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01vs08w
Dorset Music Service have a DVD available and will happily arrange a screening at schools requests.
Lest We Forget Centenary Concert Thursday 19th March
A matinee performance will be available for schools to attend at a highly subsidised cost of only £1 a ticket. The concert
will bring together students from Dorset, Poole and Bournemouth who will perform with BSO musicians to commemorate
those that gave their lives in World War I. Whilst the concert will commemorate it promises to deliver a musical
extravaganza to engage an audience of all ages in a manner fit for purpose. Schools will be invited to learn the specially
written song “Lest We Forget” and perform it as part of the concert. Seats will be limited so bookings should be made via
Nexus early to avoid disappointment.
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5th Symphony Study Session & Concert
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Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra will present its very first supporting seminar for students studying Shostakovich’s 5
Symphony as part of their AQA A Level Music Paper. Students will meet Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra’s Young
Conductor in Association, Frank Zielhorst, for an hour long discussion of Shostakovich 5 with recorded examples,
exploring the context of the piece and the compositional components that make up the work, as well as how a conductor
might approach the music with an orchestra. Students will then attend the evening concert and hear the work played live
by Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Date: Wednesday 26 November 2014 Venue: The Lighthouse, Poole, Cost: £6
per student. How to book: Please contact Caz Vale at Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra [email protected]
BBC Proms Inspire scheme for young composer 2014-15
This is a nationwide initiative to nurture and develop the UK’s brightest young musical composition talent. The Inspire
scheme will begin this year with a series of Labs across the UK, aimed at schools, young composers and teachers. The
Inspire Labs are a great way for young people aged 12 – 18 to develop their compositional skills through working with
professional musicians and leading composers, and will offer invaluable support and guidance to young composers who
are aiming to enter the 2015 Inspire Young Composers’ Competition, launching in January 2015. In addition to this, there
will be a range of other opportunities over the 2014-15 Inspire season, including composition workshops during the Proms
festival season, ticket offers to Proms concerts featuring contemporary works, and concerts showcasing winning and
commissioned pieces written by Inspire Alumni.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/features/inspire-competition
Discounted Tickets available for ‘Music for Youth’ breathtaking Schools Prom concerts
Each concert presents a mix of classical, folk, indie and urban music in the extraordinary setting of the Royal Albert Hall
with over 1,000 young musicians each night performing in orchestras, choirs, ensembles and bands. Each item lasts no
longer than 10 minutes, so your students can hear an extensive range of styles all in the one evening. We are offering
specially discounted tickets at two price options:
£5* in the Circle – quote 16607 £11* in the Stalls (50% off full price ticket) – quote 17612
*Plus a transaction processing fee of £2.50 per ticket and a card handling fee of 2% of total booking
MONDAY 10 NOVEMBER: METAMORPHOSIS, TUESDAY 10 NOVEMBER: FREEDOM, WEDNESDAY 12
NOVEMBER: WORDS
Book online - Royal Albert Hall Box Office www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/schools-prom/default.aspx If you have
any questions, please call Jessica on 020 7759 1839 or email [email protected].
New Providers
RedStar Music predominantly offers singing and compositional workshops that can be entirely tailored to your needs and
requirements. Their workshops encourage and develop pupils’ musical responses as well as developing their confidence
and wider social skills. They also run a local music workshop group call RedStar Perfomers on a Monday 4-6pm in
Wareham. Here students can work on performance techniques, experiment with rhythmic accompaniments and enjoy the
experience of singing with a larger group of students. The best way to contact them is either
[email protected] visit their Facebook page RedStar performers or call Sarah Dymond on 07804934420
or Alex Wallace on 07891 779652
Resources
Music Express Online for primary teachers is now live.
A 50% discount on subscriptions is available until the end of 2014 – just £25 for 12 months.
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