Devon & Torbay Music Education Hubs are delighted to offer young musicians from schools and hub funded partner organisations the opportunity to perform on the main stage at Devon County Show 2023. Young musicians from Torbay and Devon schools will perform on Thursday 18th May and Friday 19th May, with Hub funded partner organisations taking to the stage on Saturday 20th May. This is a wonderful opportunity to showcase the musical talent of our young people and provide a much needed outlet to perform and experience live music again. As usual, performers and accompanying staff will benefit from free access to the rest of the showground for the whole day.
Teaching whole class recorder CPD
Devon & Torbay Music Education Hubs, in partnership with Willowbrook Primary School, are running a FREE twilight CPD session focussed on teaching whole class recorder.
This practical session is aimed at classroom teachers, teaching assistants and other school staff (both specialist and non-specialist) involved in music education delivery.
Rachel Miller, a highly experienced educator, specialist woodwind tutor and passionate recorder advocate, will be running the session on behalf of the Hub and will cover:
- Teaching recorder fundamentals
- Building confidence teaching recorder in the classroom
- Showing the full potential of the whole recorder family
- Demonstrating the progression potential of the recorder
Join us for this fun, informative and inspiring CPD opportunity! This is a practical session with all instruments and resources provided.
Devon Youth Chamber Brass Open Rehearsal Day 2023
Devon Youth Chamber Brass is recruiting new members for 2023!
Our next Gathering Day is on Sunday 15th January 2023 and is an *Open Rehearsal* for anyone who would like to come along, join in if you like and see what we do!
Open to any brass instrument (treble or bass clef readers) and for anyone working towards Grade 4 standard and above, this ensemble plays music of all styles and genres have a listen to a couple of remote recorded videos for some examples of what we do:
Video 1
Video 2
After the open day, if you would like to sign up as members for the rest of the year, we are offering a special membership rate of £50 to include one of our brand new Devon Youth Chamber Brass Tshirts!
Gathering Day Information – Click here to book your place!
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We are very much looking forward to seeing you all and will be providing students with all the music
printed on the day, with their own packs to take home to practice if they wish.
The programme will include:
New Beginnings (Sam Massey)
The Sweeney (Harry South arr. Sam Massey)
Thunderbirds March (Gray arr. Massey)
Grand March from Aida (Verdi arr. Paul Denegri)
The Professionals (Laurie Johnson arr. Sam Massey)
Gonna Fly Now (Rocky Theme Music arr. Massey)
License to Trill (James Bond Medley arr. Massey)
Nobody Does it Better (Marvin Hamlisch arr. Massey)
A few key things to note:
1. Please meet us at the Ariel Theatre, which has WELCOME TO KEVICC written on the roof just before 2pm.
2. Regrettably we are unable to provide refreshment facilities, so please bring your own water and other refreshments as needed.
3. Toilets are available, but we would ask adults to use the disabled facilities please.
4. All music stands and music will be provided. Please bring instruments and/or mouthpieces, so please remind students to bring their own although we are able to provide specialist instruments, including piccolo and D/Eb trumpets, bass trombones and tubas on request.
5. A register of attendance will be taken for safeguarding purposes.
6. If parents would like to come and watch at any point during the session, they are more than welcome.
7. We have completed a full risk assessment, which I can send on request, but we will be continuing to ensure rooms are well ventilated and will continuously monitor the Covid19 infection risk. If students or parents would like to wear masks, this is absolutely fine with us.
Following the open day, if you would like to sign up as a member, dates for the rest of the academic year are as follows:
15th January 2023
5th February 2023
12th March 2023
30th April 2023
14th May 2023
25th June 2023
We hope to see you there!
Sam Massey
Musical Director, Devon Youth Chamber Brass
M: 07854 676889
E: sam@sammasseymusic.com | info@dycb.co.uk
W: www.sammasseymusic.com | www.dycb.co.uk
BSO KS4 Set Works Live @ Coombeshead Academy
In this special event for GCSE and BTEC music students and teachers from Devon and Torbay secondary schools, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (BSO) perform pieces from the current GCSE syllabus, as well as a live composition based on your ideas. Presented by BSO Associate Musician Patrick Bailey, KS4 Set Works Live concerts trace the development of music from the baroque period to the present day, supporting the music education of all KS4 music students.
The development of instruments and tastes is used as a narrative hook, allowing students to understand why styles vary from genre to genre, from harpsichord in Bach to video game music. The event also includes access to a private online page featuring digital learning resources available until the end of the academic year to support study.
Programme
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 (Edexcel)
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto III (AQA)
Reich: Clapping Music (AQA further listening)
Curry/Fowler: Little Orpheus Video Game Music (Edexcel/AQA/OCR/Eduqas)
1.00-2.30pm Friday 24 February 2023 @ Coombeshead Academy, Newton Abbot TQ12 1PT
These events are fully subsidised by Devon & Torbay Music Education Hubs and will be kindly hosted by Blundells School and Coombeshead Academy.
BSO KS4 Set Works Live @ Blundells School
In this special event for GCSE and BTEC music students and teachers from Devon and Torbay secondary schools, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (BSO) perform pieces from the current GCSE syllabus, as well as a live composition based on your ideas. Presented by BSO Associate Musician Patrick Bailey, KS4 Set Works Live concerts trace the development of music from the baroque period to the present day, supporting the music education of all KS4 music students.
The development of instruments and tastes is used as a narrative hook, allowing students to understand why styles vary from genre to genre, from harpsichord in Bach to video game music. The event also includes access to a private online page featuring digital learning resources available until the end of the academic year to support study.
Programme
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 (Edexcel)
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto III (AQA)
Reich: Clapping Music (AQA further listening)
Curry/Fowler: Little Orpheus Video Game Music (Edexcel/AQA/OCR/Eduqas)
1.00-2.30pm Friday 24 February 2023 @ Coombeshead Academy, Newton Abbot TQ12 1PT
These events are fully subsidised by Devon & Torbay Music Education Hubs and will be kindly hosted by Blundells School and Coombeshead Academy.
Torbay Music Festival 2023
The 83rd Torbay Music Festival returns for 2023. This annual competitive performing arts series is open to all instruments and voice, for all ages and abilities. It’s a fantastic chance to perform and receive encouraging feedback.
Secondary Music Network Meeting (in-person)
While our Online Teach Meets have proved popular, there’s nothing quite like meeting face-to-face. So, we’re excited to welcome colleagues to one of our forthcoming Secondary Music Teachers Network Meetings…
- 1.30-4.30pm Monday 16 January 2023 @ St Peter’s CofE Aided School, Exeter EX2 5AP
- 1.30-4.30pm Tuesday 17 January 2023 @ Petroc College, Barnstaple (Brannams Campus) EX31 3NJ
- 1.30-4.30pm Thursday 19 January 2023 @ The Spires College, Torquay TQ1 3PE
Agenda items will include:
- Curriculum time
- KS4/5 pathways
- Instrumental learning
- Primary provision and transition
- Extra-curricular music making
- Developing Ambitious School Music CPD opportunity
There will also be updates from the Hub team and opportunities to discuss collaborative projects, events, and initiatives across your local area.
An Introduction to Charanga Secondary
Join Max Wheeler for this FREE online workshop providing an Introduction to Charanga Secondary. Combining interactive teaching resources, an online music studio and 24/7 student access. In this high-level overview we’ll look at some of the units to understand how they can be used flexibly in the classroom. We’ll also explore YuStudio (a full-featured DAW) and discuss ways to support independent student learning. This session is ideal for those new to Charanga Secondary.
FREE Visiting Music Teacher CPD with The Benedetti Foundation
As part of The Benedetti Foundation’s Residency Sessions with Devon & Torbay Music Education Hubs, the musicians of the Foundation are offering a FREE professional development twilight CPD on Thursday 8 December for instrumental (string) teachers at Dartington Hall, Totnes TQ9 6EL.
Whether you teach whole class, small group or individuals, the sessions will ultimately aim to build a new sense of community where teachers from all backgrounds come together to inspire and motivate, to engage and share and to learn and develop from some of the greatest educators and teachers.
This training aspires to leave you with new-found excitement and enthusiasm about teaching your instrument, and a chance to forge stronger relationships with those in similar positions.
Workshops will include a selection from: Back to Basics, Skills Progression, Group Teaching, Physical Wellbeing, Engaging Students with Scales and Studies, Mental Health and Performance Anxiety, Lesson Planning, Developing Notation and Early Note Reading, Inquisitive, Meaningful and Purposeful Teaching and more…the session will be designed for you and so we would invite you to include any suggestions of topics you would love to see covered.
This workshop is FREE to attend and has been generously supported by Devon & Torbay Music Education Hubs, Arts Council England National Lottery Project Grants, Norman Family Charitable Trust and the Sampimon Trust.
South Devon Youth Jazz Masterclass with Award Winning Saxophonist & Educator Karen Sharp & LIVE band!
We are delighted to welcome multi-award-winning Tenor and Baritone Saxophonist Karen Sharp for her first in-person masterclass with South Devon Youth Jazz!
This workshop will be open to all instrumentalists of approximately Grade 2 and above who are keen to explore the world of jazz and improvise music – this is not a strict requirement, so please contact us if you are unsure.
She kindly delivered an online masterclass during the March lockdown in 2021, and we are privileged that she is able to deliver a high-quality jazz workshop in person this time.
Alongside her education work with the Oxfordshire Youth Big Bands, Karen is a leading light in the British Jazz scene, working with some of the country’s finest small- and large-scale jazz artists such as John and Jacqui Dankworth, Ken Peplowski, Alan Barnes, Guy Barker, Tina May, Nikki Iles, Scott Hamilton and Harry Allen.
Here is a short clip of her playing – it’s not to be missed: https://youtu.be/Tr-m-zkTcQ8
Alongside Karen, students will be supported by a professional rhythm section and regular tutors Sam Massey and Jade, who will be performing a short number with Karen after the student showcase at the end of the workshop.