Mr L Hextall Area Manager Music Service Marian Road Boston PE21 9HB Date 17/09/2019 07795 528781 F.A.O: Parents/Carers [email protected] www.lincsmusicservice.org

Dear Parents/Carers,

National Award Winning Youth Music Programmes in Boston Why not come and join us?

Ensembles:

Your child has expressed an interest in joining/continuing with one (or more) of the following Music Centre ensembles for the 2019-2020 academic year.

 Junior Mash Up Band (Monday 4.30 – 6.00pm) Beginner+  Senior Mash Up Band (Monday 4.30 – 6.00pm) Grade 3+  Guitar Mash Up Band (Monday 4.30 – 6.00pm) Beginner+  Boston Youth Pop Choir (Wednesday 4.30 – 6.00pm) Year 7+  Boston Youth Jazz Orchestra (Wednesday 7.00pm – 9.00pm) Auditions October

Music Centre Enrolment:

All rehearsals take place at Haven High Academy during term time.

To ensure the safety and well-being of all students involved we ask that you could please complete and return the attached ‘Boston Music Centre Enrolment Form’.

Boston High School, Boston Grammar, Boston Witham Academies Federation (BWAF), Queen Elizabeth Grammar and Boston West are Music Centre partner schools and membership for students who attend these schools is pre-paid by the school.

For all other young people an enrolment fee of £30 is required regardless of how many groups you join. Payment for Boston Music Centre can be made through Lincolnshire Music Service Parent Pay. Alternatively, please return a cheque made payable to Lincolnshire County Council with this enrolment form. Please ensure you write your child's name on the back of the cheque, together with the group you are paying for. Some Dates for Your Diary: 2019/20

Wednesday 13th November – Pop Choir MFY Royal Albert Hall Prom 7.00pm Friday 29th November – BYJO – Concert Fishtoft Church 7.30pm Saturday 25th January – Pop Choir and BYJO Concert Haven High Academy 7.30pm Sunday 1st March – All Groups - Annual Gala Concert 7.30pm Haven High Academy Saturday 7th March – Music for Youth Regional Festival Haven High Academy Wednesday 1st – Saturday 4th July – Music for Youth National Festival Birmingham (to be confirmed)

Music Centre Calendar

A music centre calendar with concerts, session dates and times is available in the ‘About’ section of our Facebook group here https://www.facebook.com/groups/LMSBoston/ and can also be found here https://www.lincsmusicservice.org/music-groups/music-centres/boston on our website.

Attendance

Our programmes win national awards because our youth music making is excellent! It is very important to be completely committed to rehearsals and concerts and always try to let us know if for some reason you can’t attend.

For any more information please contact [email protected].

Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to another year of fantastic music making!

Yours Sincerely

Lee Hextall (Area Manager)

BOSTON MUSIC CENTRE ENROLMENT FORM 2019-2020

Boston Mash Up Bands (Mondays) Boston Guitar Mash Up (Mondays) Ensemble(s): (Please Tick) Boston Youth Pop Choir (Wednesdays) Boston Youth Jazz Orchestra (Wednesdays) Forename: Surname: Date of Birth: School Attending:

Address:

Postcode: Student Email: Student Phone: Instrument: Instrument Serial Number: Instrumental Teacher: Please tick if your instrument belongs to Lincolnshire Music Service: Please tick if your child is entitled to free school meals:

Dietary Requirements:

Medical Conditions:

Parent/Guardian Name: Parent/Guardian Telephone: Parent/Guardian Email: Emergency Contact Name:

(different to above) Emergency Contact

Telephone: Emergency Contact Email: PLEASE TURN OVER 

Lincolnshire Music Service is part of Lincolnshire County Council and provides music opportunities for children and young people throughout Lincolnshire. We will only share your data when it is necessary to do so and will not share your information without your consent unless the law requires or allows the council to do so. Our full privacy policy is available on our website: www.lincsmusicservice.org.

We often take photographs and make video recordings of rehearsals and performances for promotional purposes. We may also share these on Social Media, on a YouTube Channel and use them in printed promotional material.

Please tick the box if you are happy to GIVE CONSENT for images of your child to be used.

We would like to send you information about our services, events and opportunities. Please tick this box if you are happy TO RECEIVE communications by email.

I give permission for my child to attend the above ensemble(s) and will endeavour to make sure they attend all rehearsals and performances.

Signed (Parent/Guardian): ______Date: ______

Signed (Child): ______Date: ______

Partner Schools

Membership is PRE-PAID for students who attend the following partner schools;  Boston High School   The Boston Witham Academies Federation  Horncastle Queen Elizabeth Grammar School  Boston West Academy

Fees

If your child’s school does not appear on the above list, annual membership is £30.00 regardless of how many groups they join. Subsidy is available for students entitled to Free School Meals and Looked After Children.

Payment for Boston Music Centre can be made through Lincolnshire Music Service Parent Pay. Alternatively please return a cheque made payable to Lincolnshire County Council with this enrolment form. Please ensure you write your child's name on the back of the cheque, together with the group you are paying for.

*PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM TO A MEMBER OF STAFF AT BOSTON MUSIC CENTRE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.*