Do you want to learn to play an instrument or sing?

 It’s a skill for life

Why should I  It builds teamwork  It helps you to make have lessons on friends an instrument?  It builds confidence  It’s great fun and it helps you to relax!

Loads! Piano, voice, drums, guitars, What can all woodwind, brass, percussion and I learn? string instruments.

Who is Everyone! Give it a go and make a it for? difference to your life, you’ll love it!

Don’t miss out...Free 30 minute individual or group lessons available if you receive Pupil Premium. Ask your music teacher for more details. BECKFOOT SCHOOL CREATIVITY FACULTY

Let’s get musical!

Should I learn an instrument?

YES! If you already play, carry on! If you don’t, learn something new!

Why should I do it?

There are so many reasons. It’s great fun, and that is important! Learning an instrument is proven to help long term memory, develops connections between both sides of the brain, helps you learn to multitask, helps develop reading skills and can improve your mental health.

What else?

If that isn’t enough, music also has a great social benefit. At Beckfoot we have a big music department, meaning you will get to make friends with lots of people. You can join musical groups and share in your enjoyment of music, while developing lifelong friendships and developing team working skills.

Do we get to perform?

We do lots of performances throughout the year. These might be in front of your teacher or your friend to start with. When you join groups you will get to perform in front of big audiences in concerts…this is very exciting!

What can we learn?

We offer lessons on lots of different instruments, including: Woodwind – Flute, Saxophone, Clarinet. Brass – Trumpet, Cornet, French Horn, Tenor Horn, Euphonium, Trombone, Tuba. Strings – Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass. Voice – Male and Female – Classical, Jazz, Pop and Rock Percussion – Drum Kit, Tuned Percussion, Timpani. Guitar and Keyboard – Classical/Electric/Acoustic/Bass Guitar, Piano and Keyboard.

How do I get involved?

If you want to sign up for instrumental lessons, fill in the sign up form and hand it in at the student facilities office at school. If you love music, come along and give it a go… You’ll love it!

BECKFOOT SCHOOL MUSIC DEPARTMENT

REGISTRATION FORM

Please fill in the following details to ensure that your son/daughter/ward has instrumental lessons booked for the start of term.

Student name: ______Current year/class:______

Title: ______Parent/Carer name: ______

Email address: ______

Instrumental choice(s) (see overleaf) 1st: ______2nd: ______

I would like lessons on one of the choices If possible, I would like lessons on both

Lessons required: *Individual/Group Approximate grade: ______

We have a small number of Woodwind, String and Brass instruments available for student use. Please tick in one of the boxes below if you would be interested.

Woodwind String Brass

We will do our best to help, as we know this can be vital in the early stages of music making. However, if you need to hire or purchase an instrument we can recommend you contact: “Windstruments Education Limited”, Crossflatts, Bingley. You can contact the Education Department direct on 01274 510050.

PLEASE NOTE: Lessons are booked and paid for on receipt of the termly invoice; failure to do so will result in your child being removed from lessons. Four weeks written notice of termination of lessons is required before the start of the following term as our instrumental teachers are contracted at this time, failure to do so will result in a charge for the following term. This should be addressed to the Student Facilities Office, Beckfoot School.

Payment details will show on your Parentpay account termly. Group lessons are £6.40 per lesson, with two students in a group. Individual lessons are £12.80 per lesson. During the year 33 lessons will be delivered. Each lesson will last for 30 minutes, and will be on a rota to ensure students don’t miss the same lesson of the timetable regularly.

Please sign the form below to show that you accept the above terms and to guarantee that your child is given priority for an instrumental lesson for the start of term.

PARENT/CARER SIGNATURE: ______DATE: ______

Please return this registration form to the Student Facilities Office.* Please delete as appropriate.