Autumn 2014 Newsletter

Issue 07 Music Hub INSET Calendar included in this Autumn term news newsletter. from the North About the Hub The North Yorkshire Music Hub Music Hub was Welcome to the first Music Hub newsletter of this new academic year. set up in early Please check out the calendar for future events and enjoy reading 2012 and works about last year’s music making successes across the county. in partnership with local and national arts programmes and organisations. Its objective is to deliver the government’s commitment to improving the quality of local music services and our performance is monitored by Arts Council . There are great opportunities to be part of the Hub and this edition contains information about how and when you can get involved in music making across the county.

Seven hundred performers led by Cathy Roberts took up the stage, the choral risers and the whole of Level 2 at The Sage Gateshead for the Breaking Through grand finale - see story on page 15.

Supported using public funding by Big Sing gets really big

3,000 children celebrated the arrival songs with their students said it was a fantastic of the world’s largest annual sporting event by opportunity for schools to come together: “We raising their voices to welcome the Grand Départ of were very lucky to get the funding to hold the event the Tour de France at the end of the summer term. and it was very exciting. Not only did thousands of children have lots of fun singing together, The Really Big Sing took place in June at but it provided a chance for young people in Scarborough’s Open Air Theatre, the largest our schools and colleges to create art work for open-air theatre in Europe as part of the the digital screens during the performance.” Yorkshire Festival 2014, the first arts festival to precede the Grand Départ in its 111-year Wendy Holroyd, director of Create, said: “We were history. Nearly 50 events were selected to be delighted to be working with the county council officially part of Yorkshire Festival 2014, which and all the schools for this Really Big Sing and are also included hundreds of fringe events. very proud to be been part of the Yorkshire Festival leading up to the Tour de France in Yorkshire.” The county council led the project, in partnership with the independent arts agency Create and Two of the songs, The Man Who Didn’t Invent the Scarborough Borough Council. It saw 3,000 Wheel and Speed, were written for the occasion children come together to sing songs in praise of by Alan Simmons and Jan Holdstock respectively. the bicycle and on the theme of cycling, wheels The other five were the Yorkshire Festival song, The and transport. The singers were accompanied Big Wide by Hope and Social; High Aspirations by a rock band of secondary school musicians. by Alan Simmons; We Are The Champions by Queen; Chattanooga Choo Choo and a Tour Cathy Roberts, the county council’s creative and de France Rap composed by Cathy Roberts. performing arts adviser, who trained teachers from over 50 of the county’s school to rehearse the

Cathy rehearsing with teachers

2 Issue 07 Autumn 2014 newsletter Black Dyke magic captivates young players

Thirty eight players of all ages were lucky enough to take part in a brass workshop at ’s Galtres Centre in June, tutored by Richard Marshall, principal cornet with the famous Black Dyke Band.

Parents’ comments confirmed that the workshop had lived up to the participants’ expectations: “What a fantastic day! My son came away buzzing with enthusiasm.” “My daughter had a wonderful day and is completely inspired.” Organised by Easingwold Town Band, with There was even an impromptu addition financial support from Music For All (the charitable of a short piece conducted by twelve- arm of the Music Industries Association) and year-old euphonium player Mark Thacker the Beckwith Trust, the event attracted players from Easingwold Training Band. ranging in age from eight to 75. They came Easingwold Town Band’s chairman Bill Cleghorn from brass bands and schools in Easingwold, said: “Our first venture in this direction seems , , Pickering and to have worked well for everyone, Richard has and as far away as Reeth and Bridlington. inspired all of us to raise our musical game, In the morning masterclass Richard’s warm and it’s been a lot of fun too, and the Galtres engaging manner soon had the participants under Centre is such a great venue. We’ll have his spell as he took them through the basics to think seriously about doing it again.” of playing technique . He then demonstrated his own astonishing ability on the cornet, Stop press… accompanied by Malcolm Maddock on piano. Following on from the Workshop, ETB’s planning In the afternoon, assistant tutors Jeanette to re-launch its small training band as Easingwold Kendall and Bill Ferrier joined Richard in taking Brass Beginners’ Club. Key to the project will be group rehearsals, augmented by members of finding a young brass teacher - perhaps a music Easingwold Town Band. Putting into practice student at a local university or college - interested what they had learned in the morning, the in earning some money while gaining useful players rose to Richard’s challenge, giving a final teaching experience. For more information contact concert performance for parents and friends. Bill Cleghorn: [email protected], mobile 07770 721937.

3 Re-organisation of the Music Service North Yorkshire County Council intends to re-organise the Music Service with effect from the start of summer term 2015. A consultation is running until 1 November 2014.

Lead Organisation in the North Yorkshire Music Background Education Hub, by both Arts Council and Ofsted. NYCC agreed to review the Music Service in 2011 following the withdrawal of local authority funding Principally it will see the creation of a new Core (totalling £480K) for the service. At that time, Team of qualified teachers whose main role will savings were agreed through the discontinuation be to support schools in the development of of transport to Music Centres and changes to fees their own music curriculums, teach whole class and remissions. Further savings were also made instrumental lessons closely linked to the new through a reduction in the management team. music curriculum and work with schools where music is deemed to be weak. They will play an NYCC Executive Members agreed that the full important role in developing networks and links savings could be deferred, as central funding to other agencies and professionals, all working from Government was uncertain due to the as part of the North Yorkshire Music Hub. They commissioning of the Henley Report and the will work to the Key Performance Indicators development of the National Plan for Music (KPIs) set out in the Hub’s Schools Plan, which Education. The eventual bidding process and grant will be revised annually as part of the Hub’s self- allocation funding formula resulted in NYCC Music evaluation process. The work of this team will be Service also suffering an additional funding cut of supplemented by the Music Centre Managers, £220K, increased to £250K in February 2014. With whose role will help to build capacity in this area. a further £70 million of savings needing to be found across the council by 2020, the service has now Traditional instrumental teaching and small group been charged with meeting its savings by April 2015. work will be undertaken by the Instrumental Team, working as instructors on a reduced working year of Overview of Proposed Changes 33 weeks. This team will also still be able to provide ensemble opportunities for pupils as bought in time The proposal has been developed taking into by schools, but will not be involved in the curriculum account North Yorkshire’s desire to maintain development side of the services offer other a high quality music education hub, analysis than to support GCSE and A Level performance of other delivery models run by local authority work as part of a normal instrumental lesson. music services and by other music hubs and the recommendations set out in Ofsted’s Music Centre instructors will be contracted “What Hubs Must Do Next” report. to work 30 weeks per year. This relates to the 30 sessions currently delivered. Any extra The review takes into account what is affordable sessions undertaken outside of these sessions and sustainable (based on current funding such as community events and school fetes agreements) to allow the service to continue to will be agreed by Music Centre Managers. offer an effective service to parents and schools, to meet the requirements of Arts Council England and Ofsted that secure central funding. All roles, including the management team will, to varying degrees, see changes to job descriptions. The proposed structure is designed to meet the new requirements made of the Music Service as

4 Issue 07 Autumn 2014 newsletter Order County The Bridge that Music services Rocked online with As part of the run up to the Tour de France Grand Départ, the Bridge Band had the chance to SmartSolutions perform in something a little bit different to normal. The Bridge Band is a combination of pupils Solutions is a ‘one stop shop’ Smart from St. Cuthberts, Dacre Braithwaite and where you can get a quote for or buy Fountains Earth, Lofthouse Primary Schools any of the services on offer from North which are all in the area, as Yorkshire County Council, including well as pupils from Nidderdale High School. packages from the County Music Service. They are part of the ‘Wider Opportunities’ The core music service package is available initiative, learning music as a whole class. to all local authority maintained schools, In June they were invited to join the rock band, and you can now buy your additional music ‘Hope and Social’ who were touring the county, services, or bespoke services online from covering all the places on the Tour de France northyorks.gov.uk/smartsolutions route, putting on shows in each town in an These include: event called ‘The tour of infinite possibilities’. • whole class instrumental tuition The band joined Hope and Social in market square and joined in to play numbers • bought in time to support extra- they’d written, adapted specially for the tour. curricular activities Hope and Social inspired the band and created • large group tuition (groups of eight) a thoroughly enjoyable and well attended • continual professional development event which the pupils loved being part of. for school based music teachers • instrument hire If you are a North Yorkshire school and want to sign up for any of the above at any time during the academic year, please visit the website or contact your SmartSolutions relationship manager. You can also talk directly to the Music Service, see the back cover of this newsletter for contact details. If your school buys into the Education and Skills Service Level Agreement, you are also eligible for one free place at the Primary and Secondary Music Network for your area - please see pages 8 and 9 of this newsletter for dates and locations. You can contact the SmartSolutions support unit team on 01609 533 222 (lines are open 8.30am - 5.00pm Monday to Thursday, 8.30am - 4.30pm on Friday) or email [email protected]

Rocking in Ripon

5 NYMAZ SEND Music Network Gathering NYMAZ is delighted to be holding another Tickets are £10 for Network members SEND Music Network Gathering in (£15 non-members), and can be booked on 7 October, via the NYMAZ website: after the success of last www.nymaz.org.uk/our-networks. year’s popular event. The NYMAZ SEND Music Network The gathering will be is funded by Youth Music as part of perfect for special the Musical Inclusion programme school teachers, for North Yorkshire. Membership SENCOs, music of the Network is free. leaders and other SEND practitioners with an interest in music. The event will offer inspirational speakers and practical workshops, such as: • how you can accredit the musical progress of children with SEND using Arts Award; • an introduction to accessible iPad apps; • strategies for including a range of learning needs within a music session; There will also be the opportunity for delegates to try out innovative music equipment and resources from colleagues in the sector, and of course the chance to network with other like-minded professionals from across the county. The event will take place on Tuesday 7 October 2014, 1pm – 4.30pm at The Forum, Northallerton.

Creative Industries Unmasked: update Creative Industries Unmasked will not be taking place on 11 November at Pavilions of as announced in the previous Music Hub newsletter, please look out instead for Creative Industries Unmasked: On Tour taking place in North Yorkshire in Spring 2015. Further details will be announced in due course.

6 Issue 07 Autumn 2014 newsletter New music research project for North Yorkshire NYMAZ has been awarded a grant by the Digital Research and Development Fund for the Arts for an innovative music education research project working in seven North Yorkshire primary schools in 2014/15. Working with the North Yorkshire Music delivery of the following music education Hub, research partner University of Hull roles via video streaming: instrumental and technology partner UCan Play, the tuition; high-profile live music performances project will be testing the use of video- – which will be open for all North Yorkshire streaming technologies to provide music schools to access; and staff training. To education for children living in rural areas. keep up-to-date with progress of the The project will examine the effectiveness project, please visit www.nymaz.org.uk of video streaming in enabling children’s’ The Digital R&D fund for the Arts is a musical progression, ensuring quality of £7 million fund to support collaboration delivery, cost-effectiveness and access between organisations with arts projects, to new live music performances for technology providers, and researchers. primary schools via video link-up. It is a partnership between Arts Council Using Roland VR-3EX technology as a England (www.artscouncil.org.uk), Arts starting point - a portable audio and video and Humanities Research Council mixer that enables multiple images and (www.ahrc.ac.uk) and Nesta audio to be streamed at the same time, (www.nesta.org.uk). presenting different angles - we will trial Wharram Percy music project Primary school children in the Wolds will have the opportunity to take part in an exciting project to create new music about their surroundings this coming Spring. Taking Wharram Percy, a deserted medieval village, as creative inspiration, the children will take part in a range of musical activities introducing them to early music, folk songs, and soundscape compositions using extended vocal techniques. Through visits to the heritage site, the school pupils will create a film using footage of the deserted village, with their own performances of new music as an exciting soundtrack. Led by members of experimental vocal trio ‘juice’, a series of workshops with the children will explore music inspired by stories of village life at Wharram Percy, as well as imagining the kinds of music that might have been played there in the 15th and 16th centuries. In addition, soundscapes will be created incorporating music technology and unusual vocal techniques, encouraging the children to use their voices in new an interesting ways. With the new music compiled and set to film at the end of the project, the schools will come together for a final showcase performance. This project will be delivered by Pied Piper, as part of the NYMAZ Musical Inclusion Programme for North Yorkshire, which is funded by Youth Music.

7 North Yorkshire Music Hub INSET Calendar 2014-15 Fri Thu Sun Sat Mon Sun Tue Mon Wed Tue Thu Wed Fri Thu Sat Fri Sun Sat Mon Sun Tue Mon Wed Tue Thu Wed Thu Fri Sat 16 1 August 17 2 18 3 19 4 20 5 21 6 22 7 23 8 24 9 25 10 26 11 27 12 13 14 15 19 4 3 July 2 20 5 21 6 22 7 23 8 24 9 25 10 26 11 27 12 28 13 29 14 30 15 16 17 18 21 6 5 June 4 22 7 23 8 24 LA Secondary Music Network (whole county meeting) High School 9 25 LA Music Y5/6 Scheme Training Boroughbridge Day 3 10 26 11 27 12 28 13 29 14 30 15 16 17 18 19 20 17 2 1 May 18 3 19 LA Primary Music Network, Scarborough 4 20 5 21 LA Primary Music Network, 6 22 LA Primary Music Network, Harrogate 7 23 8 24 9 25 10 26 11 27 12 28 13 14 15 LA Primary Music Network, Richmond 16 19 4 2 3 April 20 5 21 6 22 7 23 8 24 9 25 10 26 11 27 12 28 13 29 14 30 15 16 17 18 15 March 16 1 17 The Voices Foundation 3 Day Course, Harrogate Day 3 2 18 3 19 4 20 5 LA Primary Music Network, Selby 21 6 22 7 23 8 24 9 25 10 26 11 12 13 14 15 February 16 ABCD/ VF Young Choirleaders Plus Thisk Day 3 1 17 2 18 3 LA Secondary Music Network, Harrogate 19 4 20 5 21 6 LA Primary Music Network, Richmond 22 7 NYMAZ Early Years Music Network Conference, Selby 23 8 24 9 25 10 LA Primary Music Network, Scarborough 26 LA Music Y5/6 Scheme Training Boroughbridge Day 2 11 12 13 LA Primary Music Network, Harrogate 14 18 3 1 2 January 19 4 20 5 21 6 22 LA Secondary Music Network, 7 23 8 24 9 25 10 26 11 27 LA Secondary Music Network, Selby 12 28 13 29 LA Secondary Music Network, Scarborough 14 15 The Voices 16 The Voices Foundation Choral Essentials Thirsk; The Voices Foundation 3 Day Course, Day 2 Harrogate 17 21 6 4 5 December 22 7 23 8 24 9 25 10 26 11 27 12 28 13 29 14 30 15 31 16 17 18 19 20 16 1 November 17 2 18 3 19 4 20 LA Music Y5/6 Scheme Training Boroughbridge Day 1 5 21 6 22 7 23 8 24 9 25 10 26 11 27 12 13 14 15 ABCD/ VF Young Choirleaders Plus Thirsk Day 2 19 4 2 LA Primary Music Network, Selby 3 October 20 5 21 LA Primary Music Network, Scarborough; LA Secondary Music Network, Catterick Garrison 6 22 7 LA Secondary Music Network, Scarborough; NYMAZ SEND Music Network Gathering, Northallerton 23 8 24 9 LA Secondary Music Network, Selby 25 10 LA Primary Music Network, Richmond 26 11 27 ABCD/ VF Young Choirleaders Plus, Thirsk Day 1 12 28 13 29 The Voices 14 The Voices Foundation 3 Day Course, Day 1 Harrogate 30 15 16 LA Secondary Music Network, Harrogate 17 LA Primary Music Network, Harrogate 18 21 6 4 5 September 22 7 23 8 24 9 25 10 26 11 27 12 28 13 29 14 30 15 16 17 18 19 20 17 2 1 August 18 3 19 4 20 5 21 6 22 7 23 8 24 9 25 10 26 11 27 12 28 13 14 15 16 Sun Sat Thu Fri Mon Sun Tue Mon Wed Tue Thu Wed Fri Thu Sat Fri Sun Sat Mon Sun Tue Mon Wed Tue Thu Wed Thu Fri Sat • Samba workshops and Music Youth Foundation event • Yorkshire • LA courses NYMAZ Cape UK event Voices 8 North Yorkshire Music Hub INSET Calendar 2014-15 Issue 07 Autumn 2014 newsletter Fri Thu Sun Sat Mon Sun Tue Mon Wed Tue Thu Wed Fri Thu Sat Fri Sun Sat Mon Sun Tue Mon Wed Tue Thu Wed Thu Fri Sat 16 1 August 17 2 18 3 19 4 20 5 21 6 22 7 23 8 24 9 25 10 26 11 27 12 13 14 15 19 4 3 July 2 20 5 21 6 22 7 23 8 24 9 25 10 26 11 27 12 28 13 29 14 30 15 16 17 18 21 6 5 June 4 22 7 23 8 24 LA Secondary Music Network (whole county meeting) Boroughbridge High School 9 25 LA Music Y5/6 Scheme Training Boroughbridge Day 3 10 26 11 27 12 28 13 29 14 30 15 16 17 18 19 20 17 2 1 May 18 3 19 LA Primary Music Network, Scarborough 4 20 5 21 LA Primary Music Network, Selby 6 22 LA Primary Music Network, Harrogate 7 23 8 24 9 25 10 26 11 27 12 28 13 14 15 LA Primary Music Network, Richmond 16 19 4 2 3 April 20 5 21 6 22 7 23 8 24 9 25 10 26 11 27 12 28 13 29 14 30 15 16 17 18 15 March 16 1 17 The Voices Foundation 3 Day Course, Harrogate Day 3 2 18 3 19 4 20 5 LA Primary Music Network, Selby 21 6 22 7 23 8 24 9 25 10 26 11 12 13 14 ABCD/VF Young Choirleaders Plus Course for GCSE and A level ABCD/VF Young 11,12 and 13: please email Penny Homer, students in Years for further information and an application form [email protected] NYMAZ Courses: for further information and registration please go to the NYMAZ website www.nymaz.org.uk 15 February 16 ABCD/ VF Young Choirleaders Plus Thisk Day 3 1 17 2 18 3 LA Secondary Music Network, Harrogate 19 4 20 5 21 6 LA Primary Music Network, Richmond 22 7 NYMAZ Early Years Music Network Conference, Selby 23 8 24 9 25 10 LA Primary Music Network, Scarborough 26 LA Music Y5/6 Scheme Training Boroughbridge Day 2 11 12 13 LA Primary Music Network, Harrogate 14 18 3 1 2 January 19 4 20 5 21 6 22 LA Secondary Music Network, Catterick Garrison 7 23 8 24 9 25 10 26 11 27 LA Secondary Music Network, Selby 12 28 13 29 LA Secondary Music Network, Scarborough 14 15 The Voices 16 The Voices Foundation Choral Essentials Thirsk; The Voices Foundation 3 Day Course, Day 2 Harrogate 17 21 6 4 5 December 22 7 23 8 24 9 25 10 26 11 27 12 28 13 29 14 30 15 31 16 17 18 19 20 Watch out for Creative Industries Unmasked On Tour out for Creative Watch 16 1 November 17 2 18 3 19 4 20 LA Music Y5/6 Scheme Training Boroughbridge Day 1 5 21 6 22 7 23 8 24 9 25 10 26 11 27 12 13 14 15 ABCD/ VF Young Choirleaders Plus Thirsk Day 2 19 4 2 LA Primary Music Network, Selby 3 October 20 5 21 LA Primary Music Network, Scarborough; LA Secondary Music Network, Catterick Garrison 6 22 7 LA Secondary Music Network, Scarborough; NYMAZ SEND Music Network Gathering, Northallerton 23 8 24 9 LA Secondary Music Network, Selby 25 10 LA Primary Music Network, Richmond 26 11 27 ABCD/ VF Young Choirleaders Plus, Thirsk Day 1 12 28 13 29 The Voices 14 The Voices Foundation 3 Day Course, Day 1 Harrogate 30 15 16 LA Secondary Music Network, Harrogate 17 LA Primary Music Network, Harrogate 18 21 6 4 5 September 22 7 23 8 24 9 25 10 26 11 27 12 28 13 29 14 30 15 16 17 18 19 20 17 2 1 August 18 3 19 4 20 5 21 6 22 7 23 8 24 9 25 10 26 11 27 12 28 13 14 15 16 for further information and registration please LA Courses: for further information and registration or book via http://smartsolutions.northyorks.gov.uk/Services contact Emma Calvert, [email protected] Sindall, Foundation Courses: please email Caroline The Voices for further information and an application form [email protected] Sun Sat Thu Fri Mon Sun Tue Mon Wed Tue Thu Wed Fri Thu Sat Fri Sun Sat Mon Sun Tue Mon Wed Tue Thu Wed Thu Fri Sat 9 National recognition for Swaledale percussion project

Swaledale Festival has been recognised with a Big Society Award, thanks to the success of its recent Percussion Project for children. This was part of the NYMAZ Musical Inclusion programme for North Yorkshire, funded by Youth Music. The announcement came as the two-week community arts festival celebrated the close of its 2014 programme, which included music from local and international artists, guided walks, talks and theatre productions. The Swaledale Festival is a charity, run by two part-time staff and an army of local volunteers, which works with communities in Richmond and the surrounding area throughout the year to develop a variety of arts projects for local people. The Swaledale Festival Percussion project inspired 100 children in five schools. The children worked with local woodwork experts at Gayle Mill to make instruments while learning technical, manual and communication skills as well as learning about local heritage. The five-month project ended in March with all the children performing with professional Samba band Forro Porro to a sell-out audience at Influence Church in Richmond, playing the instruments they had helped to make. Malcolm Creese, Artistic Director said: “Winning a Big Society Award means an enormous amount to the team at Swaledale Festival, and to all the people who made the Percussion Project such a memorable event. I am particularly thrilled for the one hundred children who took part; I can’t wait to tell them the good news.” Previous Big Society Award winners include The British Paraorchestra, which provides a successful platform for the country’s most talented musicians with disabilities. In 2012 they performed with Coldplay at the closing ceremony of the 2012 Paralympics.

10 Issue 07 Autumn 2014 newsletter Bands together at Boroughbridge High Boroughbridge High School hall was crammed to bursting point with young musicians in July, playing together in what must have been one of the biggest musical gatherings in the area. The school hosted a workshop for every child learning a musical instrument (at home or at school) and attending one of eight local primary schools - 115 children aged 7-11, playing instruments ranging from recorders and ukuleles to saxophone and double bass (and everything in between). The schools involved were Boroughbridge Primary, Brafferton, Kirby Hill, Green Hammerton, Great Ouseburn, Long Marston, Nun Monkton, and Roecliffe. These schools form part of a network of 11 schools in the Boroughbridge area which have combined forces to allow their pupils to access Support was provided by the North Yorkshire Music Hub, who part- funded the event and generously provided a free set of instruments musical experiences that are not normally for use on the day. Further funding came from Boroughbridge High available to small schools in rural areas. School, and the Boroughbridge Area Primary Music Network.

It was a full day event, with the children working workshops were led by Josh Hill and Emily in three separate bands in the morning, Roberts, music teachers at Boroughbridge learning a variety of pieces ranging from elegant High, who relished the chance to work with dances to hard-hitting rock and blues. In the children half the size they’re used to. afternoon they came together with the High The workshop finished with an afternoon School year 7 children, who had spent a term performance for parents, which demonstrated learning instruments in a whole class setting. just how much the children had learnt. Some of The guest leader was James Stretton from the primary children came back to school in the Nottinghamshire, a successful performer, evening for a repeat performance of the blues conductor, arranger and composer as well as a with the year 7 students as part of the end of year highly experienced workshop leader. The other summer concert. This gave them an opportunity to see the senior performers - including the high school choirs, swing band and chamber group - and some of the school’s talented soloists. The workshop offered the area’s young musicians the chance to work together with other musical children and to become familiar with the High School site and staff. Thanks are due to James Stretton for his high energy leadership, to the primary school staff and parents for providing copious amounts of information and escorting the children on the day, and to the High School staff for the time and energy they Student Jacob Barfield helps ukulele put into making the day the success it was. players strike the right chord 11 Music Centres events round up SAYSO got together once again with hub partner Scarborough highlights Scarborough Spa Orchestra at the beginning of This year’s summer concert at the Spa had September for the now annual concert enjoyed by a sporting theme - all musicians came in everyone involved and EASY Jazz took part in the sporting attire and the audience was invited Scarborough Jazz festival. And everyone is already to do the same - and did. This was the 5th gearing up for the Christmas gala concert at the year of the Spa ‘themed’ summer concert and Spa Grand Hall with nearly 200 members involved. was just a popular as the previous ones. In June the EASY concert band with hub Selby Dates partner Scarborough Concert band performed December 2014 - Selby music centre concert at the Queen Street Methodist Church whilst -- Brass band concert Selby Abbey Ebony, BIG, ECB, JCB,Jazz Train and Easy -- Selby Town Council Christmas Jazz got together to play at Westborough lights - brass band Methodist Church. SAYSO (Scarborough Area Youth Symphony Orchestra) also performed at Westborough in July along with the junior strings, Dates both guitar groups and intermediate orchestra. 11 October 2014 - Workshop with Sirocco (the centre’s advanced wind group) Skipton Music Centre’s folk band leading provided music for a local society wedding. to a joint ceilidh with Fiddlers Wreck A further highlight of the summer was the cello Saturday 15 November - Skipton Music masterclass with international star David Taylor. Centre open morning and Hub meeting David is originally from Scarborough and made his Saturday 6 December - End of debut with the SAYSO, playing Saint Saens’s cello term concerts Aireville School concerto no 1. He has toured in France, Belgium, Austria, Hungary and Romania with the European Northallerton Dates Vacation and Chamber Orchestra as Co-Principal, November - Children in Need concert as well as a live performance on Radio 3 with the CBSO Youth Orchestra and performing at the December 6 - Christmas concert Royal Television Awards with Myleene Klass. David Autumn term - Music centres combined big is currently playing a French cello circa 1900. band concert

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12 Issue 07 Autumn 2014 newsletter Scarborough Music Centre workshop Graham Lower School hosted a Clustered Local Junior Schools workshop, organised by the music service staff in Scarborough and run by them in partnership with the school’s music department staff. The event was held at the end of the summer term and the combined staff worked hard to provide musical activities and ensemble playing for 70 children, with the morning session split into singing and Samba drumming. After a short break the children formed an orchestra and learned ensemble techniques and repertoire pieces - a new experience of some of the children. The workshop finished with a performance of the day’s Orchestra and ensemble playing was a new experience for some of the children. activities for parents, complete with an encore. ’s busy Skipton Music weekend Centre really Skipton Music Centre’s Senior Wind Band and Big Band enjoyed performing in the has talent Craven area once again during the summer Skipton Music Centre’s summer term highlight term. Local residents were able to hear was its first talent show showcasing the skills of its the Big Band perform at Gargrave Open members. Performances included solo instrumental Gardens on Saturday 17 May and both the items, songs and small ensemble pieces. The Senior WindBband and Big Band performed show gave Skipton Music Centre’s members the following day at the Craven Sports and the opportunity to perform outside their usual Cultural Fayre. Helped by a weekend of superb Saturday ensembles and a number of performers weather, both events attracted large crowds formed their own groups especially for the show. and the bands enjoyed sizable audiences.

Big Band Director Kevin Maltby said, ‘Our musicians at Skipton Music Centre are always After the performances, talent show judge Jane Atkinson keen to play in the local community and the Big said, ‘The standard of the performers was excellent and Band look forward to other opportunities to play it was good to see such a variety of acts. Skipton Music in and around Skipton in the near future’. Centre should be very proud of the array of talent that was on show and I hope to be invited back for the next one’.

13 North Yorkshire Primary Scheme of Learning for Music The North Yorkshire Primary Music Scheme of clearly within concise plans, while not assuming Learning includes material for Years 1 and 2 that schools have any expensive equipment. through to Years 5 and 6 and includes a range “Tactical re-visiting of songs and games is used of resources and interrelated assessment. to build up understanding without overloading The music schemes of learning have been the lesson content and no specialist teacher well received by schools and were written by knowledge is assumed. However, another Cathy Roberts (EDA: Creative and Performing attraction is that there are opportunities for Arts) with contributions from the primary more knowledgeable teachers and pupils to music peer practitioners Diane Fleming, expand on the lesson ideas given or even Carmel Wake and Sarah Andrews. explore a related pathway that may be especially relevant at the time (such as using different Training for the Year 5/6 North Yorkshire Music songs or a specific cross-curricular link). Scheme of Learning will continue during 2014- 15. The training runs over three days, one “Performance and evaluation as part of on- day per term and will take place on 20/11/14, going learning is properly valued by actually 26/02/15 and 25/06/15 at Boroughbridge being planned for. Also, important ‘time out’ High School and will be led by Cathy Roberts for other rich music making opportunities, and Diane Fleming. Training on the scheme such as school productions, is sensibly is also available for clusters of schools. allowed for.” Estelle Pringle (supply teacher) For more information please contact “Having attended the Year 5/6 sections of the [email protected] music course led by the inspirational Cathy Roberts and her team in the Spring term, I decided to turn our school’s Year 5 and 6s into a Samba Band for the Easter Music Concert using the new NYCC Samba unit Music Scheme planning for 2014, in particular Unit 3 on Rhythm. “It proved extremely successful on a number of levels! Firstly, the quality planning made teaching the children - most of whom had had very little (if any) previous experience of rhythm notation Year 6 boys from Ravensworth Church of England Primary School enjoying performing actions songs - very straight forward. There were lots of small activities that could be easily built upon, providing What teachers say scaffolding to even the least confident of learners. “The planned finished piece was effective as “The new scheme of learning is fantastic! The well - it sounded like something a professional children love moving to music and singing the Samba band may have played and this made action songs. It has been wonderful to see it a highlight of the concert for pupils and our Y6 boys in particular become so much parents! The most powerful aspect of this more engaged in music.” Susan Stanwix, work, however, was the pupil’s engagement, Ravensworth Church of England Primary School enthusiasm and progress throughout the unit. “Having attended training (Year 3/.4 and “Even the most reluctant of musicians (in 5/6) this year, I believe this scheme of work my case a group of Year 5 boys) became would be excellent for any school’s success. keen to learn their rhythms correctly and, It introduces knowledge and musical material during the concert, performed them correctly

14 Issue 07 Autumn 2014 newsletter with passion and high levels of concentration. My more high ability learners also gained from the work, Breaking helping to structure the piece and adding their own rhythm ideas to the final group performance. Through at “We can’t wait to perform again next year!” Lizzy de Simone, Year 6 teacher at Sherburn Hungate Community Primary School, Sherburn in Elmet. The Sage Over 30 primary, secondary and special schools from the north of the county came together at The Sage, Gateshead in a performance entitled “Breaking Through”. The performance was the culmination of a large scale Arts Project inspired by the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the The most powerful aspect of Samba unit was the pupil’s engagement, enthusiasm and progress throughout the unit. Paralympic Games, 2012. Schools worked together exploring the theme through music and dance. Band entertains the Phoenix Dance Theatre worked with schools to choreograph the dances. Archbishop in the Dales Primary schools created their own The Archbishop of York, Dr. John Sentamu, came to the compositions on the theme. A’ remote village of Middlesmoor at the top of Nidderdale to take level music and music technology part in the annual Bell Festival in the summer. It’s a tradition students from Northallerton College that started 146 years ago and is an occasion when the dale devised compositions based on and the arrival of the bells of St Chad’s Church is celebrated music created by students at Mowbray and The Dales Schools As part of the celebrations, the Fountains Earth Primary using music software to manipulate School Band from just down the road in Lofthouse came the sounds which the students along to play, make a great sound and celebrate how danced to. Northallerton Music their music making has improved over the last year. Centre Ensembles performed and The music included in the performance for the everyone came together in a Grand Archbishop ranged from the Flintstones to One Finale conducted by Cathy Roberts Direction’s ‘What Makes You Beautiful’. (EDA: Creative and Performing Arts) to conclude the performance.” 700 singers accompanied by Northallerton Area Schools Symphony Orchestra and instrumentalists from primary schools brought the performance to a rousing conclusion, receiving a well-deserved standing ovation. It certainly was a night to remember.

The band consists of the whole class and they all learn a wind instrument.

15 The North Yorkshire Music Hub - find out more and get involved We’re running music hub forums across the county every term and useful partnerships and possibilities are already developing. The make-up of the meetings has been encouraging, with groups ranging from community and town brass bands, professional orchestras, primary and secondary school teachers and local music societies. Please get in touch with us if you’d like to be added to the invitation list and we’ll let you know where and when the next forum for your area will be - please email [email protected] or ring 01609 532 783.

We’re developing plenty of projects that you can take part in - these are just some of them: Buy in services • Continuous professional development programmes for school staff, All partners involved in the hub run particularly in supporting schools to workshops, concerts and other bespoke deliver music in the curriculum. musical projects for children and young people on a bought in basis. If you have a • Providing an instrument loan service, with specific project that you would like to launch discounts or free provision for those having or just require some advice on setting up your instrumental lessons with NYCC Music Service. own, our partners will be happy to discuss • Providing access to large scale and high quality your needs. The following examples may be music experiences for pupils through working of interest: with professional musicians and venues. • curriculum guidance/delivery; • Setting up an online area where you can find • working with professional musicians; out more information and share examples of great partnership working in the county. • catering for pupils with specific SEND needs; and If you’d like to be added to our mailing list, want to tell us about your projects, or find out more • bespoke CPD. about our plans, please email NYMAZ are also the signposting organisation [email protected]. for the hub and are happy to add your organisations details/activities to their website.

Contact us County Music Centre, CYPS Business Support, SB114 South Block, County Hall, Northallerton, DL7 8AE Tel: 01609 532783 Email: [email protected]  Or visit our website at: www.northyorks.gov.uk

If you would like this information in another language or format such as Braille, large print or audio, please ask us. Tel: 01609 532917 Email: [email protected]

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