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Contents
DfE/ACE Annual Music Education Survey
Bristol Choral Society: Mini Messiah
NSCYM Taster Day
NSCYM Tour
Solo Singer Opportunity with BSO
Grand Pier Carol Choir Competition
Scratch Choir & Orchestra at Colston Hall
Open Schools Orchestra
Support Lions Brass 4 Youth & Weston Youth Orchestra
2016-17 Singing, Music CPD & Enrichment Offer
Upcoming Events for Teachers
Music Education Partnership:
North Somerset
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Your regular update of what is going on musically in North Somerset and the surrounding area that may be of interest to you, your setting or your pupils.
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ACE/DfE Annual Survey It is mid-September so that means it’s music survey time! Every year we are required to provide a host of data on music education in North Somerset to the DfE. ACE collect the data on their behalf. Once the data for the whole nation has been collected a report is produced on young people’s engagement with music making against which we can benchmark ourselves. In previous years we have produced a local report for you which compares the data for North Somerset with the national and regional averages, and many of you have found this really useful. Unfortunately the national report for 14-15 has still not been published, so we have been unable to produce our local comparator one for you. Last year the DfE announced that for the first time they were going to name individual Music Services and Hubs in the 14-15 report alongside their data, and we can only imagine that some of the more powerful but possibly less successful Hubs have objected, hence the extended delay. However, we still need to collect the data for 15-16 and submit it part way through October. You can download the form that each school needs to complete and return to the Music Service by the 7th October by clicking here. Most of the schools and settings are fabulous at providing us with the information we need, and we truly are grateful. You won’t be surprised to know it is the same few schools that have be chased every year. Thank you in advance! Hopefully we will get sight of the 14-15 report soon and be able to share it!
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Bristol Choral Society: Mini Messiah
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NSCYM Taster Day On Saturday the 17th September the NSCYM opened its doors, for any aspiring young musicians to come and have a go at playing in ensembles. 47 young people turned up to Backwell Secondary School at 9.15am, and had a fantastic time! The children played in a wind band, string orchestra, guitar group and finally all together in a massed orchestra. It was amazing what they achieved in a single morning, and everyone went away practically skipping… strangely that included the staff which was a bit odd! We really hope that having whetted their appetite for making music in ensembles those young musicians will now have the confidence to either return to an NSCYM ensemble on a regular basis, join a school group, Weston Youth Orchestra, or if a brass player one of the excellent Lions Brass for Youth Bands.
NSCYM Tour 2016 As soon as we all broke up for the summer at the end of July, a coach towing a matching trailer set off to Austria with 65 young musicians on board. Fortunately the coach was very nice because it was a rather long journey! Basing themselves just over an hour south of Saltzburg the three ensembles to which the young players belonged to set about impressing the locals, with not just how we do youth music making in North Somerset, but they were also fine ambassadors for the UK. A tremendous time was had by all. The concerts were wonderful and in some stunning venues, and the young people also got to visit Mozart’s birth place, descend into the bowels of a salt mine down long slides, cruise on a lake, ascend mountains by cable car and basically have a brilliant time. Families followed the musician’s exploits via social media and when the coach returned to Congresbury the players almost had to be dragged away by parents and carers, because they didn’t want the experience to end. It was an amazingly successful event. Well done to the young people that played and also huge thanks to the teachers that looked after everyone while away and particularly Roger Sansom who led the trip.
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Open Schools Orchestras If you haven’t heard already you may be interested to know that two of our Special Schools now have their own orchestras and they will be performing in NSCYM concerts amongst other events later in the year. Anne Owen and Roger Sansom along with teachers from Ravenswood and Baytree schools have been undergoing training from Open Up Music. Using a mixture of traditional instruments, the Clarion music environment for iPad launched only last week and other tools that make music making accessible such as iGaze, young people who would never have thought they could access music making are now being enabled to do so. We will promote their performances during the year, and really would encourage you to come and support them. Solo Singer Opportunity: Perform ‘Walking in the Air’ from ‘The Snowman’ with the
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Tuesday 20th December 2016 3.00PM & 7.00PM, Lighthouse, Poole’s Centre for the Arts The BSO is thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity as part of the their Rising Talent Programme for two talented young singers to perform a solo of ‘Walking in the Air’ at the screening of The Snowman and Paddington’s First Concert accompanied by the BSO. The performances will take place in the afternoon and in the evening on Tuesday 20th December 2016 at Lighthouse, Poole’s Centre for the Arts, and will be narrated by CBeebies presenter Pui Fan Lee. Applicants are open to girls and boys aged between 8 – 13 years old. Please note that only boys with treble voices should apply. The applicant’s parent or guardian must complete an online form located on the BSO website. http://www.bsolive.com/the-snowman-auditions/ The deadline for completion of forms is Wednesday 5th October at 5pm.
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After this deadline, all applicants will be invited to attend a morning group audition. If they are short-listed, they will attend a solo audition in the afternoon.
Grand Pier Christmas Carol Competition 2016! We would like to invite your choir to take part in the Grand Pier’s Christmas Carol Competition 2016! This fantastic competition takes place annually with over 20 schools participating from the historic County of Somerset. Due to the success of the event North Somerset Music has taken on the co-ordination of the competition this year. This years’ categories are:
Small Primary School Choir (30 singers and below)
Large Primary School Choir (above 30 singers)
Secondary School Choir
Heats will take place on Thursday 3rd November. The top performers from each category will be invited back to the festive finale taking place in the Great Hall on Wednesday 30th November from 6pm. If you would like to showcase your choir at what has become a very popular event, please click here to open the online application form and submit by Friday 7th October 2016. The winning school will receive £250 and the opportunity to perform in the Colston Hall on 6th December. The runner up will receive £100 and as a thank you for taking part, every finalist will receive a certificate, medal and a £5 ride voucher! We look forward to seeing you at the Grand Pier!
SCRATCH CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA: COLSTON HALL Sunday, Jan, 29th 2017 How do you fancy performing in the Colston Hall? There will a Scratch Orchestra and Chorus event next January to raise money for charity. Perhaps your post Grade 5 pupils may be interested?
The music is not finalised but may include Zadoc the Priest; Hallelujah Chorus; Cantique de Jean Racine (to prove you can sing in French....); Parts of Mikado; Bridge over Troubled Water; Brideshead Revisited; Adiemus (Jenkins); Swan Lake finale; Magnificent Seven;
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Living on a Prayer; In Dolci Jubilo (I know it will be after Christmas – but I like it!!); Montagues and Capulets; Pomp and Circumstance; Rule Britannia; Sea Shanties.....
There will be a Last Night of the Proms style second half, including some fun with the Audience with flags and light sticks.....
For further information and an application form to sing or play contact [email protected]
Lions Brass for Youth & Weston Youth Orchestra Don’t forget when families are asking you what their children can join to make music, that as well as the NSCYM there is also Lions Brass for Youth and Weston Youth Orchestra. The Lions bands cater for players of all standards and rehearse in Clevedon on Fridays evenings. You can learn more about what the bands do here http://lionsbrass4youth.weebly.com Over the next couple of months they are performing as follows… 14th October - Grand Hotel Weston-s-Mare. Youth Band 18th November - Somerset Hall Portishead. Children in Need concert; Youth Band and Training Band Weston Youth Orchestra also rehearse on Friday evenings, but in Weston-super-Mare. They have two orchestras, a Junior and Senior catering for players from 7-21 years of age. You find out more about them at http://www.westonyouthorchestra.org.uk Their next concert is as follows… Saturday 8th October 2016, 7.30pm Junior & Senior Orchestras St. Paul's Church, Walliscote Road, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 1EF
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2016-17 Singing, Music CPD & Enrichment Offer
The Music CPD, Enrichment & Singing brochures for 2016-17 were circulated to schools in June. Click on the links to open them as PDF’s.
When you click on the above images and view the contents you will discover that to make booking as easy as possible, there are ‘Book Here’ hyperlinks alongside each activity, which if clicked will take you to the appropriate booking form. The CPD opportunities on offer in 2016-17 have been carefully planned to support Primary Teachers in the areas they most often request. However, please note that we can deliver this to groups of teachers from clusters, federations or MAT’s if required rather than just to individual schools, keeping the cost to individual settings down.
Upcoming Events for Teachers There is still time to book on…..
Primary Music Co-ordinators Network Meeting 1 – Thursday 13th October Over the three sessions we will explore…
Steps towards improving Music provision
Assessment without levels
Latest Ofsted Music observations
Local initiatives, projects and events
Click here to open CPD offer!
Click here to open Enrichment offer!
Click here to open Singing offer!
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Developing your School Music Education Plans NQT Session 1: Have fun teaching music! – Thursday 6th October
