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New resources for Secondary Schools and parents
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WMS Instrumental videos launched April 6th!
As part of our support for schools and instrumental pupils we are really pleased to announce that your music service staff are producing tutorial videos which are now available on our youtube channel. We have over 30 videos in our first release to watch including...
Online resources for schools and parents
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NYJO Survey for Secondary Music & Instrumental staff – exploring jazz
Pauline Black (senior lecturer and ensembles coordinator at the University of Aberdeen) and Claire,NYJO L+P manager, will be hosting a forum session at the APME conference in Edinburgh, focussing on a couple of the emerging themes in jazz music education. As part of...
The Big Month of Music March 2020 Wolverhampton Music Service Events
Here's a list of the exciting events Wolverhampton Music Service are running as part of the West Midlands Big Month of Music March 2020 Monday 2nd March Wolves Centre Sounds at the Wolverhampton Music Service Centre Stage, Graiseley - 7pm Centre Sounds is a great...
Try Day – Come and Play
Saturday 28th March Come and Play in our "Try Day" at our premises: Wolverhampton Music Service Graiseley Hill Wolverhampton WV2 4NE Our Try Day is a chance for everyone to come along and try out playing a variety of instruments or singing. We have activities...
WMS presents Live Music in the Georgian Room Wolverhampton Art Gallery Friday 28th Feb
Fusion 5s – for year 5 musicians Tuesdays
Fusion Fives is an ensemble created for year 5 musicians. Bring an instrument with you every Tuesday evening from 5-6 pm during term time and learn to play in a large group with other year 5s from across the city.
Youth Choir Every Week Tuesdays 5.30 – 7.00 pm all students welcome year 6 – 13!
Children in Year 6 to Year 13 are invited to join our new Youth Choir. Come along on Tuesday evenings during term time for a chance to sing pop, music theatre, gospel, etc. and make new friends. 5.30 -7.00pm in the Infant Hall. It is open to anyone years 6 to 13....
Music Theatre Course w/b 6th April
Join our highly acclaimed Wolverhampton Youth Music Theatre Company for two weeks of rehearsals culminating in a show. For details contact Ben at info@bedazzle.org.uk
Easter Rock School with our Rockschool team at Newhampton Arts Centre w/b 6th April
No experience needed for this week long course with our Rockschool team at Newhampton Arts Centre in the first week of the Easter Holiday. Contact Rockschoolltd@gmail.com to book your place
BBC Ten Pieces Free Teacher CPD days in Birmingham & London
FREE TEACHER CPD DAYS IN LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM "This was the best CPD I have attended in 30 years of teaching... Thank you, it was a wonderful day and I am totally inspired!" -Teacher attendee of our Creative Catalyst session 2019 Ten Pieces Creative Catalyst CPD...
Grade 8 + musicians needed for the premier of “The Sacred Grove” in Bimingham
A Producing Committee are putting together the Premier of a musical production called The Sacred Grove: a commemorative work in celebration of the life of Joseph Smith, a leading religious figure in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The production has...
The National Plan for Music – Have Your Say!
As part of the process of creating the latest National Plan for Music the government has invited comments to be submitted via the link below so please take this opportuity to have your say. Your comments will be used to help inform the Department for Education as it...
Next Primary Network Meeting 18th March – Singing- Postponed
Sorry - we have postponed this meeting for a few weeks - we'll let everyone know the new date when we have one - Apologies for any inconvenience caused. In the meantime - keep singing 🙂 Singing starters – “Easy ways to get to grips with singing in your school” ...
Awards for Young Musicians £100,000 available
The biggest obstacle for many talented young musicians is a simple lack of money. They have the talent, they have the drive, but developing their musical potential can be an expensive endeavour. Our Awards programme offers up to £100,000 in means-tested grants each...
Spotlight On Schools – Warstones Primary
Welcome to our new spotlight on schools newsletter feature. Each newsletter we will focus on a school in the city to show their commitment to music education and engagement with the Wolverhampton Music Service and Music Education Hub. In this first feature we invited...
Secondary OFSTED Deep Dive CPD 26th Feb
For all secondary Music staff we have rearranged the OFSTED Deep Dive meeting to Wednesday 26th Feb at the music school 4.30-5.30 The presentation will include actual questions used in the new inspections, advice from Inspectors, presentation of a series of ready made...
London Philharmonic Orchestra Composition CPD
On 22nd January we were really pleased to host a fantastic CPD session based around the LPO Soundworks education resources/project. Talia Lash and Rachel Leach led represenetatives form 10 schools around the West Mids/Shropshire/Black Country in a wonderful practical...
Wolverhampton Symphony Orchestra concerts 2020
Wolverhampton Symphony Orchestra are an amateur organisation with around 60 regular members performing a wide range of orchestral repertoire. We have been partners of the Music Hub since it began and are committed to working with young orchestral players, We have a...
Alive & Picking NAC
Opportunities for young bands to perform in an authentic gig at Newhampton Arts Centre. They sell their own tickets and take a share of the takings. Any bands in schools are welcome to put themselves forward.
National Youth Orchestra Inspire Days
National Youth Orchestra Inspire Birmingham, 15 March 2020 Newcastle, 22 March 2020 We are excited to let you know that applications for our next two NYO Inspire Days are now open. Our NYO Inspire Days will take place on Sunday 15 March in Birmingham and Sunday 22...
WMS Red Week 10th-14th feb
A reminder for all schools. This year we have introduced a new addition to our scheduled events and teaching timetable. Normal instrumental lessons including Whole Class tuition in schools and ensemble rehearsals will not take place that week. (The information and...
Rock and Pop Band Night – Wednesdays at WMS
Last term, Wolverhampton Music Service launched its newest group; the Rock and Pop group. This gives young people who play Rock and Pop music a chance to hone their skills by playing together in a group. They learn how to play their instrument, be it guitar, vocals,...
Wolverhampton Elevate – An exciting new programme funded by the ABRSM in Partnership with the Wolverhampton Music Service
Please note the elevate programme has been suspended until Autumn 2020 We are delighted to announce that Wolverhampton Music Service has been succesful in its proposal to secure funding from, and work in partnership with the ABRSM in this exciting new programme. The...
West Midlands Music Big Play 2020
The Big Month of Music is a large scale celebration of the musical achievements of children enabled through partnerships between schools and Music Services. March 2020 will provide a snapshot into the daily work of Music Services, by highlighting gigs and concerts,...
West Midlands Music Conference
West Midlands Music is a collective of 14 Music Services committed to working together to ensure high quality, progressive and sustained music education for all children. On Monday 6th January staff from these services joined forces for a conference held at Edgbaston...
Wolverhampton Youth Choir Launched at WMS
We are really pleased to announce the launch of the new Wolverhampton Youth Choir here at the Music Service on Tuesday evenings at 5.30 -7.00pm in the Infant Hall. It is open to anyone years 6 to 13. Rehearsals will be taken by Aimee Fisher (recently in "Wicked" and...
Parents Evenings – new online booking system for appointments is now open!
New for 2020 we have introduced an online booking system for our parents evenings. If your child receives instrumental lessons they will have been issued with details (in their practice diary) for you to log on to the TicketSource website to book an apapointment with...
Rotary National Young Musician Competition 2020 – Wolverhampton Area and Regional Final at WMS
"Music is an international language and we encourage talented young people by providing this opportunity to demonstrate their musical skills.The Rotary National Young Musician Competition is a well-established and successful competition promoted by Rotary...
WMS Newsletters PDFs
Below is an archive of all the previous seasonal Newsletters, containing summaries of the news articles featuring here on the website during that allotted period.