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Are you a musician in Year 12 or Year 13? Interested in conducting? Practise your conducting skills in a friendly, supportive setting and add ‘Conductor of the City of Wolverhampton Choir’ to your CV! City of Wolverhampton Choir currently have around 10 singers...

Wolverhampton Symphony Orchestra invites musicians to join them on Saturday 29th October 2022 as they spend the day preparing Symphony No.6 by Jean Sibelius. This is an opportunity for any adults or children who would like to experience the joy of playing in a full...

National Orchestra for All (NOFA) is a non-auditioned, free, inclusive national youth orchestra. We welcome young people aged 11-18 from all backgrounds, with any level of musical ability, playing any instrument! NOFA is a two-year programme (2023-2024) where young...

NUCLEO’S AIM IS TO BRING YOUNG PEOPLE TOGETHER TO CREATE CHANGE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES THROUGH COLLECTIVE MUSIC-MAKING The pilot of the Nucleo Young Leaders orchestral camp will take place from 23rd to 26th October 2022 at The Pioneer Centre in...

About the NATIONAL PLAN The Power of Music to Change Lives: A National Plan for Music Education (NPME) builds on the original 2011 plan ‘responding to the change of the past 11 years and recognising that more needs to be done to support teachers, leaders, schools,...

All primary schools have fully subsidised access to Charanga Musical School. You can sign up here if you are not sure As part of our planned support for schools we have set dates for training across the next academic year. The training will be hosted by Charanga for...

The Universal Music Uk Sound Foundation offer a number of funding routes for schools and individuals. Click HERE for details Awards for Young musicians is a charity that supports individuals with costs for musical instruments and lessons. Click HERE for details...

Research Title: A Re-imagined Music Curriculum: Formulating a Framework for a more Inclusive, Diverse and Equitable Music Education for Black Pupils in the UK Natasha Hendry (MA) is a professional singer in the mainstream music industry, a music educator and a...

A Common Approach is the nationally published framework for instrumental teachers. It is based on 5 programmes of study that are not age related - but sequence the skills and matters relating to instrumental musical learning. The five Programmes of Study provide an...

On Saturday 30th April we had our first ever Community Mela celebration of music and dance from the Indian classical and folk traditions. The Music Service Bhangra Fusion group performed alongside local dancers from Desi Rooh dance academy and performers representing...

The deadline for renewal of SLAs was 31st May. You can download the order forms and brochure of services from the home page HERE If your school has yet to return their order form for renewing their SLA, please do this as soon as possible so that we may begin the...

Sign up to this training using the online form HERE. You will receive a TEAMS link to the training a few days before. The session will also be recorded and distributed to everyone who has signed up shortly after the event. 4.15-4.45pm Nicola Burke ‘Every Copy Counts’...

It's that time of year when schools might wish to promote the benefits of Musical learning to children and families. Why not download and display this free poster designed by our national organisation Music Mark. CLICK HERE

Following on from the success of the Classical 100 resource bank, ABRSM have launched the Classroom 200, a selection of 200 pieces of music for children aged from 5 to 14. The Classroom 200 includes example performances of Folk, Jazz, Pop, Film and TV, Songs from...

Singing In The Rain & links to the Commonwealth Games & resources for all schools 2022! "The forecast is looking good for this May and the return of the ever popular 'Singing In The Rain' mass singing event!" With over 30 Primary and Special Schools now...

Well, what a super week we had with a return to live concerts for our ensembles. The theme of the week? ‘Be Inspired’. Judging by the reactions of pupils and parents alike, the performances of our young people were every bit as inspiring as we knew they would be. All...

 Green Park School Music Green Park School is a school for children and young people with profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD) and complex health needs. As a visiting music teacher, I am very aware that I am part of a school whose wonderful staff...

We are always on the look out for new members from across Wolverhampton to join us, particularly in the 14-18 age group! Delivered by industry professionals from the WYMT team, why not sign up your BTEC or GCSE Performing Arts groups? Alternatively a great end of term...

With exam season around the corner and members and families beginning to take well deserved holidays again, WYMT will not be meeting in the Easter holidays but we are offering secondary schools a free Musical Theatre workshop, based on our fantastic show for...

Community Performances  celebrating Culture & Vaisakhi. Azaad Arts and Wolverhampton Music Service will be collaborating in its first community and cultural Vaisakhi showcase on Saturday 30th April at the Music Service. Vaisakhi is an important part of the Sikh...

  Dhol performance at The Royal School. My Dhol student Ryan Lakhanpal in year 3 performed in the Primary Music Showcase at the Royal School, he played a Dhol routine with folk beats from the Punjab. Many other students performed on their selected instruments, and it...

  Last year, when we released our Brochure of Services for Schools, we encouraged you to build an instrumentalmusic offer in your school. The pandemic had thrown a spotlight on the value of creativity. It was our ambition to encourage every school to work with us...

Applications for NYJC's 2022 Summer School (14-20 August) are now open NYJC’s Summer School is for England’s most gifted and talented young jazz musicians aged 14-18. Players of all styles, traditions and instruments are welcomed, developing their level of ability and...