Mini Music Makers
Join us for Mini Music Makers LIVE!, a fun, upbeat, interactive music session for young kids and their families, based on the hugely popular online show that reached thousands of families during lockdown. Husband and wife team, Matt Long and Lucia Vernon-Long, share a variety of their own kids’ songs and well-known classics, with the help of puppets, costumes, a range of instruments, and a huge parachute. Come prepared to dance, sing and have a blast! Click here for more information on the Summer School |
SoundsCreative: Sing!
This family-friendly, intergenerational session (suitable for children 8 years and over and their adults) focuses on ‘finding your voice’ by singing together in a cappella folk songs learnt by ear. Learn more about Dartington here.
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Teaching whole class Taiko Drumming CPD
Devon & Torbay Music Education Hubs, in partnership with Taiko South West, are running a FREE twilight CPD session focussed on taiko drumming. Taiko is a performing art originating from Japan involving big drums and choreography. It’s very visual and a lot of fun, if you’ve not seen it before please check out this video of Tano Taiko (Taiko South West’s main performing group).
This practical session is aimed at classroom teachers, teaching assistants and other school staff (both specialist and non-specialist) involved in music education delivery.
Lucy Thomas, principal instructor at Taiko South West, will be running the session on behalf of the Hub and will cover:
- A brief overview of the history and background of taiko drumming
- Some warm up exercises that require no equipment
- Some fun introductory taiko drumming drills
- A simple taiko motif which all participants will be able to play together by the end of the session
Join us for this fun, informative and inspiring CPD opportunity! This is a practical session with all instruments and resources provided. Taiko South West will be using pipe drums. Pipe drum sets can be loaned from Devon & Torbay Music Education Hubs should you wish to deliver taiko drumming in your school in the future.
Summer Sounds 2023
Join Devon & Torbay Music Education Hubs for Summer Sounds 2023, a series of interactive live music events for primary and special schools. Each performance will feature inspiring live music performed by professional musicians from the Royal Marines Band Service, our host secondary schools and other Hub partner organisations, as well as plenty of opportunities to take part, ask questions and learn all about the music you hear.
All participating schools will also have the opportunity be part of our ‘Big Sing’ led by expert vocal practitioners – we will share all of the learning resources you need to prepare for this ahead of the event. So, bring your best singing voices, loads of enthusiasm and join in the fun!
- 10.30am or 1pm Monday 17 July | Okehampton College Ex20 1PW
- 10.30am or 1pm Tuesday 18 July | Ilfracombe Academy EX34 9JB
- 10.30am or 1pm Thursday 20 July | Uffculme School EX15 3AG
These events are primarily aimed at KS2 but participating schools are welcome to bring younger pupils if they feel this is appropriate. Schools will be asked for a contribution of £50 per school towards the cost of this event, which is subsidised using Hub funding by Arts Council England and the Department for Education.
Child Protection training for Visiting Music Teachers and Music Educators
Join Jon Galling, Senior Education Safeguarding Officer for Devon County Council, and Lewis Gibbs, Music Education Hub Lead for Devon and Torbay, lead this FREE Child Protection Level 2 training. This course is specifically tailored to the needs of Visiting Music Teachers and Music Educators working across multiple schools and settings, and is certified by Devon Education Services.
By completing this course, schools and settings where you work can be assured that you meet their statutory obligations; are trained in safeguarding pupils; and have an awareness of the different categories of abuse and safeguarding risks to pupils, as well as reminding you of your safeguarding responsibilities.
This event will take place online from 9.30-11am on Wednesday, 10 May 2023. If you can’t make it, we can provide a recording and will be offering further opportunities later in the year.
Sidmouth Folk Festival – Young Performer Call Out
If you are a young folk performer aged 21 or under (singer, musician, band, dancer etc) this may just be your opportunity to be part of the 2023 Young Performers Showcase events at Sidmouth Folk Festival (August 5-11). If you are interested in applying, please read the information below carefully complete the application form. Please note, for applicants aged 17 and under, this form must be completed by an adult, and they will need to be accompanied by an adult during performances. |
Thrive
Thrive is a joyful May Day weekend festival marking the turning from spring to summer – celebrated through Indian music, culture, and creative connections with nature. At the heart of this weekend sits a series of three special evening concerts programmed by internationally renowned Tabla player Sanju Sahai – featuring collaborations between classical Indian artists and musicians from backgrounds including folk, jazz, and western classical. There are also free lawn sessions with local musicians every afternoon. Click here for more information. Find us on social media.
Devon Youth Jazz Orchestra ‘Come-&-Try’
If you’re a young Devon musician, and would like to learn more about jazz, come along to our Come-&-Try event: you’ll learn two or three tunes along with our younger band, DYJO2, learn a bit about jazz soloing, and find out what DYJO could do for your musical development. This is open to all standard big band jazz instruments: saxophones, trumpets, trombones, flutes, guitars, basses, pianists and drummers. (For a bit more information on rough suggested standards, please see our website ) Please email any queries to mail@dyjo.org
FREE Musical Inclusion Training Programme – Challenging Voices
Event Summary
Event Description
We have identified that we need to increase, support, and diversify our musical inclusion workforce, especially those working in alternative provision or with children and young people with social, emotional and mental health problems.
We are seeking to recruit up to 21 music practitioner/leaders (7 per hub organisation) to complete a comprehensive, fully funded musical inclusion training programme between May-Sept 2023.
Those applying should be based in Devon, Torbay, Plymouth or Cornwall.
You may already be working in music education, perhaps as a freelance portfolio musician/music leader or as a visiting music tutor. You may already be delivering musical inclusion work but wish to develop/refresh your practice. Alternatively, you may be a musician working in another role such as a TA in Alternative Provision or a community/youth worker. The programme will suit practitioners with a range of experience, musical skills and interests including contemporary music specialists such as DJs, music producers and rapping artists. You will join together to form an active ‘community of practice’.
The course is FREE to attend and there is a limited bursary pot available to help with any specific access needs e.g. childcare costs, teaching cover, travel or expenses.
We actively encourage applications from musicians who have experienced barriers to music leadership – LGBTQI+, female, non-binary, disabled, global majority, and those from low-socio economic backgrounds.
We are also interested in specifically offering a handful of the 21 places to music leaders who are under 26 years of age. Please let us know if you meet this particularly criteria in your application.
PLEASE READ THE TRAINING APPLICATION PACK BEFORE APPLYING. If YOU NEED THIS IS A DIFFERENT FORMAT PLEASE GET IN TOUCH.