Place – Essex Music Education Hub

Music Schools

Location	Venue	Day	Times
Colchester Institute, Sheepen Road, CO3 3LL	Colchester Music School (Academy East) Andy Heard 07827 233605 andy.heard@essex.gov.uk	Saturday	8.30am - 1.30pm	Saturday / 8.30am - 1.30pm

Upcoming events

FREE HALF-TERM RAP PROJECT

Workshop

Thu 21 February 2019 / 10:00am - 3:00pm
Fri 22 February 2019 / 10:00am - 3:00pm

THE HALF-TERM RAP PROJECT with Kenny Baraka Join Kenny Baraka for an Introduction to Rap. Find out more about Kenny here What’s included in the

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MUSICAL FUTURES CPD – JUST PLAY, LONDON

Musical Futures Training / Primary CPD Training / Workshop

Tue 26 February 2019 / 10:00am - 3:30pm

JUST PLAY – The Musical Futures approach to developing instrumental skills. Please note: This full day’s training also incorporates our Everyone Can Play entry level whole class ukulele

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MUSIC DIY – Make it in Music – Do it your way – in Colchester

Sat 16 March 2019 / 12:00pm - 4:00pm

MUSIC DIY – Make it in Music – Do it your way Calling all Essex based musicians! Are you starting out and need to know

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ATTENTION PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS! Free Training in Colchester

Charanga Training / Primary CPD Training / Workshop

Wed 27 March 2019 / 4:00pm - 5:30pm

FREE TRAINING of CHARANGA! Charanga Musical School is the most significant new Primary music resource for a decade. Please read on for more details. Any

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ESSEX YOUNG MUSICIAN COMPETITION, 2019

Competition / Concert

Sun 7 July 2019 / 10:00am - 6:30pm

John Lill, C.B.E., the distinguished Essex-born pianist and President of the Ongar Music Club has generously supported the competition and has consented to the awards being in

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REFRESHED THINKING for MUSIC CO-ORDINATORS

Primary CPD Training / Workshop

Thu 10 October 2019 / 9:30am - 3:30pm

A one-day course for teachers who have recently become Music subject leaders, or, for those who would like some refreshed thinking on how to deliver

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MUSIC WORKING WITHIN and ACROSS THE ARTS

Primary CPD Training / Workshop

Thu 5 March 2020 / 9:30am - 3:30pm

A one-day course for Essex Primary School teachers of creative exploration linking music, art, dance and drama. An opportunity to be immersed in accessible Primary

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Latest news

Thu 7 February 2019

Two-thirds of young people in England are active musicians, a new report finds “Music is pretty much everything.” Chi, 21, Oxford. A new research report shows

Thu 7 February 2019

A new research report shows that music is essential in young people’s lives, significantly improving their wellbeing. 85% of young people said music made them

Thu 17 January 2019

Aged 15 Lottie Anstee joined the Essex Music Service’s flagship ensemble, the Essex Youth Orchestra, and became its Principal Flautist aged 16. In 2018, Lottie

Mon 14 January 2019

The Essex Youth Orchestra and Essex Youth Jazz Orchestra served up a musical treat on 29 December 2018 in Chelmsford Cathedral. This joint concert was performed

Tue 18 December 2018

Get your original songs heard. Get connected. Get ready! Aged 8-18? Written your own original songs? Want to write your first song? Want to get

Fri 14 December 2018

Good news for musicians! Ever thought of playing a musical instrument? Read about some of the benefits ….. Increased Immune Functioning ….. Scientists don’t know

Tue 11 December 2018

On 21 November 2018, we held our first Singing Workshop for 7 – 11 year olds at the Chelmsford Music School. Our Music Tutors introduced

Mon 10 December 2018

In this article, published in the MIA*, Classic FM explores recent research conducted by YouGov for the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra which asked children aged 6 to

Tue 4 December 2018

New report shows more than 700,000 pupils benefiting from whole class instrumental teaching. More children are getting the opportunity to learn an instrument or take

Wed 14 November 2018

How Lemzi’s Rap workshops help include everyone in music at school “The main priority, before teaching them specific rapping techniques or immersing them in any

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JAZZ QUINTET at MAKE THE DIFFERENCE AWARDS

Fri 30 September 2016

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EYSWO April 2016

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