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Southwark Music Hub
Issue 6                                           5th February 2015
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The Hub-a-dub-dub

A Note From Denise...

Welcome to the sixth issue of The Hub-a-dub-dub! In this issue we celebrate a brilliant event at the Clore Ballroom on the Southbank, which featured 8 schools in Southwark. Thank you to Jo Fitzmaurice for this review. We also look ahead to an exciting circus event in May as part of the Dulwich festival. Don't forget to send Jenni anything, big or small, that you would like included in the next newsletter. Email Jenni at Jennifer.Cable@southwark.org.uk.
DIARY OF EVENTS
 
9th February: 2pm - 5pm. Composing and Arranging for the Voice. Vocal coach, Juliet Russell will lead this afternoon workshop, giving information about how to be aware of vocal ranges and vocal health issues when making arrangements and writing new music for the voice. For more information click here.

12th February: 10am - 3.30pm. Voicelab is looking for 8 school choirs from year groups 3 - 7 to come and perform their greatest choral hits on the Clore Ballroom stage, swap their favourite song with another choir and sing together with hundreds of children. To apply for a free place click here.

18th February: 10am - 12pm. Live Music Now and Horniman Museum are very excited to present another All Together Now event this upcoming half term. Join them for an interactive and fun morning of music making for families with children with special needs and their siblings. Meet LMN's eclectic alternative folk group Tir Eolas for a session of singing, crafting, musical story-telling and guaranteed foot stomping! Tickets are free but space is limited. Please book by emailing bookings@livemusicnow.org or calling 020 7014 2828.

18th and 19th February: 10.30am - 4.30pm. Join the wonderful David Idowu Choir for their free half term course. The course will be held at Amott Road Baptist Church in Peckham. For more information and to book online click here.

19th and 20th February: 9.30am - 3.30pm. There are still a few places on this animate course, open to pupils living or going to school in Southwark who are in years 5 -8. The course is £17 or £5 for those in receipt of pupil premium and will be held at Charter School on Red Post Hill.  Please click here for more information.

19th and 20th February: 10am - 4pm. The Southwark Youth Orchestra are looking forward to a couple of days of quality music making in half term. £25 for a place but concessions are available. This course is at Kingsdale Foundation School, Alleyn Park, Dulwich. For more information and to apply online click here.

25th February: 2pm - 5pm. Singing Assemblies. Get them singing, keep them singing and learn while you sing! This training session led by Mea Jenkins will show how assemblies are a great time to develop a range of repertoire with the whole school. For more information click here.

3rd March: 9.30 - 4.30. Excellence in Primary Music Teaching. Explore the national curriculum, Ofsted music requirements, music education research and pedagogy. For more information click here.

4th March: 10am - 3.30pm. Gospel Singing. This course offers the opportunity to learn Gospel singing with vocal coach Mark De-Lisser. For more information click here.

18th March: Conducting Masterclass. This masterclass offers a fantastic opportunity to work closely for a whole day with one of the UK's finest, dynamic choral and orchestral conductors, Dominic Peckham. For more information click here. 

16th June: 10am - 1pm. KS1 Music and Movement. Learn how to use music and movement activities to improve your KS1 pupils' creative and academic skills. For more information click here.

16th June: 2pm - 5pm. KS2 Music and Movement. Learn how to use music and movement activities to support composition, notation and singing work at KS2. For more information click here. 
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SUCCESS! 

Monday 26th January saw over 300 Southwark children make their way to the Festival Hall Ballroom Floor, where they shared the work they had been doing in their whole class music lessons. Townsend, St Joseph's Gomm Road, Oliver Goldsmith, St Peter's, Cobourg, Goose Green and St James the Great all did a brilliant job performing on recorders, violins, ukuleles and brass instruments. Students from Globe Academy shared work from a songwriting project that they had done. The event finished with an enthusiastic performance of sixties classic 'I'm a Believer' lead by the staff band who had provided accompaniments for all the children's performances. We were very moved by the positive feedback we received from the general public who were clearly delighted by the children's enjoyment. Many thanks to our friends at Southbank for their support in making this event possible.

There will be a similar event for all our percussion players on Monday 2nd March at 5pm. Do come along and join the party!
 
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SUCCESS! 

This spring the circus comes to Dulwich - but this isn't a traditional circus! Southwark events team are working with Extraordinary Bodies, a circus company of disabled and non-disabled performers who will present an amazing show, Weighting in Dulwich Park on 9th and 10th May as part of Dulwich Festival.

The most exciting part is that there's a chance to be part of the show. The show involves a large community choir for anyone aged 10 to 110 and all abilities - and you or your choir can be part of it. There is an info / training session for teachers / choir leaders on Wednesday 11th February, 4.30om to 6.30pm in Dulwich and choir leaders and teachers can be sent score and recordings of backing tracks etc. For more information about getting involved click here or call 020 7525 3422. 

To see a clip of the premiere of Weighting click here.
 

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Hub Member's Profile: London College of Contemporary Music

Founded in 2002, by Geoff Hemsley and Darius Khwaja, London Centre of Contemporary Music (LCCM) is an independent higher education institution for popular music. It attracts talented student musicians who intend to enter the music and related creative industries. The institution’s academic strategy focuses on the preparation of students for an unorthodox, competitive industry based on ideas, creativity and intellect.
The institution’s culture promotes innovation, artistry and initiative through the development of advanced knowledge. LCCM students develop first-class skills in a principle discipline combined with a detailed
understanding of harmony, orchestration and musical style set against a background of continuous technological change.

LCCM strives “to provide pre-professional musical training of the highest national and international standards; to produce solo artists, session players, bands, composers and producers who understand the art of music – its performance, theory, technology, history and context within human culture. LCCM aims to equip its graduates with the breadth of skills necessary for sustaining professional careers in today’s industry.”
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