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Issue 2 February 2017

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A note from Denise

Hello and welcome to the 2^nd issue of our new and improved newsletter.

In this issue you will find out more about some of the music services programmes together with features from partners … and ... We also have a link to some YouTube clips featuring hub partners so you can get to know some of the amazingly varied music that we all produce.

In other hub news we have now had the first meeting of the hub steering group. We have a group of about 12 people including primary and secondary headteachers, primary and secondary heads of music, representatives of a further education institution, representatives of Southwark Council, senior management of the music service, young people and representatives of partner hub organisations. We discussed how the hub should move forward and how we can provide musical opportunities for all Southwark young people, not just those who attend a particularly musical school or who have parents who are willing to support their children’s musical learning by paying large amounts of money. We will be continuing to discuss this at our next meeting as well as exploring the idea of having a staff member of the music service take on a particular hub focus meaning they are a go between for all hub members. We will keep you in touch with the group’s progress and if you would like to add ideas to the groups agenda please do let me know.

The rest of the newsletter is self explanatory – I hope you enjoy reading it.

All the very best

Denise Barber
Head of Southwark Music Hub

Nursing Home Tour

Eleven of Southwark’s most talented young musicians are touring local nursing homes with violins, guitars, saxophones, percussion, a cello, trumpets and a clarinet. They are performing an eclectic program including Three Little Birds (Bob Marley), London is the Place For Me (Lord Kitchener), The Firebird’s Finale (Stravinsky), and the best-loved Que Sera (Doris Day).

They have been well received by the residents, many of whom have danced and sung along - one gentleman even started doing air guitar on his walking stick! Nursing home staff testify to how music revives memories, brings people together, and often gets them singing and dancing - no wonder it has such a feel-good factor! Southwark Music Service hopes that the tour will show the next generation of musicians the positive impact they can make with their talents and inspire them to use their music in the community for years to come.

‘It [performing for nursing home residents] was a brand new experience for me. I’ve never felt a connection between me and an audience member so strong before. Usually when performing I can see members of the audience enjoying the music but I felt like when I performed here, they weren’t just enjoying the music but also enjoying our presence more than a normal audience would. I had an audience member look at me like they wanted to hear about my life ambitions and how school is. A truly unique experience.’ – Stanley Sorrell, percussionist, Kingsdale School.

‘It was a really unique experience which I’ve really learnt a lot from’ - Esme Cargill, singer and jazz saxophonist, Kingsdale School.

The Southwark Youth Orchestra
February half term course 2017

Course: Wednesday 15th, Thursday 16th & Friday 17th February 10am - 5pm (registration from 9.30am)
Concert: Friday 17th February, 6pm, St Giles Church, Camberwell Church St, SE5 8RB

SYO is an advanced orchestra for Grade 5+ players who either live or go to school in Southwark, Lambeth, Lewisham or Greenwich, performing a range of classical and contemporary repertoire. SYO meets for intensive courses during school holidays under the leadership of a team of hugely experienced conductors and tutors.

Click here to see a video from our Autumn 2016 concert!

Fee: £25 (concessions for siblings and FSM pupils available, please enquire)

Apply at www.southwarkmusicservice.org.uk or email Gordon@southwarkmusicservice.org.uk
For general enquiries about Southwark Music Service, email Jennifer Cable at Jennifer.Cable@southwark.gov.uk

Love singing? Live or go to school in Southwark? In Year 8 or above? Want to be part of the most dynamic youth choir in London? Then come and join us!

See a video compilation of their work here!

Led by a team of professional singers, the choir rehearses mainly during school holidays and regularly performs in wonderful venues across London.

Join us for our free 2 day course this half-term

Dates: Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th February 2017
Venue: Southbank Centre
Time: 10.30am - 4pm
Performance: 6pm on Thursday 16th February

To join contact jo@southwarkmusicservice.org.uk

For more information and to apply online, visit www.southwarkmusicservice.org.uk

Kinetika Bloco

On the 24th February Southwark Council funded Kinetika Bloco were invited to perform as a part of the launch of a new report: ImagineNation by the Cultural Learning Alliance at the Houses of Parliament. 20 members of Kinetika Bloco performed three pieces as a part of the launch and mingled with MP’s, Arts Campaigners and Celebrities including Darcey Bussell and Fiona Shaw to discuss the importance and value of the Arts for young people.

The Alliance is a collective voice working to ensure that all children and young people have meaningful access to culture. ImagineNation: the value of cultural learning, presents a refreshed, comprehensive and compelling case for the value of cultural learning within and beyond our education system.

Kinetika Bloco is a performance group working with young people in Southwark and Lambeth. To join us or find out more go to www.kinetikabloco.co.uk/join-us

Essential Musicianship for Teachers

There are now 2 dates left for the 'Voices Foundation’ 5 Day Essential Musicianship for Teachers course this academic year.

This is a brilliant course for anyone involved in primary music education: Class teachers, TAs, Music Specialist and Instrumental teachers. The programme focuses on the use of the voice as a means to deliver the music national curriculum from nursery to year 6. You will finish with a huge arsenal of songs and activities to share with your colleagues and pupils.

Dates: 9.30am-4.00pm on Wed 15th March, Wed 17th May
Led By: Sally Cathcart
Venue: 1901 Arts Club, SE1 18UE
Cost: Free to all Southwark Staff, £150 (for all 5 days) for staff from other SRMP boroughs.

For more information or to book, please email vf@voices.org.uk

Southwark Orchestra Day

On Monday 30th January, more than 250 primary and secondary school pupils from across the borough came together at the Southbank Centre to share and make music together under the expert guidance of SYO conductor Scott Stroman. It was a fantastic day of music and the young people of Southwark were inspirational.

'Without music, life would be a mistake.' Freidrich Nietzsche

'Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.' Maya Angelou

Maxine Haffner: 'Does anyone know anything about the Mona Lisa?'
Child: 'Yes. Leonardo Di Caprio painted it. He's dead now... but he painted it before he died.'
Anonymous child

'If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music.' Albert Einstein

'We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams.' Arthur O'Shaughnessy

The English Folk Dance and Song Society is a vibrant, multi-faceted arts organisation which works locally, nationally and internationally. Learning and participation is a huge part of what they do, and their education department works with schools, colleges, young people, adults, children, families and teachers. They have several courses coming up for you to get involved in, the first of which takes place on 13th February. Click here for more information and for other upcoming courses.

To see a video of some of their work, click here!

Tuned In London

In mid December, a Tuned In London audience, filling the house in its well hidden cinema location, at the end of a labyrinthine corridor within the walls of Sands Films, Rotherhithe, was up out of the comfort of its sofas, armchairs and pews, dancing, clapping, getting on down to the mighty fine Blues performed by Brixton-born and bred musician Errol Linton and his band. Performers don't usually hail from Brixton. The incredible gig marked 5 years nearly to the day since Errol first came to be a part of what has become an extraordinarily rich and varied programme, featuring world and folk music from all corners of the globe.

Initially housed at the Brunel Museum, two years ago Eleanor Thorn named the programme Tuned In London and accepted Sands Films' invitation to base the programme with them. The cosiness of their exquisite home-made cinema, more often the home of a thriving film club, has made the move a very successful one. The building oozes both history and creativity and from the moment musicians and audience members alike cross the threshold they are inspired and enthused by the feel and look of this very special place. That's proving a wonderful recipe! Browse the picture library while you wait, or sit at gingham-clothed tables in the kitchen before selecting your sofa in the cinema where some of the very best musicians from London and beyond have been treating those in the know to delightfully intimate, largely acoustic gigs. No money please for the tea and coffee you are offered on arrival.

The next series runs fortnightly from Wed 22nd Feb till Wed 19th April and will feature music from Scotland, Romania, Iceland, Senegal and Spain. This series will feature more South East Londoners than usual: Fred Thomas, multi-instrumentalist and producer extraordinaire will perform with kora-player Kadialy Kouyate; Osp, Icelandic singer songwriter who will be launching her album; Esther Weekes, singer and flamenco dancer, whose band Jazzolea's members will be travelling from Seville, is from Camberwell!

Click here for more information and to book tickets.

Southwark Schools Orchestra

If you are looking for the opportunity to develop your playing with likeminded young people then this is an opportunity not to be missed. We are offering new SSO members (Grade 2-5) the chance to try us out free of charge for a term!

Rehearsals: 11.45 - 1pm Saturdays at Walworth Academy, Shorncliffe Road, London, SE1 5UJ

For further information contact andy@southwark.gov.uk, call or text 07812 899964, or click here for the website.

Sound Connections develops, enables & empowers young Londoners through high quality music-making opportunities.
They do this by delivering ground breaking musical opportunities, providing professional development to music organisations and practitioners, and undertaking high quality action research and advocacy to promote best practice in music education.
Sound Connections works to bring together organisations and practitioners working across four key music specialisms: Challenging Circumstances, Early Years, Youth Voice and Sector & Workforce Development.
To get involved, there are a number of training opportunities coming up, including:

Music Excellence London: Creating an inclusive classroom for all at Key Stage 3

Thursday 23rd Feb, 9.30am - 4pm

Sound Connections' Early Years Music Conference 2017

Monday 6th March, 10am - 4pm

The Folk Song Toolkit: towards inclusive music making

Tuesday 14th March, 10am - 4pm

Exploring Music in Challenging Circumstances

Thursday 20th, 9.30am - 4.30pm

Samba Drumming and Body Percussion

Wednesday 24th March, 2pm - 5pm

Click here for more information and to book courses.

The Clore Leadership Programme

Are you an exceptional individual with the potential and desire to lead within arts and culture? Are you passionate about building an innovative and resilient cultural sector?

This Arts Council England supported Fellowship is open to candidates working within Music Education Hubs in England and who have the potential to take on significant leadership roles within music education hubs.

The Clore Fellowship brings together some of the most creative and dynamic cultural leaders in the UK and beyond for a life-changing adventure - it is a personal and professional learning experience unlike any other. The Fellowship will support you to be the leader you have the potential to be, through in-depth learning tailored to your individual needs, aspirations and circumstances.

Closing date for applications is 13th February 2017. Click here to find out more.

Percussion Festival

On Wednesday 1st February, almost 200 children from primary and secondary schools across Southwark performed in our Percussion Festival. This was held on the Clore Ballroom floor in the Southbank Centre, and led by Sandra Dyer and Pauline Madden (founders of Drumhead), as well as our samba tutors Pablo Paracchino and Nuno Brito. The event was very well received by all who attended, the children earning praise from staff and parents as well as passers-by at the Southbank who had stopped to listen.

The Dulwich Music Festival enters its sixth year with a piano festival at Dulwich College on Sunday 11 June 2017. Entry is open to all pianists in Southwark and there are non-competitive classes and graded exam classes. The syllabus is available online at http://www.dulwichmusicfestival.co.uk

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