There's now just one week to go until The Mix 2024 and we are super-excited to welcome nearly 2,000 children and young people from schools across Devon to Bridwell on Friday 5 July. We have capacity for a small number of last minute bookings if you would like to bring along a school or home-educated group to join in the fun.
On Saturday 6 July, everyone is welcome for a family-friendly day of inspirational live music and activities. FREE to attend, but booking strongly recommended!
One of the key recommendations of the revised National Plan for Music Education (published June 2022) is that all schools should have a Music Development Plan. While this guidance is not new, DfE have recently reiterated and strengthened the wording, and now expects all schools to include a summary of their Music Development Plan on their website by 1 September 2024. A suggested template is now available – the template is not mandatory, and schools should feel free to adapt it.
Devon Music Education Hub has produced a Music Development Plan self-evaluation tool – this goes above and beyond DfE requirements and is intended to support schools with this process. To be eligible to receive Music Education Grant (MEG) funding, schools will need to share their self-evaluation judgment with the Hub, as well as completing a basic data submission. Additional support is available from your local Music Development Lead.
The latest in the Music Mark #ResearchShorts is penned by Mark Phillips, formerly a Senior HMI and Ofsted's National Lead for Music. It focuses on supporting secondary school and is based on Mark's work with school in Devon and Torbay earlier in the year as part of the Hub's Developing Ambitious School Music (DASM) initiative. Mark's research dives into assessing Year 7 pupils' prior knowledge as they arrive in Secondary school, observing teaching and learning, and providing a possible starting point for baseline (or should we say bassline!) assessment.
Join us at Bomba on Exeter Quay on Thursday 27 June for the final of the Devon Secondary Schools Battle of the Bands, featuring talented young musicians from Exeter College, St Luke's CofE School, Colyton Grammar School, King Edward VI Community College, Plympton Academy, Devonport High School for Boys, Great Torrington School and The Ilfracombe Academy.
The finalists have been selected form a series of regional heats across Devon in recent weeks and will receive back from leading industry professionals. We have been blown away the quality of the participating bands and are looking forward to the final.
Hub-supported County Groups will be embarking on two overseas concert tours over the next couple of weeks to France.
Devon Youth Wind Orchestra and Devon Youth Choir are heading to Paris for a long weekend from Friday 28 June to Monday 1 July, exploring the sights and performing in the French capital city, which is set to host the Olympics in a matter of weeks.
Devon Youth Jazz Orchestra will be heading further south for performances in Die and Vienne from Tuesday 2 July to Sunday 7 July, including as part of the prestigious Vienne Jazz Festival.
Good luck to all of the fantastic young musicians representing Devon abroad this summer.
Devon Music Education Hub are delighted to be collaborating with the National Youth Orchestra to offer young musicians in Devon, Plymouth and Torbay this exciting opportunity to play side by side with NYO and NYO Inspire musicians.
Join us from 3.30-5.30pm on Friday 12 July 2024 at St Peter’s Church Aided School, Exeter EX2 5AP with a sharing for parents/carers from 5pm. This event is open to 11-18 year olds that play an orchestral instrument (including saxophone) to a Grade 4 level of ability or higher and is being offered free of charge.
Some lucky young musicians participating in this event will be nominated to join NYO and NYO Inspire musicians from around the UK on their summer residency, which includes a prestigious televised performance as part of the BBC Proms.
Devon Music Education Hub would like to acknowledge the generous support of St Peter’s Church Aided School for hosting this event.
Delegates at the recent Devon Music Education Conference had the opportunity to see first hand a wide selection of music-related books for children and young people, curated by our colleagues from the School Library Service. Amongst other recommended reading topics, you can now find a Music Book List on the School Library Service website, which includes suggested picture books, junior fiction and non-fiction titles, as well as appropriate books for teens - these are all available for schools to purchase at a discounted rate.
Informal Music Chats
Various dates | Online
Growing Trans and Non-Binary Awareness
Tuesday 2 July 2024 | Online
Devon Secondary Schools Battle of the Bands
Thursday 27 June 2024 | Bomba, Exeter FINAL
The Mix 2024
5-6 July 2024 | Bridwell Park, Uffculme
TRYSTOCK 2024
Saturday 13 July 2024 | The Big Sheep, Bideford
Sing Together!
24-26 July 2024 | Westlands Entertainment Venue, Yeovil
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