Applications for 2024-25 Music Education Grant (MEG) funding close on Friday 27 September. All Devon and Torbay maintained schools and academies receive funding towards their delivery of the vision and aims of the National Plan for Music Education as part of the core offer from Devon Music Education Hub. To be eligible to receive funding, schools need to use the School Music Development Plan self-evaluation tool and share their judgment on current provision, as well as completing a basic data submission on engagement with music activities during 2023-24. This forms part of the Hub’s reporting requirements to DfE. In return the school will receive:
- Advice and support from a dedicated Music Development Lead for your area.
- Music Education Grant (MEG) funding allocation of £400 per school.
- Instrumental and vocal tuition bursaries for secondary schools.
- Fully funded access to award-winning digital resources like Charanga Musical School (primary), Charanga Secondary (secondary), and Focus on Sound Pro (secondary) to support music curriculum delivery.
- Fully funded loan of a wide range of class instrument sets and specialist equipment.
- Access to an extensive range of live music events and workshops.
- Regular conference, training and networking opportunities for the music education workforce.
- Weekly email Hubdates with news, resources, events and additional funding opportunities.
- School membership of Music Mark, the membership organisation and subject association for music.
- Opportunities to make music out-of-school through Hub supported ensembles and progression opportunities.
- Subsidised instrument loans and an Assisted Instrument Purchase Scheme for children and young people.
For more information please visit the Devon Music Education Hub website or contact your local Music Development Lead.
*Please note that Plymouth schools are not eligible for MEG funding.
Sign up now to be part of the Exeter Cathedral Chorister Outreach Programme and give your pupils the opportunity to perform with other local schools in this iconic building that has been supporting young people in Devon to sing for hundreds of years. During 2024-25 we will be working with schools in East Devon (autumn), Mid Devon (spring) and Plymouth (summer).
As of September 2024, Devon County Youth Brass Band is under new leadership. Chris Spreadbury and Matt Hawkins are delighted to be taking over the baton from Pete Jones, after 20 years of incredible service.
Devon has a rich heritage in brass banding, and we firmly believe we should have a thriving county band to match. Devon County Youth Brass Band’s first gathering day of the year is going to be an absolute cracker, and one that no young brass player in Devon will want to miss!
We are kicking off the year with a bang, and have organised a workshop provided by players from the South West’s premier brass band, The Flowers Band. The attending brass students will receive expert tuition from some of the area’s best brass musicians, culminating in a performance for family and friends at the end of the day. The workshop will start at 10am, and finish at 4pm, with a performance for parents/carers/family/friends at 3:30pm. The venue is King Edward VI Community College TQ9 5JX.
Current members of DCYBB can also attend the Open Day for free. Following the workshop, we will contact all attendees with information on how to sign up to the band for the academic year 2024-25.
Devon Music Education Hub invites you to connect, collaborate, and create at our upcoming Hub Networking Events, designed especially for schools, Visiting Music Teachers, Hub-supported partners and anyone interested in finding out more about music education.
What to expect:
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Warm welcome: Enjoy tea, coffee and cake whilst listening to musical performances from talented young people from the local area.
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Meet your Local Music Development Lead: A chance to meet/consult with the Hub’s Music Development Lead for your geographical area. Discover how they can support your music work.
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Strategic Direction: As we launch our exciting plans for 2024/25, learn about the Hub’s strategic direction and how it aligns with national aspirations. Have your say on how should develop our Local Plan for Music Education.
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Programme of events and training for the year: Get an overview of forthcoming events, workshops and professional development opportunities over the year ahead.
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Develop new partnerships: Explore opportunities for collaborative working and build new partnerships that will enrich the musical experiences of the young people you work with.
Whether you’re looking to network with fellow educators, gain insight into the future of music education, or simply enjoy some great performances, these events are not to be missed.
- 4-6pm Wednesday 25 September 2024 | The Plough Arts Centre, Great Torrington
- 4-6pm Monday 30 September 2024 | Stage Left, Paignton
- 4-6pm Tuesday 1 October 2024 | Exeter Phoenix, Exeter
We look forward to seeing you there!
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra's free KS2 Schools Concerts are back with a concert inspired by timeless stories of the majestic seas. Two concerts will be taking place at Exeter University Great Hall on Friday 31 January 2025
Designed with KS2 students in mind, these thrilling and interactive concerts will be presented by award-winning composer and conductor, James Redwood and actor/director, Lynne Forbes. Explore the Orchestra: Sea Stories will feature material that fuses symphonic music with the written word and will explore how the oceans have ignited the musical imaginations of many.
So set your masts – and prepare the sails – and get ready to hear pieces from opera, films and symphonies. Also featured will be a specially composed participatory song, composed and led by James, in addition to a newly composed body percussion piece created in collaboration with schools from Portsmouth. In these pieces, the audience will learn to sing and perform with the orchestra, and be introduced to all the instruments that make up a symphony orchestra.
Book early to avoid disappointment as these events always sell out quickly!
A practical and interactive online six-week Zoom course is for anyone who wants to improve their skills and knowledge in early years music.
Early Childhood Music Practitioners Rosie Walton and Kate Comberti will join Jane Parker and Jennie Loader from Take Art to bring you this popular course. This is a partnership training event between The Gloucestershire Songscape Project and SoundWaves Network SW, both funded by Youth Music.
The course will cover:
- Confidence in delivering simple singing games, rhymes and instrumental work
- Musical play and how to support it through adult interaction
- Identifying and celebrating children’s musical achievement.
Who is this course for?
- Early Childhood Practitioners / Teachers / Childminders
- Music Practitioners
- Students
Sessions will take place at 7.30pm on Tuesdays from 15 October 2024.
Devon Music Education Hub are seeking to appoint a friendly, efficient and enthusiastic person to join our small but busy team as our new Administration and Logistics Coordinator.
This new role will be mainly office based at our premises in Willand, Cullompton. The successful applicant will be required to drive the Hub van across the county undertaking delivery and collection of our instrument stock to schools.
You will be the first point of contact for parents, schools and visitors to the office and will be required to perform a varied range of administrative and logistics planning tasks. Apply now via Devon Jobs!
We have made a few changes to geographical areas of responsibility for the Hub's team of local Music Development Leads. Music Development Leads are on hand to help maintained schools and academies, music educators, community organisations and Hub-supported partners with advice and support around music education. They coordinate a wide range of projects and events in their areas and have strategic responsibilities as part of our senior leadership team. Each one of our Music Development Leads and expert music educator in their own right.
Hub Networking Events
Wednesday 25 September 2024 | The Plough Arts Centre, Great Torrington
Monday 30 September 2024 | Stage Left, Paignton
Tuesday 1 October 2024 | Exeter Phoenix, Exeter
Ivybridge Music Centre - Come and try an instrument
Wednesday 25 September 2024 | Ivybridge Community College
Ofsted Update on Music in Schools
Tuesday 15 October 2024 | Online
Devon County Youth Brass Band and The Flowers Band Open Day
Sunday 20 October 2024 | King Edward VI Community College, Totnes
Wells Cathedral School Oboe and Bassoon Day
Saturday 12 October 2024 | Wells Cathedral School
Be a Chorister for a Day
Saturday 30 November 2024 | Exeter Cathedral
The Melting Pot
Thursday 31 October 2024 | The Plough Arts Centre, Great Torrington
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