The Manuscript Paper
Autumn 2014
In this edition:
The First SMS Fun Day
BBC Ten Pieces
Diary of Events & Courses
Junior Voices at the Royal
Albert Hall
Stockport Music Service Fun Day!
SMS Online
To celebrate moving to a brand new,
their face painted and playing on the
Band, Pantonics All Star
state of the art building earlier this
bouncy castle. There were many
Steel Orchestra and many
term, Stockport Music Service held a
workshops and activities taking place
of the ensembles of
fun day on Saturday 18th October.
throughout the day including Samba
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Parents and children of all ages
and African drumming, play-along
played to very busy crowds.”
(literally) blew us away by trying a
sessions with bands and choirs for all
selection of wind, brass, percussion
ages, musical bumps and instrument
and string instruments.
tasters to name but a few.
Stockport families were invited to join
Children were also invited to sign up
are finally installed! There are two
us for the day to have a look around
to the hugely popular ‘be a recording
superb, large rehearsal rooms, a
the new building, try out instruments
star’ where they sang a selection of
number of smaller practice rooms and
and have loads of fun including having
songs from Adele’s “Someone Like
a dedicated recording studio, as well
You” to song of the moment “Let it
as two instrument stores. In the
Go!” to a packed audience. They were
evenings, and at weekends, the
even recorded live on stage.
Service also shares the hall and one or
New this year:
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Beginner Cello Group – Friday
4.00 – 4.50 pm
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Change the Music - Music making
for young adults (16+) with
special needs
Beginner Guitar Group - Monday
5.45 – 6.45 pm
Electric Strings – Wednesday,
6.00 – 7.00 pm
GM Hub Wind Band
this move for a number of months now
and everyone is very excited that we
The day finished with everyone in the
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The Music Service has been waiting for
building joining together for a
fantastic community scratch choir
WW1 sing-along.
Councillor Shan Alexander, Stockport
Council’s Executive Member for
Lifelong Learning and Achievement,
said “It was indeed a fantastic,
interactive day full of life and musical
expression. Stockport Schools’ Brass
two extra classrooms with Castle Hill
School. The facilities are a great
improvement and we are settling into
our new home very well! Perhaps you
can see it for yourselves at one of the
Christmas concerts!
If you would like further information
about any of the ensembles, please
contact Beverley Holmes by email on
[email protected] or
ring 0161 483 7636.
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NEW – CELLO CLUB!
Have you recently started playing cello?
Then this is the group for you! Starting on
the 7th November the new Cello Club will
be honing their skills on their instrument
whilst gaining valuable experience playing
as an ensemble. Not to mention meeting
new friends and getting the chance to
perform in concerts! The club will run on
Friday evenings from 1600 – 1650 and is
open to new members – please contact
Beverley Holmes on 0161 483 7636 or
[email protected] for
more information.
GM HUB WOODWIND DAY
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BBC Ten Pieces: Are you involved yet?
Ten pieces is an exciting new
for schools upon request (while stocks
initiative for Primary Schools, led by
last), inspirational ‘how to’ films and
BBC Learning and the BBC Performing
background on repertoire, teachers’
Groups, focusing on classical music
notes and arrangements of the
and creativity. It runs over a whole
repertoire to suit different abilities.
On Sunday 30 November, the GM Hub is
running a Woodwind Day for players of
Grade 5 standard and upwards. It will be
led by members of the BBC Philharmonic
Orchestra, and will take place in their
studio at MediaCity UK. The day will take
the format of a workshop ending with a
concert for parents. As happened with the
Brass Band Day, last year, it is hoped that
the Woodwind Day will lead to the
formation of a Hub Symphonic Wind Band,
drawing players from across Greater
Manchester. There are still a few places
available – please contact
[email protected] for more
details.
school year and started at the
NEW – BEGINNER GUITAR GROUP
commission by Anna Meredith.
Monday evening has seen the introduction
of the new Beginner Guitar Group with Mr.
Conyard. Players have the opportunity to
play some of their favourite tunes and
explore different styles of pop, rock jazz
and classical guitar music. Since September
the group has been working really hard on
their pieces and will be starting to look at
chords this half term. The group is open to
new members so if you have recently
started playing the guitar and would like
have a go playing with a group of like
minded people and getting the chance to
play in concerts please contact Beverley
Holmes on 0161 483 7636 or
[email protected].
There are lots of reasons for schools
beginning of this term with a week of
special events across the country.
The project will culminate in a major
celebratory finale in next summer.
The aim of Ten Pieces is to open up
the world of classical music to
This is a fantastic resource and is
supported whole-heartedly by SMS, so
if your school has not yet signed up,
do get involved!
The Ten Pieces are:
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Mars from ‘The Planets’ - Holst
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In the Hall of the Mountain King –
children and to inspire them to
develop their own responses to the
Grieg
pieces through music, dance or digital
art. The repertoire includes a range
of music from Baroque to
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Mussorgsky
contemporary, including a new
to get involved as the project will
A Night on a Bare Mountain –
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Short Ride in a Fast Machine –
Adams
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help to deliver key aspects of the new
Storm Interlude from ‘Peter
Grimes’ – Britten
curriculum, including learning about
the works of great composers,
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Symphony No 5 – Beethoven
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Horn Concerto No 4 – Mozart
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Zadok the Priest – Handel
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Connect It –
composing and performing.
Participation will also develop
children’s creativity, confidence and
collaborative skills. BBC resources
include free screenings of a cinematic
Meredith
film featuring the Ten Pieces and
introduced by celebrities and
performed by the BBC National
Orchestra of Wales, a DVD of the film
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Firebird (Finale) Stravinsky
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JUNIOR VOICES at the ALBERT HALL
SMS Online
Stockport Music Service is catching up
with technology and now has a fantastic
new website full of information on the
music service.
Over 60 singers from Stockport Junior Voices had the opportunity of a lifetime on
11th November 2014, when they travelled to London to take part in the Schools’
Prom at the Royal Albert Hall. They joined a 550 strong choir, made up of young
singers from the Greater Manchester Music Hub, to perform a specially
commissioned work by Ed Puddick with the GM Jazz Orchestra. The lyrics were
taken from “Secret Music” a poem by War poet Siegfried Sassoon, and it was a
The website includes:
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SMS news
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details of ensembles and
concerts
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information on instrumental and
vocal lessons
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calendar of events
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resources for schools.
We would be more than grateful if you
could help us promote the site by telling
a friend, or even tweeting about us
mentioning @SKMusicService. Also, we'd
love it if you could 'like' our new
Facebook page.
unique combination to set this for Jazz musicians and young voices.
Junior Voices had an early start, mustering at 7.30 ready for the long journey
down to the capital, but despite all the excitement, everyone took the
opportunity to observe the 2 minute Armistice Day silence at the service station.
Check back regularly for the latest on
news ,events and more. Visit us at:
www.gmmusichub.co.uk/stockport
Packed lunches munched en route, we arrived in good time for the joint
rehearsal, and had plenty of opportunity to marvel at the wonderful building.
Excitement mounted for the rest of the afternoon until finally the big moment
arrived, and Secret Music had its premiere and WOW - what a response from the
You can also find us on Facebook and
Twitter where we will keep you updated
on the latest news.
5,000 strong audience!! It was received with a standing ovation!
The concert finished in usual Proms style, with a vigorous rendition of Edward
Elgar’s ‘Land of Hope and Glory’ and as the children sang their hearts out once
again, the moment we had all been waiting for finally came as balloons and
streamers descended from the ceiling! On the way home, the children had an
extra treat, as they were given a special tour of London by night, seeing a
floodlit Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, the
Houses of Parliament and St Paul’s Cathedral
together with a glimpse of the poppies at the Tower
of London. What a memorable day!
Look out for confirmation of a repeat performance hopefully at the Bridgewater Hall on 21st June!
!!STOP PRESS!!
Primary Schools Singing Challenge Friday 20th March 2015
A newly commissioned piece called “Timeline Detective” by Rob Wilding, featuring a chronology
of major British history dates.
Stockport Music Service
Autumn 2014
Christmas at SMS
Do come and join us for one of our Christmas Events!
Stockport Music Centre Concerts
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Wednesday(3 (December(
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Percussion and
Friday 5th December
Junior Strings
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Monday 1st December
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KG Beats
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Tuesday 2nd December
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Vox Box
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Intermediate Strings
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Senior Wind Band
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Electric Strings
Jazz Club
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Junior Voices
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Junior Band
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Intermediate
Wind Band
These will take place at St George’s Church, Buxton
Road beginning at 7.30 pm on:
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Samba
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Junior Carol Festivals
6.30 pm
Secondary Carol Festival
This will take place at St Mary’s
Church in the Market Place,
beginning at 7.00 pm, on Thursday
4th December and will feature the
Stockport Schools’ Brass Bands’
Intermediate Band.
Tickets for the Music Service Concerts are available from the office
Being Church services, the above Festivals are
on 0161 483 7636 and cost £4 including a glass of wine and a mince
not ticketed, but each will have a retiring
pie for adults and £2 for children including a soft drink.
collection at the end. All are welcome!
Stockport Music Service – inspiring the musicians of tomorrow
Diary of Events
CPD COURSES for 2014-2015
30th November 2014, 9.30 am to 4.30 pm
Woodwind Day at MediaCity UK
The GM Music Hub - Singing in the Classroom.
1st & 2nd December 2014, 7.30 pm
Junior Carol Festivals, St George’s Buxton Road
4th December 2014, 7.00 pm
Secondary Carol Festival, St Mary’s in the Market Place
Great Ideas to get Boys Singing with Greg Hallam
Thursday 5th February, 5.00 – 7.00 pm, Chethams Music
School. Contact [email protected]
Stockport Music Service courses:
3rd & 5th December 2014, 6.30 pm
Stockport Music Centre Christmas Concerts
Stockport Local Vocals – open to any adult connected to
a school community who would like to have fun singing
with others. No experience or music reading needed!
23rd, 26th & 31st March, 23rd April 2015, 7.00 pm
Junior Choirs’ Concerts, Town Hall, Stockport
Thursdays in the Spring Term, 5.00-6.00 starting 8 Jan
30th March & 1st April 2015
Stockport Music Centre Spring Concerts
Primary Music for NQTs and RQTs
21st May 2015
Nursery Rhyme Day, Town Hall, Stockport
Signed Song (BSL) with Paul Whittaker
Thursday 12th Februaru,1.00 – 4.00 pm
Tuesday 10th March, 4.00 – 6.00 pm
Stockport Music Service
The Fairway, Stockport, SK2 5DS
T: 0161 483 7636
F: 0161 483 0024
E: [email protected]
@SKMusicService