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Sound Foundation Somerset
Spring 2021
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Welcome to our termly newsletter!
Find out about all the great musical opportunities coming up for young musicians and how you can get involved...
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A quick message from the chair of SFS...
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"Belated HNY. Here we are in Lockdown 3 and I know that all SFS partners are facing organisational and personal challenges. MEH funding has been confirmed for another financial year. SFS will continue support the infrastructure of local, regional and national partners who have continued to support Somerset's young musicians over the last year. When we emerge from the pandemic, provision will have changed to incorporate new technologies but SFS will still be there promoting all that is good in music for the benefit of our young musicians." - Richard Jones
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Upcoming Events & Opportunities
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Spaeda/Somerset TalentED Academy
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Creative Industries
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When: Wed 27th Jan 4 -5pm
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Spaeda are pleased to be supporting Somerset TalentED Academy in creating online broadcasts about the Creative and Digital Industries in Somerset. There will be two online events featuring creative industry employers such as The Octagon Theatre, The Museum of Somerset and The Space.
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Centre for Young Musicians Taunton
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Music Starts Here!
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Aimed at children aged 5 – 7 who are beginners, Music Starts Here! is a fun weekly workshop of 45 minutes where children explore a wide variety of musical activities. Ideal for the start of their musical journey, before deciding on their musical instrument of choice. Interested? Please sign up online at this link or contact CYMT on 07754 217993 or taunton@cym.org.uk.
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Image © Craig Stone Photography.
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Spaeda/Somerset TalentED Academy
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Information Technology and Digital Industries
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When: Wed 10th Feb 4 - 5pm
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Spaeda are pleased to be supporting Somerset TalentED Academy in creating online broadcasts about the Creative and Digital Industries in Somerset. There will be two online events featuring creative industry employers such as The Octagon Theatre, The Museum of Somerset and The Space.
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Centre for Young Musicians Taunton
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Summer holiday course bookings are open
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Centre for Young Musicians Taunton are now taking bookings for its Summer Holiday Course 2021, which will be from Monday 9 August to Friday 13 August, 9.45am to 4pm daily. An action-packed week of fun workshops in music, drama and much more for all 10s-18s. Please register your interest at www.cymtaunton.org.uk/application.
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Image © Craig Stone Photography.
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LMN continues in schools during lockdown...
Live Music Now musicians have successfully delivered online music workshops and bespoke recordings for special schools and families over the past few months.
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Ten Pieces: Musical Menu
Welcome to Ten Pieces Musical Menu – a weekly buffet of primary music activities from across the BBC.
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Ten Pieces Tasters
Previously known as Ten Pieces at Home, Ten Pieces Tasters are simple, fun, creative activities for primary age children.
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Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
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BSO Young Explorers
BSO Participate is pleased to release the first in a series of digital initiatives to inspire all ages. From learning to compose and performing sea shanties to a curated night-time playlist.
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Artsmark SPARK! Calling Somerset schools - funding and support for your Artsmark journey!
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Have a look at the new Artsmark section on the Sound Foundation Somerset website, giving full details of this powerful, creative quality standard for education settings. Artsmark ensures that the arts and creativity are at the heart of a broad and balanced curriculum and adds impact to development and raising achievement plans. Creativity also supports the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people, which is needed more than ever at this time.
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And right now, for Somerset schools, there is a limited time offer of funding toward their Artsmark journey, when they pledge funds not previously used for creative arts education. A host of dedicated support, CPD, and artist-led resources can be accessed as part of Artsmark SPARK! See details: https://www.soundfoundationsomerset.org.uk/artsmark/
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Somerset Music - Somerset County Youth Choirs
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Following a Summer term of rehearsing online, the county youth choirs were hopeful to get back to some in person rehearsals during the autumn term, but due to the rising Covid level plans had to be changed. After this point we resumed with our Zoom rehearsals throughout the rest of the term and finished with an evening of Festive Fun on Zoom in which the choir members were joined by family and friends. To see what the choir have been doing please visit their Facebook page: www.facebook.com/SCYChoirs
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Despite the Show Choir being mainly restricted to working on Zoom we were able to record their voices individually and then recorded the ‘socially distanced’ choreography to 'Grown Up Christmas List'
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Learning from home with Live Music Now
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Live Music Now (LMN) musicians Harriet Riley and Alex Garden began a 7-week project with pupils at Penrose School in November 2020. With the new lockdown, they have taken their project online, working via MS Teams to continue making music with pupils who are still attending school, and hoping to include pupils learning from home in coming weeks. The project is part of a 2-year Youth Music-funded programme for Somerset special schools. More information on Live Music Now’s current offer for special schools is available here.
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Somerset Music's Learning Portal
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Somerset Music have created an online music learning portal. This portal provides schools and pupils with a secure and easy to use remote classroom environment.
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As well as this Somerset Music have increased the number of musical instruments available for hire to both schools and individuals and increased the number of 1-2-1 music lessons available online for children wishing to take up a musical instrument.
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So, if your school is interested in finding out more about our remote “music Classroom” learning portal or you have a pupil who potentially is interested in either joining a choir or orchestra or wishing to learn a new musical instrument then please get in touch with a member of the Somerset Music Team.
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