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Sound Foundation Somerset
Summer 2023
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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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The Summer is here! On behalf of Sound Foundation Somerset may I wish everyone the best for a glorious summer of music making, kicked off by our own celebratory events for the King’s Coronation. If you can make it, please get to either The Castle Green or The Vivary Park Bandstand, Taunton on the weekend of 6th & 7th May where Somerset Council and Somerset Music will be managing a series of performances as part of Somerset Council's Coronation Celebration event. There will also be a huge screen at The Castle Green and both Coronation itself and the Windsor Castle Concert will be live streamed.
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We are also expecting the process for Music Hub Funding from September 2024 to be announced some time in May. Across the country there are proposals that the infrastructure for hubs reduce from over 100 to just over 40. You can read the proposals and rationale here (https://tinyurl.com/2kzu2p2p) and will notice that the proposal is that Somerset combine with Dorset to form a new hub. This is a radical change for most of the hubs in England and we’ll keep you informed of what happens next.
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Sound Foundation Somerset
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Upcoming Events & Opportunities
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Music for Youth King's Coronation Bandstand
Taunton Coronation Celebration event is a weekend-long, outdoor, community event, celebrating King Charles III Coronation by aiming to bring together families, friends and groups from in and around Taunton to celebrate this historic occasion together. A giant screen will be installed in Castle Green, outside the Museum of Somerset, to live-stream the coronation on Saturday 6th May, and the music concert from Windsor Castle on Sunday 7th.
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Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
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Explore the Orchestra Digital Livestream
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra will be performing and livestreaming its brand new Explore the Orchestra: Dance, Dance, Dance! Schools' Concert.
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Designed with KS2 students in mind, the thrilling and interactive concert will be presented by award-winning composer and conductor, James Redwood. It will showcase the orchestral families, while exploring brilliant examples of how musicians and composers have stretched the boundaries of music!
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This livestream concert is offered to primary schools FREE OF CHARGE! and will remain available for 30 days after the event.
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Guildhall Young Artists Taunton
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GYAT Summer Holiday Course: Music and Drama
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When: 7th - 11th August 2023
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Where: Richard Huish College, Taunton
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Back by popular demand! The GYAT Summer Holiday Course promises to be an action-packed week of fun workshops in music, drama and much more for anyone aged 10–18. HM Band of the Royal Marines (who will be playing at the King's Coronation) are visiting as part of the course, and Actiontrack Performance Co will bring their Gamelan Orchestra for the week.
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The National Plan for Music Education
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Creative Leaders Network
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Support and Skills for Creative Leaders working with SEND students.
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This session includes a combination of updates and input to support provision, inspiring practical or exemplar resources and experiences to take back into the classroom.
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This course is FREE, fully subsidised for Somerset Schools by Sound Foundation Somerset.
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EYFS Music CPD
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When: Thur 13th July 2023
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Save the date - booking opening soon on the Take Art website.
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Certificate for Music Educators: Early Childhood Course
Applications open until 30th June 2023
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Take Art is offering a limited number of bursaries to support a new cohort of students living in Somerset who wish to study this acclaimed part-time, flexible, distance-learning course from Autumn 2023.
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The Certificate for Music Educators: Early Childhood is run by the Centre for Research in Early Childhood (CREC). The course is a nationally recognised qualification validated by Trinity College London.
More Info>
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Jack's Music Club at Jackdaws
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When: Every Friday (term time)
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Where: Jackdaws, Great Elm, Frome BA11 3NY
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Time: 4:30pm - 5:30pm daily
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Cost: £25 for ten sessions
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Jackdaws are looking for young musicians of any ability who want to use music as a social opportunity to play in groups and ensembles. They'll introduce you to new ideas and challenge you to try new things to develop your musical skills every week, all at Jack’s Music Club.
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New Members welcome to try a session for free!
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Guildhall Young Artists Taunton celebrates inclusion in prestigious national performing arts network
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Guildhall Young Artists Taunton endorsed by Creator of The Glastonbury Festival, Michael Eavis, and Conductor and Artistic Director of Paraorchestra, Charles Hazelwood.
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Guildhall Young Artists Taunton, the area’s leading performing arts centre, is delighted to join the Guildhall Young Artists national network of centres, which also includes Centre for Young Musicians, Junior Guildhall, Guildhall Young Artists King’s Cross, Guildhall Young Artists Norwich, and Guildhall Young Artists Online all of which provide training, teaching and support for children and young people wanting to experience performing arts.
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Michael Eavis, Creator of The Glastonbury Festival, says:
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“This centre is vital if we are to develop the next generation of talent from every background. Young people living in a rural area like Somerset have sometimes had to relocate or travel long distances to obtain high-quality performing arts opportunities, but with Guildhall Young Artists Taunton, I am pleased to say that this is no longer the case – we have now created an opportunity on our doorstep.”
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