Hampshire Music Education Hub

HUB Newsletter 10 Autumn 2016

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Welcome... ...As we move into double figures of this publication and the 4th year for the Hampshire Music Education Hub, we can reflect upon the amazing 2015-16 year. Looking ahead, 2016-17 plans are well underway for an exciting year ahead - The Chairman’s Year of Music. Cllr Keith Chapman, Chairman of Hampshire County Council, has chosen ‘Youth Music’ as the theme for his chairmanship year and we’re here to ensure that it doesn’t go quietly. Themes include increasing musical activities and awareness, enabling a ‘youth voice’ for music and promoting the breadth of musical and cultural journeys - we know Hampshire is up for the challenge! For more info:

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The number of activities increased significantly this year and around 55,000 young people benefitted from a wider range of fantastic musical and cultural opportunities. Please read on for summaries of just some of these events and projects.

Jill Larner, Head of Hampshire Music Service

Chairman’s Year of Music launches at Festival of Brass Starting back in March, The Festival of Brass was a series of three massed concerts led by the Hampshire County Brass Bands. First up was the Training Band alongside the North East Hants Area School Bands, followed by the Junior Band in May alongside the Portchester, Fareham and Gosport Youth and Bay House Brass Bands. Both events were supported by ‘first access’ or beginner/early level players from the locality. The final concert, at Hub Partner The Anvil in June, consisted of all three County Youth Bands. They were supported by ‘first access’, a staff ensemble and Endangered Species players - a project encouraging beginners on low brass instruments to engage the next generation of talent. The concert finale saw over 200 players play three pieces en masse.

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The community gathered to tell the story of Noah and the big flood As part of the Hub Partner Winchester Festival’s annual event, Hampshire Music Service brought a musical spectacle to Winchester Cathedral, with their performance of Benjamin Britten’s Noye’s Fludde, accompanied by singers of all ages, and a range of extra instruments from recorders to teacups. Around 250 performers took part, following weeks of regular rehearsals. Some 50 young string musicians took up the opportunity to join the Hampshire County Youth Orchestra, along with children and young people from Romsey Youth Choir, St Bede’s Catholic Primary School Basingstoke, Kings Furlong Junior School, Locks Heath, Owslebury Primary School, Winchester and Winchester Area Schools Orchestra. Noye’s Fludde was originally a medieval ‘miracle and mystery play’. These plays were representations of Bible stories, devised to teach the Bible to a largely illiterate population. Based on the story of Noah, Noye’s Fludde then provided the text for Benjamin Britten's opera, first performed in 1958 during the Aldeburgh Festival.

County Youth ensembles impress on the continent on summer tours The Hampshire County Youth Orchestra (HCYO) and the Hampshire County Youth Training and Junior Bands (HCYTB, HCJB) set off from Dover for their

summer tours this past July. HCYO travelled down to Hungary, with an overnight stay in Nürnberg, Germany, before packing in five concerts in different locations as well as sightseeing and recreational activities. Venues included Odubai Summer Festival in Budapest and Vac Cathedral. HCYTB/HCJB toured the French-German border in the areas of Alsace and the Black Forest. Concerts also totalled five, including parks and town squares, getting a real feel of the communities they are visiting. Tour blogs: www.hants.gov.uk/ensemble-tours

Dominic Peckham inspires vocal leaders of Hampshire Music teachers, vocal professionals and choir leaders gathered at Marwell Hotel at the start of July for a day of networking, workshops and inspiring sessions to get more of Hampshire singing and more importantly - singing well! The day kicked off with keynote presenter Dominic Peckham, who was a lead mentor on BBC2’s Naked Choir, aired last year. Delegates were left energised and valued as vocal leaders as they moved into three workshop sessions from singing for wellbeing, working with groups in a range of educational phases and abilities, to how singing can fit into the curriculum and the school day. Workshop tutors included Ed Price of Hub Partner the BBC Singers, Steve Giles whose projects span the Atlantic, the ex-head of Sheffield Music Hub Mary Heyler, Nikki Hewson from Out of the Ark and the Music Service’s own Nick Duncombe. OUP, Rock Schools Limited and Out of the Ark joined the conference with their trade stands. Delegates couldn't wait to provide feedback: “Thank you for another great event. So great to devote a day to singing, valuing the place of singing in the curriculum and beyond.” #HantsVocConf

World Music Festival brought together families to experience world music percussion workshops King’s School, Winchester and Hub Partner Tower Arts, was the stage for a cultural blast of world percussion music in May. Workshops included Javanese Gamelan, West African drums, Samba, Cajón, Indian Tabla and Japanese Taiko. Performances peppered the day with Samba groups from Westgate and Henry Beaufort Schools, Winchester, and the North East Hants Taiko group. The event was pitched at all ages above 7 years old and there was a real family atmosphere throughout the day as groups attended half or full days. Locally-based Thai Orchid provided great food onsite and Solent TV filmed the event throughout the day, which you can find on YouTube. #HantsWMfest

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Woodwind Festival multi-events before big finale High level instrument days for young clarinet and saxophone, double reed and flute players occurred through Jan to March, followed by a playing day for grade 1+. All fed into The Big Woodwind Event at the end of April at Hub Partner Thornden Hall. Showcases of the county youth Flute Choir and Double Reed Ensembles and area wind ensembles warmed up the audience before players from the feeder events showed what they’d learnt over the previous months.

Internationally renowned Gary Ryan works with keen young guitarists Beginning the day working with Hampshire Music Service teachers for their CPD, Gary Ryan then held a masterclass and an extended techniques session for young guitarists. Other workshops were available for songwriting, fingerpicking and working with looper pedals. Beginners’ and parents’ workshops were also available and proved extremely popular, bringing generations together in their learning. After the workshops a concert was held, showcasing young talent from across the county, and beyond, of all ages. Performers had been spotted from previous events or had applied by sending in performance videos. The standard really impressed Gary Ryan, who then wowed the audience with his own skills, leaving the audience shaking their heads in amazement. #AGfest

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In June, for the first time, a separate KS1 recorder jamboree accompanied the annual KS2 jamboree. It was well attended by over 100 Hampshire school pupils at Hub Partner Thornden Hall.

Hampshire young talent play to 3500 primary schoolchildren Thousands of primary pupils descended on Hub Partner The Anvil, Basingstoke, to watch local ensembles and singers play familiar favourites in the annual Primary Proms. North East Hampshire Schools Brass Band, Basingstoke Area Youth Orchestra, Gosport and Fareham Youth Orchestra, Havant Clarinet and Saxophone Choir, the Hampshire County Training Band 10-piece, Romsey Youth Concert Band and the Hampshire Youth Folk Ensemble, a youth percussion ensemble and singers from Swanmore College all treated the pupils to a wide variety of music at four sessions over two days. The Joseph and his Technicolour Dreamcoat mass singalongs, that schools had practised before the event, proved a real hit!

A year of firsts to inspire more young musicians 2015-16 saw the introduction of two area guitar ensembles, in Basingstoke and Eastleigh as well as the Hampshire Youth Folk Ensemble, who have impressed at county council events as well as the primary ceilidh in their maiden year. Keep an eye out for new first access area ensembles for 2016-17. County and area ensembles have offered free tuition and instrument hire for beginners under the ‘Endangered Species’ banner, which encourages take up of specific instruments with low numbers. More places will be offered in 2016-17. Hampshire Music Service staff were travelling to Hampshire primary schools over the year to provide free ‘Live Demos’ or concerts, fulfilling the new NC live music requirement. Concerts included how sound is made and manipulated by instruments, as well as exploration of musical terminology. Live Concerts will again be funded free to Hampshire schools this year.

It was the turn of the secondary schools this year for the Ten Pieces project. Hampshire pupils also took part in the Ten Pieces II prom at the Royal Albert Hall. We hope you all tuned in to watch it...

This term sees the start of the Schools’ Award Scheme for Hampshire schools as part of the Chairman’s Year of Music. Packs will be going to schools at the start of term asking to log music-related activities. Certificates will be presented to schools as well as awards including e.g. a class set of ukuleles. Get involved!

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Thank you for your interest in Hub activities. Look out for the next newsletter in the Spring term