Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College Making Music!

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1 Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College Making Music! INSTRUMENTAL LESSONS

2 INSTRUMENTAL LESSONS AVAILABLE Approximately 150 pupils each year take instrumental lessons at Sandbach High School & Sixth Form College. Visiting staff are highly-qualified instrumentalists and experienced teachers. The school offers tuition on the following instruments: Woodwind Flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone Brass Cornet, trumpet, tenor horn, French horn, trombone, baritone, euphonium, tuba String Violin, viola, cello, double bass Guitar Classical, electric and bass Piano and Singing Percussion A range of instruments including the drum kit

3 PRACTICAL EXAMINATIONS The school can enter pupils for practical examinations of the Associated Board of the Royal School of Music. These examinations are held in school in either the Autumn or Spring terms. You will be informed of these opportunities as they arise. BUYING AN INSTRUMENT It may be possible to purchase an instrument at a reduced price through the Assisted Purchase Scheme. Please contact a member of the Finance Department for further details. LABELLING INSTRUMENTS Please ensure that your daughter s instrument and case are labelled. Unfortunately, the school cannot accept responsibility for the repair or replacement of instruments. MUSIC STAFF Miss E Lawrence Miss E Cooper Curriculum Leader - Music Teacher of Music

4 FEES Lessons are offered on an individual basis and are based on a minimum of 10 lessons per term. Longer terms may allow more lessons at no extra cost. Pupils are guaranteed 30 lessons a year. Instrumental lessons are significantly subsidised by the school governors. Fees are as follows: Individual half hour lessons - 95 per term Individual twenty minute lessons - 65 per term (We currently do not offer 20 minute lessons on piano) Please note that missed lessons will not be considered for reimbursement until the end of the academic year. This is because lessons are usually made up by the teacher by this point. Lessons cannot be terminated mid-term. If your daughter wishes to discontinue her music lessons you will be liable for a full half-term s fees with no partial refunds. You must inform the Music Department in writing if your daughter wishes to discontinue lessons. If you do not notify us of any cancellations, lessons will continue to be timetabled and payment will still be required. Please keep this booklet for future reference.

5 PAYMENT Fees are payable within 30 days of receipt of a termly school invoice. Payment methods are by cash, cheque (payable to SHS&SFC) or via ParentPay. Please send payment, return slip and any other queries to the Finance Department. Please note that lessons must be cancelled prior to the start of a new term in order to avoid being billed for the next term. Cancellation of lessons must be provided in writing to the Music Department. ATTENDANCE Pupils are placed on a rotating timetable so that the same curriculum lessons are not missed. Instrumental times are posted on the music notice board one week in advance. Please note that this is more complex for some teachers due to the small number of pupils they teach and the time they are in school. If pupils know that an instrumental lesson is to be missed they should inform their instrumental or class music teacher as soon as possible. If a pupil s attendance pattern is causing concern then parents will be informed. Teachers will endeavour to find absent pupils wherever possible but please note that it is the pupils responsibility to make a note of their time and attend lessons punctually. Forgotten lessons are non-refundable. EXTRA-CURRICULAR OPPORTUNITIES A large number of pupils each term take part in the lively, enjoyable and high-quality music-making activities offered. Involvement in musical activities has been shown to benefit pupils musical and general academic performance.

6 Groups are open to all pupils and there is an expectation that pupils receiving instrumental or singing lessons will participate in an extra-curricular activity. Current activities include the following opportunities, although these may be revised from time to time according to demand. Jazz Band Concert Band String Ensemble Brass Ensemble Junior Choir Orchestra Senior Choir Percussion Group Soul Band Chamber Choir

7 Instrumental Tuition Request Form Pupil s Name. Contact Name. Form For office use Contact Number. Please complete the following information: I wish my daughter to receive individual 20 minute lessons (excl piano) - 65 per term I wish my daughter to receive individual half hour lessons - 95 per term Instrument Beginner? Y / N Standard Please do not send any payment or pay via ParentPay until lessons have been confirmed.. Please return this form to Miss Lawrence in the Music Department. Please keep this booklet for future reference. To be completed by Music Staff and returned to Parent/Carer IF LESSONS ARE CONFIRMED, PLEASE RETURN THIS SLIP WITH PAYMENT TO THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT. Pupil s Name Your daughter will commence with. Form tuition on week beginning There are lessons remaining this term. Please return payment of to the Finance Office immediately. Cheques should be made payable to SHS&SFC. Alternatively, you may pay via ParentPay. Unfortunately, your daughter cannot be accommodated at this time and has been placed on the waiting list for instrumental tuition. You will be notified when a space becomes available with request for payment. Signed Date.

8 OUR VISITING MUSIC TEACHERS Kerry Baldwin Brass Kerry studied at the London College of Music and Manchester Metropolitan University and is currently Associate Lecturer in Music at MMU and the unit leader for performance and ensemble studies. With 17 years instrumental teaching experience, Kerry is also a Senior Teacher for the Music for Schools Foundation. Alongside teaching, Kerry also performs regularly with various ensembles. Kerry has performed in winning brass band championships which have taken her to the Royal Albert Hall and the Waterfront Hall in Belfast. Kate Blackstone, MusB(Hons), GRNCM Pianoforte and Clarinet After completing a successful seven years at Sandbach High School, Kate has recently graduated from the Joint Course at the University of Manchester and the Royal Northern College of Music. She has over four years of experience teaching woodwind and piano to students of all ages. Although comfortable teaching at all levels, Kate considers her patient and encouraging teaching style well suited to beginners and the earlier grades. Glyn Brown-Evans, G.Mus RNCM / P.P.R.N.C.M - Woodwind Glyn has been a woodwind tutor at the school for over 10 years specialising in oboe, flute, saxophone, clarinet, piano and theory of music. Glyn is also an established teacher in four other Cheshire schools, including our feeder primaries. Laura Concar, BMus(Hons) PGDip(in Performance) - Violin Laura studied the violin at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. Since graduating in 2002, she began her career as a professional violinist. She is currently sub-principal 2nd violin in the Northern Ballet Theatre Orchestra and a well-established violin teacher in the local area. Laura has taught at Sandbach High School since 2006 and is also responsible for running the string ensemble. Mark Concar BMus, PGDipRNCM Percussion, Timpani, Drum kit Mark studied percussion/timpani at the Royal Northern College of Music from 1998 to Since graduating from the RNCM Mark has worked with all of the major orchestras in the North West on a regular freelance basis as a percussionist/timpanist. Mark has been teaching for over ten years and works regularly for the BBC Philharmonic, the Orchestra of Opera North and the Manchester Camerata Education Departments. Mark is also the senior percussion tutor for the National Youth Wind Orchestra of Great Britain. Wendy Dolby GRSM(Hons) LRAM Pianoforte Wendy studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London with a Professional Certificate (Hons) in solo piano and a Post Graduate Advanced Certificate (RAM) solo piano. She has over twenty years teaching experience and has also performed extensively at home and abroad. She has received sponsorship from the Arts council for a tour of Ireland which included a broadcast recording on RTE. She is in demand as a solo pianist, as well as an accompanist and repetiteur with opera companies including Macclesfield's professional opera company- Silk Opera, City of Manchester Opera, and Amici. Rachael Horan GRNCM Voice Rachael is a recent graduate of the Royal Northern College of Music and has gained extensive performance experience during her time there. She performs regularly outside of her teaching work and teaches in various schools around the Manchester area. Liz Jarratt - Flute Liz has been a flute tutor for over ten years, in addition to classroom teaching roles. She studied at Huddersfield University and performs regularly in the local area. Tracey Martin GMusRNCM, PPRNCM Woodwind Tracey is a graduate of the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester. She is a highly experienced tutor of woodwind, having taught at Sandbach School for eleven years. Tracey joined Sandbach High School in 2006 and specialises in the clarinet and saxophone. Pamela Nash, MMUS, FTCL - Pianoforte Pamela studied at Chetham's School of Music before gaining a Master of Music degree from the University of Michigan, USA, and diplomas from Trinity College of Music and a Harkness Fellowship. Pamela has had almost thirty years of teaching experience in schools, colleges and universities, and has taught the piano at Sandbach High School since Simon Reynolds BA(Hons) Woodwind Simon studied at the University of Salford and graduated in 2005 with a first class Honours degree in Music Performance and Arranging. Since graduating Simon has balanced a teaching career in schools across Cheshire with varied playing commitments in the northwest and across the UK and Ireland. Principally a saxophonist, in addition Simon teaches clarinet, flute and piano at Sandbach. Simon is in his second year teaching at Sandbach and is enjoying running the training band. Dave Speakman, BA(Hons) - Guitar Professional guitarist based in Cheshire. Dave is a prolific performer and composer, gigging regularly and writing music for a variety of ensembles. Dave's main areas of expertise lie in Jazz, Rock and Blues guitar, but he also studies and teaches folk, soul, indie, metal and classical music. Sandbach High School & Sixth Form College, Middlewich Road, Sandbach, Cheshire CW11 3NT Tel: Fax: [email protected]