Sutton Music Service

Sutton Music Service Annual Report September 2011 July 2012 Sutton Music Service Gaynesford Lodge, Blake Close, Carshalton SM5 1LJ Telephone: 020 8640 8781 email: musicservice@suttonlea.org www.suttonmusicservice.org.uk

CONTENTS Page Foreword 3 1. Whole Class Instrumental Tuition 4 2. Instrumental Tuition In Schools 5 3. SMS Ensembles 5 4. Saturday Music School 9 5. Wednesday Music School 9 6. Event Highlights 10 7. Edith Murphy Foundation 14 8. Instrument Hire & Assisted Instrument Purchase Scheme 14 9. Continuing Professional Development (CPD) 14 10. Website Development 15 11. Sutton Youth Music Supporters Association 15 12. Glossary of Terms 16 2

FOREWORD Sutton Music Service (SMS) is now part of the Children, Young People and Learning Directorate (CYPLD) of the London Borough of Sutton (LBS), within the Education, Learning and Intervention Service. Sutton Music Service has just relocated to new premises at Gaynesford Lodge, Blake Close in Carshalton and provides advice and support for schools, parents and pupils on all aspects of music education. In November 2011, SMS received the National Plan for Music Education and was invited to submit an application to Arts Council England (ACE) to become the hub lead partner for Sutton. SMS was informed that it was successful in this bid in May 2012. A successful application to the Mayor s Fund for Young Musicians (MFYM), allowed SMS to run 2 joint projects with Croydon Music and Arts and the London Mozart Players, culminating in 2 concerts, a Mahler concert in October 2011, which included Sutton Youth Symphony Orchestra and Croydon Youth Orchestra, with the London Mozart Players at Fairfield Halls in Croydon and a schools concert in May 2012, working with Fraser Trainer and including WCIT primary schools from Sutton and Croydon and musicians from the Young Musicians Orchestra, Croydon Youth Sinfonia and the London Mozart Players, also at Fairfield Halls. One Sutton pupil was awarded a Scholarship by the MFYM and receives financial support for lessons, ensemble membership and additional music activities. Further applications for additional MFYM scholarships for Sutton pupils have been made this year. Lessons at SMS Music Schools remain hugely popular. Saturday Music School has been running at full capacity for several years and Wednesday Music School has continued to expand to meet further demand, with 3 additional teachers now employed for violin, trumpet and saxophone lessons. SMS ensembles continue to expand and now have the highest levels of attendance recorded. As part of the spring concert week, SMS ran the first Sutton Young Musician of the Year competition, with a concert held for the finalists. SMS also ran a joint wind bands concert with Kingston Music Service at the Rose Theatre in Kingston, involving all the bands from both Boroughs. Two popular weekend music and activity weekends were organised for the KS1 and KS2 orchestra and band members and 81 young musicians from Sutton Youth Symphony Orchestra and Sutton Youth Wind Orchestra enjoyed a tour to Lake Garda in Italy during July 2012. Nigel Hiscock Head of Music Service September 2012 3

1. Whole Class Instrumental Tuition Sutton Music Service (SMS) launched its WCIT programme in two pilot schools in 2003. The programme has proven popular and the number of school engaging with WCIT has risen each year. Manor Park Primary were welcomed to the WCIT scheme in 2011-12. A wide range of programmes were delivered to 1307 children in 17 schools across the Borough: Abbey Primary, Avenue Primary, Barrow Hedges Primary, Brookfield Primary, Cheam Common Junior, Cheam Park Farm Junior, Dorchester Primary, Federation of St Elphege s Catholic Schools - Junior, High View Primary, Manor Park Primary, Muschamp Primary, Nonsuch Primary, Robin Hood Junior, St Mary s RC Junior, Stanley Park Junior, Tweeddale Primary and Westbourne Primary. Programmes are delivered to years 4 and 5 and feature woodwind, brass, strings or world music instruments. Each programme is delivered by highly specialist instrumental tutors from SMS, working alongside the classroom teachers. Sessions are planned, organised and delivered in line with the requirements of the National Curriculum. At the end of the programme, children will be able to make an informed choice as to how they want to develop their new musical skills. Programme Pupils in 2010-2011 Pupils in 2011-2012 Woodwind 208 212 Brass 343 345 Strings 577 577 World Music 118 173 1246 1307 Table 1: Number of pupils following each WCIT programme in 2011-2012 compared to 2010-2011 The feedback from schools remains positive: An outstanding programme with outstanding teachers and teaching. Long may it continue. The WCIT programme has once again broadened the children s horizons and given them opportunities for learning, performance and engagement. 6 schools involved with WCIT performed at the Mayor of London s Fund for Music Festival which was held at Fairfield Halls on 4 th May. For more information regarding this event please refer to the event highlights. 4

In the coming years, this programme will impact significantly on the work of the Music Service and in the profile of music in many primary schools. 12% of pupils who received WCIT in 2010-11 continued to learn an instrument in school in 2011-12, (an increase of 2% from 2010-11.) A number of these pupils became members of an SMS ensemble during the year. Further to this, some continuation pupils began receiving tuition at the Saturday Music School and took graded exams. 2. Instrumental Tuition in Schools During the year, SMS appointed a further nine tutors to its panel of approved tutors. A number of schools used the Approved Instrumental Tuition scheme to either replace leaving tutors or extend the range/capacity of tuition in their schools. 22 different positions were successfully filled, 9 of which were entirely new positions. 3. SMS Ensembles During the year, SMS offered a variety of ensembles for orchestral and band instrumentalists. These ranged from the Young Musicians String Group (YMSG), aimed at beginners, to the Sutton Youth Symphony Orchestra (SYSO), a full sized symphony orchestra catering for pupils of the highest ability. 412 pupils attended an SMS ensemble and players ages range from young primary school children to university students. The ensembles are a great way to enjoy music making and to make new friends. Young Musicians String Group (YMSG) YMSG members are beginners with a minimum of two terms experience of learning their instrument. The group rehearses for one hour every week on a Monday evening (term-time) and consists of violins, violas, cellos and double basses. When sufficiently experienced, and upon the recommendation of the conductor and tutors, members of YMSG are able to audition for the Young Musicians Training Orchestra (YMTO). The ensemble performed in end of term concerts at All Saints Church, Carshalton on 28 th November, 26 th March and at Carshalton Girls School on 8 th July. Young Musicians Training Orchestra (YMTO) This is the first full orchestra for young players of string, woodwind, brass and percussion instruments. The orchestra rehearses for one hour every week on Monday evenings (term-time) and performs a wide ranging repertoire including classical, film and pop music. Upon the recommendation of the conductor and tutors, members are able to audition for the Young Musicians Orchestra (YMO). 5

The ensemble performed in end of term concerts at All Saints Church, Carshalton on 30 th November and 26 th March and at Carshalton Girls School on 8 th July. Young Musicians Orchestra (YMO) This orchestra has the same instrumentation as YMTO but performs a more challenging repertoire that includes music of many different styles. The ensemble rehearses weekly for two hours on a Friday evening (term-time). With sufficient experience, and upon the recommendation of the conductor and tutors, players can audition to join Sutton Youth Symphony Orchestra (SYSO). The ensemble performed in end of term concerts at All Saints Church, Carshalton on 30 th November and 26 th March and at Carshalton Girls School on 8 th July. Members of YMO also formed a combined orchestra with members of Croydon Music and Arts and the London Mozart Players and performed in the Mayor of London s Fund for Music Festival at the Fairfield Halls in Croydon on 4 th May. Sutton Youth Symphony Orchestra (SYSO) SYSO is a full symphony orchestra for advanced orchestral instrumentalists and all players are required to audition. The repertoire is demanding and varied and senior players are often invited to perform solo concertos with the orchestra. The orchestra rehearses weekly for 2.5 hours every Friday evening (term-time). The orchestra takes part in annual European concert tours (year 9+) and regularly plays at prestigious venues in the UK. The orchestra performed in end of term concerts at All Saints Church, Carshalton on 2 nd December, 30 th March and 9 th July. Members of SYSO also formed a combined orchestra with members of Croydon Music and Arts and the London Mozart Players and performed at Fairfield Halls on 28 th October. SYSO performed the following repertoire throughout the year: Festive Overture Dmitri Shostakovich Concerto for Descant Recorder and Strings Guiseppe Sammartini Movements from The Nutcracker Suite Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky An Outdoor Overture Aaron Copland Piano Concerto in F Major George Gershwin Symphony No. 1 Dmitri Shostakovich Magnificent Seven Elmer Bernstein arr. Scott Richards Dances with Wolves John Barry arr. John Mortimer The Rock Hans Zimmer arr. John Mortimer Summertime George Gershwin arr. Jerome Naulais Tico Tico arr. Jerome Naulais Batman Danny Elfman arr. Peter King Troy James Horner arr. Scott Richards Hair Ragi/Ragni/MacDermott arr. Jerome Naulais Gonna Fly Now Bill Conti arr. Jerome Naulais 6

Sutton Youth Training Band (SYTB) SYTB is for woodwind, brass and percussion instrumentalists and performs a wide-ranging repertoire. Members should have a minimum of two terms experience of learning their instrument. The ensemble rehearses for one hour every week on Monday evenings (term-time). When sufficiently experienced, and upon the recommendation of the conductor and tutors, members are able to audition for the Sutton Youth Symphonic Band (SYSB). The ensemble performed in end of term concerts at All Saints Church, Carshalton on 28 th November, at Rose Theatre Kingston on 1 st April and at Carshalton Girls School on 8 th July. Sutton Youth Symphonic Band (SYSB) SYSB includes the same instrumentation as the Training Band. The level of playing is higher with a varied repertoire that includes film, TV and show music, jazz and swing, as well as traditional wind band compositions and arrangements. The ensemble rehearses for one hour every week on Tuesday evenings (termtime). When players have reached an appropriate standard, and upon the recommendation of the conductor and tutors, members are able to audition for the Sutton Youth Wind Orchestra (SYWO). The ensemble performed in end of term concerts at All Saints Church, Carshalton on 29 th November, at Rose Theatre Kingston on 1 st April and at Carshalton Girls School on 8 th July. Sutton Youth Wind Orchestra (SYWO) SYWO is for advanced woodwind, brass and percussion players. The repertoire is challenging and extremely varied including arrangements and original works for wind band drawn from many styles of music. The ensemble rehearses for two hours every week on Tuesday evenings (term-time). SYWO takes part in annual European concert tours and has performed at many prestigious venues in the UK. The ensemble performed in end of term concerts at All Saints Church, Carshalton on 29 th November, at Rose Theatre Kingston on 1 st April and at All Saints Church, Carshalton on 9 th July. SYWO performed the following repertoire throughout the year: Prelude for You Ralf Uhl A Chorus Line: The Movie arr. John Edmonson It Don t Mean A Thing arr. John Moss Thames Journey Nigel Hess Christmas Fancies James Curnow Highlights from the Broadway Musical Mamma Mia! arr. Roy Philippe Rush Samuel Hazo The Symphonic Gershwin George Gershwin arr. Warren Barker Hymn to the Fallen John Williams trans. Paul Lavender Soul Bossanova Quincy Jones arr. Masato Myokoin 7

Firepower Bruce Fraser Festivo Edward Gregson Evening at the Pops John Williams Malaguena arr. Sammy Nestico Stevie Wonder Medley arr. John Wasson Fantasia on British Sea Songs Henry Wood Ensemble Statistics Ensemble Pupils in 2010-11 Pupils in 2011-12 YMSG 38 49 YMTO 52 64 YMO 64 55 SYSO 62 66 SYTB 57 73 SYSB 37 47 SYWO 46 58 356 412 Table 2: Average number of pupils attending each SMS ensemble in 2011-2012 compared to 2010-2011 The 412 pupils played the following instruments: Instrument Pupils in 2010-11 Pupils in 2011-12 Violin 89 98 Viola 16 16 Cello 28 28 Double Bass 7 7 Harp 1 1 Flute 41 46 Oboe 10 13 Clarinet 30 35 Bassoon 9 9 Saxophone 10 20 French Horn 18 18 Trumpet 41 51 Trombone 26 32 Baritone 2 6 Euphonium 1 2 Tuba 6 7 Percussion 23 23 396 412 Table 3: Number of pupils playing each instrument in SMS ensembles in 2011-2012 compared to 2010-2011 8

4. Saturday Music School Saturday Music School was established in January 2000 with funds from what was then the Department for Education and Employment (DfEE). Based at Wandle Valley School, the Music School provides lessons on viola, double bass, oboe, bassoon, french horn, trombone, baritone, euphonium, tuba and percussion. There is also a Percussion Ensemble which is open to pupils who are having lessons on percussion at Saturday Music School or elsewhere. The highly subsidised cost of 50 per term also incorporates theory and aural tuition as well as instrument hire where necessary. All pupils are required to join a borough ensemble after a period of two terms' tuition. During the year 11 tutors delivered 1171 hours of instrumental tuition to 97 pupils and a further 200 hours of theory and aural training were given. It is anticipated that the school will expand further, an additional viola teacher will be employed from September 2012 to provide further opportunities for further tuition, increasing the capacity of Saturday Music School to 105 pupils. 44 Saturday Music School pupils took instrumental or theory examinations, an increase of 21 pupils from the previous year. The results were Fail = 3, Pass = 12, Pass with Merit = 14, Pass with Distinction = 16. 66% of pupils passed with merit or distinction, an increase of 18% from the previous year. Due to the ever increasing size of the Saturday Music School the format of the end of term concerts was adjusted. Each tutor was asked to nominate just two pupils to perform. This meant that concerts were still varied in terms of instrumentation and ability but were now of a more suitable length. 21 pupils performed in the Spring Concert which was held on 31 st March and 22 performed in the Summer Concert on 7 th July. The Saturday Music School Percussion Ensemble performed in both concerts In addition to the theory tuition provided at Saturday Music School, theory lessons are also provided on a Monday evening at Wandle Valley School. There are two mixed ability group sessions in which pupils work are their own rate with assistance from the teacher. All pupils eventually work towards achieving Grade 5 theory, which, for some exam boards, is a prerequisite for taking the higher practical grades. The first session takes place from 4.15 to 5.00pm and the second from 5.00 to 5.45pm. The cost is 45 per term. 16 pupils attend these lessons throughout the year. 5. Wednesday Music School Building on the success of the Saturday Music School, SMS launched the Wednesday Music School in September 2009 with the aim of providing tuition on instruments not currently available at the Saturday Music School. Based at Wandle Valley School, the Music School now provides lessons on violin, cello, 9

flute, clarinet, saxophone and trumpet at the highly subsidised cost of 50 per term. As with Saturday Music School, all pupils are required to join a borough ensemble after a period of two terms' tuition. The school began in September 2009 with 3 tutors and 15 pupils. Since then the school has continued to expand and demand remains high. During this academic year 11 tutors delivered 900 hours of instrumental tuition to over 74 pupils at Wednesday Music School. It is anticipated that the school will continue to expand, an additional cello teacher will be employed from September 2012 to provide further opportunities for tuition, increasing the capacity of Wednesday Music School to 84 pupils. 32 Wednesday Music School pupils took instrumental examinations, an increase of 22 pupils from the previous year. The results were Fail = 3, Pass = 12, Pass with Merit = 14 and Pass with Distinction = 3. 22 pupils performed in the annual Wednesday Music School Summer Concert on Wednesday 4 th July. 6. Event Highlights Lodge Hill Residential Weekends For the first time, the two residential weekends, one for pupils in Years 3 6 and one for those in Years 7 10 both took place at Lodge Hill Centre near Pulborough in West Sussex. The residential weekend for pupils in Year 7 10 took place on the weekend of 4 th 6 th November and was attended by 40 members of the SMS ensembles (a decrease of 20% from 2010 2011.) The young musicians, including representatives of most secondary schools in the borough, performed as an orchestra and had the opportunity to take part in a wide range of activities, including the sledge run, traverse wall, tunneling and the zip line. The pupils performed the pieces they learnt in an end-of-course concert. The residential weekend for pupils in Year 3 6 took place on the weekend of 16 th 18 th March and was attended by 45 members of the SMS ensembles (an increase of 28% from 2010 2011.) The pupils performed as an orchestra and had the opportunity to take part in a wide range of activities, including archery, sand carts, the sledge run and the zip line. The main purpose of the weekend was to allow time for the orchestra and band members to make friends through making music together and just having fun. 10

Mayor of London s Fund for Music In collaboration with Croydon Music and Arts (CMA) and the London Mozart Players (LMP), SMS successfully bid for a grant awarded by the Mayor of London s Fund for Music. This funding enabled pupils from SMS to participate in two separate projects which consisted of a number of workshops culminating in two performances at Fairfield Halls in Croydon alongside musicians from Croydon Music and Arts and the London Mozart Players. The first project was specifically for youth orchestra pupils from Sutton and Croydon with the aim of providing an opportunity to perform large scale repertoire that each Borough would not have resources to achieve separately. 51 pupils from SYSO formed a combined orchestra with members of CMA and were coached by members of LMP. The combined orchestra was conducted by Hilary Davan Wetton and gave a performance of Dmitri Shostakovich s Festive Overture, Concerto Grosso by Ralph Vaughan-Williams and Gustav Mahler s Symphony No. 1 at Fairfield Halls in Croydon on 28 th October. The second project was aimed at pupils in intermediate ensembles and those who had just started learning an instrument through the WCIT scheme. Composer Fraser Trainer was commissioned to create a brand new piece based on the River Wandle, which flows through the Boroughs of Croydon and Sutton. The piece consisted of 4 songs for massed choir and WCIT instrumentalists and two movements for intermediate orchestra made up of pupils from YMO and Croydon Youth Sinfonia (CYS). The songs were also accompanied by a small ensemble of LMP and staff from SMS and CMA. Pupils from Cheam Park Farm Junior and Dorchester Primary worked with Fraser Trainer and poet Dean Parkin in four separate workshops to create lyrics and backing music for two songs. Pupils from Cheam Common Junior, Robin Hood Junior, St. Mary s RC Junior and Westbourne Primary joined with schools from Croydon to form the massed choir. Songs from A Secret River received its world premiere in a concert at Fairfield on 4 th May to pupils following the WCIT scheme. The combined orchestra of pupils from CYS and 46 YMO pupils performed music from Pirates of the Caribbean by Klaus Badelt, as well as Jules Massent s Meditation from Thais and Trumpet Tunes by Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Jeremiah Clarke and Henry Purcell featuring soloists from the LMP. The concert was repeated in the evening to an audience comprised of parents, headteachers, governors and invited guests. Concert Weeks All 7 SMS Ensembles performed in the end of term concert weeks held at All Saints Church, Carshalton. 11

The Autumn Term Concert Week took place 28 th November 2 nd December and featured performances from the Saturday Music School Percussion Ensemble, and the Sutton Youth Tuba Ensemble as well as performances from guest ensembles Bells Angels (Handbell Ensemble) from Carew Manor School and the Westbourne Primary School Orchestra. There was also a solo performance by flautist Jack Reddick. The Spring Term Concert Week took place 26 th March 1 st April and featured a solo performance by percussionist Stephen Matthews and included the inaugural Sutton Young Musician of the Year Finalists Concert and the joint Wind Orchestras Concert with Kingston Music Service at the Rose Theatre in Kingston upon Thames. 371 young people (an increase of 9% from the previous year) took part in the 7 concerts that were given during the concert weeks. Cheryl Jenkins Award The Cheryl Jenkins Award is presented annually to a member of SYSO who has made an outstanding contribution to the orchestra. At the SYSO concert on 2 nd December, Nigel Hiscock presented the award to percussionist and principal bassoonist Stephen Matthews. Sutton Youth Brass Ensemble Christmas Busking Once again a brass ensemble formed of players and tutors from SMS ensembles, were invited to perform festive music in Sutton town centre on 20 th and 21 st December. The performances attracted large crowds of enthusiastic shoppers who gave generously towards Sutton Youth Music Supporters Association (SYMSA), raising 723.38. This is the 6 th occasion that SYBE have busked during the festive period, raising a grand total of 5460.46 for SYMSA. Sutton Young Musician of the Year The inaugural Sutton Young Musician of the Year competition was staged during the Spring Term. Members of the SMS ensembles who are of a grade 6 standard or above were invited to take part in this event. The 15 applicants performed to the Head of Service, Nigel Hiscock and SMS staff in the 1 st round. 5 pupils were chosen to perform in the Finalists Concert which took place at All Saints Church, Carshalton on 27 th March as part of the Spring Term Concert Week. In addition to hearing the finalists perform, audience members were treated to a performance by the Osiris Ensemble conducted by Clare Caddick. 12

Adjudicators Alison Strange and Lee Tsarmaklis praised all finalists and were unanimous in awarding 1 st prize to flautist Jack Reddick. Wind Orchestra Festival Members of SYTB, SYSB and SYWO performed alongside pupils from Kingston Music Service in a joint concert at the Rose Theatre in Kingston upon Thames on 1 st April. Each of the three SMS bands performed their own programme and listened to performances by each of the three Kingston bands. The bands from the neighbouring boroughs then combined with their equivalent to perform an item as a massed band. KS1 World Music Festival Pupils from 5 schools listened to and performed music from a number of different cultures in workshops delivered by Inspire Works as part of the KS1 World Music Festival. The Festival took place at Nonsuch Primary School from 2 nd - 4 th July and was attended by pupils from Cheam Common Infants, Cheam Park Farm Infants, Nonsuch Primary, St. Elphege s and Stanley Park Juniors. Schools Concert Day On Thursday 5 th July 26 members of SYSO and SYWO formed a mini orchestra and performed 2 concerts at Carew Manor School to appreciative pupils from All Saints Carshalton Primary, Amy Johnson Primary, Foresters Primary, St Elphege s Junior and Carew Manor. The SMS pupils introduced the children to the instruments of the orchestra and demonstrated how they worked as well as performing music from a number of popular films such as Pirates of the Caribbean and Eye of the Tiger from Rocky III. Summer Concert Tour 81 young musicians from SMS ensembles went on the Summer concert tour to Lake Garda in Italy. Appearing as Sutton Youth Concert Band and Sutton Youth Concert Orchestra, the young musicians gave concerts in Sirmione, Sirgurta and Garda. The ensembles performed a wide variety of music, ranging from original compositions to arrangements of popular film soundtracks for both symphony and wind orchestra. In previous years, summer tours have visited a wide range of countries including the Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Holland, Spain and Switzerland. 13

7. Edith Murphy Foundation SYMSA has been awarded a grant which will enable young people from lowincome families in the London Borough of Sutton to learn to play an orchestral instrument. The Edith Murphy Foundation provides funding that will enable a child to have group or individual lessons at school, hire an instrument if required and after two or three terms of tuition, join one of the Borough ensembles. The scheme is available to low-income families in receipt of Income Support or similar benefits. 8. Instrument Hire & Assisted Instrument Purchase Scheme SMS runs a very successful instrument hire scheme, hiring over 1,000 instruments to parents of pupils at London Borough of Sutton maintained schools. SMS offers an Assisted Instrument Purchase Scheme which enables students who receive tuition at a Local Authority maintained school or at the SMS Music Schools to purchase a new instrument. These instruments are VAT exempt. 9. Continuing Professional Development (CPD) South West London Music Services Instrumental and Vocal Conference Members of SMS staff were once again invited to join with colleagues from Croydon, Hammersmith & Fulham, Hounslow, Kingston, Merton, Richmond and Wandsworth Music Services to take part in the Instrumental and Vocal Teaching Conference held at the Hammersmith Town Hall on Friday 9 th September. Delegates were addressed by Dick Hallam and invited to participate in a Creative Music Session led by Tim Steiner. Members were also given the opportunity to attend a variety of seminars. The subject areas included: Behaviour Management, ABRSM Music Medals, Trinity Guildhall Examinations, Music Service Evaluation and the Rockschool Examination System, Planning for Musical Learning, Professional Teaching Standards, Running Ensembles Creatively as well as an Induction for new teachers. Music Co-ordinators/Head of Music Network Meetings The Music Service once again organised termly meetings for Music Coordinators/Heads of Music. These meetings are designed to give school based staff further training and to enable them to share experiences with colleagues. 14

10. Website Development Since its relaunch in May 2008, the SMS website http://www.suttonmusicservice.org.uk has continued to provide information for pupils, parents/carers, staff and schools on all aspects of the work of the music service. The success of the website is measured by its popularity. In the last twelve months, the website has received 27,439 visits (an increase of 19% from the previous year) from 8,117 unique visitors (an increase of 27%). On average, the website is visited 65 times a day (an increase of 12%), for around 2.5 minutes per visit. The Ensemble News Bulletin for the Autumn Term Concert Week was the most popular download, viewed by 80 people. 126 online applications were received during the year, taking the total received to 247 since this feature was introduced. 11. Sutton Youth Music Supporters Association SYMSA is a registered charity which was created ten years ago to support Sutton Music Service in its aim to bring music to the young people of the borough. Parents and carers of our players are all SYMSA members and the SYMSA committee encourages every family to become involved. The SYMSA committee provide help and financial support at concerts, for tours abroad with our senior players and for residential weekends organised for our younger players. Committee members are elected annually in October and SYMSA welcomes all new members. 15

12. Glossary of Terms CMA Croydon Music and Arts CYS Croydon Youth Sinfonia CPD Continuous Professional Development DfE Department for Education EMF Edith Murphy Foundation FMS Federation of Music Services KS1 Key Stage One KS2 Key Stage Two KS3 Key Stage Three LMP London Mozart Players SMS Sutton Music Service SYMSA Sutton Youth Music Supporters Association SYSB Sutton Youth Symphonic Band SYTB Sutton Youth Training Band SYSO Sutton Youth Symphony Orchestra SYWO Sutton Youth Wind Orchestra WCIT Whole Class Instrumental Tuition YMO Young Musicians Orchestra YMSG Young Musicians String Group YMTO Young Musicians Training Orchestra 16