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Isle of Wight Music Service Brenda James Trust Kumar Fund Solent Music Project Other Sections: Isle of Wight Music Centre |
Isle of Wight Music ServiceThe Isle of Wight Music Service has, in one form or another, been providing instrumental tuition to LA maintained schools on the Island for over 50 years. Currently some 2400 pupils a week in 67 primary, middle, high and special schools receive weekly instrumental and vocal tuition from a team of 30 qualified and experienced staff. In addition nearly all LA schools regularly benefit from an extensive programme of workshops, concerts and other special projects, including the Solent Music, a major world music collaboration with our sister services in Portsmouth and Southampton. The Saturday morning Music Centre meets on 24 term-time weekends as well as for occasional long-weekend courses and concert tours. It provides further ensemble experience and tuition for some 400 young musicians drawn from all parts of the Island and who take part in 3 wind bands, a brass band, 4 orchestras, 2 choirs, 3 recorder ensembles, keyboard and theory classes. IW Music Service provides a local graded learning scheme, an instrument Assisted Purchase scheme and free local music examination syllabuses. Additionally there has been further development of primary classroom curriculum support work, most notably through the introduction of a number of pilot projects in primary schools through the Government’s ‘Wider Opportunities’ scheme for Key Stage 2 pupils whereby substantial numbers of pupils are given an opportunity to study an instrument in depth over a sustained period of time. Click below to access the guidelines for Instrumental Music tuition:
Additional subsidies are available for pupils from financially disadvantaged circumstances and for pupils studying shortage instruments such as lower brass and strings and double reed instruments. For additional information concerning the Isle of Wight Music Service please contact :-
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