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Music Service Information Booklet 2017/18Supporting musical journeys: from beginner to beyond

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Contents

Instrumental Tuition 4

Instrument Hire 5

Whole Class Instrumental Teaching 6

Curriculum Support and PPA Cover 7

In-School Ensembles and After School Clubs 8

Musician In Residence 9

Ensembles 10

Norfolk County Youth Orchestra 11

Norfolk Centre for Young Musicians 12

Live Music Week 13

Consultancy Support 14

Fee Remission 15

Certificate for Music Educators 16

Norfolk Music Hub 17

Norfolk Music Hub Subscription 18


Proud to be the lead organisation of Norfolk Music Hub

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Instrumental TuitionWhat?

The Music Service works in partnership with schools and educational settings throughout the County to promote high quality music education through instrumental and vocal teaching. We have established a good reputation as the provider of choice for instrumental tuition in the County and currently serve a large number of settings.

The Offer• Specialist, highly trained, DBS cleared music teachers • High-quality individual and small group tuition in a range of styles and genres:

Strings, Woodwind, Brass, Keyboard/Piano, Percussion, Voice, Guitar/Ukulele, SEND provision, Composition

• Tuition provided for 33 weeks of the year (further weeks available on request)• Tailored teaching to meet the needs, aspirations and interests of all young people

and your school • Access to a variety of music examination routes including ABRSM, Trinity College,

Rock and Pop, Music Medals and Rockschool• Annual progress report to provide guidance and aid musical development• Workshops and concert performances, to support the curriculum from

Key Stage 1 to A-Level.

Charges

£33 per hour (40 minutes minimum buy-back).

• Group lessons based on 6 pupils sharing a 30 minute lesson costs £2.75 per week

• 20 minute individual lesson costs £11.00 per week• 30 minute individual lesson costs £16.50 per week.

For details of fee remission see page 15.

Mid-year Adjustment

Increases or decreases in tuition buy-back can be made at the following points throughout the year:

29th September 2017 to take effect 30th October 201724th November 2017 to take effect 8th January 20189th March 2018 to take effect 16th April 20184th May 2018 to take effect 4th June 2018

Instrument HireWhat?

The Music Service has a wide range of well over 1,000 musical instruments in its instrument hire scheme for instrumental learners. This stock is reviewed regularly and updated to ensure pupils are always learning on good quality instruments. The Music Service also has an extensive Music Library containing over 7,000 scores.

The Offer• All pupils learning an instrument through the Music Service with

a Music Service teacher are able to access the instrument hire scheme through their school at a very competitive rate

• KS1 and KS2 pupils learning for the first time can access instrument hire free of charge for the first year of learning

• Access to a fantastic repair and delivery service for the duration of the hire agreement

• All schools who access Music Service tuition are able to borrow resources from the Music Library.

Charges

Instruments are currently charged at £15 per term Guitar, Upper Strings and Keyboard, £25 per term for Woodwind and Upper Brass, £30 Lower Strings, Lower Brass and Endangered Species instruments* (including Bassoon, French Horn and Euphonium).

Each instrument is hired for a minimum of half a term and schools will be charged on a half termly basis.

Instrument hire is free for the first year for all KS1/2 pupils learning through the Music Service and completely free of charge to those pupils learning through the Music Service who are in receipt of Free School Meals or who are Looked After.

*Bursaries may be available for Endangered Species instruments on request.


Whole Class Instrumental Teaching What?

A core requirement of the National Plan for Music Education is that every child should have the opportunity to learn a musical instrument through whole class instrumental teaching (WCIT). WCIT projects are led by high-quality music teachers who will develop musical skills that can be applied in National Curriculum music lessons. For some this may be the start of a life-long hobby or, indeed, the first step on a rewarding career path.

The Offer• 3 full terms of tuition (2 terms of Whole Class Instrumental Tuition

and 1 term of large group tuition)• 45 minutes contact time per week with 15 minutes set-up time• Tuition provided for 33 weeks of the year• Instrument hire included for the duration of the tuition (£400 value)• Access to a WCIT Celebration Event (£300 value)• Free access to Norfolk Music Hub’s Premium Subscription Package

(worth up to £2,565!). This includes: - Free access to Charanga (£160 value) - Free access to SingUp (£180 value) - Access to the Norfolk Music Hub newsletter - Access to the Norfolk Music Hub Awards - Access to curriculum support meetings in localities (£100 value) - Access to Bespoke Project Grants from Norfolk Music Hub - Free place at the Norfolk Music Hub Expo (£75 value) - Music Mark membership - School Music Education Plan consultancy support and audit (£300 value) - Free CPD opportunities in localities (£225 value) - Dedicated account manager - Support for Arts Award Discover and Explore (£150 value) - Preferential rates for Live Music Week (£50 value) - Free access to Music Library resources (£100 value) - Free access to selected Music Service INSET days (£225 value) - Access to a fully subsidised place on our Certificate of Music Educators

course (£1,000 value)*subject to availability. Following a successful interview, places will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

Charges

£950 for 3 terms of tuition£650 per additional class (same instrument, teacher and day)£1,400 per additional class (different instrument, teacher or day)

Curriculum Support and PPA Cover What?

With the increased pressures that schools are under, why not let the Music Service take care of your curriculum music provision or better still, utilise our experienced and qualified music teachers to provide PPA Cover as an affordable cover solution? The Music Service can provide a bespoke support package aligned to your school’s needs providing a programme of weekly support to enhance your curriculum.

The Offer• 3 full terms of tuition • National Curriculum Music delivery• All planning and reporting carried out by our qualified teachers• 1 hour of contact time per week• Tuition provided for up to 38 weeks of the year• Instrument hire included for the duration of the tuition• Access to Norfolk Music Hub’s Standard Subscription Package:

see what’s included on page 18.

Charges

£36 per hour



In-School Ensembles and After School Clubs What?

The Music Service can provide a flexible solution to in-school ensemble provision including after school clubs where required. Tuition can take place anytime during the extended school day and is offered on a wide range of instruments from steel pans to full scale opera projects… just ask!

The Offer• A wide variety of ensembles and clubs offered • Specialist, highly trained, DBS cleared music teachers • Tuition provided for 33 weeks of the year

(further weeks available on request)• Tailored teaching to meet the needs, aspirations

and interests of all young people and your school• Varied durations available from 20 minutes to 1 hour

(40 minutes minimum buy-back).

Charges

£33 per hour

Musician in Residence What?

Raise the profile of music in your school by inviting one of our highly qualified Music Service staff to become a valued member of your school for a whole day. Enjoy the flexibility of being able to offer a wide-range of musical experiences for your pupils while engaging in a creative curriculum.

The Offer

A typical one-day Musician in Residence programme can deliver any combination of the following:

• PPA Provision• National Curriculum music delivery• Instrumental Tuition (individual, small group or large group)• Whole Class Instrumental Tuition• Whole school singing assemblies• In-school ensembles (both instrumental and choral)• After-school clubs• Support for concerts and performances• Tuition can be provided for up to 38 weeks of the year• Access to Norfolk Music Hub’s Standard Subscription Package:

see what’s included on page 18.

Charges

£150 per day


Ensembles What?

Ensembles are an important part of learning to play a musical instrument and are often the most enjoyable and socially rewarding part of the process. The Music Service works towards providing a musical pathway for all its young players for every stage of learning.

The Offer

The Music Service currently offers the following ensembles across the County with more being added year on year:

• Aylsham Community Ensemble• Holt Training Strings• Dereham Training Strings• West Norfolk String Ensemble• Norfolk Schools’ Training Wind Band• Norwich String Ensemble• Norfolk Schools’ Wind Band• Norfolk Students’ Cello Academy• Norfolk Symphonic Wind Band• Norfolk Students’ Jazz Orchestra• Norfolk County Strings.

For further information about our ensembles please visit: norfolkmusichub.org.uk

Charges

There is a standard charge of £45 per term for an individual membership and £60 for a family membership regardless of the number of ensembles students join. Pupils in receipt of Free School Meals are entitled to a 50% discount on fees, while all Looked After Children can attend Ensembles free of charge.

Norfolk County Youth Orchestra What?

Norfolk County Youth Orchestra (NCYO) is a full symphony orchestra, performing three concerts each year and is made up from talented musicians from Norfolk aged between 11 and 21.

The Offer

NCYO offers a unique opportunity for Norfolk’s young musicians to enjoy performing music of the highest quality, and

acquire important life skills of team building, leadership, time management and self-confidence. The

Orchestra has around four day rehearsals each year and residential courses in October and

April. The resident conductor is Andrew Morley who has overseen continued success and

critical acclaim for the orchestra.

Membership is by audition or annual membership renewal. Application forms are available in May with auditions taking place during the first week in July.

www.ncyo.org.uk

Charges

Individual - £450Family (2 members) - £787Family (3 members) - £1,177

NB. It is important that no talented player is excluded because of financial

circumstances. A number of scholarships are available and the orchestra is supported

by The Friends of NCYO who work to raise funds for the orchestra and all its members.



Norfolk Centre for Young Musicians What?

Norfolk Centre for Young Musicians (NCYM) is the flagship music centre of Norfolk Music Service, Guildhall School of Music & Drama London and City of Norwich School. It is modelled on the highly successful Centre for Young Musicians in London and is also a division of the Guildhall School.

Students attend on Saturday mornings during term time.

The Offer

We offer a full curriculum of musical activities including ensembles for strings, brass, woodwind, percussion, classical guitar, jazz, and the Norfolk Intermediate Youth Orchestra. We also offer individual lessons, theory, performance skills, improvisation sessions and Dalcroze.

www.ncym.co.uk

Charges

Our pricing for a full timetable of music making is £150 per term which consists of ten weeks in line with school term dates.

We offer individual lessons at an additional cost of £16.50 per 30 minute lesson (subject to availability).

Bursaries are available to families who satisfy strict criteria, further information available on request.

Live Music Week What?

For this Academic Year, the Music Service has re-instated the age-old tradition of bringing Live Music workshops to schools. 4 June – 7 June 2018

The Offer

Book a workshop to inspire and motivate your pupils to take up an instrument, or perhaps as a pre-curser to a Whole Class Instrumental Teaching programme. With a wide range of exciting groups on offer, you will need to be quick off the mark to secure a slot.

Charges

£100 per workshop or performance


Consultancy Support What?

The Music Service can offer a bespoke consultancy package for schools to reinvigorate your music curriculum, advise on extra-curricular activities, undertake an audit of music provision or completely overhaul the musical offer in your school.

The Offer• 1:1 bespoke advisory support for your school• Full music curriculum audit• Support in writing and implementing a School Music Education Plan• Analysis of training needs and implementation of a CPD package for staff• Support with resources• Advice in setting up Instrumental progression routes for your school• Tools to set-up relevant Ensemble provision.

Charges

£300 per day

Fee Remission The Music Service operates the following remission policy for Instrumental Tuition:• 50% reduction in fees for pupils in receipt of Free School Meals

plus free instrument hire• 100% reduction in fees for Looked After Children plus free instrument hire• 50% reduction in fees in the first year of learning for those pupils who have

accessed a Whole Class Instrumental Teaching (WCIT) programme in the previous Academic Year (previously referred to as WCIT Plus).

The Music Service operates the following remission policy for Ensemble membership:• 50% reduction in fees for pupils in receipt of Free School Meals• 100% reduction in fees for Looked After Children.


Certificate for Music Educators What?

A flexible, one-year Continued Professional Development programme delivered by the Music Service that is awarded by Trinity College of Music at a GNVQ Level 4 (equivalent to the first year undergraduate). This course is particularly useful for:

• Music leaders• Would be music leaders• Teaching assistants• Generalist teachers• Anyone engaging in music teaching.

The Offer

Our course is to enable you to develop your professional skills and knowledge in your own timeframe.

The course consists of 6 units, which will enable you to:

• Understand music learning (45 hours study)• Plan and deliver great music sessions

– whatever your favourite music (45 hours study)• Learn how to evaluate your work and better understand

professional development (35 hours study)• Understand behaviour and how to manage

challenging behaviour• Learn how equality, diversity and inclusion

connect with music sessions• Be confident and secure in your Safeguarding strategies.

Charges

The course fees are currently set at £1,000

Norfolk Music Hub What is the Norfolk Music Hub?

The Hub is an ever-growing group of organisations and schools who engage with Norfolk’s children and young people in music making. These organisations share what they do, communicate with each other and are committed to the highest quality music education for children & young people.

Our vision is to release the musicianship in all children & young people by understanding and enhancing their musical capability.

We are advised by an Executive Board that meets each term to oversee the work of the lead organisation. Members of the Executive Board are:

• Lead hub partner (The Music Service)• Business Support Team Leader (The Music Service)• Strategic Organisation focussed on musical inclusion (The Garage Norwich)• Strategic Organisation focussed on orchestral music (Orchestras Live)• ACE partnership identification (NNF Bridge)• Arts Council Relationship Manager (Observer)• Chair (Independent)• Schools (2 Primary Schools and 1 Secondary School)• Special School Network representative• 3 co-opted seats as required.

We are funded by the Department of Education which is administered by Arts Council England to create more opportunities for children and young people to get involved in music. Music Hubs are already working with 80% of schools in England, meaning that around one million children & young people are learning a musical instrument every week!

Follow us for information on opportunities for young musicians from a further network of other music hubs and organisations.


Find us online @NMHub

/norfolkmusichub


Norfolk Music Hub Subscription Primary Standard SubscriptionAvailable to all schools *free of charge subject to attendance at 2 CPD events across the year, submission of Annual Data Return and curriculum audit.• Free access to Charanga Online Curriculum

(£160 value)• Free access to SingUp (£180 value)• Access to the Norfolk Music Hub newsletter• Access to the Norfolk Music Hub Awards• Access to curriculum support meetings

in localities (£100 value)• Access to Bespoke Project Grants

from Norfolk Music Hub.

Premium SubscriptionCost implication to schools £400 when purchased as a standalone item, or free when WCIT is bought-in through the Music Service.All features of the Standard Subscription plus:

• Free place at the Norfolk Music Hub Expo (£75 value)

• Music Mark membership• School Music Education Plan consultancy

support and audit (£300 value)• Free CPD opportunities in localities

(£225 value)• Dedicated account manager• Support for Arts Award Discover

and Explore (£150 value)• Preferential rates for Live Music Week

(£50 value)• Free access to Music Library resources

(£100 value)• Free access to selected Music Service

INSET days (£225 value)• Access to a fully subsidised place on our

Certificate of Music Educators course (£1,000 value)*subject to availability. Following a successful interview, places will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

Secondary

Standard SubscriptionAvailable *free of charge to all secondary schools subject to attendance at 2 CPD events across the year, submission of Annual Data Return and curriculum audit.• Free access to Charanga VIP Studios

(£400 value)• Free access to Musical Futures (£90 value)• Access to the Norfolk Music Hub newsletter• Access to the Norfolk Music Hub Awards• Access to curriculum support meetings

in localities (£100 value)• Access to Bespoke Project Grants

from Norfolk Music Hub.

Premium Subscription£400All features of the Standard Subscription plus:




(£225 value)• Dedicated account manager• Support for Arts Award and Arts Mark

(£150 value)• Preferential rates for Live Music Week



INSET days (£225 value)• Full Digital Audit (£113 value)• Access to a fully subsidised place on our

Certificate of Music Educators course (£1,000 value) *subject to availability. Following a successful interview, places will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

Complex Needs SettingStandard SubscriptionAvailable *free of charge to all schools subject to attendance at 2 CPD events across the year and submission of Annual Data Return.• Free access to Charanga SEND Resources

(£160 value)• Free access to SingUp (£180 value)• Access to the Norfolk Music Hub newsletter• Access to the Norfolk Music Hub Awards• Access to countywide Special Networking

opportunities (£100 value)• Access to Bespoke Project Grants from

Norfolk Music Hub.

Premium Subscription £400

All features of the Standard Subscription plus:




(£225 value)• Dedicated account manager• Support for Arts Award Discover and Explore

(£150 value)• Preferential rates for Live Music Week



INSET days (£225 value)• Full Digital Audit (£113 value)• Access to a fully subsidised place on our

Certificate of Music Educators course (£1,000 value) *subject to availability. Following a successful interview, places will be allocated on a first come first served basis.


For further details on anything covered in this booklet please visit norfolkmusichub.org.ukeducatorsolutions.org.uk

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