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Brookfield Music Centre
Visit www.brookfieldmusiccentre.co.uk
 Rehearsal/Concert Schedule
 
Chosen Hill School, Churchdown. 
Saturdays 9.30 - 12.30.
No audition required.
Wind & Brass: Level One.
Strings: From absolute beginners.
Recorders: Range of 1 octave
       
BMC offers children the chance to play in groups that are carefully matched to their ability level right from the start. We offer three levels of string groups: Beginner, Junior and Senior - and Junior and Senior level groups for: Wind, Brass, Choir and Orchestra. (Recorders have their own group.) In addition, during the Spring term the opportunity to play in Chamber Music groups is offered.
Tuition can be arranged for instruments not always taught in school: Cello, Double-Bass, Bassoon and Percussion lessons are available.
Theory of Music is taught to Grade 5. The Centre boasts a 98% success rate - with over 50% of candidates gaining a pass at Distinction level.
Lecture recitals at the Centre and visits to shows and concerts in London, Bristol and Birmingham are arranged. These are open not just to Centre members but their families as well.
 
Director: Josephine Gillett-Smith  
Administrator: Susan Bailey  07971 842235  admin@brookfieldmusiccentre.co.uk
      
  
Five Valleys Music Centre
  Visit www.fivevalleysmusiccentre.co.uk
 Rehearsal/Concert Schedule

Archway School, Stroud. 
Saturdays 9.30 - 12.30.
No audition required.
Wind & Brass: One terms tuition
Strings: One terms tuition
Recorders: Range of 1 Octave.
   

Five Valleys offers music opportunities to all pupils who play orchestral musical instruments. It offers pupils their first experience and excitement of playing in large ensembles as an extension to their lessons and the musical activities in their school. The Centre has String Starters and Wind Starters for those who have just begun their music path, a recorder ensemble, then Junior and Senior Orchestra, a String Orchestra, Wind Band, Jazz Band and Choir, all run by experienced specialists who enjoy working with young talent.
There are Centre concerts every term and external ones involving some of the groups, and the opportunity to play in Cheltenham Town Hall each Summer.
FVMC also runs two groups for very young people to give them an enjoyable opportunity to develop some of the foundations to music. They learn to feel and move to the pulse and rhythm of music, they also sing and play percussion instruments. Quavers is for the pre school age group, and Crotchets is for those of infant school age. Many begin to learn the recorder or violin and move onto other instruments and progress through the Centre’s groups.
All students are expected to develop their musical knowledge through the theory session which is taught up to Grade 5.
 

Director: Tim Cambray  07876 183256   tim_cambray@hotmail.com
 

 

Tewkesbury Music Centre
 Visit www.tewkesburymusiccentre.co.uk 
Rehearsal/Concert Schedule

Tewkesbury School. 
Fridays 3.45 - 6.00
No audition required.
Standard: From Level 1
  
Tewkesbury Music Centre is open to all young people from 8 to 18 wanting to sing, or to play their instrument in an atmosphere just "buzzing " with music.
A new JUNIOR DEPARTMENT will take care of beginners (or members just joining) until the time feels right to move on to the senior department.
Instrumental groups include: Orchestra, Brass groups, Jazz groups, String groups...
Vocal groups include senior and Junior Choir.
Other activities include Theory and Aural Training as well as Orchestral Percussion lessons.
 
Director: Gill Hopkin (01452) 330300     gill@gloucestershiremusic.co.uk