We are delighted to continue partnering with The Stage Door and J Fashole-Luke to host a series of open mic nights to the city for young musicians to participate in!  Each night will feature a house band of local musicians with a wide variety of styles, genres and instruments who will host and support young people to participate. 

Performances will take place upstairs at The Stage Door where the alcoholic bar will be closed and we will provide backline instruments and any tech that might be required for individuals or groups to perform or play back their music. 

Sign ups will be operated via a digital form (button below or QR code). Students and parents can sign up independently or teachers are welcome to sign up school groups to perform. You will then be contacted for more information about your set or technical/support requirements by the music hub team to ensure you are ready to perform on the night! Participants and parents are also very welcome to attend a session in advance and observe only - with no pressure to perform unless you feel ready.

Parents will need to book ‘pay what you can’ tickets to attend with their children via the following link https://thestagedoor.org.uk/product.php/844/the-stage-door-rising-stars

SESSIONS: 

4th February 2025

4th March 2025

1st April 2025

6th May 2025

3rd June 2025

1st July 2025

Monday 9th January 2025  in person CPD session - ENO Finish This from 4pm - 5.30pm

Further details and venue to be confirmed.

Monday 20th January 2025  in person CPD session “Music Leadership and Cultural Capital in your school” Freshwater & Yarmouth Primary 4pm - 5.30pm

All schools must have a Music Development Plan in place from 2023 onwards. Do you have a musical intent statement? How will you implement this and evaluate the impact of this? In this session we will use a hub designed toolkit to create a development plan for your school which includes curricular and co-curricular activities.

Alongside this we will include practical musical activities to support implementation of a whole school singing programme and how to lead ensembles.

Places have already been booked for some schools through the Headteachers forum last term but if you are unsure if you have a place booked, please contact Carla Bradshaw via clerktoheadteachers@stmaryspri.co.uk

Join us on 23 January 2025, at the iconic Portsmouth Guildhall for an inspiring day of exploration and collaboration at our Music Education Conference. This year's theme, Innovation: Driving Music Forward, invites educators and music practitioners to engage in meaningful discussion and, explore new innovative ideas and transformative practices that are shaping the future of music education. Strands of sessions across the day will be suitable for EYFS, KS1, KS2, KS3 and KS4 along with specialist sessions on vocal, curriculum and SEND. You can explore the sessions and book via the website southcoastmusic.org/conference2025 

Our dynamic line-up of presenters and workshop leaders, drawn from across the music education sector, will provide invaluable insights and hands-on experiences designed to ignite creativity and enhance your teaching practice. Whether you're a seasoned music educator or just starting out, this conference is an opportunity to connect with like-minded professionals, share innovative strategies, and explore new approaches to fostering musical talent in the classroom. Don't miss this chance to be part of a vibrant community dedicated to advancing music education. Together, we can drive music forward!

Tickets are £90 with lunch included or £50 for students - schools will be invoiced for your attendance after booking so please have the details of your finance contacts when completing the booking form.

Designed with KS2 students in mind, these thrilling and interactive concerts will be presented by award-winning composer and conductor, James Redwood and actor/director, Lynne Forbes. Explore the Orchestra: Sea Stories will feature material that fuses symphonic music with the written word and will explore how the oceans have ignited the musical imaginations of many. The concert will last approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes.  This concert is offered to primary schools completely FREE OF CHARGE and includes a CPD session for teachers in November. 

Please contact Tom Kay on tkay@bsorchestra.co.uk to book or if you have any specific questions about the event.

We are delighted to continue partnering with The Stage Door and J Fashole-Luke to host a series of open mic nights to the city for young musicians to participate in!  Each night will feature a house band of local musicians with a wide variety of styles, genres and instruments who will host and support young people to participate. 

Performances will take place upstairs at The Stage Door where the alcoholic bar will be closed and we will provide backline instruments and any tech that might be required for individuals or groups to perform or play back their music. 

Sign ups will be operated via a digital form (button below or QR code). Students and parents can sign up independently or teachers are welcome to sign up school groups to perform. You will then be contacted for more information about your set or technical/support requirements by the music hub team to ensure you are ready to perform on the night! Participants and parents are also very welcome to attend a session in advance and observe only - with no pressure to perform unless you feel ready.

Parents will need to book ‘pay what you can’ tickets to attend with their children via the following link https://thestagedoor.org.uk/product.php/844/the-stage-door-rising-stars

SESSIONS: 

4th March 2025

1st April 2025

6th May 2025

3rd June 2025

1st July 2025

Thursday 6th February 2025  in person CPD session Music Leadership & Singing as a ”golden thread” at Wordsworth Primary 4pm - 5.30pm

All schools must have a Music Development Plan in place from 2023 onwards. Do you have a musical intent statement? How will you implement this and evaluate the impact of this? In this session we will use a hub designed toolkit to create a development plan for your school which includes curricular and co-curricular activities.

Alongside this we will include practical musical activities to support implementation of a whole school singing programme and how to lead ensembles.

Time to catch up with other music coordinators and teachers, featuring discussion groups set by you and important national updates from the Music Hub from OFSTED, Music Mark and about School Music Development Plans and the National Plan for Music Education and reflect on areas of need and how to address them. 

Sessions will take place online via Teams in twilight sessions from 4pm - 5pm Please sign up using the button below and you will be send a meeting link nearer the time.

We are delighted to continue partnering with The Stage Door and J Fashole-Luke to host a series of open mic nights to the city for young musicians to participate in!  Each night will feature a house band of local musicians with a wide variety of styles, genres and instruments who will host and support young people to participate. 

Performances will take place upstairs at The Stage Door where the alcoholic bar will be closed and we will provide backline instruments and any tech that might be required for individuals or groups to perform or play back their music. 

Sign ups will be operated via a digital form (button below or QR code). Students and parents can sign up independently or teachers are welcome to sign up school groups to perform. You will then be contacted for more information about your set or technical/support requirements by the music hub team to ensure you are ready to perform on the night! Participants and parents are also very welcome to attend a session in advance and observe only - with no pressure to perform unless you feel ready.

Parents will need to book ‘pay what you can’ tickets to attend with their children via the following link https://thestagedoor.org.uk/product.php/844/the-stage-door-rising-stars

SESSIONS: 

1st April 2025

6th May 2025

3rd June 2025

1st July 2025

Tuesday 25th March 2025 in person CPD session  Musical Understanding - Progression & Assessment Freshwater & Yarmouth Primary 4pm - 5.30pm

Using a practical scheme of work as an example we will look at how to plan a curriculum music unit, incorporating the interrelated activities of performing, composing and listening, referring to progression frameworks for different year groups through practical activities. 

Places have already been booked for some schools through the Headteachers forum last term but if you are unsure if you have a place booked, please contact Carla Bradshaw via clerktoheadteachers@stmaryspri.co.uk

We are delighted to continue partnering with The Stage Door and J Fashole-Luke to host a series of open mic nights to the city for young musicians to participate in!  Each night will feature a house band of local musicians with a wide variety of styles, genres and instruments who will host and support young people to participate. 

Performances will take place upstairs at The Stage Door where the alcoholic bar will be closed and we will provide backline instruments and any tech that might be required for individuals or groups to perform or play back their music. 

Sign ups will be operated via a digital form (button below or QR code). Students and parents can sign up independently or teachers are welcome to sign up school groups to perform. You will then be contacted for more information about your set or technical/support requirements by the music hub team to ensure you are ready to perform on the night! Participants and parents are also very welcome to attend a session in advance and observe only - with no pressure to perform unless you feel ready.

Parents will need to book ‘pay what you can’ tickets to attend with their children via the following link https://thestagedoor.org.uk/product.php/844/the-stage-door-rising-stars

SESSIONS: 

6th May 2025

3rd June 2025

1st July 2025

We are delighted to continue partnering with The Stage Door and J Fashole-Luke to host a series of open mic nights to the city for young musicians to participate in!  Each night will feature a house band of local musicians with a wide variety of styles, genres and instruments who will host and support young people to participate. 

Performances will take place upstairs at The Stage Door where the alcoholic bar will be closed and we will provide backline instruments and any tech that might be required for individuals or groups to perform or play back their music. 

Sign ups will be operated via a digital form (button below or QR code). Students and parents can sign up independently or teachers are welcome to sign up school groups to perform. You will then be contacted for more information about your set or technical/support requirements by the music hub team to ensure you are ready to perform on the night! Participants and parents are also very welcome to attend a session in advance and observe only - with no pressure to perform unless you feel ready.

Parents will need to book ‘pay what you can’ tickets to attend with their children via the following link https://thestagedoor.org.uk/product.php/844/the-stage-door-rising-stars

SESSIONS: 

3rd June 2025

1st July 2025

Time to catch up with other music coordinators and teachers, featuring discussion groups set by you and important national updates from the Music Hub from OFSTED, Music Mark and about School Music Development Plans and the National Plan for Music Education and reflect on areas of need and how to address them. 

Sessions will take place online via Teams in twilight sessions from 4pm - 5pm Please sign up using the button below and you will be send a meeting link nearer the time.

We are delighted to continue partnering with The Stage Door and J Fashole-Luke to host a series of open mic nights to the city for young musicians to participate in!  Each night will feature a house band of local musicians with a wide variety of styles, genres and instruments who will host and support young people to participate. 

Performances will take place upstairs at The Stage Door where the alcoholic bar will be closed and we will provide backline instruments and any tech that might be required for individuals or groups to perform or play back their music. 

Sign ups will be operated via a digital form (button below or QR code). Students and parents can sign up independently or teachers are welcome to sign up school groups to perform. You will then be contacted for more information about your set or technical/support requirements by the music hub team to ensure you are ready to perform on the night! Participants and parents are also very welcome to attend a session in advance and observe only - with no pressure to perform unless you feel ready.

Parents will need to book ‘pay what you can’ tickets to attend with their children via the following link https://thestagedoor.org.uk/product.php/844/the-stage-door-rising-stars

SESSIONS: 

1st July 2025

Thursday 6th February 2025  in person CPD session Musical Understanding - Progression & Assessment at Wordsworth Primary 4pm - 5.30pm

Using a practical scheme of work as an example we will look at how to plan a curriculum music unit, incorporating the interrelated activities of performing, composing and listening, referring to progression frameworks for different year groups through practical activities. 

Join us again for our junior prom event on the bowling green at Carisbrooke Castle!  Bring your students along for an opportunity to perform on the green with fantastic visibility for parents, friends and families to come along and watch on the raised areas around the green and bring a picnic.  This year this event will be solely focused on singing and our theme in 2025 will focus on local stories, myths & legends and the environment.  

Schools and young people will be consulted to suggest a song to include in an our official ‘songbook’ for the concert.  This songbook will be produced by the music hub and workshops will also be available to support this.  As always we will run a site visit and meeting prior to the event to discuss logistics with teachers which will take place on Thursday 1st May 2025 from 4pm - 5pm at the castle.  In the case of inclement weather our reserve date is Tuesday 17th June 2025.

4pm - 4.30pm School ensembles/groups arrive 

4.30pm - 5pm Sound checks 

5.30pm - 7pm Concert

We are delighted to continue partnering with The Stage Door and J Fashole-Luke to host a series of open mic nights to the city for young musicians to participate in!  Each night will feature a house band of local musicians with a wide variety of styles, genres and instruments who will host and support young people to participate. 

Performances will take place upstairs at The Stage Door where the alcoholic bar will be closed and we will provide backline instruments and any tech that might be required for individuals or groups to perform or play back their music. 

Sign ups will be operated via a digital form (button below or QR code). Students and parents can sign up independently or teachers are welcome to sign up school groups to perform. You will then be contacted for more information about your set or technical/support requirements by the music hub team to ensure you are ready to perform on the night! Participants and parents are also very welcome to attend a session in advance and observe only - with no pressure to perform unless you feel ready.

Parents will need to book ‘pay what you can’ tickets to attend with their children via the following link https://thestagedoor.org.uk/product.php/844/the-stage-door-rising-stars