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Milton Keynes Music Service

Music Service - Music Note The Milton Keynes Music Service is the Council-run service providing instrumental tuition to around 5,000 students in Milton Keynes' schools. Over 1000 of these students play and sing in Music Centre Ensemble groups on weekday evening and Saturday mornings. Milton Keynes Music Service

Milton Keynes Music Centre Ensembles

Enjoy playing your instrument more by playing with others! Join an ensemble.

Make music, make friends!

List of Ensembles...

Music Tuition

Music Service - Clipart drums, violin and trumpetMilton Keynes Music Service provide tuition to students either through their own school or if that not possible then direct with the Music Centre, after school or on a Saturday morning. Many adults also learn through the Music Service. What to do next if interested

Gospel Choir

The New Gospel Choir rehearses at Loughton Manor First School Mondays 6.30pm - 8.00pm We are very keen to promote singing within the Music Service and hope that the Gospel Choir becomes a flagship group.
Their next performance will be at the Gala Concert at Milton Keynes Theatre. Together with 3 school choirs they will be performing 2 songs from Children of Eden. The Choir

Wind Orchestra

The Wind Orchestra has now been successfully re-launched on Friday evenings at the City Church.

Go along and experience for yourself the exciting repertoire of the Wind Orchestra.

The first rehearsal for the Summer Term is Friday 25 April. The Orchestra

Keyboard Ensembles

We now run two keyboard ensembles.

Beginner Keyboard Ensemble aimed at pupils who have recently started learning is on Fridays 4.00pm - 5.00pm.
Junior Keyboard Ensemble aimed at pupils have been learning for 1 year or more is on Thursdays 4.00pm - 5.00pm.

Keyboard ensemble details

Pre-School Kindermusik

Kinder 2/3/4

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Children from 2 years can take part in music activities on a Saturday morning at Milton Keynes Music Service, Oxley Park Primary School.
Bring your child along to see what it is all about. We are also hoping to start classes on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons at our site in Simpson Village. Please telephone if you are interested in these classes and once we have enough children to begin the classes we will be in touch. further details...

Symphony Orchestra

The Music Service Symphony Orchestra is the most advanced orchestra within the Music Service, catering for students of Grade 6 standard and above for wind and brass players, and Grade 5 and above for string players. Entry is by audition.
more details of orchestra..

Midsummer Players

Milton Keynes Music Service Adult Orchestra

Midsummer Players is the Music Service's adult orchestra who meet on a Monday evening at the City Church.

Any aspiring musicians of the Orchestral mode who fancy giving it a go should contact Mike James at the Music Centre 0845 2000096 or on his mobile 07989 583436. How to join...

Stantonbury Brass

Stantonbury Brass is the flagship brass band for Milton Keynes Music Service and is supplied with new members as a natural progression through the music centre.
click here for more details about the activities of the band, past, present and future. www.stantonburybrass.co.uk
history of band...

Wider Opportunities For Instrumental Playing

Wider Opportunities 2008 - 2009
All the Primary and Junior Schools in Milton Keynes have been offered the opportunity for classes in year 3 & 4 to have something like recorders, guitar, percussion, keyboard etc as a whole class experience for a year. What is Wider Opportunities

Friends Of Milton Keynes Music Service

We are a friendly group of parents with children of all ages at the Music Service.

Aswell as fundraising for additional instruments etc, we assist by offering various services on a Saturday morning including serving refreshments. Read on for how we have contributed during the last year.

Who we are, what we do

Curriculum Support

Music Service - Typical Classroom & Interactive WhiteboardThe Primary Music Team are providing Curriculum support and training in primary schools in Milton Keynes as well as arranging Inset for NQTs, Music Co-ordinators and non-specialist teachers.
We are continuing to expand resources for teachers to use in the classroom with a new Indian pack being added to the other curriculum packs.
Work is also being undertaken in conjunction with the instrumental teachers, who are delivering Wider Opportunity lessons, in order to link this to the National Curriculum where possible.

The support given
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Music Centre Fees

Please click link below to view Music Centre fees from April 2008 Fees ...

Organ Lessons

Music Service - Clip art of organ 3The organ is a fascinating instrument, and the experience of playing it can be very exciting.
The Music Service now offers organ lessons, suitable for anyone who has achieved approximately Grade 3 standard on piano, Study Programme 3 (keyquest 3) on keyboard or beyond.

more...

Events 2008/2009

Forthcoming events organised by Milton Keynes Music Service.

Practice Makes Perfect Course for Teachers

Starts Thursday 17 July 2008
Teachers ...Do Your Skills need servicing? ...Do your ostinati need oiling? ...Do your chords need calibrating? Then come and see Kate, Sheila and Nicola ... "The Fifth Emergency Service!" Find out more ...

Prague Tour

12 - 19 July 2008
80 students will be travelling to Prague in July 2008. The Tour

Ghana Trip - July 2009

Following our successful trip to Ghana this year, we have now planned our next trip in July 2009! Click here for further details...

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