Extra-curricular activities - music
Tolbooth Music Making
Various classes exist for all ages and stages. Contact the Tolbooth direct on 01786 274000.
Saturday Tuition
Additional instrumental tuition is available via the Youth Music Initiative programme.
Primary Music Day
On Sunday 18 March the Primary Music Day took place with 137 pupils from all over the council area taking part in a day of fun music making. Rehearsals began at 10 in the morning and continued until the performance in front of a packed hall at 3 pm in the afternoon.
There was a brass group, a woodwind group, a guitar group and a huge string group all from the pPrimary schools, as well as a String Training group made up of pupils from the secondary schools. A new venture this year was a recorder group run by the primary music specialists. It was very successful and they will hopefully join us again next year.
The pupils worked in their groups for most of the day on their own contribution to the concert, but all 137 of them performed together at the finale to play the theme tune for James Bond. They made a fantastic sound and all the tutors were delighted with the work they put in. There were many positive comments from the parents as they were leaving the concert, happy not only with the performance, but in seeing how much their children had grown in confidence from when they dropped them off, a little tentatively in the morning, to seeing them happy and energetic at the end of the day. Everyone had a great day with new skills learned and new friendships forged.
For information please contact Lesley McEwan, Senior Music Tutor, tel: 01786 442869 (Tuesdays only).
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