2012 National Youth Jazz Summer School

National Youth Jazz Collective is delighted to launch its 2012 National Youth Jazz Summer School, which will be held at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, from 3pm on Sunday 12th August to 11am on Sunday 19th August 2012.
More info and online applications can be found at http://www.nyjc.co.uk/summerschool.htm 

Music for Youth Regional Festival

JUST ONE OF 70 UK-WIDE FESTIVALS
• Perform to new audiences
• Be inspired
• Get valuable feedback
It’s free to take part and open to all groups of two or more aged 21 and under - see the poster for registration information

cambridge-regional.pdf (85 Kb)

Cambridgeshire Music Partnership

A big thank you to all who were able to come and talk about the needs for music education in Cambridgeshire last week. A summary of the ideas discussed is below. If you were unable to join us and would like to be involved please see the information below and get in touch.

discussion-notes-summary-final.doc (64 Kb)

cambridgeshire-music-partnership-cmp.pdf (201 Kb)

partner-interest-form.doc (28 Kb)

10 Things Schools Need To Know About Music

Drawing together key aspects of the benefits of musical learning this is a useful leaflet to encourage debate about the development of music in schools.

Music for Dance Composition Competition

Young composers are invited to write a new piece of music (electronic or traditional) for a special dance performance later in 2012 as part of the Big Dance project.
More details

Music Therapy in Schools

A new publication has just been released that details the experiences of a range of music therapists includes a chapter on our work at Cambridgeshire Music and is co-edited by Jo Tomlinson, one of our therapists.

"I can recommend this book wholeheartedly; we can all learn from it - all who are connected with children and young people in education, music, health and social care." - from the foreword by Dr. Frankie Williams.

[published by Jessica Kingsley ISBN: 978 1 84905 000 5]