#CanDoMusic
Teaching music safely in schools
Scratchmakers - half term creative music course
Scratchmakers is a collaborative ensemble for young musicians aged 8-14 from Waltham Forest and is suitable for players of any instrument with any level of experience. This course will be on Zoom so musicians can join in from home.
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Day 1: Thursday 29th October 10am to 1pm
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Day 2: Friday 30th October 10am to 1pm
The cost for the two sessions is £30 (£15 low income)
For more info and to book see:
https://scratchmakersoctober20.eventbrite.co.uk
1-2-1 Online music lessons
Our Autumn term 1-2-1 music lessons are taught online using Zoom.
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There are many benefits to online teaching, such as convenience (no need to travel), having time and space to warm up before the lesson and the availability of online musical resources to support the lesson.
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Lessons can be taken for 20 or 30 minutes each week with one of our specialist instrumental or vocal tutors.
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Online lessons can deliver an excellent musical experience for children and young people that is both fun and helps them to make progress with their instrument or voice.
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How Zoom lessons work (pdf)
Lesson dates
You can book now for a 6 week block of lessons starting after half term from Monday 2nd November. Lessons are taught Monday to Thursday after the school day and on Saturdays.
How to book 1-2-1 Zoom lessons
1. Sign up for online lessons here
Tell us which instrument you’d like to learn, how long you’d like the lesson for and your availability
2. We'll contact you to arrange the lesson time, day and start date and confirm the fee.
4. Then we’ll email you a Zoom link to login to the lessons before the first lesson.
Instrument hire
Pupils having lessons in school or on zoom with us can hire an instrument. The hire fee is £23 per term or part of term, with 50% discount for families on a low income. Please contact us to hire or return instruments to our office which is open Monday to Friday 9am-4pm:
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020 8496 1584
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The Music Service office address is: The School Lodge, Woodbury Road, Walthamstow E17 9SB
Social distancing measures are in place at our office and we may ask you to wait outside while we get your instrument. Any visitors who enter the building must wear a mask and use hand sanitiser.
Music school tuition and groups
All Music School instrumental 1-1 lessons will take place online for the duration of the Autumn term. This is to allow us to trial bringing various ensembles/groups back to rehearse in real life and possibly some lessons dependent on how these trials go. Our longer term plan, subject to the local situation remaining stable, is for Music to resume in full (so 1-1 lessons and ensembles) and return face to face from January 2021 at Walthamstow School for Girls.
#CanDoMusic - Teaching Music Safely in Schools
We've been working closely with schools across the borough to continue music making safely and we're delighted to be back.
Book Toddler, Baby and Next Steps Mini Musicians courses
Autumn term music courses for babies, toddlers and 4-6 year olds start from Tuesday 29 September. The interactive live sessions will be online so they can be enjoyed at home via zoom:
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Sing along at home with our Mini Musician videos and songs.
The WFMS Tutor's Virtual Orchestra
Enjoy our tutors' virtual orchestra playing Abdelazer Rondeau by Purcell:
Who we are...
Waltham Forest Music Education Hub (WFMEH) was formed in 2018 and is led by Waltham Forest Music Service (WFMS).
We believe that every child in Waltham Forest should have access to a high quality music education.
We’re committed to making sure children and young people have a music education that’s inspiring, enjoyable and fun and are provided with challenge and opportunities to progress.