As we enter the final weeks of the summer term and the end of another academic year, we'd like to say thank you to all of our students and families for your continued support this year. We hope you have enjoyed learning and progressing with us.
We have had an exciting and successful year with exam sessions both at the music school and external centres, performances at the Christmas Tree Festival at St Mary’s Church in December and our fantastic Gatehouse Show in March. There’s still more to come before we break up, with a Rock School Exam session on Sunday 9th July and the Summer Performance at St Mary’s Church on Sunday 23rd July. Tickets are available by clicking the link on our website.
Direct Debit Payments
For all students continuing lessons with us until the end of term, the final payment to cover lessons taken during the current academic year will be charged on 1st August 2023.
Leavers
For any students leaving us at the end of this term, please email laura@staffordmusicschool.co.uk by Friday 7th July. The direct debit will be cancelled after the August payment has been collected.
Lesson attendance
We are receiving an increasing number of weekly requests to rearrange lesson times when students are unable to attend at their usual lesson time. While it has been possible on some occasions in the past to offer ‘catch up lessons’, it has become increasingly difficult to offer this due to all teachers being fully booked. Many of our teachers have group lessons or are only with us for one or two days of the week which further limits the time available. If the scheduled lesson time becomes difficult to attend on a regular basis, please email us on admin@staffordmusicschool.co.uk and we can look into swapping times with another student.
Notification of Changes
If you require any change to the current lesson time/day for next term, please email admin@staffordmusicschool.co.uk by Monday 10th July. After this date, we will start to check our registers for availability in September so that times can be confirmed before the Summer break and any spaces then offered to those on our waiting lists.
Music School Events 2023/2024
Next year’s annual concert is already scheduled for Sunday 17th March 2024 at Stafford Gatehouse Theatre. Please save the date in your diaries!
We break up for Summer after lessons on Thursday 27th July and will return on Monday 4th September. Full term dates for the year can be found pinned at the top of our Facebook page and also on our website via the link: www.staffordmusicschool.co.uk/docs
Updates
Please remember we post regularly to Facebook, Instagram and Twitter (@musicstafford) and any important updates can be found on the news section of our website.
We hope you all enjoy the Summer break and as always, if there are any questions, please get in touch.
Many Thanks
Laura
Principal
Stafford Music School