Christmas Break… we close after lessons on Sunday 22nd December 2024, reopening on Sunday 5th January 2025
This year in a nutshell… It’s been a busy year of new classes, exam sessions and live music performances. Not to mention new teaching space to allow us to accommodate students patiently waiting for lessons. Thank you to all of our students and families for their support throughout this year.
Our annual concert at Stafford Gatehouse Theatre in March gave many of our students the opportunity to perform with a live band on a large stage.
In September, our Autumn concert at St Mary’s was a great opportunity for soloists and small groups to experience a smaller venue with a more relaxed atmosphere. We were back at St Mary’s on Saturday 7th December for the annual Christmas Tree Festival where we heard more fantastic performances from our students, some of whom have only just started their learning journey with us.
Many exams have taken place this year both face to face and digitally. Huge congratulations to every student who has enjoyed exam success this year. It takes a great deal of hard work and dedication to go through that process and we’re very proud of all of you. We hope you have enjoyed learning with us this year.
Charity Donations…. once again, we have been collecting donations of new gifts for adults, children and pets for Hearts and Hands of Stafford to supply to parents in Stafford. We have a box in our reception and can take donations until Sunday 15th December. Our collection will then be delivered to the charity the following day. Thank you so much for all your kind donations so far.
Dates for your diaries
Sunday 5th January 2025 - Music School reopens for teaching
February 2025 (Date TBC) - Yamaha/Rock School Exam Session at the Music School
Sunday 9th March 2025 from 2pm - Annual Concert Rehearsals at the Music School
Sunday 6th April 2025 - Annual Concert at Stafford Gatehouse Theatre.
Exam Session… We plan to hold an exam session at the Music School for Yamaha/Rock School exams on Keyboard, Guitar and Vocals in February. We’ll send out further information about this once we have a confirmed date from Rock School. Please let us know if you have any questions regarding exams and remember to speak to your teacher if you need any help or ideas to make practice more fun and improve your confidence.
New Classes for beginners… we are pleased to announce some brand-new Yamaha classes starting in the New Year.
Saturdays 2pm
Yamaha Play For Keeps with John (Age 8+)
Yamaha Guitar Encounters With Ben (Age 8+)
New Daytime Guitar Class (Adults) - Mondays 2pm with John
We are pleased to be able to offer a daytime guitar class for adults in the New Year. If you’re looking to improve your guitar skills or fulfil a long held ambition to start your journey, John can help.
You can register your interest and book a free taster lesson in either of these classes by completing our form or dropping us a quick email to admin@staffordmusicschool.co.uk
Don’t forget we offer a discount for second course or family member joining us for lessons.
Social Media/Notices… please check in with our pages on Facebook (Stafford Music School) Instagram and X (@musicstafford) and when you are in the Music School, check our noticeboards which have recently been updated to provide a visual guide to all the important information we need to communicate to students and parents.
Full term dates for the year and other important information such as Terms and Conditions and direct debit information can be on our website by following the link below.
www.staffordmusicschool.co.uk/docs
Contact Information…please let us know if any contact details change, particularly mobile numbers and email addresses as these are the main ways in which we will contact you.
We would like to wish all of our students and their families a restful Christmas break.
Many Thanks
Laura
Principal
Stafford Music School
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