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Milton Keynes Music Service

Music Service - Music Note The Milton Keynes Music Service is the Council-run service providing instrumental tuition to around 5,000 students in Milton Keynes' schools. Over 1000 of these students play and sing in Music Centre Ensemble groups on weekday evening and Saturday mornings.
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Milton Keynes Music Centre Ensembles

Enjoy playing your instrument more by playing with others! Join an ensemble.

Make music, make friends!

List of Ensembles...

Music Tuition

Music Service - Clipart drums, violin and trumpetMilton Keynes Music Service provide tuition to students either through their own school or if that not possible then direct with the Music Centre, after school or on a Saturday morning. Many adults also learn through the Music Service. What to do next if interested

Music Centre Fees

From April 2009

Please click link below to view Music Centre fees from April 2009.
Fees ...

Wider Opportunities For Instrumental Playing

Wider Opportunities 2008 – 2009
All the Primary and Junior Schools in Milton Keynes have been offered the opportunity for classes in year 3 & 4 to have something like recorders, guitar, percussion, keyboard etc as a whole class experience for a year.

What is Wider Opportunities

How To Get An Instrument

Buying or Hiring

Music Service - TrumpetStudents being taught at their school by Milton Keynes Music Service staff are offered a number of ways of obtaining an instrument.

Your school may have instruments available but if not, the Milton Keynes Music Service can help.


How to get an instrument

External Exams

Practical and Theory Music Exams

Milton Keynes Music Service enters students for external exams through the 'Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music' or 'Trinity Guildhall'.
More information on entering an exam

Keyboard Ensembles

We already run two keyboard ensembles and will be starting an additional ensemble on Thursday 15 January 2009 aimed at those players who have been learning for a few years.
Keyboard ensemble details

Music Service Youth Orchestra

The Music Service Youth Orchestra is the most advanced orchestra within the Music Service, catering for students of Grade 6 standard and above for wind and brass players, and Grade 5 and above for string players. Entry is by audition.
more details of orchestra..

Rock And Pop School

Music Service - Guitarist Milton Keynes Music Service has a thriving branch of Rock and Popular music.
Students attending Milton Keynes Music Service's Rock And Pop School learn to play their instruments, learn about music and to work together in a band situation.

Visit the Rock School's own website at www.mkrockschool.org.uk
How to join...

Midsummer Players

Milton Keynes Music Service Adult Orchestra

Midsummer Players is the Music Service's adult orchestra who meet on a Monday evening at the City Church.

Any aspiring musicians of the Orchestral mode who fancy giving it a go should contact the Music Centre 0845 2000096.

How to join...

Organ Lessons

Music Service - Clip art of organ 3The organ is a fascinating instrument, and the experience of playing it can be very exciting.
The Music Service now offers organ lessons, suitable for anyone who has achieved approximately Grade 3 standard on piano, Study Programme 3 (keyquest 3) on keyboard or beyond. more...

Stantonbury Brass

Stantonbury Brass is the flagship brass band for Milton Keynes Music Service and is supplied with new members as a natural progression through the music centre.
click here for more details about the activities of the band, past, present and future. www.stantonburybrass.co.uk
history of band...

Curriculum Support

The Primary Music Team are providing Curriculum support and training in primary schools in Milton Keynes as well as arranging Inset for NQTs, Music Co-ordinators and non-specialist teachers.

The support given

Gospel Choir

The Gospel Choir rehearses at Loughton Manor First School Mondays 6.30pm - 8.00pm We are very keen to promote singing within the Music Service. New members are welcome, (All ages from 10 years upwards.) Please feel free to go along to Loughton Manor and join in the singing.

The Choir

Pre-School Kindermusik

Kinder 2/3/4

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Children from 2 years can take part in music activities on a Saturday morning at Milton Keynes Music Service, Simpson.
Bring your child along to see what it is all about.

further details...

Friends Of Milton Keynes Music Service

We are a friendly group of parents with children of all ages at the Music Service.

As well as fundraising for additional instruments etc, we assist by offering various services on a Saturday morning including serving refreshments.
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Events 2009

Forthcoming events organised by Milton Keynes Music Service or with Music Service students taking part.

End of Term Concert

Thursday 2 July 2009 7.00pm The End of Term concert will be held at the City Church.
Tickets will be sold on the door. Groups taking part

Orchestral Concert

Friday 3 July 2009 An orchestral concert will be held at the City Church at 7.30pm. TheConcert

Music Service Summer Festival

Saturday 4 July 2009 The Music Service is holding its Summer Festival at Simpson on Saturday 4 July between
11 am and 3pm.

The festival

Keyboard/Piano Concerts

Saturday 4 July 2009 3 concerts will be held in Simpson Church as part of the Music Service Summer Festival.
Entrance will be by Summer Festival programme.
£2.00 adults, £1.00 OAP and accompanied children free. The concerts

MK4U

4/5 July 2009 A number of Music Service groups are performing during the weekend, including Rock School bands and percussion groups. Find out more ...

Performance Festival

Saturday 11 July 2009 The two Performance festivals (Intermediate for Grades 5-7 and Advanced for Grade 8) are taking place on Saturday 11th July from 9.00am at the City Church. Performance festival...

Three Days Of Rock

26/27/28 October 2009
The Milton Keynes Music Service Three Days Of Rock Workshop will be held at Simpson Monday 26 October to Wednesday 28 October 2009. 3 Days of Rock...

Playstrings, Playbrass, Playwind

Music Service - young girls playing clarinet.Saturday 7 November 2009 These groups are for students who will have recently started learning strings, brass or wind instruments. They are held at the Music Service at Simpson and commence Saturday 7 November 2009 at 9.00am.

Watch this space for details of Play Keyboard and Play Guitar which which also be commencing in the Autumn Term 2009.

Music Tour To Lake Garda

17-24 July 2010 This tour is open to all Music Service students who are or will be Grade 5 level and above.

Telephone the Music Service office for details on 0845 2000096.
The Tour
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