The Keyboard Studies Programme was founded in 2016, with David Pipe (previously Assistant Director of Music at York Minster) appointed as its first Director. The Programme was launched to provide high-quality organ and piano tuition across the Diocese to choristers, school pupils and adult learners. With a national decline in students learning the organ, the programme aims to reintroduce this instrument steeped in tradition to students of all backgrounds, teaching them valuable musical skills and opening doors to opportunities in further education, and skills in choral direction and accompaniment.
There are currently five instrumental teachers in post, providing tuition in a family of related keyboard instruments (organ, accordion and piano). We are grateful to the Liz and Terry Bramall Foundation, Wade’s Charity and a number of other trusts that provide bursaries so that all talented children in state education are able to receive lessons, irrespective of their financial circumstances.
If you are interested in supporting our young musicians please click here for more information.
For more information on the Keyboard Studies Programme or to be added to the lessons waiting list please contact:
office@dioceseofleedsmusic.org.uk / 0113 244 8634
Join Tom on YouTube at 2pm for alliterative animals in Bless the Lord, The Osprey, a Lenten meditation with Salvator Mundi, and burn off some energy with GO BANANAS! This week's themes are reconciliation and forgiveness and musical signs and symbols.
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Join Wil on YouTube - going live in 5 mins!
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Today's the deadline! If you're thinking about throwing your hat in the ring, do it now - lovely team of people to work with and plenty of creative freedom. https://twitter.com/DOLMusic/status/1357018983824826369
Join Tom for a packed Virtual Sing today at 2pm! Four different languages, lots of alliterative animals, two songs marking the start of Lent and a VERY spooky version of the Ghost of Tom (as well as a bonus quiz!).
https://youtu.be/8VKUChr_4rY
Cathedral choir’s CD gets national airtime on Radio 3 - The Catholic Universe
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On Valentine’s Day, Leeds Cathedral Choir received a huge boost when its recording of the ethereal sacred music of Arvo Part’s The Beatitudes was played on BBC Radio 3.
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