Accordion Lessons
We are currently trialling lessons on the piano accordion for members of the Cathedral Choirs. Classical accordion is widely taught in Europe and Asia to give children the independence of a portable instrument and has been used successfully in the UK in many rural primary schools to learn the basics as a transition to larger keyboard instruments. We consider the accordion to be an ideal transportable instrument for children wishing to begin learning a keyboard instrument, learning about musical harmony and coordination between two hands.
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Hear hear!! Bravo @thomas_leech and @DOLMusic .. https://t.co/Bih1p2kCQs
...'We constantly strive for the revealing of the extraordinary potential and hope contained within the children we work with. they deserve the very best we can bring them.'
Here's to another great term of singing with our schools and choirs!
...'Classical choral music is all too often a culturally monolithic bastion of privilege - the children we work with deserve the riches of this world too; we cannot allow the improvement of access to be undermined...'
Our lovely Keighley Junior Choir!
In preparation for their BBC One broadcast of Christmas Day Mass 30 members of our Bradford Catholic Youth Choir are undertaking a choir development tour to Rome at the start of November this year. To ensure this experience is accessible and affordable for all choir members we are seeking support from a range of Trusts, Foundations, corporate partners and individual donors. Any support you are able to give, however small or big will make a huge difference.
www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/bcycrometour?utm_term=q6mBvBZEp
Help raise £3000 to support Bradford Catholic Youth Choir's Development Tour to Rome this November.
Weʼre raising money to support Bradford Catholic Youth Choir's Development Tour to Rome this November.. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.Worth up to £2,000 a year, university students local to Leeds have the opportunity to sing with one of the country’s finest cathedral choirs. With clear progression routes, expert mentoring and regular performances (including BBC broadcasts, the Leeds International Organ Festival and joint concerts with the Gabrieli Consort) these scholarships are an invaluable and unparalleled experience.
Leeds Cathedral now has scholarships available for all voice parts from September 2019. To apply contact: office@dioceseofleedsmusic.org.uk
Music education 'creates more well-rounded people'
Music education 'creates more well-rounded people'
Jazz star and presenter YolanDa Brown says politicians should appreciate the benefits of music education.Our Cathedral Choir School has featured in the Yorkshire Evening Post today. 2019 marks 10 years of the Choir School and we are delighted to have worked with so many talented children in Chapeltown. Our long term aim is to sustain the Cathedral Choir School into the foreseeable future, maintaining and developing musical, academic and community partnerships old and new; an achievable goal with the generous support of funders. All donations towards the Choir School make a real and measurable difference. To secure another brilliant 10 years, please consider supporting this project.
World class musician Sally Egan receives Leeds College of Music fellowship
An inspiring musician who has helped the Leeds Cathedral Choir School thrive has received a fellowship from the Leeds College of Music.Worth up to £2,000 a year, university students local to Leeds have the opportunity to sing with one of the country’s finest cathedral choirs. With clear progression routes, expert mentoring and regular performances (including BBC broadcasts, the Leeds International Organ Festival and joint concerts with the Gabrieli Consort) these scholarships are an invaluable and unparalleled experience. Leeds Cathedral now has scholarships available for all voice parts from September 2019.
To apply contact: office@dioceseofleedsmusic.org.uk
www.dioceseofleedsmusic.org.uk/cathedral-scholarships/