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If you would like to print the details on this page you can download our information leaflet.
Where we meet
Weekly meetings are held in Torquay Boys' and
Girls' Grammar Schools,
which are in Shiphay Lane, Torquay. There is a limited amount of parking.
If you are new to the Music Centre, please come first to the information desk in the Torquay Boys' school hall.
Please click here for a map and directions.
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Dates
Weekly meetings are after school on most Fridays during term time.
The dates for Autumn 2012 to Summer 2013 are:
| Autumn 2012 |
September | | 14 | 21 | 28 | |
| October | 5 | 12 | 19 | | |
| November | | 9 | 16 | 23 | |
| Spring 2013 |
January | | 11 | 18 | 25 | |
| February | 1 | 8 | | | |
| March | 1 | 8 | 15 | 22 | |
| Summer 2013 |
April | | | 19 | 26 | |
| May | 3 | 10 | 17 | | |
| June | | 7 | 14 | 21 | 28 |
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Times and ensembles
The weekly meetings are in two halves with a break of half an hour between. A tuck shop is available
during the break. Students are able to take part in a different ensemble in each half, allowing
them to work with a variety of sizes and styles of groups. The weekly timetable is:
| ensembles | grades | director |
4.30 to 5.30 | | |
| Concert Wind | 1-4 | Jane Anderson-Brown |
| Concert Brass | 1-5 | Sue Durant |
| Double Reed Ensemble | 1-8 | Rhiannon Morgan |
| Concert Strings | 3-5 | Helen Wills |
| Clarinet Choir | 5-8 | Marina Kummer |
| Flute Choir | 5-8 | Amanda Ayling |
| Percussion Ensemble | 1-8 | Colin Bellworthy |
| Saxophone Ensemble | 5-8 | Graeme Hardman |
| Youth Strings | 5-8 | Goska Kosmaczewska |
| Fast Forward for Beginners | 0-1 | Annabelle Knowles
Susie Trezise |
5.30 to 6.00 |
break and tuck shop |
6.00 to 7.00 | | |
| Choir for All | 0-8 | Annabelle Knowles |
| Junior Flutes | 1-4 | Amanda Ayling |
| Percussion Ensemble | 1-8 | Colin Bellworthy |
| Swing Band | 5-8 | Graeme Hardman |
| Youth Orchestra | 5-8 | Alicia Stolliday |
There are more details on the ensembles page about the ensembles,
their directors and which instruments and types of player each one is suitable for.
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Concerts
We have a concert at the end of each school term. All students are able to take part in public performances of the works they have rehearsed with their ensembles. Concerts for the 2012 - 2013 season are as follows:
| date |
time |
rehearsals |
venue |
| Friday 30th November | 7.00 pm | 4.30 - 6.30 | Centenary Hall
Torquay Boys GS |
Sunday 24th March
Smaller groups | 3.00 pm | 12.00 - 2.15 | Ariel Centre, Totnes |
Tuesday 27th March
Orchestra | 6.30 pm | t.b.c. | Torbay Schools' Festival of Music
English Riviera Centre, Torquay |
| Friday 5th July | 7.00 pm | 4.30 - 6.30 | Centenary Hall
Torquay Boys GS |
Please put these dates in your diary and look out for details of rehearsal times and other arrangements in the
newsletter and the news for members page on this website.
There is more information on the concerts page, where you can also see the programmes of our recent concerts.
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Residentials
Residentials are held on a regular basis together with the North Devon Music Centre, usually in North Devon.
Accommodation and meals are provided for the students for a few days so they can spend their time working in detail
on one or more pieces of music. Course tutors lead the tuition and rehearsals and there is a social staff to look after
the students when they are not making music. They benefit greatly from the intensive tuition and their playing
often improves substantially. Their is also an active social life and students find these courses very enjoyable.
There is usually a concert for parents and friends at the end of each residential.
There will be a rehearsal weekend for clarinets on 16th to 18th November 2012.
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Fees
Fees are £32 a term for the first student, £16 for brothers or sisters up to 18 years old. For the Fast Forward groups only, fees are at the susidised rate of £16 per term, with no reduction for siblings.
The local authority (Devon County Council or Torbay Council) will pay the Music Centre fees for any pupil who is eligible for free school meals. You can claim this payment even if you do not actually claim the free school meals. For more details or to make a claim see this free school meals claim form.
Please make cheques payable to Friends of Devon Youth Music - South (FDYM - South).
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