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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 2011 to Summer 2012 are:
| Autumn 2011 |
September | | | 16 | 23 | 30 |
| October | 7 | 14 | | | |
| November | 4 | 11 | 18 | 25 | |
| December | 2 | | | | |
| Spring 2012 |
January | 6 | 13 | 20 | 27 | |
| February | 3 | | | 24 | |
| March | 2 | 9 | 16 | | |
| Summer 2012 |
April | | | 20 | 27 | |
| May | 4 | 11 | 18 | 25 | |
| June | | | 15 | 22 | 29 |
| July | 6 | | | | |
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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 | | |
| Clarinet Choir | 5-8 | Marina Kummer |
| Concert Brass | 1-5 | Sue Durant |
| Concert Strings | 3-5 | Helen Wills |
| Concert Wind | 1-4 | Jane Anderson-Brown |
| Double Reed Ensemble | 1-8 | Rhiannon Morgan |
| Fast Forward Groups | 0-1 | Annabelle Knowles
Susie Trezise |
| Flute Choir | 5-8 | Amanda Ayling |
| Percussion Ensemble | 1-8 | Colin Bellworthy |
| Saxophone Ensemble | 5-8 | Graeme Hardman |
| Youth Strings | 5-8 | Goska Kosmaczewska |
5.30 to 6.00 |
break and tuck shop |
6.00 to 7.00 | | |
| Choir | 0-8 | Annabelle Knowles |
| Junior Flutes | 1-4 | Amanda Ayling |
| Percussion | 1-8 | Colin Bellworthy |
| Swing Band | 5-8 | Graeme Hardman |
| Youth Strings/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 2011 - 2012 season are as follows:
| date |
time |
rehearsals |
venue |
| Friday 2nd December | 7.00 pm | 4.30 - 6.30 | Centenary Hall
Torquay Boys GS |
| Thursday 1st March |
t.b.c. |
t.b.c. |
Torbay Schools’ Festival
of Performing Arts |
| Sunday 18th March | 3.00 pm | t.b.c. | t.b.c.
Smaller groups |
| Friday 6th 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 11th to 13th November 2011.
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Fees
Fees are £30 per term. For the Fast Forward groups only, fees are at the susidised rate of £15 per term. These are reductions for brothers and sisters of members and for those in receipt of certain benefits. Please contact us for details.
Please make cheques payable to Friends of Devon Youth Music - South (FDYM - South).
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