Instrumental Tuition

Our local music service

Instrumental and vocal music services to pupils in the Royal Borough local authority schools are provided through a contract with Berkshire Maestros. Berkshire Maestros has a national reputation for promoting opportunity for all and excellence.

What is available?

Lessons are available on a range of instruments, as well as the voice. These take place in groups or individually. There are also opportunities to play/sing with others in many choirs, bands, orchestras, jazz and rock groups at dedicated local music centres.

Lessons and other activities take place at primary and secondary schools and, out of school time, at the Windsor Music Centre (located at Dedworth Green First School).

With the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead's support, Berkshire Maestros offers the following services for children attending LA maintained schools in the borough:

• Group tuition on strings, woodwind, brass, percussion, guitar, keyboard, voice.
• Individual tuition, generally for intermediate/advanced pupils, on all of the above.
• Workshops and courses in a range of musical genres including popular and world music.
• County Achievement Scheme, available to gifted and talented pupils by audition.
• County choirs, bands and orchestras.
• Live music events (concerts and workshops).
• Festivals and special events both locally and in prestigious venues.
• Wider Opportunities projects - including workshops and whole class taster courses on a wide range of instruments - provided free of charge to schools.

In addition, a comprehensive range of out of school activities, including Mini Maestros (for younger pupils), bands, choirs, orchestras, jazz and rock groups to suit all levels of ability, is available to pupils from the earliest stages of learning. These activities take place at the Windsor Music Centre.

How is it funded?

The Royal Borough contract is mainly funded through a government grant. The funding is used to:

• Subsidise the cost of tuition and musical ensembles, choirs etc to encourage more pupils to take part.
• Provide fee remission for pupils whose families are on income support or similar.
• Provide some fee relief towards talented pupils who undertake a large number of activities.
• Provide other music education projects that widen access and allow more pupils to participate
• Provide short concerts in schools.

Berkshire Maestros also receives significant funding direct from parents.

The contract with the Berkshire Maestros is managed by:

Catherine Arnold
Music Consultant
Education and Childcare Advisory Service
Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead
Tel: 01628 671399
Blackberry: 07824 623595
Email: Catherine.Arnold@rbwm.gov.uk

Find out more

If you would like more information about Berkshire Maestros and the services provided, contact the Head Office:

Tel: 0118 901 2370
Email: admin@berkshiremaestros.org.uk
Web: www.berkshiremaestros.org.uk

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