The picture (right) shows, from left, Omar Puente, Richard Stilgoe OBE and Georgia Rose, of Bude Park Primary School, playing the Gamelan
The team of more than 40 teachers has approximately 2,750 pupils between them and covers all the standard orchestral and band instruments. The Service also offers vocal, guitar and keyboard tuition. The work of the Service in schools is supplemented by the provision of high quality ensemble opportunities at the Albemarle Music Centre. These ensembles cover a range of styles from orchestral through wind and brass bands to jazz and percussion groups, as well as junior and senior choirs. All ages and abilities are catered for. The Music Centre and the ensembles are funded by the Local Authority. There is no charge to schools or pupils for membership of an ensemble run by the Music Service.
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Pictured right is the Senior Albemarle Music Centre Quartet outside the music service building
Pupils having instrumental tuition through the Music Service are initially loaned an instrument from our stock, free of charge. When they are more established, pupils can purchase their own instrument through the council’s VAT-free instrumental purchase scheme. The Music Service has approximately 2000 instruments out on loan at any one time.
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The Music Service has, over the last few years, increased its range of musical opportunities to young people and the wider community by purchasing a set of Indonesian gamelan instruments, a set of African drums, and a set of Brazilian Samba percussion instruments to add to its set of West Indian steel pans. Many workshops using these instruments are now run at the Albemarle Music Centre, in schools and out in the community. The Music Service also owns "Soundbeam" equipment for use by people with profound disabilities to create and experience music-making.
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The new Albemarle Music Centre is also the home of the Yorkshire Young Musicians on Sundays, and on Wednesday evenings the Hull Philharmonic Orchestra and is fast becoming a sought after venue for public events.
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Students achieve great things at the music service. Each year, music service pupils and members of the music service ensembles are eligible for annual awards. We also have many ex-students of the music service have gone on to make music their profession with great success.
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Contact us
Music Service
Albemarle Music Centre
Hull City Council
60 Ferensway
Hull
HU2 8LN
Tel: 01482 300 300
Email: musicservice@hullcc.gov.uk
