Preston Music Centre

Lancashire Music Service runs a network of music centres throughout the County where young musicians of all levels of experience can play together in bands and ensembles and sing in choirs, offering an ideal progression route from Whole Class Ensemble Tuition alongside opportunities for more advanced students.

LAUNCHING 10^TH OCT “Percussive Beats” – 4.30pm- 5pm

Our brand-new Percussion ensemble, featuring a wide range of different percussion instruments, including orchestral.

Led by our fantastic Percussion teacher, Trevor Bartlett, this group is a must for all aspiring musicians to hone their Rhythm and ensemble skills.

No experience or instruments necessary!

LAUNCHING 17^TH OCT “Preston Young Voices” – 4pm- 5pm

Following on from our successful Choir project with Encounter festival, we are excited to launch our new Choir!

Under the direction of Julie Rayton, the choir will learn songs from a wide variety of genres and members will be encouraged to help choose repertoire that they enjoy.

Suitable for KS2/3/4/5

Band for All – 5.30 – 6.15pm

Directed by Sam French, this is an inclusive group for ALL instruments, from beginners up to more advanced levels. A great way to make music with other young people and have fun in an innovative and exciting band.

Ukulele group 5.15 – 5.45pm

Led by Richard Moss and open to complete beginners and to those who can already play, our exciting and fun Ukulele group is the ideal way to play your instrument with others. We even have instruments we can lend you if you don’t have your own!

Tuition is available on guitar, bass guitar, piano/keyboard, drums, voice, strings, brass and woodwind.

Joining ensembles and groups at Music Centre costs just £29 per term with our Silver Subscription, which includes membership of as many groups as you like, including our Inspire groups! Costs are kept low as they’re subsidised by our Music Education Hub grant.

Dates for your diary

Autumn	Spring	Summer
19^th September	9^th January	1^st May
26^th September	16^th January	8^th May
3^rd October	23^rd January	15^th May
10^th October	30^th January	22^nd May
17^th October	6^th February – WCIT follow on event	Half Term
Half Term	13^th February	5^th June
31^st October	Half Term	12^th June
7^th November	27^th February	19^th June
14^th November	6^th March	26^th June
21^st November	13^th March	3^rd July
28^th November	20^th March	10^th July – Summer Concert
5^th December	3^rd April
12^th December – CHRISTMAS CONCERT

Date	Time	Location
Thursday	3.30pm - 7.00pm (term-time only)	Fulwood Academy

Genres	Activities	Age Ranges
Classical Orchestral Jazz Brass / Wind Band	Brass Drums / Percussion Strings Woodwind Guitar / Bass Keyboards Singing / Choir Ensembles Tuition	Key Stage 3: age 11-14 Key Stage 4: age 14-16 Key Stage 5: age 16-18 Key Stage 2: age 7-11 Key Stage 1: age 5-7

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