In proud partnership with Shropshire Music Educational Hub, North Shropshire Music offers a range of musical opportunities for students in the North Shropshire and the Welsh border areas.
NSM is a Centre of Music Excellence offering all ages and abilities to participate in a variety of instrumental ensembles such as the Training and Schools’ Orchestras, Wind, String and Jazz Ensembles. All ensembles are completely free of charge and open to all newcomers from Shropshire, Denbighshire, Wrexham County, Flintshire, Powys and Cheshire. The ensembles will perform in concerts throughout the year and collaborate with Shropshire Music Service’s ensembles.
Ensembles take place on a Monday evening during term time:
Training Orchestra 5pm – 6pm
School’s Orchestra/Wind Ensemble/String Ensemble – 5.45pm – 7pm
For more information on the ensembles then please get in touch on northshropshiremusic@moretonhall.com
To date over 350 local primary school children and their teachers have benefitted from North Shropshire’s Big Sing – a choral initiative that brings children together through making music as well as generating a love and enjoyment for the art of choral singing.
Over a course of 6 weeks, our highly experienced choral tutor makes weekly visits to local primary schools in Shropshire and neighbouring Welsh Counties to deliver workshop sessions on breathing, performing and choral technique. The sessions are specifically designed to be accessible for all staff to incorporate them into their teaching between the weekly sessions and thereafter. The weekly sessions culminate in a ‘Big Sing’ with all the students and their class teachers being invited to come together to perform as part of a mass choir. For our Welsh schools resources can be adapted to include Welsh material.
“This initiative will help to form the foundation of our music lessons going forward. It has been great to be part of a community wide event such as the Big Sing.”
Miss Lewis, class teacher at Weston Rhyn Primary School
“North Shropshire Big Sing’ is a very exciting choral initiative: one that I have no doubt will engender a love for choral singing in a fun and entertaining way.
Alison Stevens, Shropshire Music Educational Hub Services’ Manager
If any school would like more information or would like to take part in our next Big Sing, please get in touch northshropshiremusic@theholroyd.co.uk