"Welcome to The Mix - Luton's music education hub"

Schools and music organisations working together to provide the best possible music-making opportunities for young people in Luton.

Luton Music Service

LEAD ORGANSATION FOR The Mix –
LUTON’S MUSIC EDUCATION HUB

We want to inspire and support all children and young people to experience exciting, rewarding, varied and high quality progressive musical experiences, individually and with others. To achieve this, we create, deliver and promote opportunities for young people to make and learn music, improve and develop the quality of music education, and champion music education.

 

The Benefits of Music:

How Music Helps Your Child’s Brain Grow

The Impact of Instrumental Learning on Attainment at Age 16 [PDF]

We Ignore the Arts at our Peril

The Benefits of the Ukulele on Kids’ Attitudes

Expose Youngsters to Classical Music

Musical Instruments in Schools – DfE written answer

The Power of Music – Professor Susan Hallam 2015 MEC Summary [PDF]

The Power of Music – Prof Susan Hallam [PDF, 2MB]

20 Important Benefits of Music in our Schools [PDF]

 

 

Luton Music Service Pupil Recruitment Film 2017

 

Would you like to learn a musical instrument? Do you attend a Luton school?

Luton Music Service is currently recruiting pupils for lessons starting in September 2017.

To find out more, please watch the above video! Alternatively, you can contact Luton Music Service on 01582 538232 or at lutonmusicservice@luton.gov.uk.

 

Side by Side project film

side-by-side-video

Orchestras Live, City of London Sinfonia and Luton Music Service collaborated in a project called Side by Side, which culminated in a performance at UKCCA on 15 July 2016. Young musicians from Luton Music Service’s Saturday Morning Music School and Icknield Primary School’s Hearing-Impaired Provision performed alongside professional musicians. Click on the image above and read the Side by Side Evaluation Report to find out more.

 

 

 

Events

Events

 

The Chalk Hills Academy presents William Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’

Chalk Hills Shakespeare poster

on Tuesday 11 and Wednesday 12 July
in The Chalk Hills Academy Quad area
at 6pm
Tickets £3 – on sale NOW from school reception
Come to this open air production. Bring a picnic to enjoy while you watch!

 

 BBC Proms logo

The BBC Proms is looking for talented young musicians aged 16 to 25 to join the 2017 BBC Proms Youth Ensemble and perform at the Proms

To find out more, read the BBC Proms Youth Ensemble flyer.

 

 

National Youth Orchestra recruitment 2018 picture

Join National Youth Orchestra! To find out more, read the NYO Recruitment 2018 flyer.

 

 

Luton Community Music School

Luton Community Music School currently has space for new drumming students. To find out more about the music school ring 01582 691990 or 07733 534529 or visit http://lutonmusicschool.org.uk.

Luton Community Music School flyer

 

 

Do you need help with musical costs?

Awards for Young Musicians is inviting young instrumentalists to apply for up to £2,000 towards musical costs, such as music tuition and instrument costs. Take a look at the Awards for Young Musicians 2017 Awards info sheet and visit the Awards for Young Musicians website, to find out more. You must apply by midnight on Friday 3 March 2017.

Awards for Young Musicians 2017 poster

 

Luton Someries Rotary Club Awards 2017

Congratulations to the winners of this year’s Luton Someries Rotary Club Awards. The winners are listed here.

 

 

 Luton Youth Concert Band – New players sought!

Luton Youth Concert Band is looking for new players of Grade 4 standard.

The band particularly needs woodwind, French horn, tenor horn and tuned percussion musicians.

If you are interested, contact Luton Music Service on  01582 538224 or email lutonmusicservice@luton.gov.uk.

 

 

Stage 1 – The Young Musical Theatre Company has vacancies for boys and girls

Call Terry and Valerie Mills on 01582 507820 for further details.

Stage 1 theatre children flyer

 

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