This Month SCMT have picked the brilliant Singer/songwriter, performer, multi instrumentalist Stevie Wonder as our Composer/Musician of the Month.
His career has spun over 50 decades and in that time he has won many awards. He has won 25 (yes 25!) Grammy awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award! He won an Oscar for his song ‘I just Called to Say I Love You’.
He has also been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and he has a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame!
Stevie Wonder has been awarded countless lifetime achievement awards for his contribution to music and also for his work in charitable organisations and civil rights… he really is a winner!
This time next week will be the start of the SCMT Youth Music Festival 1 on 1 mock tests and musicianship sessions. They will be running across Tuesday 27th and Wednesday 28th May.
By now all students taking part should have their allocated times, please make sure you bring all your music and photocopies of music if needed. Once again they will be held at our new venue, Brighton Unitarian Church, New Road, BN1 1UF. Please make sure you are there 15 mins before your allocated time.
The picture above is from Concert 2 of our Children’s Concerts which opened the festival on Sunday, we can’t wait for the more festival events next week!
Wow what an amazing day… we had over 100 performances… A massive thank you to everyone for showing their support in raising money for amaze. Also another thank you to Ackerman Music for sponsoring us!
The picture above is from concert 1, we want to say a big congratulations to all of our concert 1 performers. Watch this space for more pictures from concerts 2,3 and 4…
We are so excited here at SCMT headquarters, today is the children’s concert and therefore the start of the SCMT Youth Music Festival!
By now all our students should be practised and raring to go…. make sure you remember all your music and instruments.
A final reminder it is a new venue, Brighton Unitarian Church, New Road, BN1 1UF. Our schedule is tight, so please arrive on time but no more than 15 minutes before the start of your concert.
Entry is £5 on the door for adults (all children and performers – free). We’re all very excited and can’t wait to see you there!
To kick of the SCMT Youth Music Festival we will be seeing lots of our lovely younger students performing this Sunday. There will be four concerts over the afternoon starting from 2pm.
By now all of our students should know which concert they are performing in. Please contact Susanna direct on 07720 770153 if you are unsure.
Don’t forget it is a new venue, Brighton Unitarian Church, New Road, BN1 1UF. Our schedule is tight, so please arrive on time but no more than 15 minutes before the start of your concert.
Entry is £5 on the door for adults (all children and performers – free). We’re all very excited and can’t wait to see you there! As usual drinks and nibbles will be served free of charge throughout the day… see you there!
As you may or may not already know SCMT have picked the fantastic singer-songwriter/multi instrumentalist Stevie Wonder as our Composer/Musician of the Month.
Stevie Wonder was a child prodigy and was signed by Detroit record company Motown in 1961 at the age of 11 and released his first single ‘Fingertips’ at the age of 13. He has recorded music for Motown until 2010… few artists have stayed with the same record company for so long!
During this time Wonder released hits such as ‘Superstition’, ‘Signed Sealed Delivered’, ‘Sir Duke’ and Motown’s biggest international seller ‘I Just Called to Say I loved You’. His Hits have spanned from the 1960s to present day!
It’s less than a week till the start of the SCMT Youth Music Festival and here at SCMT headquarters we are super excited!
Starting with the children’s concert this Sunday and finishing with the adults and advanced students concert on the 8th June, we will be holding concerts, mock exams, competitions, exam preparation sessions and much more. We are very happy to be sponsored by the lovely folks at Ackerman Music(https://www.ackermanmusic.co.uk) and throughout the festival we will be raising money for the fantastic charity ‘amaze’ (https://amazebrighton.org.uk).
By now all students should have received their entry confirmation and time slots, please contact Susanna on 07720 770153 if you have not or would like more information.
This Month at SCMT we have picked the brilliant Stevie Wonder to be our Composer/Musician of the Month. Stevie Wonder is an American multi instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and record producer.
He was a child prodigy. By the age of 11 he had already mastered the piano, voice, harmonic, drums and bass and auditioned for the Motown Record Label. Maybe the greatest part of all is that he was blind from birth. What a great achievement to be able to play so many instruments at such a young age without being able to see at all.
We have a great bunch of students here at SCMT but how many of you play more than one instrument? Why not make May the month we think about starting to play another instrument. With the current instrument you are learning you have already learnt the basics, it would just be a case of learning new techniques. Lets see if we have any Stevie Wonders amongst us!
This Month at SCMT we have picked the brilliant Stevie Wonder to be our Composer/Musician of the Month. Stevie Wonder is an American multi instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and record producer.
He was a child prodigy. By the age of 11 he had already mastered the piano, voice, harmonic, drums and bass and auditioned for the Motown Record Label. Maybe the greatest part of all is that he was blind from birth.
Can you believe Stevie released his first single ‘Fingertips’ when he was just 13! Watch this space for more on this fantastic musician…
Don’t forget today is the entry deadline to this year’s SCMT Youth Music Festival. The festival includes our summer children’s concerts and adult concert (for SCMT students only), alongside competitions, mock exams, theory workshops, masterclass and the chance to get yourself on film (open to everyone)!
For more information or to book your place on any part of the festival please call Susanna on 01273 504505…
SCMT Youth Music Festival 2014
Here at SCMT we will be adding extensively to our Concerts and Competitions timetable this coming summer term and re-naming the run of events as the SCMT Youth Music Festival!
We will be holding our usual Summer Concerts. We’ll also be repeating the Competitions… AND we’ll be adding some fun (and very useful) workshops and 1 on 1 sessions which will be held just before the Summer music exams season.
Friday 30th May.
2pm – 3.30pm: Intermediate – advanced workshop with Emily Macdonald.
3.30pm – 5.30pm. Music Theory boot-camp.
(For more information, class prices and entry forms please contact Susanna direct on on 07720 770153 or email [email protected]).
Sunday 8th June: Adults and advanced students Concert, entry deadline 25th April.
The events will be raising money for ‘amaze’ a brighton based charity supporting parents with special needs and once again Ackerman Music will be sponsoring us! All class fees will be discounted for pupils of SCMT.
Please do feel free to let us know in advance if there are any classes you’d like to attend, or others that you think might benefit you or your child in particular…and don’t forget the entry deadline for all of the festival events is 25th April!
Did you know there will be cash prizes for the competitions running as part of the SCMT Youth Music Competition….
First prize for category 1 (grades 0-2) is £50 and first prize for category 2 (grades 3-4) is £60!
For more information or to book your place please call Susanna on 01273 504505…
SCMT Youth Music Festival 2014
Here at SCMT we will be adding extensively to our Concerts and Competitions timetable this coming summer term and re-naming the run of events as the SCMT Youth Music Festival!
We will be holding our usual Summer Concerts. We’ll also be repeating the Competitions… AND we’ll be adding some fun (and very useful) workshops and 1 on 1 sessions which will be held just before the Summer music exams season.
Friday 30th May.
2pm – 3.30pm: Intermediate – advanced workshop with Emily Macdonald.
3.30pm – 5.30pm. Music Theory boot-camp.
(For more information, class prices and entry forms please contact Susanna direct on on 07720 770153 or email [email protected]).
Sunday 8th June: Adults and advanced students Concert, entry deadline 25th April.
The events will be raising money for ‘amaze’ a brighton based charity supporting parents with special needs and once again Ackerman Music will be sponsoring us! All class fees will be discounted for pupils of SCMT.
Please do feel free to let us know in advance if there are any classes you’d like to attend, or others that you think might benefit you or your child in particular…and don’t forget the entry deadline for all of the festival events is 25th April!
Yesterday we told you about the competitions running as part of the SCMT Youth Music Festival, but did you know there will also be the chance to sit a mock exam? This will be a great experience for all those sitting exams in June. You will then know what to expect on the day and you will know what you need to work on before the day! Please see all the details below and get in touch if you would like to sit a mock exam….
SCMT Youth Music Festival 2014
Here at SCMT we will be adding extensively to our Concerts and Competitions timetable this coming summer term and re-naming the run of events as the SCMT Youth Music Festival!
We will be holding our usual Summer Concerts. We’ll also be repeating the Competitions… AND we’ll be adding some fun (and very useful) workshops and 1 on 1 sessions which will be held just before the Summer music exams season.
Friday 30th May.
2pm – 3.30pm: Intermediate – advanced workshop with Emily Macdonald.
3.30pm – 5.30pm. Music Theory boot-camp.
(For more information, class prices and entry forms please contact Susanna direct on on 07720 770153 or email [email protected]).
Sunday 8th June: Adults and advanced students Concert, entry deadline 25th April.
The events will be raising money for ‘amaze’ a brighton based charity supporting parents with special needs and once again Ackerman Music will be sponsoring us! All class fees will be discounted for pupils of SCMT.
Please do feel free to let us know in advance if there are any classes you’d like to attend, or others that you think might benefit you or your child in particular…and don’t forget the entry deadline for all of the festival events is 25th April!
It’s free choice….Have you booked your place yet?!
SCMT Youth Music Festival 2014
Here at SCMT we will be adding extensively to our Concerts and Competitions timetable this coming summer term and re-naming the run of events as the SCMT Youth Music Festival!
We will be holding our usual Summer Concerts. We’ll also be repeating the Competitions… AND we’ll be adding some fun (and very useful) workshops and 1 on 1 sessions which will be held just before the Summer music exams season.
Friday 30th May.
2pm – 3.30pm: Intermediate – advanced workshop with Emily Macdonald.
3.30pm – 5.30pm. Music Theory boot-camp.
(For more information, class prices and entry forms please contact Susanna direct on on 07720 770153 or email [email protected]).
Sunday 8th June: Adults and advanced students Concert, entry deadline 25th April.
The events will be raising money for ‘amaze’ a brighton based charity supporting parents with special needs and once again Ackerman Music will be sponsoring us! All class fees will be discounted for pupils of SCMT.
Please do feel free to let us know in advance if there are any classes you’d like to attend, or others that you think might benefit you or your child in particular…and don’t forget the entry deadline for all of the festival events is 25th April!
The results to the March exams are in and they are really great… Well done to all our students who took exams, we’re very proud of you here at SCMT!
Not long now till the deadline for the next exams (to take place in June) and the SCMT Youth Music Festival where we will be holding exam prep classes. Watch this space for more info…
Only 2 weeks to go till the deadline for the SCMT Youth Music Festival…. Have you booked your place yet? All info can be found below…
SCMT Youth Music Festival 2014
Here at SCMT we will be adding extensively to our Concerts and Competitions timetable this coming summer term and re-naming the run of events as the SCMT Youth Music Festival!
We will be holding our usual Summer Concerts. We’ll also be repeating the Competitions… AND we’ll be adding some fun (and very useful) workshops and 1 on 1 sessions which will be held just before the Summer music exams season.
Friday 30th May.
2pm – 3.30pm: Intermediate – advanced workshop with Emily Macdonald.
3.30pm – 5.30pm. Music Theory boot-camp.
(For more information, class prices and entry forms please contact Susanna direct on on 07720 770153 or email [email protected]).
Sunday 8th June: Adults and advanced students Concert, entry deadline 25th April.
The events will be raising money for ‘amaze’ a brighton based charity supporting parents with special needs and once again Ackerman Music will be sponsoring us! All class fees will be discounted for pupils of SCMT.
Please do feel free to let us know in advance if there are any classes you’d like to attend, or others that you think might benefit you or your child in particular…and don’t forget the entry deadline for all of the festival events is 25th April!
Here at SCMT we are running a competition across Facebook. We are calling it ‘2 clicks to win’. Simply share our competition post and like our Facebook page (not the post) and you will go into a draw to win £100! The post you need to share can be seen below, simply find this post on our page, share with your friends and like our page and you could win!
Post to look for and share:
“Here at SCMT we are very exited to announce the launch of our ‘2 clicks to win’ competition on Facebook! Simply ‘share’ this post and ‘like’ our page (click on the link below). You will then go straight into our prize draw…the prize being a whopping £100! The competition will run throughout April and the winner will be announced Thursday 1st May. We are dedicated to building up an interactive, online musical community. Come join us!”
Duke Ellington is this month’s featured composer/musician so we thought we’d give you a few facts about this brilliant musician..
Name: Edward Kennedy Ellington
Stage name: Duke Ellington
Born: April 29, 1899
Died: May 24, 1974
Occupation: Jazz musician, composer and bandleader
Early career: Ellington started his career in the 1920s when he became pianist and often composer and then later band leader of a band at the famous Cotton Club in New york. The band then became known as the Cotton Club Orchestra and toured extensively with Ellington at the helm. They played Jazz but a slightly raw sounding jazz compared to what the other jazz orchestras at the time were playing. It became known as Jungle music, a raw, rasping type of Jazz music.
As you may or may not know, SCMT’s Composer/Musician of the Month for April is the brilliant Duke Ellington. Duke Ellington was a composer, pianist and bandleader. He is most famous for his work with his own big band (jazz band) for which he composed most of the music. He lead a band made up of trumpeters, trombonists, saxophonists, pianists, drummers, bassists and singers. Together they helped to shape and influence big band music over the decades. The music they played was often complex and they worked together to create a sound that brought this style of music to the forefront of American music.
So why don’t we make April the month we join together with other musicians and make music together. There are many ways we can do this, playing duets with your music teacher, getting a band together with friends or singing together as a family, to name a few. Playing music in an ensemble really does have its’ benefits for any musician. It helps with timing (you can’t play out of time with other musicians as you sometimes can when practising alone). It improves your musical ear as you have to listen to the musicians you are playing with in order to play in tune. It’s also great for sight-reading as there’s no stopping or you’ll hold the ensemble up! Finally, playing music with other people is a great way to make new friends and be creative together.
Here at SCMT we are always encouraging our students to play duets or join bands, if you are stuck for ideas on which ensemble would be best for you don’t hesitate to get in touch with us. Or you can always talk to your teacher during your music lesson they will also be able to help!
Throughout April SCMT will be featuring composer, pianist and bandleader Duke Ellington as our Composer/Musician of the Month.
Born in April 1899 his career started in the 1920s and carried on through until he died in the 1970s. This month we will be looking at what made this man such an influential figure in american music, studying his music and his band. So watch this space….
We are delighted by the brilliant performance of 2 of our students Berniya (who won Junior Championship!) and Riya in the latest Springboard music competitions. Well done girls… Not forgetting their teacher, the lovely Emily, well done to you too! Below are all their classes and awards:
Berniya
Piano Section:
Winner of the Junior Championship!
1st place in the Junior Recital class (10-14 years) – Outstanding
1st place in J S Bach class (10-12 years) – Distinction
1st place in Sonatina class (10-12 years) – Distinction
2nd place in Romantic period to 1975 class (10-12 years) – Outstanding
She also won the following 3 cups :
EDWARD PAXTON WHITE MEMORIAL CUP – Winner of Junior Championship 10-14 years
THE JUNIOR CHRISTINE PEMBRIDGE CUP – Joint Winner of Junior Recital 10-14 years
SEVENTH ART SONATA CUP – to highest overall mark in Sonatina (10-12 years) and Sonata classes (13-14 years)
Strings section:
2nd place in Sonata class (Grade 6 and under)
Riya
Piano Section:
-1st place in J S Bach (9 year and under) – Outstanding (mark)
-1st place in Jazz (9 year and under) – Outstanding
She also won (joint winner):
the BRIGHTON HAMMOND ORGAN SOCIETY CHALLENGE CUP – awarded to the performer selected by the adjudicator from Jazz classes (9 year and under, 10-12 years and 13-14 years)
This Month SCMT have picked the brilliant Singer/songwriter, performer, multi instrumentalist Stevie Wonder as our Composer/Musician of the Month.
