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It’s that time again, lots of SCMT students will be taking their ABRSM exams this week. Here at SCMT we would like to wish you all the best of luck, we know you have all been working very hard and we cant wait to see the results. We thought we would just leave you with some exam tips for any final preparation!

EXAM TIPS:

1. Always arrive with plenty of time, at least 15 mins before your exam.
2. Make sure you warm up before the exam, there is usually a warm up room at the exam centre, scales are a great way to warm up.
3. Once you have warmed up make sure you then go and relax before your exam.
4. Don’t forget your music! Remember you can play your exam pieces in any order.
5. Finally don’t forget the examiner only wants you to do well so try to enjoy it as much as you can….flashing a big smile always helps!

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

On the weekend of 15th and 16th June 2013 SCMT (www.cassam.co.uk) held its Youth Music Competitions, sponsored by Ackerman Music and raising much needed funds for the Belltree Music Therapy centre (www.belltree.org.uk).  It was a great success all round, with over 40 competitors from beginner to advanced level playing their music to the judges in the hope of winning some amazing cash prizes.  The guest performer, Chris Woods (percussive guitarist) provided a jaw-dropping finale and the whole audience was delighted to see the mayor who arrived to give a speech about the event before drawing the raffle.

Susanna Cassam Music Tuition would like to thank everyone   involved for their hard work and commitment to making this weekend a success. Money raised will be used to provide a subsidy fund for Belltree clients and new music technology equipment at the Belltree centre in Woodingdean. More pictures and info on much we raised to follow soon…

CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE THAT TOOK PART… and a massive thank you to Ackerman Music for their support! See you next time…what will you play?!

All Photos – (c) Tony Mould – My Brighton and Hove Website

It’s finally here! Tomorrow sees the start of our 2 day youth music competitions so here is a little advice for all competitors:

• Make sure you are there at least 15 mins before your category times, dates and times will have been emailed to you already.
• Please make sure you bring a photocopy of your piece as well as the original.
• If you are not playing the piano make sure your instrument is tuned.
• Lastly try to enjoy the experience as much as possible, we have 2 lovely judges who only want everyone to do their very best!

Don’t forget the competitions are open to the public and it is only £3 for the whole weekend. However, the best time to come down will be  on the Sunday, 4.30-5.30pm, we have the brilliant Chris Woods performing and also during this time the mayor will be there to draw the raffle. We are trying to raise money for Bell Tree Music Therapy Centre so please get in touch if you would like to buy raffle tickets. Tickets are £1 each… or  a book of 5 tickets for £4 and you can get them direct from Susanna ([email protected] or 07720 771053/01273 504505) and they will be available to buy throughout the weekend.

All that’s left to say is thank you to Ackerman Music for all their support and good luck to all the competitors….. see you there!

Here at SCMT we are waiting with anticipation for this Saturday’s ‘The Voice’. Our very own piano and bass teacher Jonathan Dear (pictured) will be playing bass for Avril Lavigne’s performance….. Good Luck Jonathan we’ll be tuned in!

Here at SCMT we would like to say a huge well done to all of our students who took part in the Summer Concert over the weekend. It was great to see so many of you performing, and the standard was just fantastic…Well done everybody!

Don’t forget next weekend is the first ever SCMT Youth Competition. Even if you are not competing it would be great to see you there. We have a guest performer on the Sunday, 4.30-5.30pm and also during this time the mayor will be there to draw the raffle. We are trying to raise money for Bell Tree Music Therapy Centre so please get in touch if you would like to buy raffle tickets. Tickets are £1 each… or  a book of 5 tickets for £4 and you can get them either direct from your tutor or from Susanna ([email protected] or 07720 771053/01273 504505). Hopefully see you there…

SCMT is live on Radio Reverb this coming Thursday 6th June, between 5 and 6pm.  We’ll be talking about the upcoming Summer Concerts this weekend, plus the SCMT Youth Music Competitions the weekend after (15th/16th June).  We’ll also be talking about ‘Music Therapy Week’ and the Belltree Music Therapy Centre who we’ll be supporting over both events… with the help of our sponsors at Ackerman Music (thank you Ackerman!).  It’s going to be a great couple of weeks!  Tune in on Thursday to hear more… and hopefully see you at St Nicholas Church in Brighton at some point too…  8th/9th/15th/16th June 2013.

We can’t wait! The SCMT summer concert will be held over 2 days this weekend, Saturday 8^th June and Sunday 9^th June at St Nicholas Church, Dyke Rd, Brighton. This is just a week before the SCMT Youth Music Competitions and it is the same venue!

We can’t wait to hear what all of our students have in store for us, they will be practicing hard as we speak. Look out for more news blogs to follow with tips for concert, competition and exam (we also have lots of students taking exams at the end of June!) preparation.

Chris Woods is a brilliant Percussive guitarist and here at SCMT we are lucky enough to  have him come and play for us at the SCMT Youth Music competitions.

Here are a couple of links to see some of his work…

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc2M1sN5rS8

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYHzEU9h9g8

So don’t forget he will be playing on day 2 of the SCMT Youth Music Competition, Sunday 16^th June at 4.30pm, St Nicholas Church, Brighton.

SCMT are delighted to announce another fantastic prize has been added to the SCMT raffle that will be drawn on the second day of our Youth Music Competition, Sunday 16th July. Thanks to Nicole Carman, up for grabs from the Brighton based fine art photographer is a limited edition print!

Tickets are £1 each… or  a book of 5 tickets for £4and you can get them either direct from your tutor or from Susanna ([email protected] or 07720 771053/01273 504505).

So the list of prizes to be won is now as follows:

Nicole Carman.  limited edition print

Stagecoach Brighton. Summer workshop place to one child aged between 6-16 on Summer Glee Workshop (July 29th-1st August).

Wowo.  2 nights in a luxury yurt worth £280.

John Hamilton.  An outdoor photoshoot with john Hamilton worth £150.

Adaptatrap.  A box of small percussion instruments.

‘She bakes’.  A bespoke kids birthday cake.

SCMT.  45 min music lesson on an instrument of your choice.

SCMT.  A selection of new and barely used music books.

SCMT.  2 x £15 ackerman vouchers.

Toby Price.  2 bottles of wine in a bag.

Alice Bell.  Luxury natural body creams.

Joss Peach.  A place on the djembe course at Evolution.

Timber-Tones.  Luxury guitar plectrum gift pack.

Craig Warnock.  2 hour studio recording session.

Josie Peach.  Jazz piano/sax/clarinet lesson.

Here at SCMT we are delighted to say we have another Tutor joining us! Her name is Rosanna Schwarzacher  and she is a piano and cello teacher. Below is a little more information about the lovely Rosanna:

Rosanna is a classically trained pianist and cellist from Austria. She has studied cello in France under Denis Jeannet and has lived in Ireland for many years, where she has been teaching and working with various artists as session musician for recordings and performances. She holds a Dip ABRSM in Instrumental Teaching and is very passionate about teaching pupils of all ages and levels. Rosanna is currently a member of the Brighton Film Quartet and is invloved in many other musical projects in Brighton.

If you would like to have lessons with Rosanna please contact Susanna Cassam direct on 07720 771053 or email us at [email protected].

All of our teachers can be found on our website on the teachers page https://www.cassam.co.uk/music-teachers-brighton

As you will know there will be a raffle at the SCMT Youth Music Competition and we have another prize to add to the already brilliant prize list.

Stagecoach Brighton. Summer workshop place to one child aged between 6-16 on Summer Glee Workshop (July 29th-1st August). Worth £110!

So don’t forget…Tickets are £1 each… or  a book of 5 tickets for £4and you can get them either direct from your tutor or from Susanna ([email protected] or 07720 771053/01273 504505).

Other raffle prizes so far!

Wowo.  2 nights in a luxury yurt worth £280.

John Hamilton.  An outdoor photoshoot with john Hamilton worth £150.

Adaptatrap.  A box of small percussion instruments.

‘She bakes’.  A bespoke kids birthday cake.

SCMT.  45 min music lesson on an instrument of your choice.

SCMT.  A selection of new and barely used music books.

SCMT.  2 x £15 ackerman vouchers.

Toby Price.  2 bottles of wine in a bag.

Alice Bell.  Luxury natural body creams.

Joss Peach.  A place on the djembe course at Evolution.

Timber-Tones.  Luxury guitar plectrum gift pack.

Craig Warnock.  2 hour studio recording session.

Josie Peach.  Jazz piano/sax/clarinet lesson.

Here at SCMT we are getting so excited about the upcoming competitions.  We confirmed our raffle prizes at last and tickets are available from TODAY (Friday, 17^th May).  It’s all for a very worthwhile cause (Belltree Music Therapy Centre, www.belltree.org.uk) and the prizes will be drawn by the Mayor (after the special guest performance) on the 2^nd day of our Competitions, Sunday 16^th June, at St Nicholas Church in Brighton.  Please see below for all the details:

Ticket options:  Tickets £1 each… or  a book of 5 tickets for £4!

Available from:  TODAY (Friday 17^th May), either direct from your tutor or from Susanna ([email protected] or 07720 771053/01273 504505).

Raffle prizes list so far!

Wowo.  2 nights in a luxury yurt worth £280.

John Hamilton.  An outdoor photoshoot with john Hamilton worth £150.

Adaptatrap.  A box of small percussion instruments.

‘She bakes’.  A bespoke kids birthday cake.

SCMT.  45 min music lesson on an instrument of your choice.

SCMT.  A selection of new and barely used music books.

SCMT.  2 x £15 ackerman vouchers.

Toby Price.  2 bottles of wine in a bag.

Alice Bell.  Luxury natural body creams.

Joss Peach.  A place on the djembe course at Evolution.

Timber-Tones.  Luxury guitar plectrum gift pack.

Craig Warnock.  2 hour studio recording session.

Josie Peach.  Jazz piano/sax/clarinet lesson.

As announced on Monday, here at SCMT we are so pleased that there will be a guest performer at the SCMT Youth Music Competitions! So here is a little more information about  the fantastic Chris Woods from his website www.chriswoodsgroove.co.uk

‘Chris Woods is one of the UK’s most exciting instrumentalists. His performances are a blend of endearing stories with ear bending drop tuned grooves. Displaying dazzling creativity and skill, by mixing emotive and imaginative sounds with stunning technique. You wont forget what you hear.’

It is safe to say we can’t wait to see him perform, he really is a great crowd pleaser, a must see!

So don’t forget he will be playing on day 2 of the SCMT Youth Music Competition, Sunday 16^th June at 4.30pm, St Nicholas Church, Brighton.

Here at SCMT we are delighted to announce that the Mayor of Brighton has decided to join us on ‘day 2’ of our competitions (Sunday 16th June).  We’ve also managed to book a brilliant guest performer, the fantastic Chris Woods, percussive guitarist.

If you want to catch Chris Wood’s performance it starts at 4.30pm on Sunday 16th June (day 2 of the competitions)  this will be followed by the Mayor drawing our raffle. We’ll also be congratulating our competition winners and of course enjoying some refreshments.

So although your £3 gains you access to the whole weekend here are the details regarding the best time to pop down:

Venue:  St Nicholas Church, Brighton.  BN1 3LJ

Date and time:  Sunday 16th June, 4.30 – 5.30pm (1 hour)

Price:  £3 cash on the door (children free).  Access all weekend.

Refreshments:  Soft drinks, tea and coffee, cake and biscuits… provided throughout.

All entries for the SCMT Youth Music Competitions and the SCMT Summer Concert must be with Susanna by the end of today (Friday 10th May).

If you have any queries please contact Susanna Cassam direct on 07720 771053 or email us at [email protected].

Don’t forget the entry deadline for the SCMT Youth Music Competitions is tomorrow, Friday 10th May, all entry forms must be completed in full and with Susanna by then.

If you do not have an entry form there is still time, just contact Susanna on 07720 771053 and she can send you an entry pack, which will contain the entry form, and it can be scanned and emailed straight to Susanna at  [email protected].

All entry fees must be paid no later than Friday 17th May.

We have plenty more to announce including some brilliant raffle prizes that can be won over the competition weekend, so watch this space!

p.s To all our SCMT students don’t forget tomorrow is also the entry deadline for the Summer Concert…..

The entry deadline for both the SCMT Youth Music Competition and SCMT’s Summer Concert is now only a week away. Don’t forget all entries must be submitted by Friday 10th May. The Youth music Competitions are open to anyone 18 years old and under, however, the Summer Concert is only open to SCMT students.

If you or your child would like to enter the SCMT Youth Music Competition, please contact Susanna Cassam direct on 07720 771053 or email us at  [email protected]. Following this you will be sent an information pack containing an entry form which must be completed and sent to us no later than the 10th May.

If you are a SCMT student and would like to play in our Summer Concert you can let either your tutor know or Susanna herself using the details above.

June is going to be such an exciting month for SCMT and we really hope you can join us!

Don’t forget the  SCMT Youth Music Competitions are taking place on the 15th and 16th June and they are being held at St Nicholas Church on Dyke Road. There are 4 categories with 1st prizes reaching up to £70 and runner up prizes in each category. Each category is judged by experts and each competitor will receive written comments and a certificate. It is a great experience for any young musician with the added bonus of prizes to be won!

Don’t forget the entry deadline is the 10th May…. what will you play?

Candidates must be enthused, inspiring, great with kids (and adults!) and be available longterm to teach flexible hours within Brighton and Hove.

If you can teach from your own premises and have a car, this would be a great help but isn’t essential.

Please contact Susanna Cassam direct on 07720 771053 or email us at [email protected].

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