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Here at SCMT we will be featuring Glastonbury Festival as our Composer/Musician of the Month… yes we know it’s neither a composer of musician but to celebrate the SCMT Youth Music Festival and all the great musicians that feature at this brilliant music festival we thought we’d do something a little different. Glastonbury Festival takes… Continue reading Throughout June SCMT will be featuring Glastonbury Festival as our Composer/Musician of the Month….

Last Thursday saw the SCMT Youth Music Festival grades 3-4 competition… and what a competition it was! We had some brilliant performances, it was wonderful to see how well our students are doing. We had great technique, expression, accuracy and characterisation and it was very difficult for the judges to pick a winner…But it had… Continue reading SCMT Youth Music Festival…Competition Success!

Throughout our SCMT Youth Music Festival we are raising money and awareness for Brighton charity ‘amaze’. These guys do a brilliant job supporting parents and families who have children with special needs. There will be chances to donate at our 1 on 1 sessions, competitions next week and our Adults and Advanced Concert on June… Continue reading Don’t forget throughout the SCMT Youth Music Festival we are raising money for Brighton charity ‘amaze’

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… Continue reading Award winning Stevie Wonder…

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… Continue reading 1 week to go till the start of our Festival 1 on 1 sessions….

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… Continue reading Wow what a Brilliant start to the SCMT Youth Music Festival!

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,… Continue reading It’s Finally here… SCMT Youth Music Festival starts today!

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… Continue reading The SCMT Children’s Concert is only 3 days away…. we can’t wait!

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.… Continue reading Stevie Wonder… the Motown years…

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… Continue reading SCMT Youth Music Festival starts this Sunday!

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… Continue reading May’s Composer/Musician of the Month is the great Stevie Wonder!

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… Continue reading Entry deadline for the SCMT Youth Music Festival is Today!

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… Continue reading Only 2 days till the entry deadline for the SCMT Youth Music Festival….

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… Continue reading Only 3 days till the entry deadline for the SCMT Youth Music Festival….

Did you know that as part of this year’s SCMT Youth Music Festival we will be holding competitions? They will be as follows: Weds 28th May. 2pm – 4.30pm Youth Music Competition category 1. Grades 0 – 2. Thursday 29th May. 2pm – 4.30pm. Youth Music Competition category 2. Grades 3 – 4. It’s free choice….Have you… Continue reading Only 4 days till the entry deadline for the SCMT Youth Music Festival….

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… Continue reading Exam Success!

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… Continue reading Only 2 weeks to go till the deadline for the SCMT Youth Music Festival….

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… Continue reading We have a competition running on Facebook.. to win £100!

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… Continue reading A few facts about Duke Ellington….