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LAMBETH MUSITRAX FESTIVAL 2019
Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall Tuesday 18th & Wednesday 19th June This year the annual Musitrax Festival returned to the Clore ballroom with an extra full day of concerts which enabled almost double the amount of children who participate in Lambeth’s special wider opportunities programme to take part.
The number of performers, who had started learning their instruments in September, rose to just under 900 from 450 in the previous year with fifteen schools participating in four exciting string and wind band concerts. Director of events Oliver Bayley said: “ Having two days of concerts to celebrate Musitrax gave so many more children the opportunity to participate. The success of the concerts and the quality of experience has set a really high standard for musical achievement even after such a short time of learning.” Gerry Sterling Head of LMS said “It was wonderful to see the significant increase in the number of schools involved in this year’s Musitrax Festival. The amount of positive feedback that we received also clearly demonstrates that schools, parents and children really enjoyed and valued the festival” During each concert the audience were given a step by step guide to how the students learn their skills in the classroom over 30 weeks and how Musitrax prepares them for the next stages of their development as young musicians. |
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The children who are from year 4 and 5 classes performed a selection of songs which they had been learning over the last nine weeks and then joined together to form a massed orchestra for the very first time at the festival.
Musitrax lessons are taught in-school by music service tutors who work with the children and class teachers in their schools over thirty weeks. They start learning their instruments in September and spend the final 10 weeks of the project learning songs that they will play together at southbank Centre.
Lead tutor and conductor Alistair Walker said “ The opportunity to work to a very high standard with so many young musicians is incredibly inspiring. Showing how the children have learnt their musical skills after just nine months of learning helps family, friends and school staff to realise the impact of this project and the children feel so proud of their achievements”.
The Musitrax programme is delivered to around 3500 Lambeth school children every week from reception to year 6.
Musitrax lessons are taught in-school by music service tutors who work with the children and class teachers in their schools over thirty weeks. They start learning their instruments in September and spend the final 10 weeks of the project learning songs that they will play together at southbank Centre.
Lead tutor and conductor Alistair Walker said “ The opportunity to work to a very high standard with so many young musicians is incredibly inspiring. Showing how the children have learnt their musical skills after just nine months of learning helps family, friends and school staff to realise the impact of this project and the children feel so proud of their achievements”.
The Musitrax programme is delivered to around 3500 Lambeth school children every week from reception to year 6.
