by Sarah Stoner | Dec 5, 2018 | Community, Room Hire, Singing
Choirs are bang on trend. Over recent years we’ve had choral competitions on prime time television, Gareth Malone putting choirs together in work places, schools and communities and of course we’ve seen the success of the fabulous Military Wives Choir....
by Sarah Stoner | Nov 28, 2018 | Community, Lessons, Welcome
Music is incredibly powerful. Listening to it, playing it, singing along to your favourite song can all have a hugely emotional and physical impact on us. The right piece of music has the ability to lift us when we’re down, but equally can help us to wallow in our...
by Sarah Stoner | Nov 14, 2018 | Community, Guitar, Music Theory & Composition, Singing
Silent Night frequently tops the polls as one of our Nation’s favourite Christmas carols. And, as this Christmas Eve will mark 200 years since its first ever performance, we decided to find out the real story behind the song. Silent Night: The Fantastic Legend...
by Sarah Stoner | Nov 8, 2018 | Community, Welcome
It is one of the most poignant dates of the year: Remembrance Sunday. And, this particular Remembrance Sunday will be even more poignant and even more important as the country comes together to mark 100 years since the end of WWI. The day will be respectfully marked...
by Sarah Stoner | Nov 1, 2018 | Community, Lessons
Here at the Yorkshire College of Music and Drama, we know how important music in education can be. It is the main reason behind our Primary Schools Outreach programme – to make music available to as many children in our communities as possible. It would appear...
