We are delighted to announce MMA’s Easter Music Courses for 2024.

There is something for everyone.

·       KS1 Music Courses for pupils in Years 1 and 2 – No experience required.

·       Beginner Music Course – No experience required through to Grade 1 Standard.

·       2 Day Instrumental Course – For instrumentalists Grade 2 to Grade 8 Standard.

·       Online Music Tech Beginner Course (FREE) – No experience required.

·       Online Music Tech Intermediate Course (FREE) – For those with some experience of using BandLab.

MMA are keen to get as many pupils involved as they can.  Please visit their website (https://www.medwaymusicassociation.co.uk/eastermusiccourses2023) for more information and to apply. 

As we work as Licensed Music Teachers with Medway Music Association / Dynamics we are pleased to share with you the news that MMA’s Saturday Music Centre will re-open on Saturday 23rd September and is welcoming new members.  MMA’s Music Centre is only £15 for the whole year and is a fantastic affordable opportunity for the young musicians of Medway.

More details can be found on MMA’s website: https://www.medwaymusicassociation.co.uk/saturdaymusiccentre

Kate has worked in partnership with Dynamics – The Medway Music Education Hub since June 2022 offering fully funded brass lessons at Balfour Junior School. From September, she will be teaching funded trumpet, tenor horn and keyboard sessions! These sessions will run on Friday afternoons. They are always very popular so please contact Ms Kember or the school office if you wish to apply for a space for your child. Instruments and a tutor book will be provided for your child to use for the duration of the sessions (usually limited to 30 sessions per child, with an option to continue studying with Kate privately after the funded sessions have ended).

We are delighted to share with you Medway Music Association’s Summer Music Courses for 2023!

There is something for everyone:

·       KS1 Music Courses for pupils in Years 1 and 2 – No experience required.

·       Beginner Music Course – No experience required through to Grade 1 Standard.

·       3 Day Instrumental Course – For instrumentalists Grade 2 to Grade 8 Standard.

·       Online Music Tech Beginner Course – No experience required.

·       Online Music Tech Intermediate Course – For those with some experience of using BandLab.

MMA are keen to get as many pupils involved as they can.  Please visit their website (https://www.medwaymusicassociation.co.uk/mmasummermusiccourses2023) for more information and to apply. The closing date for applications is Saturday 1st July 2023. We hope you find something that you think your child/children might enjoy!

We are currently offering Keyboard, Recorder and P-Buzz Clubs at Balfour Infant School! For more information and to apply please visit the BIS page.

Meet some of our 21-22 Keyboard Club Members:

On Friday 13th March the Balfour Infants Keyboard Club were due to perform “The Paratrooper” – a piece they had been working hard on all term. This was to be their first performance in a school Celebration Assembly too, so we were all very excited!

Unfortunately due to the ‘social distancing’ required by the COVID-19 pandemic the assembly was cancelled, and the school was closed at the end of that day until further notice.

Fortunately however, we filmed the performance that the Keyboard Club were going to make at our club session the day before – we were a few members down due to the pandemic, but here are Ethan, Amreen, Mariam, Poppy and Leo performing “The Paratrooper”.

Welcome back after what we hope was a pleasant half term break! Here are the timetables for Term 4 at Balfour Infant School – music clubs resume this week and there will be 6 sessions for each club this term:

	Lunchtime (12:30-13:00)	After School (15:20-15:50)
Tuesday	–	Recorder Club
Wednesday	–	Balfour Buzzers
Thursday	–	Keyboard Club

Timetabled Dates:

Recorder Club Session Dates

Session 1:	25.02.2020
Session 2:	03.03.2020
Session 3:	10.03.2020
Session 4:	17.03.2020
Session 5:	24.03.2020
Session 6:	31.03.2020

Balfour Buzzers Club Session Dates

Session 1:	26.02.2020
Session 2:	04.03.2020
Session 3:	11.03.2020
Session 4:	18.03.2020
Session 5:	25.03.2020
Session 6:	01.04.2020

Keyboard Club Session Dates

Session 1:	27.02.2020
Session 2:	05.03.2020
Session 3:	12.03.2020
Session 4:	19.03.2020
Session 5:	26.03.2020
Session 6:	02.04.2020

All clubs will run in the library this term so please collect your children from the school office after the club’s finish time.