We are delighted to let you know that Medway Music Association’s Saturday Music Centre is welcoming new members! 

The Music Centre which is held at Rainham Mark Grammar School during term times starts again on Saturday 28^th September and we would really appreciate it if you would share this opportunity with your pupils.  

The sessions run at the Music Centre are for complete beginners (no experience required) to the more advanced musicians, aged between 5 (Year 1) and 18 (Year 13).  

All the information can be found at www.medwaymusicassociation.co.uk/saturdaymusiccentre

We have also attached the Music Centre Timetable and Session Descriptions below.

For any enquiries, please email info@medwaymusicassociation.co.uk 

On Tuesday 25th June, the curtain went up on Mr Mountford’s final concert at King’s, who leaves for pastures new. As such it was a special event, with heavy involvement from Kate, Chris and the brass department pupils.

King’s Brass opened the concert with the Grand Chœur Dialogué arranged for brass ensemble and organ, featuring Jeremy Lloyd who will also be leaving at the end of this term. This was followed by Kate’s arrangements of Concierto de Aranjuez (Rodrigo) and The Mandalorian (Goransson). Next came performances by the Jazz and Wind Bands and Orchestra.

The first half drew to a close with the first of the leaver’s solos, from Hugh on the mighty cathedral organ, playing Saint-Saens’ finale from Symphony No. 3, supported by Kate, Chris and other tutors and returning Old Roffensians (ORs) in the orchestra.

The second half included a performance on trumpet by William and his beautifully executed Spider and the Fly by Britten.

The evening closed with a grand performance from choir, orchestra and audience, of the Medway Hymn, the last movement of Thomas Hewitt Jones’s Regards from Rochester.

Farewell Mr Mountford – Head of Music – from all of us at Sound Roots who have had the pleasure of working with you at King’s; you will be sorely missed!

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 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:

Name: Tom

Year: Reception

Favourite Song: “The wheels on the bus”

Favourite Colour: “blue”

Why did you want to join Keyboard Club? “Because I love learning the notes with the keyboard”

Name: Beau

Year: One

Favourite Song: “Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen (I call it Mamamia)”

Favourite Colour: “blue”

Why did you want to join Keyboard Club? “Because I want to learn about the keyboard”

Name: Lucy

Year: One

Favourite Song: “‘Barking at the Moon’ from the Bolt movie”

Favourite Colour: “yellow”

Why did you want to join Keyboard Club? “Because I like playing the keyboard”