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Instrumental & Vocal Tuition in Schools

Over 4000 students in Dudley schools and colleges receive weekly instrumental & vocal tuition with Dudley Performing Arts.

Lessons are given by DPA’s specialist music staff. Students are normally taught for 30 lessons a year at their school during the school day. Lessons for new students will be in groups of up to 4 students. Where a DPA teacher judges that a student would benefit from an individual lesson, parents will be invited to apply for a Scholarship Lesson.

BRAVO! Tutor Books: Students initially learn from BRAVO! Dudley Performing Arts’ specially designed tutor books which link in with the national ‘Common Approach to instrumental tuition’.

Tuition on offer

Brass: Baritone, Cornet, Euphonium, French Horn, Tenor Horn, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba.

Contemporary: Bass guitar, Classical Guitar, Drum Kit, Folk Accordion, Keyboard, Orchestral Percussion, Electric Guitar.

Strings: Cello, Double Bass, Viola, Violin.

Vocal: Voice – all ages & styles.

Woodwind: Bassoon, Clarinet, Flute, Oboe, Recorder, Saxophone, Fife.

Theory of Music: A progressive course that builds knowledge & skills from an early age, on offer at various centres around the Borough.

To apply for Instrumental & Vocal tuition in schools, you will need to complete an 'In Tune For Life' application form, available on request from:

Dudley Performing Arts

Dudley Music Centre

Lawnswood Road

Wordsley

Stourbridge DY8 5PQ

Tel: 01384 813865 Fax: 01384 813866

Email: dpa.ed@dudley.gov.uk

Click here for further details on DPA's Instrumental & Vocal tuition including lesson details, student's progress and instruments.

Live Arts Opportunities

Dudley Performing Arts' Live Arts projects and presentations are designed around Key Stages in the school and support the development of pupils by approaching education through the arts.

The presentations and projects range between 1 hour and all day participatory experiences for children of all ages, using either one or all the art forms (music, dance, drama and visual art & design). They are also used for inspiration in the community, tackling all issues that affect us today such as social cohesion, bullying and health.

To book a DPA Live Arts project and/or presentation please contact Anne Poole at:

Dudley Performing Arts

Dudley Music Centre

Lawnswood Road

Wordsley

Stourbridge DY8 5PQ

Tel: 01384 813865 Fax: 01384 813866

Email: dpa.ed@dudley.gov.uk

Click on this link to see which Ready to go Live Arts Opportunities are available.

Performance Opportunities: Ensemble Systems

DPA encourages all instrumental & vocal students, regardless of age or ability, to become involved in an ensemble as soon as possible.

Your child will be able to start in one of the junior groups, located fairly close to where you live. Centrally organised groups commence at Intermediate level, after which students will pass to the Senior and Advanced Music Schools. Instrumental/Vocal teachers will guide students to the appropriate group.

Membership to the ensemble system is FREE!

Entry to the junior group is open access. Progression to the higher levels is by audition, which takes place at the end of the academic year.

Each ensemble/choir will take part in at least one concert per term:
- The Spring Term features our Spring Festival showcasing the various departments that make up DPA.
- All groups get to perform at Himley Hall in the Summer Term as part of DPA's annual summer celebration.
- At Christmas most of our groups will perform in the first week of December as part of DPA's Winter Season.

Ensembles playing in public:
- At home... Dudley's music ensembles have performed in many parts of the country. As well as regularly playing in the Black Country, they have visited York, Winchester, performing at the Symphony Hall and Ronnie Scotts in Birmingham, and at The Royal Albert Hall and The Festival Hall in London.
- and abroad...DPA has a network of international partners with whom there are regular exchanges. Dudley students have undertaken international tours to Europe, North America and Australia.

Click here for further Ensemble System details, including rehearsal times and dates.

Performance Opportunities: Theatre Groups

DPA encourages people of all ages and abilities to participate in community arts activities.

All Community Arts groups organised or supported by DPA have regular performance opportunities at the many Festivals and events organised by Dudley Performing Arts. Rehearsals are term-time and participation in regular groups is not subject to audition.

Click here for further Theatre Group details including; Jigsaw, nac Theatre Company, Open Stage and Essential Khatra, rehearsal times & dates and contacts.

nac Theatre Company's debut performance of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' at DPA's Summer Festival 2004