The Music Place loves local artists!
If we do say so ourselves, we’re feeling very pretty at the moment. During the summer, we had a little makeover and introduced a few new fixtures to The Music Place, and we totally LOVE them! So we thought we’d dedicate this week’s blog to shining a...
Corona-proofing a post-covid choir
We're really proud that, throughout lockdown, The Music Place was still able to run our weekly choir and Vibrant Voices sessions. By getting creative with video sing-alongs and live zoom sessions, Clare, Alison, Richard and Lucy (the dream team) kept our...
The power of music through Covid-19
Welcome back everyone! We hope you all had a lovely Summer and feel rested and ready to get back to lessons. We're really pleased to have begun our phased reopening of The Music Place and reintroduced fortnightly face-to-face tuition. Although we're excited...
Age Is Just A Number Baby…
Henry Ford once said, "anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young." We couldn't agree more Henry! Here at The Music Place, we believe that whether you're a young nipper or matured like a fine wine, learning...
Marooned on Music Place Island…
It’s November 2019. A Music Place staff bonding holiday has met with disaster, leaving thirteen staff members stranded on a remote island, with nothing but their wits and the clothes on their back to battle the elements. As the Music Place boat begins to sink in...
Music Place Lonely Hearts: Could you be the woodwind beneath our wings?
Small but mighty flute group seeks committed new members! Meet Jo and Liz. Together with group leader, Michael, they make up The Music Place Flute Group. Small but fierce, Friday Flute group has met once a week at 7pm for a number of years. But now, this dynamic...
Festive fun with The Music Place Choir!
It's beginning to look a lot like ch...oir are getting extremely busy again. Yes it's coming up to that time of year again, and it's always lovely and busy for our wonderful choir! So we thought we'd give you a quick rundown of all the exciting things they'll be...
Halloween Takes over The Music Place!
What is a ghost's favourite instrument? - A spook-ulele Why do zombies hate funk music? - They got no soul Why did the ghost misbehave in his music lesson?- He was too ghoul for school! We hope you've all had a restful half term and are ready to begin the last half...
Practice- Top Ten Tips from Teachers!
Well, it’s week five already (how did that happen!?) and, amongst us professionals, it’s well known that this point in the term is prime time for the contagion of practice-phobia. Yikes. Yes, by week five, the fresh smell of start-of-term motivation is beginning to...
Total Eclipse of the Harfest
Here they go again! Following their stunning performance last September, our wonderful Music Place Choir are set to take to the Harfest stage once again for their third consecutive year. This time, they're taking a trip down memory lane, performing some feel-good...