On Tuesday 14th July from 3pm, we will be holding our first online music festival - Leics Make Music.

A diverse range of musical talent will be showcased across virtual stages;- Leics be Inspired, Leics Introduce, Leics get Involved and Leics Perform Together.

Along with performances from LSMS Groups, the event will feature a feast of local talent including the winning entries from our Soundtrack to Leicestershire Compostion Competition and the massed virtual choir performance from our A Million Dreams Project with Mark de-Lisser.

To find out more and how to watch the festival, please visit our Leics Make Music page!

LSMS Update July 2020

Following the DfE guidance for the full opening of schools released earlier this week, we wanted to let you know that we are looking at this in more detail and working through what this means to us, schools and students as part of our ongoing recovery planning.

As soon as we have more information about what this means we will advise schools in the regular updates we will be sending from this point onwards.

The DfE guidance for the full opening of schools in September can be found here.

Please also see the current Music Mark Guidance for Schools, which we are working with until updated guidance is available.

Latest LSMS Contact Details
If you have any queries about our projects, bookings or any way we might be able to help music making in your schools. please contact a member of our team using the details below.

Percussion, Strings & Ukulele - Matt Newnham - 07961 098088
Brass & Guitar - Tony Rifugiato - 07944 712233
Woodwind & Singing - Nicki Atkins - 07508 013201
Steel Pans - Gillian Ramshaw – 07535 641847
Music Technology – Brad Smith - 07508 013232
Special Schools - Sarah Share - 07905 502657
Secondary Schools - Sharon Jagdev Powell – 07936 349073

Please note that as we are working from home and affected by the latest lockdown, we may not be able to answer calls due to childcare, non-working days etc. If this is the case – please leave us a message with a contact number and we will return your call as soon as we can.

We will be in touch regularly with more information about how we can support you and your students.

Coronavirus and LSMS

At Leicester-Shire Schools Music Service, the health and well-being of our audiences, musicians, participants and staff is of the highest priority.

This is a fast-changing and difficult situation for us all, and we aim to support musicians, staff, parents and our audiences as best as we can. We'd like to thank everybody for their understanding and patience so far.

We have solutions to ensure that progression is not disrupted and are busy working on resources that will be sent to schools / accessed online. If you are a school concerned about how you can deliver music education next year, why not visit our Musical Solutions page and find out how we can help.

Please click on LSMS Student Learning where we are continuing to upload new resources every day. You can also find resources on our Youtube channel, split into playlists for different instruments and activities. Lastly, you might want to explore our performance archive.

All of our rehearsals, performances, events and training have been cancelled until further notice. This also applies to Instrument Hire. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and look forward resuming these as soon as we're able.

Should you need to get in touch with us please email lsms@leics.gov.uk or email individual staff members directly, contact details can be found on the Meet the Team section of website.

You can also get in touch with us on Facebook and Twitter where we're posting regularly.

We will continue to monitor the situation carefully following guidelines from Leicestershire County Council, Public Health England and the Department for Education.

Stay safe.

All at LSMS