Play, Sing & Learn
with Leicestershire Music!
We welcome all young people to join us in our music making opportunities. Please click on a heading below to visit the relevant part of our site / database to find out more information / further actions.
Our staff visit schools and offer individual and small group instrumental tuition during school time. Click on the heading above for more information and to request lessons / tuition.
Leicestershire Music run a wide range of music group opportunities based at our new home - The Haymarket Theatre in Leicester City Centre. With options for all ages and instruments, our Group Finder will help you find the most suitable group for your young musician. Click on the heading above to find out more.
Along with our Music Groups, Leicestershire Music run a wide range of Choral and Singing opportunities at different venues around the City and County. With options for all ages, we're sure we can help your young singer find the best choir for them. Click on the heading above to find out more.
With a large stock of quality instruments, we can provide cost effective instrument hire for your young musicians. Click on the heading above for more information about instruments and prices.
Help with Buying an Instrument - can be found on our Help with Costs page at the bottom of the drop down menu under 'VAT Purchase Scheme' and 'Take it Away Purchase Scheme'
Currently we offer help with the following activities:
- LM Music Group Membership - discounted rate of £10 per term
- Instrument Hire - discounted rate of £5 per month (per instrument)
- Instrumental Lessons - 50% discount on Paired & Group lessons only (or 100% discount for Children Looked After). Please note that we are not currently able to offer discounts on individual lessons.
Please click here to find out more and if you qualify for a discount.
Looked After Children - Music Making Information
FREE Performance Group Membership
We offer 100% discount on membership of any of our Performance Groups for Looked After Children.
To find out more about what we offer, please use our Group Finder to find the most relevant groups in terms of instrument / ability level and rehearsal day & time. https://leicestershiremusichub.org/group-finder
FREE Instrument Hire
We also offer 100% discount on the hire of our instruments for Looked After Children. Please visit our Instrument Hire page for more information and to book instrument hire.
The Beacon Voices Choir
Do you enjoy singing in a group? The Beacon Voices Choir might be the choir for you!
Every Monday (5:00pm - 6.30pm) during term time at Attenborough Arts Centre, University of Leicester, Lancaster Rd, Leicester LE1 7HA
For all young people aged between 7-18 that are Children Looked After with Leicestershire County Council.
All transport will be arranged for you.
All singers help to choose the repertoire and we like to meet, sing and have fun.
We also like to perform to different audiences.
If you would like to join us or have a chat about the choir for more information please contact: Dawn Bagnall, Participation Officer, Corporate Parenting Team on Dawn.Bagnall@leics.gov.uk, 0116 3059522 or 07542029715.
FREE Primary School Level Resources
FREE Secondary School Level Resources
Home Educated Students - Music Making Information
Haymarket Theatre - our New Saturday Venue!
From September 25, our Saturday Music Groups* will move from Beauchamp 6th Form College (City) to the Haymarket Theatre.
The address is Leicester Haymarket Theatre, 1 Garrick Walk, Leicester, LE1 3AF.
Further information will be sent out to Parents / Carers / Students shortly and we are in the process of updating our website and Speedadmin with the new information.
*Steel Pans will continue to rehearse at their usual venue - Afro Caribbean Centre, Highfields LE2 0UA
Case study - from a young person & parents perspective
Interview with Ayesha Pocock
Lundy Storm Performance
A Parent's Perspective
Ayesha joined the Leicestershire Music junior strings group in 2020 in the middle of lockdown. It was far from ideal meeting over Zoom, but the staff worked really hard to make it an enjoyable and valuable experience. Since Autumn 2021, the Leicestershire Music groups have been able to meet face to face again, and Ayesha has loved attending the Intermediate and Senior Strings groups. Her music has since come on in leaps and bounds, and she has discovered a love of playing with others that makes all the practice worthwhile. The leaders of these groups (Sam Giles & Jenni Goldsworthy) are fun and inspiring and their passion for sharing the joys of music really shines through. Ayesha has had the opportunity to play in amazing concerts, including at the De Montfort Hall, and being part of Leicestershire Music has also allowed her to discover a love for group singing through their choir provision.
Gillian Ramshaw, (Assistant Head of Service) would like to extend special thanks in particular to the formidable Dan Watson (LSSO Conductor) and Charlie Kedge, an orchestrator from Birmingham Conservatoire, whom have worked together to orchestrate the music, work with musicians and Ayesha, so that the symphony orchestra could bring her piece 'Lundy Storm' to life. As dad Tom recently commented, 'what an amazing experience for a 9-year-old!'
Ayesha is hoping to move up to the Leicestershire Music Concert Orchestra in September, where we have every confidence that her love of music will continue to be nurtured. We are very lucky in Leicestershire to have such a dynamic music hub. It's ongoing efforts to engage not just with schoolchildren but with home-educated children like Ayesha are much appreciated.
Good News! (August 2022)
We'd also like to congratulate Ayesha as the winner in the National Composing Competition in the 9-11 category for her piece 'Mystery' inspired by a session at Music Maze Birmingham.
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