Groups, Ensembles and red rooster
DMS Orchestra Dartford Youth Choir Red Rooster ROCKS! Red Rooster Theory and Musianship Sessions Outreach Sessions
DMS Orchestra
This is an orchestra re-composed, re-invented and re-imagined! Open to players of all ages from Grade 3-ish upwards - adults welcome too! This will run Wednesday 6-7pm Term-Time, 8-11 weeks per term.
The membership fee is £30.00 per term, payable termly (limited scholarship places available). Piano and guitar players are welcome, email us if you have any questions.
DARTFORD YOUTH CHOIR
A fun and engaging children's choir, singing popular favourites!
This is run on Wednesdays (term-time). The membership cost is £55 a year - discounted rate of £35 available if also signed up for Red Rooster.
Fledglings 4 - 5pm (Ages 5 - 8 / School Years 1 - 3)
Songbirds 5 - 6pm (Ages 8 - 11 / School Years 4 - 6)
Sign Up to Dartford Youth Choir
THEORY AND MUSICIANSHIP SESSIONS
Running on Thursday evenings 4-5pm these sessions will help you work through your theory grades from grade 1 to 5. An amazing chance to help learn musicianship and theory skills that will support your instrumental learning, these sessions are particularly useful if you are working through grades on your instrument as they will help prepare your aural, sightreading and theory skills. All materials/books are provided for free. Miss Quigley provides a supportive environment for you/your child to expand your skills and musical understanding. £40 per term.
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RED ROOSTER
The Red Rooster Project is based in the Mick Jagger Centre, and is generously funded by Sir Mick Jagger. We provide music tuition for 30 weeks in the academic year.
The project comprises three main elements; a rock band group tuition session on Mondays afternoons, a multi-skill session held in the Mick Jagger Centre on Tuesday afternoons, and the provision of first access, and continuation classes, in many primary schools in the Dartford area.
Red Rooster Tuesday Sessions
TUESDAYS 3:45-5:45pm TERM TIME
The Red Rooster sessions are made up of several different elements, giving an all-round foundation and progression of key musical skill for children aged between 7 - 11 years. It is a lively session where the children are engaged in musical activities for the duration of the session.
New starters to the project are given the choice of Violin, Ukulele or Recorder for the first two years, after which time the children are given the option to change instruments should they wish.
In addition to tuition on their chosen instrument, the children work together in a choir and take part in a percussion ensemble, improving their aural skills, and sense of pulse and rhythm. The children also get used to playing and singing as part of a large ensemble, and we perform two concerts per year in the MJC theatre to a large audience, in a purpose-built theatre atmosphere.
Many Red Rooster students stay with the project for several years and go on to become peer mentors during the session on Tuesday, and serve as an inspiration to the younger students. Some also go on to succeed in ABRSM and Trinity Guildhall examinations, at the higher levels.
Red Rooster ROCKS
Are you aged 10-13?
Can you play drums, keyboard, guitar or sing or would you like to learn?
Want to learn how to play in a band?
If the answer is "yes", then this is the class for you! Our expert teacher, Martin Savill will teach you the skills you need to play in a band! Small group tuition at your local Mick Jagger Centre...
Term time Mondays
4:30-5:30pm for Beginners
5:30-6:30pm for Intermediate
£90 per term
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Red Rooster outreach schools
The project currently provides whole class first access tuition in the following schools
Our Lady's RC Primary School: Ukulele; Oakfield Primary Academy: Violin; Wentworth Primary: Violin, General music, Recorder, Ukelele; Dartford Primary Academy: Ukelele; Temple Hill: Ukelele; St Anselm’s: Ukelele; Holy Trinity: Ukelele; Gateway Primary Academy: Violin, Ukelele ; Maypole: Guitar; Riverview: Recorder, General music; Dartford Bridge: EYFS
The sessions in the schools all follow a similar format, and the resources used are consistent with the instrumental discipline offered
The use of the technology available in the classroom is fully realised, and the use of visual and audio support is invaluable in the enjoyment of the children’s learning outcomes.
We encourage good technique and posture from the first lesson, and as there are two tutors in the lesson, someone is always available to correct and assist the children, should the need arise.
The children are taught to recognise notes and rhythm from the outset, and this learning is reinforced with the use of flashcards, songs, and musical games.
The children are engaged in musical activities for the duration of the lesson, and it is not unusual for them to play a simple piece to a backing track at the end of the first session.
The classes all perform a concert at the end of their year of tuition; usually to the rest of the school, and quite often to invited parents. It is at these concerts, that we encourage the continuation of tuition in the MJC, on Tuesday afternoons.
The Red Rooster Project provides an enjoyable and fun introduction to music and instrumental learning, with the lessons being highly valued by parents and teachers alike.