When you're terrified, but you do it anyway! That's the power of #socialprescribing & long term partnerships. Blackburn Street Band is a partnership between Bolton Music Service Blackburn Festival of Light funded by #ocof and #thrivingcommunities Together an Active Future . Weds 5.30-7.45 The Bureau The National Academy for Social Prescribing

Research shows that engagement with the arts can improve mental health, and provide opportunities to boost social connections and prevent isolation. My column for today’s The Independent on why creativity and culture give us reasons to feel optimistic: independent.co.uk/independentpre…

We loved welcoming 2 new children to Trafford Junior Voices on Monday this week. We're rehearsing for the North West Singing Partnership Day!!

Wonderful to be visiting The Stoller Hall this morning and planning our concerts with you! It was such a brilliant experience in December -thank you for being so fantastic!!We can't wait for our April concerts with you Tom Redmond Trafford Council

Amendment to previous post- If your music teacher has given you a form to enter our Spring #Trinity #Musicexams, then don't forget that our exam deadline is Wednesday 26th January.

WONDERFUL INFANT VIOLA SHOUT OUT!! Well done all Trafford Infant violas in your lesson tonight at music centre. We used our doodle bows and were promoted to our real bows. We loved listening to your progress Alistair Vennart Robert Guy

Well done to our 2x Junior Strings soloists in our rehearsal tonight. You are playing the Hornpipe solo while the orchestra accompany you with their body percussion. What a treat , and we can't wait for the concert!!

Did you hear? We're looking for 3 musicians aged 16-18 to help plan, reflect on and take part in the Manchester Experimental Orchestra with the fantastic Balraj Singh Samrai, Steve Berry, Pops Roberts, Byron Wallen + Rihab Azar 🤩 Get in touch by next Wed 2 Feb 👉 brightersound.com/manchester-exp…

On Sunday 6th March Wigan Youth Jazz Orchestra & Wigan Youth Training Jazz Orchestra will head to Durham to take part in 'Great North Big Band Jazz Festival'. Three times winners of the Youth Section WYJO are eager to defend their title! #GNBBJF #Jazz #bigband @sunderlandjazz

We're proud to have had a number of our students take part in Junior RNCM - it's a fantastic opportunity for young musicians to develop their performing skills in an outstanding environment. Sound good? Sign up for the JRNCM open day on Saturday 12th February!

Attention - All Bolton Music Service Students

Calling oboe, double bass, violin and piano teachers!! We need you to come and work for us and teach our blooming wonderful Trafford pupils! Take a look at at our vacancies: bit.ly/3H6maKb Please share far and wide BBC Philharmonic Orchestra The Hallé Chetham's School of Music Manchester Camerata

Any young viola players interested on a free workshop at the RNCM check out the link in the tweet below 👇

TMS is delighted to be hosting a 'Jazz Camp for Girls' event for the third year running. It will be a fun, creative day of music making for Girls aged 9-15. Please contact our jazz collective director [email protected] for details @abrsm The UK Association for Music Education: Music Mark BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Job Vacancy - Outstanding opportunity for a highly motivated individual, who can manage the business support side of the service. They will be a member of the Music Service Senior Leadership Team & will contribute to the strategic direction of the service. boltonjobs.engageats.co.uk/ViewVacancyV2.…

We are very excited for our Singing Challenge this Thursday and would love to see some pictures/videos on twitter. Please tag your local music service using the hangtag #gmmhjubilee @gmmusichub

Just over a week to go until we are raising the roof The Bridgewater Hall There are still a few remaining tickets available online at the box office. We can't wait to hear all of our young people performing #muischub #gmmusichub

We are HERE @TheBridgewaterhall with ridiculously talented #youngmusicians from all over #greatermanchester Bolton Music Service Tameside Music Service Stockport Music Service Oldham Music Service Bury Music Service RochdaleMusicService Trafford Music Service Music and Performing Arts Salford