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Curriculum 2008 Exemplar Materials
Exemplar material for Key Stage 2 and 3 is now available on-line.
Young Composer of Dyfed 2008
Many congratulations to Stacey Doherty of Emlyn School on becoming the Young Composer of Dyfed 2008 with her composition ‘City Life’.
Congratulations also to the three category winners – Cerian Lindsay (Tre-Gib), Gweirydd Davies (Bro Myrddin), and Sarah Lewis (formerly of Penglais, but now of Cardiff University).
The other finalists were Adam Bowman, Lucy Dixon, Matthew Jones, Ellen Mason and Jack Westmore. Thanks to all the young composers for an excellent evening of outstanding creativity.
ICT and hard-to-teach areas of the KS3 music curriculum
Clear here to read of a web-based resource available through NAME - the National Association of Music Educators.
Three Counties Auditions 2008
Click below to see the names of those pupils who have been offered places in the 2008 Three Counties Ensembles following a successful audition. Congratulations to them all!
Choir
Orchestra
Symphonic Wind Band
Big Band
Summer Term Networking Course 2008
This course will now take place on Wednesday June 4th 2008 at Ferryside Education Centre. The date has been changed to avoid a clash with the GCSE listening exam. The course will focus on Key Stage 3 Assessment Portfolios, and will give us an opportunity to share our work to date with one another. Please bring your portfolios to date with you therefore. The revised form required for portfolios is to be found in the resources area on this website.
National Success 2008
Many congratulations to the following young musicians from Carmarthenshire who, following successful auditions, have been given the opportunity of representing the county at national level in 2008:
| National Youth Orchestra | National Youth Jazz | National Youth Choir |
Ffion Bevan – Violin Rupert Browne – French Horn Hawys Freeman - Violin Rhys Jones – Harp Elin Powell – Violin Sioned Powell - Violin Claire Roberts – Violin Helen Roberts - Violin Nils Richards – Trombone Adrian Williams - Trumpet | Nils Richards – Trombone Matthew Williams – Trumpet | Lowri Pugh-Morgan - Alto Ffion Thomas – Alto Matthew Jenkins - Bass Rhys Jones - Bass Gethin Lewis – Tenor Gareth Murphy - Tenor Steffan Watkins - Bass |
| National Youth Wind Orchestra | National Youth Brass Band |
Adrian Williams – Trumpet Matthew Williams – Trumpet | Dafydd Lewis – Euphonium Catherine Showell –Tenor Horn Rhian Thomas – Cornet Adrian Williams – Cornet Matthew Williams - Cornet |
Congratulations to several other young musicians who have gained reserve places, and may well be called in should a vacancy arise.
Congratulations also to Anne Denholm (Harp) who has been offered a place in the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
Young Musician of Dyfed 2007
Many congratulations to Llywelyn Jones (harp) from Aberaeron School on his victory in the 2007 final of the Young Musician of Dyfed. Congratulations also to Rupert Browne (French Horn) from Emlyn School who came second, and Carina Evans (marimba) from Tasker Milward School who came third. The above three and the other two finalists (namely William Edwards on the Vibraphone and Cathryn Ann Rees on the violin) gave the audience a wonderful concert. The adjudicators were Gareth Adams, Kevin Price and Sara Lane Rees.
Three Counties Youth Concerts 2007
Click here to read a report on this year's hugely successful series of concerts.