Gareth Churcher, our head of service, writes about this ground-breaking initiative:
"I am delighted to be championing the Sowenna initiative and what this will do in terms of much needed support for young people of Cornwall. A base such as Sowenna will allow for vital services in Cornwall along with being a venue for very many innovative ways of delivering support."
To pledge your support please visit: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/sowenna-grow-outdoors
Congratulations to Sophie Weller: the CMST pupil of the month for May 2019.
Sophie began learning the violin at Mount Charles Primary School when she was in year 3. Now a year 11 student at Penrice Academy, she has recently gained a merit pass for her Grade 7 ABRSM examination.
Her teacher Karen Frost says “ Sophie has always shown dedication and commitment to her violin playing, has supported her school orchestra, the St. Austell Chamber Orchestra which she now leads and is a valued member of Cornwall Youth Orchestra”.
Sophie will be continuing her musical studies next year at Truro College and we wish her well for the future.
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Ensemble opportunity for string players from beginner to Grade 4/5 in Truro!
Congratulations go to Sam Saville who has been awarded the CMST Pupil of The Month Award for March 2019. Sam is in the early stages of his musical journey but what a start he has made!
Sam’s teacher Karen Frost tells us “Sam began playing the cello in September last year and has made astonishing progress in that time!”
Mrs Frost continues to say “Sam is really good at keeping his practice diary up to date and practising regularly at home.”
“It is clear to see that Sam not only has a flair for this instrument but also loves playing it” Karen continued.
Sam supports the school orchestra, is a member of Restormel Junior Strings and performed at the ESTA Strings Concert on March 10th.
Gareth Churcher, Head of Service for CMST, commented “Sam is a prime example of committing to music making straight away. He has only been learning for a relatively short amount of time but has in that time joined ensembles and performed in public. This is a really key part to the whole music making process.”
Well done Sam from the whole CMST team, keep up the great work and we look forward to hearing you perform soon.
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Our Spring 2019 Newsletter is available to download here.
You are cordially invited to a special conference exploring the life changing effects of Music Therapy. This event is open to all, SENCOs, parents, students, therapists etc. and anyone who is interested in learning more about this extremely important service.
Truro Cathedral have a vacancy for a Boy Chorister to join the Truro Cathedral Choir from September 2019. Please see details and video below for more information.
Congratulations go to Monty Manning who has been awarded the CMST Pupil of The Month Award for February 2019.
Monty’s teacher, Anna Minear, tells us “Monty had been learning the trumpet up until October last year but was really struggling to get any higher than the note E. I therefore suggested to Monty's mum that he tried a bigger instrument and we found him a baritone. The instrument is almost as big as Monty, but he gave it a go and we discovered he could suddenly pitch higher notes!”
Monty has been working really hard since then, and in January Anna suggested they work towards a Music Medal. “The home practice rate has certainly increased even more and the desire to earn a medal has really made Monty determined to work as hard as possible and he is enjoying his playing. Last week we worked on the skills options of the medal and Monty sailed through” Anna proudly tells us.
Anna tells us she nominated Monty for pupil of the month because despite finding things difficult he has never given up and he now arrives at his lesson with a huge smile, excited to tell Anna about what he has practiced and he still manages to helps others in his group!
Gareth Churcher, Head of Service for CMST, commented “This is a great example of perseverance. Monty, with the help and support of Anna, persevered through a challenging time in his music learning. It is always the easy option to give up when things seem hard. By changing his instrument, Monty has found a new love for his music making.
Fantastic Monty, well done and keep up the great work.”
The weekend is open to adults and students - some teachers might come away with some new ideas for teaching recorder.....good opportunity for meeting other recorder players!
ALL students are invited - whatever their level - there are playing workshops, art and music workshops, exploring different types of recorders etc.
BLOCK 4 recorder quartet are an award winning ensemble who travel the world - they are running some of the workshops and performing a concert on the Saturday evening (tickets available on the door). One of the members of BLOCK4 comes from Cornwall - went to Cusgarne Primary and Richard Lander School, played flute in Carrick Winds and learnt recorder with Sarah Whomersley.
Further information about the weekend’s activities and an application form can be downloaded here: (word or pdf)
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