Please read our latest newsletter for the summer term 2021 which is available to download here.
Following an intense period of work by Vicky Garner, who has identified key priorities for CMSTs marketing strategy, we are looking to employ a part-time Marketing Officer.
This is an exciting time for CMST and an extremely exciting post for someone who enjoys the process of getting under the skin of a project and making a real difference. CMST service delivery is strong, quality of product and service is high. We now need someone to help us tell our story and promote music learning in Cornwall and beyond to the very best of our ability.
For all the relevant details please view the Job Description here.
To apply for this post please contact the Head of Service via: gchurcher@cornwallmusicservicetrust.org to request an application form. Applications will be kept in the strictest confidence.
It has been fantastic to be able to get back to performing again this term. In the following videos you can enjoy a variety of music performed by ensembles including Carrick Breeze, Terpsichore and Recorders Rule in recent weeks.
Thanks to Sarah Whomersley for the videos!
On Monday 6th September, Cornwall Music Service Trust are hosting a training day in collaboration with Cornwall Music Education Hub.
The theme of the day is 'inclusion' and will begin with a keynote speech from CMST’s patron Charles Hazelwood. More info is on the flyer, below. (for non-CMST attendees, please click the image below to go to the booking form)
Miriam was invited to play at KCM church Falmouth as part of their Summer Concert Series in 2020. However, due to coronavirus this got postponed until summer 2021. It has been a great opportunity for Miriam to present her own concert in which she played both Violin and Piano solos as well as three duets with her friend Eva. Miriam has worked exceptionally hard throughout lockdown and took her digital grade 6 exam online and passed with Merit. After her exam Miriam has enjoyed putting together a concert programme which covered a wide range of styles including Folk, Jazz, and Classical duet pieces.
We hope you enjoy these performances of Take Five and Summertime.
This coming Monday, Cornwall Youth Orchestra are live-streaming a one hour concert from Truro Cathedral including a new work ‘The Morgowr’ written to celebrate the orchestra’s 50th Anniversary and the wonderfully colourful ‘Scheherazade’. It’s an ideal opportunity for both young musicians and also teachers to hear Cornwall Youth Orchestra in action since it’s online and doesn’t even clash with the Euros! There is a link to the free live-stream on the poster.
Calling young wind players across Cornwall! Cornwall Youth Wind Orchestra will be recruiting in September and we have a really exciting opportunity for anyone considering whether they might audition.. CYWO’s annual concert at Carnclaze Caverns is usually held in the presence of a huge audience, but this year, due to ongoing restrictions, the audience size is really limited.
HOWEVER - they are giving potential CYWO recruits, and an accompanying parent, the opportunity to come along to the concert rehearsal on Sunday 18th July between 10.30am and 1pm so that you can see what’s involved in playing in this amazing group. It’s a seriously good way to get a feel for the orchestra AND to hear some great live music too. Click on the link below to sign up https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cywo-summer-concert-rehearsal-auditionee-tickets-161920906791
Cornwall Youth Wind Orchestra is run by Cornwall Music Education Hub and is made up of wind, brass and percussion players from all over Cornwall. Many of the orchestral coaches and CYWO’s conductor are instrumental teachers with Cornwall Music Service Trust.
The next Causley Festival of Arts and Literature takes place from the 23rd to the 25th July 2021.
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Between 23rd to 25th July 2021, we will be launching our hybrid festival, blending together physical performances from a variety of family friendly outdoor events including Scratchworks Theatre Company: The Grimm Sisters, Miracle Theatres: Star Crazy and Poetry Postie – Sally Crabtree , along with some old favourites giving festival participants the opportunity to explore this historic Cornish Town and while supporting local businesses by following the Launceston Shop Window Exhibition. By Launching the some celebrations online, we can reach out an audience further afield, bringing people together in a time when community has never been so important; Keeping true to Charle’s poetic themes of place and friendship.
For further details of the wide-range of events on offer please visit the website: https://causleytrust.org/causley-festival/
In a move that will see a significant strengthening of music therapy provision in Cornwall, local charities, Cornwall Music Service Trust (CMST) and Cornwall Music Therapy Trust (CMTT) have merged. The two Trusts have worked together for a number of years, with CMTT, through grants and fundraising efforts, both subsidising and fully funding the services that CMST and other accredited Music Therapists deliver across the region.
CMST Music Therapist Carine Kelley, works with children
As well as creating a united voice for music therapy in Cornwall, the collaboration will enable the providers of music therapy services in the county to access funding to help keep up with growing demand for service provision, as well as ensure that music therapy is accessible to all who need it, for the long term.
Guitar and hands of therapist and child
Jackie Brant, Cornwall Music Therapy Trust:
“Awareness of music therapy is still growing, but year on year we are seeing increased demand as children and adults in a wide variety of settings including nurseries, schools, children’s centres, colleges, hospitals and residential homes, experience the transformative benefits that this clinical intervention can bring. Through Cornwall Music Service Trust and Cornwall Music Therapy Trust coming together we will reach further, attract more funding and importantly ensure that those needing our services are able to access them, irrespective of their financial circumstances or whereabouts. It’s a really exciting time for what is an extremely effective, adaptable and client-focused therapy”
Music therapy is a registered, clinical, psychological intervention, regulated by the Health and Care Professions council. Its purpose is to allow the client to translate their emotions and psychological processes into expressive music in order to release feelings, repair them and heal. Music can offer an alternative method of communication or expression where words are not an option or are inadequate. The aim is to bring out the client’s creativity in order to develop positive changes in behaviour, emotional and physical well-being and communication.
Liz Eddy, Cornwall Music Service Trust, Music Therapy Team Lead:
““CMST’s HCPC registered Music Therapists are skilled musicians who have additional music therapy training at postgraduate level. We provide music therapy through all stages of life. From a pre pandemic project on Treliske Neo-Natal Unit, to work supporting young people in schools and colleges, through to work with older adults living with dementia on the ward at Bodmin Hospital. Exactly what music therapy involves depends on the varied needs of the clients and includes improvised music making, playing, singing, songwriting and talking. The therapeutic relationship that is established and developed between the therapist and client as they engage in these creative ways of interacting is a core element in the effectiveness of music therapy.
The non-verbal nature of music makes it an inclusive practice, accessible to all people. People who do not have the ability to communicate verbally can engage in music therapy and feel heard and understood in their relationship with a music therapist. For clients who can communicate verbally, all feelings can be hard to express in words alone and this expressive way of exploring difficulties can be beneficial. All humans are able to engage in some way with music and in music therapy we can use the amazing ability music has to contain and express human emotion to help people with the challenges they face in their lives"
The list of those who have been shown to benefit from music therapy is extensive, and includes adults and children with learning disabilities, mental health problems, bereavement issues, eating disorders, challenging behaviour, autistic spectrum disorders, dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, emotional problems, life-threatening and life-limiting diseases, problems related to abuse, attachment issues, family and adoption problems, multiple sclerosis and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Diana Miners, teacher at the CDC (Child Development Centre) in St Columb:
"The Child Development Centre in St Columb have had the good fortune to work with CMST Music Therapy since 2013. Our therapist works with the children with additional needs, which requires sensitivity and the ability to quickly attune. By coming into our setting and quickly building a relationship and rapport, the children are absolutely safe to explore and trust, which enables their communication skills to develop markedly and consistently. The fun element that is brought through music therapy is of particular benefit to these children and is key to the outstanding outcomes that this therapy can bring."
Sam Maycock, Occupational Therapist on the Dementia ward (Garner ward) in Bodmin Hospital:
“Music has the ability to cut through impairments in memory that dementia causes, creating the ability to relive a special moment in time. I have seen patients that have been lost in their own world awaken and enjoy the experience this creates”
Truro is leading the way for Cornwall by setting up their own Cultural Compact. This means we can build long and short term plans, a City wide event calendar, an official board for Culture and a vision for Truro beyond 2030
We are an extra channel of connectivity in Truro to help communication and get more collaboration going. Tyller A Nerth is a collection of local residents, organisations, venues, freelancers, support workers, local businesses, ambassadors, education centres and charities that have chosen to work together with Truro City Council and Cornwall Council to support the quality of life and cultural experiences of people in Truro.
You can find out more by downloading this document and this flyer.
A series of concerts are taking place at Truro Cathedral on Saturday 10th July with performances at
11:00 am, 2:30 pm and 7:30 pm. For more details please see the flyer, below, or visit the website. The flyer can also be downloaded here.
Under 18's are being offered a much reduced rate of £5 per concert or £12.50 for the whole day.
The opportunity to have their own piece of music recorded in a professional studio is the top prize being offered to young musicians entering the ‘Musically Creative’ challenge set by Cornwall Music Service Trust’s newly launched online music learning platform, ‘MusicEL’.
Young musicians across Cornwall are being invited to view a number of short videos on MusicEL’s website, each with a different feel and mood, choosing one of them to inspire their creation. Open to everyone 18 and under, from beginners to more advanced musicians, competition entries can be created on any instrument or with voice, they can be of any length, of any style and can be recorded very simply on a phone. The entry can be made by an individual or by a group, the only rule is to get creative! Young musicians have until June 30th to submit their entries, which will be judged by a panel made up of some of the best musicians in the county.
Gary Flower, MusicEL Online Project Coordinator:
“We wanted to present a musical challenge that is accessible to everyone, whether you have a keyboard, your voice or a music app packed with your own sounds, our ambition is for young people to embrace music making and we really hope this competition will encourage them to do that. The opportunity to record your own creation in a music studio is usually something that is reserved for professional musicians – through the MusicEL studio we are able to offer the opportunity to a young person or maybe a group of young people, early on in their musical journey. Aspiring songwriters, composers and musical creatives, whether you work alone or as part of a choir, band or orchestra, this is a great opportunity to get your music heard.”
Online music learning platform MusicEL has been created by Cornwall Music Service Trust (CMST) in response to the opportunities for blended learning that have emerged through the pandemic. Mixing real life, face to face learning and playing, with online courses and experiences is, CMST believes, the future of music learning. CMST’s 100 plus music teachers, themselves highly experienced musicians, will all play a role in developing the content on the platform, from courses to workshops, masterclasses to group sessions, competitions to tutorials.
Steve Hawker, MusicEL Project manager:
“With so many musical opportunities having been shut down to us through lock down, we have had to explore other creative avenues. Music composition is something creative that can be done in your own time, in your own space. All you need is the inspiration and a means to record the music you make. Through this competition we are looking to showcase talent that might otherwise remain hidden away, by helping the winner bring their musical creation to life in the studio. It’s an exciting opportunity for young musicians to grow. The first of many opportunities that MusicEL will be bringing to their subscribers as the platform grows.”
The composer/s of the winning piece will be invited into the studio to record it. If they would prefer, they can have their piece played by a professional musician. The music will then be added to the video clip that inspired their entry and will be shared via the Cornwall Music Service Trust and MusicEL websites and social media channels. The ten runners up will have free access to MusicEL’s online platform where they will be able to take their learning to the next level through the growing body of music resources on offer. Any runners up group entries will receive one MusicEL subscription per group.
For further information about the competition visit https://www.musicel.org/community/competition/
MusicEL is a newly launched online community, a virtual music service, in part born out of the pandemic and the need to find new and engaging ways for students to learn music, connect with fellow musicians and continue to grow. At its heart lie the collective skills and experience of the 100+ CMST music teachers who will inform the content. Far from a standard ‘learn an instrument online’ the MusicEL platform will be a place of discovery, to learn new skills and techniques, explore unfamiliar genres and connect with others, wherever you are, whenever you want. For a monthly subscription fee MusicEL will offer members courses and masterclasses, live seminars and group sessions, competitions and challenges as well as live streamed events.
https://www.musicel.org
Cornwall Music Service Trust is a 100+ strong team of professional music teachers, experienced musicians and high-class performers working across Cornwall to deliver high quality music tuition through schools. Our teaching encompasses all styles and genres. CMST offer a flexible, holistic approach to music provision, embracing both individual student and whole school needs, to create a rich, inclusive and personalised music experience. CMST provision includes
Instrumental and vocal tuition at all levels
Individual and small group tuition
Whole class, curriculum based learning delivered by qualified classroom music specialists, including First Access
Specialist Early Years music provision
Leadership of ensembles, choirs and workshops
Access to online learning provision including one to one instrumental and vocal tuition
Help with integrating music into wider school learning
Bespoke training including CPD for teaching staff
https://www.cornwallmusicservicetrust.org