Welcome to Hertfordshire Music Service
Hertfordshire Music Service is one of the largest Local Authority Music Services with over 600 instrumental and vocal teachers teaching over 25,000 children in schools and music centres across the county.
We believe in making every child's music matter, and as part of the Local Authority are committed to supporting world class standards in schools through music and supporting all children from our most vulnerable to our most gifted to find their musical voice and the empowerment this gives them.
Herfordshire Music Forum: The Music Education Hub for Hertfordshire
Launched in September 2011, Hertfordshire Music Forum is the strategic group representing the key partners that deliver and promote music education on a county wide basis. There are many other regional and district partners who are crucial to local delivery. Their work is also supported by the Music Forum through the area based structure of the Hertfordshire Music service and other Forum members.
Hertfordshire Music Forum will:
1. Promote and support high quality music education in Hertfordshire
2. Through partnership working and advocacy, support the Hertfordshire Music Service in its role as Lead Partner
3. Provide critical challenge for Hertfordshire’s response to the National Music Plan, Local Authority Music Plan and other strategies as required
4. Maintain an education focus with clear values on standards improvement and excellence both in the music curriculum and extra-curricular music
5. Ensure all strategies are tested with regards value for money, musical integrity, access and equalities.
6. Meet three times per year to receive reports from the Head of Hertfordshire Music Service and Partners as necessary
7. Endorse strategic plans and funding applications as required and communicate this endorsement.
There will be regular updates through the year as to how our new music education hub impacts on the musical lives of our children and young people
Happy music-making!
James Dickinson - Head of Hertfordshire Music Service
ROYAL ALBERT HALL - COMPOSE A FANFARE !
For more information please click here