Products and Services for Schools

Music Hub Packages 2023/24 Academic Year

Your school's music curriculum is enhanced by the learning of a musical instrument in line with the new National Plan for Music Education. The programme is co-designed with teachers so that there is a sharing of skills between the class teacher and musician. The class teacher should learn to play the instrument with the class, reinforcing musical learning throughout the school in between lessons.

Packages this year have been updated in response to both the model music curriculum and the new National Plan for Music Education The Power of Music to change lives and the Model Music Curriculum.

Our new updated packages are aimed to suit all school budgets and support staff whether experienced or new to their musical adventure.

Schemes of work have been updated to ensure that our work supports your Music Curriculum in school. Co-curricular resources and planning will help to super charge your music curriculum. These have been designed with the support of a primary music specialist and a formal cultural leader in education. A member of staff is required to be present and support the learning which is taking place during any whole class lessons. A calendar will be provided to show which 30 weeks of the year lessons will take place.

Academic Year Music – Learn to play a musical instrument: Primary/Secondary/Special

• Standard Package £1,495 – A specialist musician will teach 1 class for 45 minutes each week (30 planned sessions maximum). Class teacher involvement is key to the success of this programme which includes the loan of musical instruments. Your school staff will be invited to a Twilight CPD session in September to launch the programme, empower teachers and share curriculum resources.

• Enhanced Pathways Package £2,093 – As above plus an additional half hour for up to 10 children who wish to continue after the 1st year. Only £724.65 for each additional half hour session after this. The package includes the loan of musical instruments, co-designed opportunity for the young musicians to experience a live performance together with their Music Leader and your school staff will be invited to a Twilight CPD session in September to launch the programme, empower teachers and share curriculum resources.

Music – Learn to Sing (Primary)

Our singing packages run for a set 30 weeks over the academic year   – they are designed for the same class to have a lesson each week (for 10 weeks a term) for the whole year.

• Standard package £2,915– an expert vocal music leader will visit your school for half a day per week, 30 weeks across the academic year. A comprehensive singing programme for 3 classes of 30 children each week. This package also includes one CPD per term for teachers and support staff, Curriculum Support, A scheme of work, repertoire and resources. 

• Enhanced package £5830 - as above for maximum 6 classes for a full day per week for 30 weeks

Music – Choir Bolt On 

NOTE - This is only available when purchased alongside a Learn to Sing package. The choir may run within the school day, or immediately before or after it.

• Standard package £1,523.81 – includes 30 rehearsals from a vocal music leader, plus 2 performances to be arranged with your music leader. The choir leader will work alongside a member of school staff who must assist with the overall running of the choir. Sessions will run for up to 45 minutes.

Music – Learn to sing – Bespoke Special Schools

• Standard package £1,558.25 – an expert vocal music leader will deliver 30 engaging bespoke singing lessons throughout the academic year, culminating in a performance, or sharing to be arranged between school and your music leader. Sessions are up to an hour in length.

Music – Design your own music programme

• Specialist music leaders £45.96 per hour (min 30 and max 34 lessons) – music specialists are available to design a programme with you. Where lessons take place individually or in small groups, schools can re-charge parents and carers to cover the cost. Instruments are available for families to hire at low cost. For further information contact your Music Leader or the Music Hub office on 0114 250 6860. If you wish to buy in a specialist music leader to run any school choir or music groups an additional 15-minute preparation time per week will be added to the charge.

All packages and projects are subject to instrument availability and mutual agreement on days and times.

Music – Musical Programme of Learning for Sheffield Schools

• Percussive Classroom - Instrument hire for existing schools only £200 per set.
• NEW PROGRAMME – The Recorder Revolution

Standard Package £850

Super charge your teachers’ skills within your school with the Recorder Revolution. The programme is designed to upskill, build confidence and leave a musical legacy within your school for you to use year after year or across several year groups per year. It is a package designed to work alongside your music curriculum giving your teachers the resources, training and motivation to deliver high quality music curriculum in your school.

THIS PROGRAMME IS DELIVERED BY YOUR CLASS TEACHERS ON A WEEKLY BASIS

The programme includes:

• High Quality class set of recorders for the children to keep
• Full scheme of work and planning to cover an entire first year of learning.
• Full set of teaching resources and music to play
• Support to link learning into your wider music curriculum and school music development plan
• Termly twilight CPD for participating class teachers, support staff and any other additional staff to launch the programme, upskill the teaching team and introduce the resources and learning scheme.
• Opportunity for the children to take part in a massed performance in the University of Sheffield Octagon Centre in July 2024 with children from other participating schools. This performance will be open to parents and carers of the children taking part.

Additional class recorder sets are available to purchase for the cost of £295 (price for 30 instruments – specially selected high-quality instruments)

For further information contact your Music Leader or the Music Hub office on 0114 250 6860 or MusicHubOperations@sheffield.gov.uk.

All packages and projects are subject to instrument availability and mutual agreement on days and times.