Sheffield Youth Big Band
Location: Red Tape Central
Day: Wednesday
Time: 7.30pm-8.45pm
Price: Category C
Grade: 5+
Please sign up online and we will contact you in regards to auditioning.
Director: Rory Evans with Jake Rees
Sheffield Youth Big Band is the group for any student who loves jazz and wants to play in one of the top Sheffield jazz ensembles! We play all types of jazz from 1950s swing, 70s funk to contemporary jazz.
Big Band takes students from Y7-Y13, and we suggest an entry level of Grade 5 (however you don't need to have taken this exam). Having an ability to read music is a must, as we play a lot of different charts; being able to improvise is a bonus, but not essential. We audition members before they join.
Big band is for students looking for a fun and relaxed ensemble, but still want a challenge and push themselves musically. We have around 3-4 gigs per year, with gigs as part of the music hub calendar and gigs in venues around the city. There are also some joint gigs with other big bands around the area in the works too.
Listen to them play Pick up the Pieces!
Children playing the following instruments are welcome to audition:
- Guitar
- Bass Guitar
- Drum Kit
- Double Bass
- Keyboard / Piano
- Saxophone
- Trumpet
- Trombone
- Vocal
What to expect at your first rehearsal
If you think it might help, please share the Young Person’s Rehearsal Timeline with your young musician. This will give them an idea of what to expect when they arrive, the rehearsal and what to do at the end. Hopefully it will help calm some nerves :)
Fees: Membership for our groups is TOTALLY FREE if you are in receipt of free school meals or fit our bursary criteria. We don’t want cost to be an issue, the friends of Sheffield Music Hub support with bursaries, please email musichubprojects@sheffield.gov.uk if you need help with the cost of fees, whatever your circumstances.
50 Shoreham Street
Sheffield
S1 4SP
