Welcome to Musica News for general news going on at Musica, opening times, any bad weather notices, awards and fun stuff we are doing.

Musica Batley Going Solo

Musica Kirklees join Batley Grammar School Students in Soloists’ Evening at Graves Hall Article by Damon Whittle On Monday 11th November, students from Musica Kirklees...

London Calling for Musica Kirklees Students

Article by Damon Whittle Students at Musica Kirklees are due to perform at the Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday, 13 Nov 11, 2019 Read More

Call out for all MYO and KYSO members past and...

To celebrate 20 years of the Musica Youth Orchestra (formerly Kirklees Youth Symphony Orchestra KYSO), we’d like to invite all players, past and present, to a special event on Saturday, February 8, 2020. We’d like all our...

Bags of Support for Musica Batley

Musica Batley are celebrating after being awarded a Tesco Bags of Help Community Grant .  Customers at Tesco Batley voted for Musica Batley, in a shared initiative with Batley Grammar School, to receive £4000 to purchase...

Musica Holme Valley Hit the Studio

Musica Holme Valley spent a busy weekend in Hade Edge Band Room recording studio in September. Each ensemble received an hour's studio time to perform a sound check and run through their pieces.  Everyone worked very hard and a big...

IMPORTANT CHANGES - MUSICA HOLME VALLEY AND...

Important memo for all who attend Musica Holme Valley – change of venue to Honley High School From the first rehearsal next year, on 7 Aug 20, 2019 Read More

Changes to Groups, Office Hours & Teaching -...

There are some changes to activities on Tuesday evening this week (4.6.19) as we expect traffic disruption around Huddersfield town centre due...

Office closed for bank holiday

The Musica Kirklees office is closed for the bank holiday and will reopen for enquiries on Wednesday, May 29.

Office Opening Hours Easter 2019

The Musica Kirklees office will be closed on Friday, April 19 for the Easter holidays and will re-open on Wednesday, April 24, 2019. Wishing all our pupils, their parents/carers, schools and Hub Partners a happy Easter.

Friday, April 12 - Office Closed for Training

The Musica Kirklees office will be closed on Friday, April 12, 2019 for staff training. We'll be open for enquiries again on Monday, April 15 and in the meantime you can still

The Big Chant 2019 Winners are Announced!

  CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL...

Join the Aural Perception Group!

Are you working towards your grade 6, 7 or 8 singing or instrumental exams or performing at an equivalent level? The Musica Kirklees Aural Perception Group is here to help develop listening skills that are at the core of good...

MfY Big Bang is a Big Success

Un'beat'able percussion playing was at the heart of  The Big Bang concert on February 1. The Music for Youth Local Network Event took place at St Paul's Hall, University...

A Day of Inspiration at RNCM

Miss Hartley, Musica Kirklees Percussion Teacher, describes a day spent at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) Percussion Day with young percussionists from Musica Kirklees: February 3,...

Two World Premieres in One Day

As part of the first every 'Our Biennale' arts and culture festival, Musica Kirklees pupils performed two world premieres of pieces composed especially for the finale on November 20 at Huddersfield Town Hall.

Pupils take to the Stage with a Guitar Superstar

Review by Ms Eady, Area Manager - Holme Valley Following on from our guitarists' amazing performance with Craig Ogden at the recent Biennale Finale we were pleased to given the opportunity to share the

Songbirds - Now open to Babies!

From January 2019, Songbirds will be open to the smallest of chicks as it opens its doors to babies.   Get your little songbird off to a flying start with this fun group for babies to age 7 (and their parents/carers!). ...

Celebrating the Power of Music in Kirklees

Some of the country’s leading music educators, teachers and musicians took part in the first ever Power of Music conference held in Huddersfield on...

The Big Chant is Back for 2019!

Clap your hands, stamp your feet and get ready for....   THE BIG CHANT 2019! Brought to your school by Musica Kirklees and Huddersfield Town Football Club We had a great response to the

MONDAY, JANUARY 7 - OFFICE CLOSED

The Musica Kirklees office will be closed on Monday, January 7, 2019 as staff will be at the Power of Music Conference.

Musica Youth Jazz at the Royal Albert Hall!

Kirklees based Musica Youth Jazz (MYJ) performed at the Royal Albert Hall on Monday, November 5, in the culmination of a year’s worth of musical celebrations that form the Music for Youth (MfY) Festival. The jazz ensemble...

Musica Kirklees Summer Office Hours 2018

The Musica Kirklees office will be open for enquiries Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 3.00pm during the Summer holidays. The office will be closed for the Bank Holiday on Monday,  August 27 and Tuesday,...

Farewells and Retirement Summer 2018

At the end of the Summer term we'll be saying goodbye to Mr Garlick (brass teacher), Mr Dransfield (Musica Colne Valley Centre Co-ordinator) and Mr Haslam (guitar teacher). We'd like to say a big...

Musica Songbirds - an invitation to all mini...

  Musica Songbirds would like to invite all mini music fans to their Open Mornings on June 23 and 30. If your toddler/young child likes to sing...

May Day - Office Closed Monday, May 7, 2018

The Musica Kirklees office will be CLOSED on Monday, May 7, 2018 for the May Day bank holiday.   You can still make payments for invoices during this time via our

The Big Chant 2018 - the results are in!

The Big Chant 2018    In partnership with the Huddersfield Town Foundation, Musica Kirklees teachers and class teachers have been working with Whole Class Ensemble Tuition pupils to create new football chants as a...

BAD WEATHER - MFY CANCELLATION

  CANCELLATIONS DUE TO BAD WEATHER 18.3.18 The Music for Youth...

BAD WEATHER - CLOSURE - Musica Colne Valley...

Musica Colne Valley is CLOSED this evening (Friday, January 19, 2018) due to the bad weather. All groups and lessons there are cancelled. Apologies for any disappointment and inconvenience this may cause.

Hellos and Goodbyes

At the end of the Autumn term we said goodbye to Miss Poole (upper strings) and Mrs Green (keyboard/piano), and at the start of January we also said farewell to Mr Marshall (music technology/voice).  We’d like to send them a big...