School

To sign up for a free taster lesson or for more details contact:- Yamaha@mket.org.uk or telephone 01908 528808 or visit the webpage www.waltonhigh.org.uk and click on Yamaha.

PHONE 01908 528808

Aims to provide musical education for students of all ages. Employs professional musicians who are specifically trained by Yamaha to ensure quality teaching on all courses. Yamaha Music School specialises in group tuition giving the student a more enjoyable musical experience throughout each lesson. Tuition is given after school hours and all day on Saturdays. Students are prepared for examinations through Yamaha Trinity, Yamaha Rockschool and Trinity. Student concerts are held on a regular basis which provides students with the opportunity of per-forming in front of an audience.

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Yamaha Music School

Yamaha Music School

Play for Keeps : Keyboard course for beginners aged from 8 and upwards.

Junior Play for Keeps : Keyboard course for beginners aged between 5 and 8 years.

Piano Mate : Piano based Course for beginners aged 9 and upwards .

Guitar Encounters : Guitar course for beginners aged from 8 and upwards. Drum Encounters : Drum course for beginners aged from 8 and upwards. Vocal Encounters : Singing course for beginners aged from 8 and upwards.

Assessment lessons are available for any of the courses listed above.

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Tuition available at

Yamaha Music Point

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Play for Keeps keyboard course is for beginners aged from 9 and upwards. Play for Keeps is an exciting popular music-based course arranged so that the beginner progresses in easy steps to provide a lesson full of fun and learning. Play for Keeps lessons are “LIVE” group lessons - no headphones! Play for Keeps lessons are only £12.00 for an hour’s lesson. Play for Keeps course material supports music at National Curriculum Key Stage 2 and 3 and GCSE and “A” level. Play for Keeps course material includes lots of tunes suitable for all tastes in music arranged in modern

styles. Play for Keeps course mate-rial is fully accredited with Trinity College of Music Ex-amination Syllabus.

Play for Keeps Keyboard Course

Yamaha Music School

Drum Encounters Course is de-signed to be a fun, leisure course, with continuous as-sessment for beginners aged from 8 and upwards in small classes. The course takes the student from beginner to an advanced level with professional drum teachers. Drum Encounters Course combines the best elements of traditional one-on-one drum lessons with a creative modern approach resulting in quality group teaching. Drum Encounters Course students learn to play in a state-of-the art Yamaha drum studio using the best drums and practice pads. Drum Encounters are one hour “LIVE” group lessons – students warm up with exercises on drum pad followed by technique development on drum kits. Students also play along to popular and world music. Drum Encounters Course material includes drum no-tation and drum patterns to supplement the skills and

techniques the stu-dents will learn.

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Drum Encounters Course

Tuition Payments

GROUP TUITION FOR ONE HOUR

Lessons are £12 per hour and invoices are sent out half termly, please refer to session dates on page 7.

Play for Keeps ...............6 lessons .................£72.00 PFK 1 Textbook & CD.....................................£20.00 Junior Play for Keeps ......6 lessons .................£72.00 JPK 1Textbook & CD ..................................... £20.00 Piano Mate ....................6 lessons .................£72.00 Piano 1 Textbook ..........................................£10.00 Guitar Encounters ..........6 lessons .................£72.00 Guitar 1 Textbook & CD..................................£20.00 Drum Encounters ...........6 lessons .................£72.00 Drum 1 Textbook & CD .................................£20.00 Vocal Encounters ...........6 lessons .................£72.00 Vocal 1 Textbook & CD ..................................£20.00 INDIVIDUAL TUITION FOR HALF AN HOUR Individual tuition ...........6 lessons .............£108.00 Invoices are sent out in advance of each session and must be paid within 14 days upon receipt of invoice. Please contact Yamaha for the prices of the higher grade books.

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Session Dates 2017

Session 1 ………... 6 lesson payment from Tuesday 3 January to Saturday 11 February 2017 inclusive.

Half term from 13 February - 18 February 2017

Session 2 ………… 6 lesson payment from

Monday 20 February to Saturday 1 April 2017 inclusive.

Easter holiday from 3 April– 17 April 2017 inclusive.

Session 3 …………. 6 lesson payment from Tuesday 18 April to Saturday 27 May 2017 inclusive.

No lessons on Bank Holiday Monday 1 May 2017. Half term from 29 May - 3 June 2017.

Session 4 ……..… 7 lesson payment from

Monday 5 June to Saturday 22 July 2017 inclusive.

Summer holiday from 24 July - 2 September 2017

Session 5…...7 lesson payment from Monday 4 September to Sat 21 October 2017 inclusive.

Half term from 23 October - 28 October 2017 inclusive.

Session 6…..7 lesson payment from

Monday 30 October to Saturday 16 Dec 2017 inclusive.

Christmas holiday from 18 December 2017

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Guitar Encounters is for beginners aged from 9 up-ward, including adults.

Guitar Encounters is a contemporary course for the electric, acoustic and elec-tro-acoustic guitar. Guitar Encounters us-es a variety of mod-ern material to cover a wide range of popu-

lar music styles. Guitar Encounters uses exciting backing tracks to help students develop their skills when practising at home. Guitar Encounters develops talent quickly and enjoyably using the unique Yamaha teaching method suitable for all ages. Guitar Encounters classes are for one hour in a group environment which is both stimulating and education-

al, and students have 100% in-volvement throughout the lesson. Guitar Encounters encourages students to take guitar examina-tions with Yamaha Rockschool.

Guitar Encounters

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Yamaha Music School

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Vocal Encounters Vocal Encounters is for students aged from 9 and upwards who want to learn to sing. Lessons are giv-en in small groups and activities include group and solo performance.

Background vocals and harmony singing are taught.

Vocal Encounters brings an exciting new dimension to voice training. Lessons always begin with a warm up and a multitude of techniques – phrasing, tone, and breath control will be taught which will strengthen and enhance the singing voice.

Vocal Encounters lessons are “LIVE” group lessons – students also learn the fundamentals of music theory and get the chance to learn to accompany themselves if they can already play guitar, keyboard or piano. Vocal Encounters course material is primarily geared towards popular music, and microphone techniques are also covered. Continuous assessment is carried out by the teacher. By the time, you graduate from the

course, you’ll be ready to take to the stage !

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Junior Play for Keeps

Keyboard Course

Junior Play for Keeps, a very successful course, for children aged 5 to 8 years. Junior Play for Keeps establishes a good playing keyboard ability, enabling students to continue with key-board skills or transfer to Piano Mate course. Junior Play for Keeps uses a variety of activities including singing, keyboard games, musical appreciation and rhythm work. Junior Play for Keeps is a structured course, each textbook follows a theme.

Junior Play for Keeps is taught for one hour in a group environment. Students have 100% involvement in the lessons and parents are encouraged to attend lessons. Stu-dents will be encouraged to take exams using JPFK repertoire.

Yamaha Music School

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Piano Mate is for beginners aged 9 years and upwards, including adults. Piano Mate is a successful piano-based course which develops piano skills from the first lesson. Piano Mate is a group lesson which includes rhythm work, notation work and singing. Jogging exercises and scales form an essential part of the lesson. The teacher will encourage students to progress to taking Trinity Piano examinations.

Piano Mate

Terms and Conditions We have produced a set of guidelines to improve the level of service to all our students at the Yamaha Music School. We reserve the right to amend the terms and conditions where appropriate. FEES: Invoices for tuition are sent out in advance of each session. Payment must be made within 14 days. Failure to pay any invoice will automatically cancel any further tuition at the Music School. DISCOUNTS: There is a 10% discount for staff who work for MKET. Also if a student signs up for more than one lesson, the first instrument will be full price, and any further instru-ments will have a 10% discount applied. This also applies to more than one sibling signing up for lessons. WITHDRAWAL FROM TUTION: Four weeks w ritten notice is required. Written notice MUST be sent to the Principal Teacher of the Yamaha Music School. VERBAL notification cannot be ac-cepted. Termination of invoices and tuition will then take ef-fect at the start of the next session. CANCELLATION: The school cannot issue credits for les-sons cancelled by STUDENTS. This is the policy of the Yamaha Music School and applies to both Group and Individual lessons. Credits are given when a teacher cancels lessons and they are shown on the INVOICE for the NEXT session.

RESPONSIBILITY: The Yamaha Music School acknow l-edges its responsibility for the supervision of students during lessons and that the parent is responsible at all other times.

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Yamaha Music School

Yamaha Music School

Principal Teacher :

Paul Daggett

Teachers : Joscelyn Alexander—Vocals

Dave Cookson—Guitar Moises Coelho Da Silva—Guitar

James Knowles—Drums Margaret Smith—Keyboard and piano

Mikako Onishi—Junior Keyboard Brigitte Featherstone—Reception

Kate Newby—Reception

Tuition times:

Monday to Friday: 4.00pm - 9.00pm Saturday: 9.00am - 4.00pm

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YAMAHA MUSIC SCHOOL

@ THE VENUE

WALTON HIGH FYFIELD BARROW

WALNUT TREE MILTON KEYNES

MK7 7WH

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT TUITION AND FREE

TASTER LESSONS PHONE: 01908 528808

EMAIL: yamaha@mket.org.uk www.waltonhigh.org.uk

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Yamaha Music School

Enrolment Form 2017

Student’s name.................................................................. Address ............................................................................ ........................................................................................ ........................................................................................ Postcode...........................................Gender M/F............... Home Phone no.................................................................. Mobile Phone no................................................................. Email address.................................................................... Date of birth (if under 18)................................................... Medical Conditions:……………………………………………………………………. Course of lessons enrolled on............................................... How did you hear about us?................................................. Current daytime school attending (if any)………………………………... Does a family member work for MKET?............................... Name of Person to whom invoice should be addressed

Mr/Mrs/Ms ...................................................................... I have read the Yamaha Music School Terms and Conditions and I agree to abide by them.

I give permission for the above to appear in photographs and video footage in relation to Yamaha promotions YES/NO

Signed...........................................Date ………………………….

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Walton High (A on the map), is on Fyfield Barrow, which is off

the V11 Tongwell Street, in Walnut Tree, Milton Keynes. There is parking opposite the school, please report to The

Venue reception (B on the map).