Hertfordshire Music Service

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Music in Hertfordshire

Children of all ages are entitled to access to participate in music both in their formal education and beyond it. In Hertfordshire the programme of music making provided by the Local Education Authority aims to ensure that it is both inclusive and accessible to all pupils, whatever their talents or background. All schools have a commitment to fulfilling minimum statutory requirements and many go beyond them. Music contributes to the development of creativity in the Early Learning goals and features as an entitlement to all pupils until the end of Key Stage 3. Most schools sustain music at Key Stage 4, some using the Hertfordshire Achievement in Music course for pupils with less performing skills. In the sixth form music is taught to A-level in relatively small groups, but many schools are now developing consortia approaches in order to sustain the groups and foster wider interest.

The Hertfordshire Music Service is recognised as one of the largest services in the country and has twice won the coveted Major Trophy of the National Music Council and Council of Local Education Authorities. It provides instrumental tuition for the majority of schools as well as a comprehensive range of performing opportunities in seven major music centres in the county, ranging from pre-school music to the County Youth Orchestra. A major development within the music service is to integrate the activities with other creative arts. An arts strategy provides a five-year plan to ensure that all young people have opportunities to extend their achievement and self-esteem through active participation in music, dance and drama and the visual arts.