Torbay Academy of Performing Arts

The Torbay Academy of Performing Arts (TAPA) is the name under which Torbay Council Musical Activities will be organised.  We hope that over the next few years, more and more musical opportunities for young people will unite under this name.

We are always interested to hear from anyone interested in the music that goes on in the bay.  Please contact us with comments or suggestions.  We would also love to hear about what’s going on locally, particularly for our young people.  It might even get a mention on our ‘What’s On?’ page!

Latest News

• Music Schools - Opportunities for after-school music-making
• Trinity Guildhall - Free Professional Development for Wider Opportunities
• Grants for Ensemble Membership
• Instrument & Resource Bank - available for all Torbay School students
• Instrument Tuition
• The Torbay Freemen’s Golden Jubilee Fund - help with the costs of musical instruments and instrumental tuition

Music Schools

Our music centres are underway again this term. The Torbay & South Devon Music Centre  meets at the Grammar Schools every Friday evening. Orchestras and ensembles are the feature of the music centre and anyone interested should contact Alicia Stolliday on 07977 588527.  A new music school meets at Westlands school on Wednesdays and here the main focus is on theory, musicianship and learning to play. Contact the school music department on 01803 400660 for more details.

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Trinity Guildhall Professional Development for Wider Opportunities

From April Trinity Guildhall will be running free Continuing Professional Development for music practitioners.  Namely for all those involved in working with pupils on Wider Opportunities projects.  The scheme is looking for participants on training programmes and mentors to help with the support of these.  We are urging as many class music teachers and peripatetic teachers who are involved or planning to be involved in Wider Opportunities projects to sign up to the programme.  More information is available on their website  - Trinity Guildhall - CPD Programme The online application forms for practitioners and mentors are also available there.

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Grants for Ensembles Membership

As students progress with their instruments, opportunities develop for joining local, county and national ensembles and orchestras.  We have funding available for up to 50% of the fees for these. You can download and complete a copy of the 'Torbay Schools Music Service - Application Form' from the 'Do It Online' panel.

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Instrument & Resource Bank

We have just taken receipt of a large number of musical instruments which are being made available for hire to students attending Torbay schools. Strings, Woodwind and brass are all included. We also have large sets of clarinets, African Drums and violins for loan to Primary Schools for Wider Opportunities projects.

If you would like to hire an instrument, please download and complete a copy of our 'Instrument Hire' application form, this can be found under the 'Do It Online' panel on the right hand side. Schools which would like to borrow instruments for wider opportunities should contact us direct.

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Instrument Tuition

A list of peripatetic teachers, with CRB checks in place, is held by the Torbay LA. If you are an instrumental teacher who would like to join this database, you can download and complete a copy of the 'Instrumental Music Teaching - Application Form' from the 'Do It Online' panel.

Likewise, if you are a school looking for an instrumental teacher, please contact us for access to the database. Parents should contact their child's school for instrumental tuition.

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The Torbay Freemen’s Golden Jubilee Fund

‘The Freemen in Torbay, in the year of Queen Elizabeth’s Golden Jubilee, wanted to return something to the residents of Torbay for the honour given to them as Freemen of the Borough.

They thought for many months and finally decided to set up a Charitable Fund to help those who were musically minded but whose families had financial difficulties in purchasing an instrument of their choice or paying for musical tuition.’

To find out more about this fund, please download a leaflet, including an application form, from the list at the side of the webpage.

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Related Documents

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