What a lovely celebration concert we were able to share on Saturday 17th July, from the shady tranquility of the gardens at Greenwich Carers Centre. Thank you to all our students who took to the stage with generosity and energy to perform so beautifully - and to all the families and friends who came along to support them and tuned in from home to the live streams (when possible!) We felt very proud of all our learners, having faced so many challenges in their education journeys over the past year. It was a moving day to remember. Many students met their teachers and classmates in person for th ..read more

Our amazing Co-Founder and Co-Director Bethan Scolding is selected as one of Greenwich's 'inspiring women' - those who have "shaped and impacted our lives" over the last year. The project by Royal Borough of Greenwich celebrates International Women’s Day. Read more about Bethan and other inspiring Greenwich residents at https://www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/internationalwomensday ..read more

As teachers we can be reasonably sure that we understand the situation for the children we teach - but it can be harder to see the situation for parents. The impact of ongoing COVID restrictions is making life very challenging for many parents. Photo by Andreas Grieger / Greenwich Music School For many parents life is very challenging at the moment, with the COVID restrictions that affect us all plus the closure of primary and secondary schools; concern over how the last year and the months ahead will affect their children’s education longer term; the pressures of supporting home learning and ..read more

Image by Sam Ruffle Coles Great musical gift idea Coloured scarves are great value for money and can be used for movement, singing, playing peekaboo and lots more creativity and music! Why not include a coloured scarf or two in your child’s Christmas stocking this year? They’re great for developing creativity, singing with, moving with, playing peekaboo and more - all great ways to enhance music and communication skills! Search google to buy. Recycled Music! Simple resources are great for making music! Christmas comes with boxes and paper – sing songs or play recorded music with your child ..read more

Greenwich & Lewisham Weekender covers Greenwich Music School Weekender newspaper published a double-page spread about our online lessons, featuring an interview with director Ed Scolding. Ed talks about how Greenwich Music School has adapted, the benefits of learning online, and what he’s looking forward to. "Greenwich Music School has embraced the ‘new normal’, offering its full programme online" Read the full spread at https://issuu.com/southwark.news/docs/glw159 (from page 6 ..read more

  Make castanets from some cardboard, two jar lids and sticky tape!  You don’t need any special resources at home to make music with children! You can explore sounds and make instruments with all sorts of household items, ready to play along with your child’s favourite songs and rhymes. Download our free guides to make your own instruments at home and create music from your recycling! Here are the first two guides: for shakers and castanets. Download Make an instrument - free guides Email * Would you like to hear from us about music courses? * To read our full data protection policy ..read more

   Free music classes for babies, training for children’s centre staff and bespoke song-sheets, recordings and other resources help to improve access and increase music-making for young children in our Musical Beginnings project. “Now I realise the value of my singing voice for my baby” — ParentThe first phase took place between autumn 2019 and spring 2020, through a close partnership project with Quaggy Development Trust children’s centres g ..read more

Each day included creative exploring, composing and improvising activities. Photo © by Andreas Grieger We had a cosmically wonderful time at our Young Musicians’ Summer Course this year!  The course took place at Mycenae House and was fully booked, with over twenty children aged 5-11 joining us for a week of creative music-making led by Greenwich Music School Director and pianist Bethan Scolding, together with GMS teacher and flautist Fiona Long and guest teachers Angela, Júlia, Martha and Wilf. “My guitar piece is about a girl and ..read more

The grant allows us to build on the success of our first 18 months as a charity, during which we’ve delivered thousands of lessons for children and adults. We are delighted to announce that Greenwich Music School has been awarded a grant of £9,780 by the Reach Fund, a grant programme that helps charities and social enterprises raise investment. The grant allows us to build on the success of our first 18 months as a charity by funding a consultancy project to develop our business planning and impact monitoring. Through the project we will ..read more