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Play & Stay Music Residentials

We run a series of residential courses for young musicians at Rock UK Frontier Centre, Addington Road, Irthlingborough, NN9 5UH . Applications are invited from students of the appropriate standard who fall within the specified age ranges and forms are available from NMPAT teachers.

If you’re looking for County Music Group residentials, these can be found on our County Music Group residentials page.

Play & Stay music residentials 2019 to 2020

Course	Dates	Arrival time	Departure time	Closing date	Closing date
Play & Stay Guitars	6 to 7 February 2020	9.30am	3.30pm	10 January 2020	£120
Play & Stay Strings (1)	11 to 12 February 2020	9.30am	3.30pm	10 January 2020	£120
Play & Stay Strings (2)	13 to 14 February 2020	9.30am	3.30pm	10 January 2020	£120
Play & Stay Brass	25 to 26 February 2020	9.30am	3.30pm	28 January 2020	£120
Play & Stay Woodwind	25 to 26 February 2020	9.30am	3.30pm	28 January 2020	£120

Please make sure that your application form arrives in the Music Trust office before the closing date as late applications cannot be accepted.

What do the courses cover?

Play & Stay Guitars

The courses are designed for young guitar players in years 4, 5 and 6 who are able to read standard notation (not tab) and able to play G – G on the first 3 strings of the guitar.

As a guide the player should be on or past page 10 of Debbie Cracknell’s ‘Enjoy Playing The Guitar’.

Play & Stay Strings

These courses are designed to provide an opportunity for young string players to enjoy an intensive time of music-making with the added benefit of being able to make new friends. Applications are invited from students in years 3, 4, 5 and 6 at school.

The courses usually end with a short concert finishing at 3:30pm to which parents collecting their children are cordially invited.

Play & Stay Brass

Brass players are invited to apply to join this course, which is designed to provide an opportunity for young musicians to enjoy an intensive time of music-making and make new friends.

Applications are invited from players up to year 8 in school who have reached the standard to pass Grade 1 but not yet joined a county group.

Play & Stay Woodwind

Applications are invited from woodwind players in year 5 and who have reached Grade 1 standard or above, but not yet joined a county group.

The course is designed to provide an opportunity for young musicians to enjoy an intensive time of music-making with the added benefit of being able to make new friends.

How do I apply for a place?

Application forms for all the courses are available from NMPAT teachers in schools.

Please make sure that we receive your completed application form and payment before the closing date.

How do I pay?

Please do not include payment with your application form, once the closing date has passed, we will send out emails confirming places on the course which will include details of how to pay.

How will I know if I have a place?

Emails will be sent out to all applicants once the closing date has passed.

What should I bring with me?

In a small holdall: you will need to bring casual clothes (including nightwear), indoor and outdoor shoes, a towel, toiletries and a small amount of money for the tuck shop. You will also need your instrument (clearly labelled); a music stand; a pencil, eraser and notebook and any spares for your instrument (strings, reeds etc.).

What happens when I get there?

Students attending residential courses will be registered by staff on arrival, allocated rooms and then begin work on their music-making.

Security

The security of the students and staff attending our courses is paramount so please do not arrive at the course venue without prior arrangement with staff.

All personal belongings taken to courses remain the responsibility of students and parents and we suggest that items of high value are not brought along.

Cancellations

Please note that once a place on a course has been confirmed and paid, it will not be possible to issue a refund.

Directions to Frontier Centre

"All children should have the opportunity to learn a musical instrument"

Coronavirus and NMPAT

Monday 29th June

The NMPAT office is now open again and is being manned daily to answer your calls as well as respond to your emails. This is an important step towards being able to open the building again, but at the moment we are still not able to hold any rehearsals or deliver any lessons on site. If you do come to visit us you will be invited to observe social distancing and additional hygiene measures.

We are talking to schools about when we may be able to start visiting them again and are making plans. We look forward to the time when we can also be back in school delivering face to face lessons and rehearsals.

All activities, events and regular face to face teaching remain suspended and our events are cancelled up to the end of term:

Our first NMPAT on-line Virtual Centre will meet on Saturday 4^th July
County Auditions are underway with a new virtual audition format and we have received lots of video auditions
Plans for all activities to start in September are underway, either virtually, or face to face

Almost all the teaching staff of the Trust remain furloughed, although HMRC have given permission for some on-line sessions to take place on a voluntary basis. Some people have asked about donation channels and these remain open at Virgin Money Giving, Local Giving and through Parent Pay. We really do appreciate your support.

Please stay in touch with our NMPositiviT team who are posting daily on our social media sites. We are aiming to find ways to keep you busy, practising and engaged in what we do. Check out #NMPositiviT.

We look forward to a time when we can all come together and begin to make music and theatre together again. Until then, stay safe, stay healthy and keep practising.

Peter Smalley, Chief Executive

Monday June 29th