Spread Your Love of Music

Bedford Borough Council's music service is expanding its offering to ensure that lower, middle and upper schools students can all be given an opportunity to learn an instrument, or become part of a new musical group.

'Music for Bedford Borough' is releasing their brand new 'What's On' brochure for 2013/14 which details all of the new and existing services that are on offer for the new school year.

There are brand new initiatives like 'Battle of the Bands' for middle and upper schools, the introduction of instrumental lessons with new fun and colourful instruments, a keyboard festival, and the launch of the first Residential Music Camp.

Lib Dem Cllr Henry Vann, Portfolio Holder for Education at Bedford Borough Council, said: "Taking part in music can be a genuinely life-changing experience; it can really help children and young people grow educationally, emotionally and socially. Music for Bedford Borough is now offering a growing, exciting and wide range of opportunities for all sorts of music making and I urge everyone to get involved. With so many possibilities to engage, I hope music will thrive within our Borough. The musical experiences provided by the Council were life-changing for me and I hope they will be for others too."

Bedford Borough Council's music service is not only continuing to offer their instrumental lessons and encouraging students to take up learning an instrument, they are also offering a programme to teach students about the music industry. Using a partnership approach, the service will offer work experience to students in event management, teaching, administration and marketing.

To view a 'What's On' guide visit www.bedford.gov.uk/music . For any further information, email music@bedford.gov.uk or call 01234 718088.