Greater Essex Music Hub

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Greater Essex Music Hub is a partnership of organisations which support and provide access to high quality music making for young people across Essex. We are funded by the Department of Education; our grant is administered by Arts Council England to create more opportunities for children and young people to get involved in music. 

Our Vision 

• Our provision is inclusive with no barriers to engagement, promoting equity of access to all. 
• All young people aged 0-21 experience high quality music. 
• Educational settings in Essex provide a high-quality music education which includes progression, transition between phases and effective collaboration. 
• Young people can access a set of broad, rich and diverse opportunities in order to progress through their musical journey. 
• Music education in Essex is integrated into the wider cultural education provision through collaboration and partnership. 

Our Mission 

• Greater Essex Music Hub aims to provide high-quality, diverse, sustainable music education opportunities for all children and young people. 
• We strive to ensure that opportunities are available regardless of a child/young person’s background or circumstances and that those reaping the benefits represent the varied demographic of the county we serve. 
• Our provision will cover a broad range of genres, be inclusive, progressive and challenging while being enjoyable. 
• Ensure music education fosters lifelong skills and a passion for music within children and young people, as well as contributing to raised ambitions and standards in other educational areas while developing expressive and inter-personal skills. 

Essex Music Service – Lead Organisation in Greater Essex Music Hub

Essex Music Service promotes high quality music education across Essex schools both within the curriculum and through instrument and vocal teaching. We offer a range of services supporting schools to deliver high quality teaching and learning, as required as Lead Organisation of Greater Essex Music Hub. 

For more information and details of our services for schools, please download the Essex Music Service 2024-25 brochure.

Stay in touch with the latest news and support via our newsletters and our termly online music network meetings. 

• Primary Music Co-ordinators Network
• Secondary Network
• SEND Music Network
• Essex Music Education Newsletter
• In-Tune – Young Musicians Newsletter

Visit our website: www.essexmusichub.org.uk

Greater Essex Music Hub CPD and events

Please see our website for a full list of all upcoming CPD events, including training from our partners and music teacher networks for you to meet with other colleagues across the county. 

A few highlights for you to look out for: 

What does teaching musically at KS1 and 2 look like? – Charanga training day   Friday 9 May 09:00-15:15  Essex Museum Chelmsford

Writing your school's development plan  Tuesday 20 May 16:00-17:15 Online

Teaching composing at GCSE: Strategies for developing student autonomy Tuesday 10 June 16:00-17:15 Online

Greater Essex Music Hub 2025 Music Curriculum Conference Tuesday 8 July 09:00-15:30 Hylands House Chelmsford We have some exciting visiting speakers joining us for the day. There will be a chance to meet our Music Hub partners in the marketplace, gain practical music ideas, with designated SEND, primary and secondary sessions and a chance to network and meet colleagues across the county and nearer to home.  £60 for teachers in Essex, Thurrock and Southend DfE funded schools, £140 for all others.