issue 10 - robert smyth academy

Newsletter Date Performing Arts

Newsletter TENTH

January 2016

Issue 10

Burnmill Road

Market Harborough

Leicestershire

LE16 7JG

T: 01858 440770

F: 01858 440771

E: [email protected]

W: www.rsacademy.co.uk

ROBERT SMYTH

ACADEMY

Contributors Mrs Petersen

Mrs Routledge

Mr Hughes Jake Bentley

Mrs Parsons

Oscar Bentley

Emily Newlyn

Harriet Emery

Layout Mr Wells

Editor Mr Atkins

Welcome to the tenth edition of our Performing Art Newsletter. This edition focuses

on the autumn terms activities within and outside of the academy.

The main event this term was our annual ‘Arts Week,’ which ran in the week before half

term this year and left students and staff on a high going in to the October break. There

is a full write-up of the Arts Week in this newsletter.

Massive congratulations must go to the Robert Smyth Dance Company and Mrs

Routledge, who have achieved a place performing at the prestigious ‘Mass Movement’

show at the Curve Theatre in Leicester on Sunday 7th February. Dance groups have to

audition for a place in this event and the RSA Dance Company were one of only two

state schools to gain a place in the programme. Not only that, but the Dance company

will also close out the entire show! Their performance will feature a piece of music

written and performed live by one of our year 13 Music and Music Technology

students, Taylor Burton.

The Academy Big Band had massive success again at the regional round of the

National Concert Band festival, achieving a Platinum Award for the third time in four

years. They now go on to the national finals at the Royal Northern College of Music in

Manchester in April.

The Music department was offered a free workshop by the Tori Freestone Trio on

Monday 11th December and we are very thankful to the Leicester-Shire Music Hub and

Leicester Jazz House for giving our students this amazing workshop.

And let’s not forget the amazing annual Christmas concert. Every year we are amazed

at the quality of our soloists and our amazing extra-curricular music ensembles, but

this year in particular was superb. You had to keep reminding yourself that it was just a

school concert, such was the sheer quality on display. A massive thank you to Mrs

Petersen, the peripatetic teaching staff, Ed Hull, Chris Wells and the rest of the staff

who helped out on the night.

As always, there’s lots going on in the faculty this term including our second GCSE

Concert of the year on Wednesday, 10th February, the annual Spring Concert on

Wednesday, 23rd March. Just after the Easter break the will also be the annual Dance

show on Tuesday 12th April, which will feature solos, group dances and the RSA Dance

Company.

Although it’s not officially been launched yet, please do visit our academy website at

www.rsaperformingarts.co.uk for more information on past and upcoming events. The

‘News’ section is updated regularly with information, so please keep an eye out for

information on some upcoming Drama showcases, which will feature some GCSE and A

level work too.

This newsletter is intended to be informative about both past and future events, as well

as a celebration of the achievements of RSA students within the

performing arts disciplines. If you have any comments or suggestions, or any items you

would like to be considered for inclusion, we would like to hear from you.

Please email: [email protected]

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Performing Arts Newsletter TENTH EDITION 2016

Robert Smyth Academy held its annual Arts week from 12th-16th October and it turned out to be a

very busy week, often with multiple workshops happening at the same time! Arts week is a chance for

all students at the Academy to experience something new, or further their skills in an Art form with

which they are already familiar. Students could attend two workshops/seminars in the week and

nearly all workshops were completely free.

Drama Drama teacher Claire Parsons delivered a Drama devising workshop called ‘Play in a Day’ with over

thirty students at once! Whilst our lead drama teacher Kyle Eastwood pushed our drama and theatre

students to the limits with a workshop on her specialism, Physical Theatre, in the style of the group

Frantic Assembly.

Dance In dance we were very lucky to have Ross Carpenter and Anji Mehra-Hughes from ‘Matthew Bournes

New Adventures’ come in to share their knowledge and professional experience with the students as

well as work on set tasks to develop the students’ knowledge of Bourne’s version of ‘The Nutcracker’.

Former RSA student and current student at Addict Dance School, Iquan Silcott, delivered a workshop

in Lyrical Jazz and Commercial Dance. Our Head of Dance, Mrs Routledge, delivered two sessions to

local Primary schools in Bollywood dance as well as delivering a session to RSA students on salsa!


Awards for Young Musicians Applications are now invited for awards of up to £2,000. AYM believe that all talented young people

deserve the chance to progress in their music making. That’s why they’re awarding up to £100,000 in

grants in 2016 to exceptional young instrumentalists aged 5-17 in need of support.

As well as receiving flexible funding towards the costs of their musical development. Award winners

will benefit from individually tailored support, which may comprise mentoring, workshops and master

classes with professional musicians, the chance to observe rehearsals with professional orchestras

and other musical partners, and performance opportunities.

For info and to apply for a 2016 Award visit: http://www.a-y-m.org/how-wehelp/awards

Music

In music we had an African Drumming workshop led by Julie Wright who has visited RSA three times

before in the past 10 years. This hands-on session involved playing a range of African percussion,

such as djembe, dun dun and talking drums. We also invited local primary school students to come

and have a workshop with Julie too. Recording and mix engineer, and ex Robert Smyth student,

Jamie Ward delivered a seminar on creating a professional mix and talked us through his work, much

to the fascination of our A level Music Technology students.

http://www.a-y-m.org/how-wehelp/awards


Another Platinum for the Big Band Again! Many congratulations to the RSA Big Band who achieved a Platinum

Award at the Midlands regional round of National Concert Band Fes-

tival held at Nottingham High School on Sunday 15th November.

This is an outstanding achievement especially considering that more

than half of the players are new to the band this term and this was

therefore their first public performance with the Big Band. In their

15-minute programme the band performed three pieces featuring no

less than 7 different soloists, all marked with * in the list below.

The two adjudicators, who are both professional jazz musicians

themselves, were very impressed with the band – see comments

below; a full adjudication report and audio files are available on the

Academy website.

As the band achieved the top award they have been

invited to the National Festival which takes place at the Royal

Northern College of Music in Manchester on Saturday 9th and

Sunday 10th April.

Well done to all the players for their fantastic achievement:

Andrew Martin* – flute

Alex McCarthy* & Jane Earland – alto saxes

Esme Butler Davies* & Emily Moore – tenor saxes

Holly Barnett – baritone sax

Molly Sykes*, Maddie Oakland & Josh Watson – trumpets

Joe Horspool* & Tom Jenkins – trombones

Taylor Burton* – piano

Jake Cartwright* – guitar

Jake Bentley – bass guitar

Jonny Nicholson – drum kit

Lyle Burton – auxiliary percussion

Adjudicators’ Feedback

“What Were You Thinking”

‘Confident opening. Nice balance and good sound in each section. Good dynamics and intonation.

Nice tenor solo. Great sound. Just be careful backings don’t slightly overpower solo. Good trombone. Nice

sound and solo comes across well. Nice to hear a baritone sax!

Good feel to the rhythm section. Nice feel all the way through. Well played. Good sounding band.’

“My Funny Valentine”

‘Be careful with intonation in the introduction. Lovely sound from the trumpet. Very nice. Band could maybe

play a touch quieter so the solo doesn’t get overpowered. Nice sax solo. I would suggest taking the band

(ensemble) dynamics down one notch to play with soloist. Nice feel to bossa nova. Again watch dynamics.

Lovely playing all the way through from soloist. Very nice.’

“Back to the Basement” ‘Nice start with a good sound. Sax section plays well. Nicely in tune. Good section playing from trumpets of the

melody too. Nice piano solo. Some lovely touches.

Great to have a flute solo!! Good sound, well played.

Nice guitar. Well played all solos. Good build to bring solo section to an end. Great sounds from every section.

An exciting and well played performance. Well done everyone.’

You can hear the performances on the Robert Smyth website.


Grants for Musical Instrument Purchase

The EMI Music Sound Foundation offer grants to students in full time education to fund musical

instrument/equipment purchase. In the past several RSA students have been successful in

applying for funding. The foundation accept applications twice a year and the deadline for the next

round is at the beginning of February 2016. For full details of the scheme and to download an

application form please visit www.emimusicsoundfoundation.com.

Christmas Concert 2015 The annual RSA Christmas Concert was held on Tuesday 1st December in the Main Hall to a full

house. The concert featured all 11 academy ensembles: String Ensemble, Advanced Brass Group,

Flute Ensemble, Flute Quartet, Saxophone Ensemble, Percussion

Ensemble, Versatile Voices Choir, Folk Group, Big Band, Jazz Band and

Soul Patrol. In addition the AS Music class performed one of their set AS

analysis pieces ‘You Can Get It If You Really Want’ by Jimmy Cliff. There was

a n u mb e r o f A l e v e l

soloists and small group items

that had been chosen through

audition: AS Music student and

pianist Andrew Martin’s highly

expressive and technically

f lawless performance of

Debussy’s Clair de Lune was a

real highlight of the evening. A2

Music student Georgia Whittle

also impressed with her vocal

performance of Finding Wonderland, arranged for strings,

brass and rhythm section by her and Jake Bentley.

The piano trio, featuring Lachlan Lindsay, Emily Newlyn and Andrew Martin, also produced a highly

polished and professional performance whilst a Year 12 band featuring Ellis Barthorpe, Will Ashley,

Bryn Williams, James Milsom and Ross Barnett entertained with one of their original songs. The full

programme for the evening, along with names of all the performers, photos and video clips, can be

found on our website.

VAT off Instruments Students who wish to purchase a new musical instrument for use with their musical studies in the

academy can take advantage of the scheme offered where the cost of purchasing the instrument will

not include VAT. Students have to purchase the instrument through the academy and a form must be

completed and signed by authorised academy staff before purchasing the instrument. No VAT re-

funds can be given retrospectively. Further details and an application form can be downloaded from

the academy website under ‘Parents’ -> ‘Letters home’.

Dance Congratulations A huge congratulations to the RSA Dance Company for being selected by UDance/Dance 4 to

perform in the regional dance performance Mass Movement 2016 at Curve Theatre on Sunday

7th February. The piece is called “Yan Tu - In a State of Motion” and has music composed by

Taylor Burton. Only nine other performance groups were selected so this is a really fantastic

achievement by the company so well done!! If you want to buy tickets for the show they are

available form Curve Theatre box office.

Well done to Charlie Tatman, who has secured a professional training place at Urdang Academy

in London. Another amazing GCSE dance student following his passion to dance

professionally!

http://www.emimusicsoundfoundation.com


CAIRS Concert 2015

The evening of Thursday 19th November 2015 held the return of the CAIRS Concert, this time held in

celebration of the life of the Academy’s former drama teacher Bloom, who sadly passed away earlier

in the year. Organised by the CAIRS

Committee, the concert featured the

best music, drama, comedy, and

dance that Robert Smyth students

both past and present had to offer.

Hosted by Anthony Pollard, an

ex-student of both the Academy and

Bloom herself, the night got off to a

nostalgic start with a video looking

back at CAIRS Concerts of decades

past. Anthony himself then took the stage

for his own stand-up set, a brilliant

introduction to the night. Other

ex-students returned to perform in

memory of their favourite teacher,

included Jack Robinson, singing Take

that’s ‘Shine’, and Andy Maudling,

Maeve Brannen, Rachael Mailer, and

Hugh Murray, who in addition with current students Kruti Pabari and

Alasdair Campbell performed ‘Brokenville’, a drama piece taught to

them by Bloom herself. Amie Fretter opened the second act with a

touching video tribute to Bloom, with Comedy Club providing laughs

across the house, in addition to stand-up comedy from Joe Goatley, Alistair Beeson, and Alasdair

Campbell. Charlie Tatman also performed a

spectacular dance piece, while Steph Burns sang

‘Song for a Friend’ for Bloom. The evening closed with a rendition of some musi-

cal numbers from ‘We Will Rock You’, the

Academy’s performance of which was directed by

Bloom herself in 2013.The night managed to raise

over £700 for ‘Save the Children’ and ‘Dementia

UK’, two charities close to Bloom’s heart. The even-

ing was a huge success, and we’re sure that it

made Bloom proud too.

Oscar Bentley, CAIRS Committee Leader

Christmas Lights Turn On On Friday 27th November the Jazz Band and Soul Patrol had been

invited by Harborough Council and HFM to perform at the annual

Christmas Light Switch-On Event in the Main Square. There were

various primary schools performing from 4.00 pm whilst Soul Patrol

was the Headlining act, performing from 5.45 pm – 6.20 pm with the

Light Switch-On taking place at 6 pm. It was the band’s first public

performance this academic year and they were very well received by

the organisers and the general public.

Unfortunately the rain started pouring down very heavily during the

Soul Band set and the Jazz Band could therefore not perform for

health and safety reasons.


LSSO at the Schools Proms at the Albert Hall

There is no doubt that, back in September,

everyone at the LSSO (Leicestershire Schools’

Symphony Orchestra) was delighted to find out

that we had been selected to perform at the

School Proms. The Schools Proms are the final

stage in the Music For Youth competition, which is

sponsored by the likes of ABRSM and Classic FM.

About thirty ensembles get the chance to play in

one of three concerts, which are held at the Royal

Albert Hall in London in November. It is an amaz-

ing opportunity and I think everyone at the LSSO

was very flattered, and pleasantly surprised, that

the LSSO had been invited to perform at the Schools Proms for a second year in a row.

The day began with a horrendous early start, as we boarded the coach at 7.30 in the morning and be-

gan our four hour journey (the traffic in London is simply awful!). Once we arrived, we were quickly

ushered into our dressing room, followed by a couple of rehearsals and sound checks. After this, we

finally got a chance to admire our concert venue and take a lot (and I mean a lot!) of photos.

The concert began at 7 in the evening, and during the first half we were allowed to watch the other

performances up in the gallery (which is the top floor of the hall and is so high up that you can

practically touch the mushrooms on the ceiling!)

which has a fantastic view. For me, one of the

best things about the Schools Proms is that the

performances are so diverse. There are all kinds

of music being performed- classical, choral,

pop - from all kinds of groups: choirs, orchestras,

bands, orchestras, etc. Every kind of music is

being celebrated from musicians up and down

the country, form all different backgrounds.

It was our turn to perform at the end of the

second half. First we performed excerpts from

the Firebird Suite by Stravinsky and then Pomp

and Circumstance No.1 (Land of Hope and Glo-

ry) by Elgar. However in an interesting turn of

events, a new piece had been composed

especially for the finale (which is usually Pomp and Circumstance). It was a reimagining of Land of

Hope and Glory and it involved the Folk Ensemble at Birmingham Conservatoire, the LSSO and a

massed choir of kids. It was very powerful song and I thought it was great that all the performers in

the concert got involved in the finale. My favourite part was when the balloons, streamers and

fireworks were released at the end – with a rather loud BANG!

Sadly, after this the Schools Proms was over and a long journey home was ahead of us. But we were

all happy in the knowledge that we had had a brilliant day and got to play at one of the best concert

venues in the world. It was a day that we will remember for many years to come.

Emily Newlyn, Year 12

Bollywood Dance Workshops Year 5 students from Little Bowden Primary and Ridgeway Primary attended a Bollywood dance work-

shop lead by Mrs Routledge. All students explored traditional Bollywood movements, learning a short

dance phrase and performing. Two arts award students assisted Mrs Routledge in the workshops to

gain evidence for their Silver portfolios, they were Lucy Maskell and Izzy Blount. All students had a

fantastic experience. Well Done!


Workshop with The Tori Freestone Trio Leicestershire Music Education Hub and Leicester Jazz House recently offered the RSA Music Depart-

ment a jazz workshop with the Tori Freestone Trio, a

professional jazz trio consisting of tenor sax, double

bass and drum kit. The trio were performing in

Leicester in the evening of Friday 11th December

and came to RSA to do a workshop in the afternoon

from 3.30 pm – 5.00 pm that day. Ten students

from years 10-13 had been selected to take part,

mostly students from the RSA Big Band. The Trio

taught the students a jazz tune in 7/8 time and this

was a first for many of the students to attempt

improvising in such an irregular time signature. The

members of the trio had studied at Leeds College of Music and Guildhall in London and at the end of

the workshop the students had the opportunity to ask questions about courses and careers in jazz.

It was great for the RSA students to get a chance to be taught by professional jazz musicians in an

engaging and challenging workshop. We are grateful to the Hub

and Leicester Jazz House for giving us this opportunity. For full de-

tails of the Tori Freestone Trio please visit www.torifreestone.com

Year 13 Student Jake Bentley attended:

On a Friday in December a professional jazz trio visited our music

department. All three members were professionals, crafted from

the various Conservatoires dotted around the country and all three

could teach - it was to be an enlightening session. Filing into the

band room, the initial reaction to their line-up was one of curiosity.

Saxophone, double bass and drum kit; the groove would certainly

be present but where was the piano to fill in the harmony? As luck

would have it, a piano wasn’t needed. Rich, sultry tones created by articulate saxophone playing and

the distinctive twang of the double bass – somewhere between a rubber band and a clarinet – blend-

ed together in a most agreeable fashion, encompassing both chords and their individual lines. After

treating our group to a number of pieces, the trio held a brief rhythmic workshop. We were split into

three sub groups and taught separate ‘son clave’ patterns to help us keep time in a metre of 7/8.

Additional difficulty was introduced as we were encouraged to swap patterns, taking up the one

clapped by the previous group. Next, we were invited to join the trio on an actual piece. Plugging in,

tuning up, then a headlong dive into a 7/8 groove, we were immediately out of our comfort zone.

However, once the established ostinato became familiar, nerves transcended into a striving for flair

as each musician was invited to take a solo. It was challenging, particularly due to the piece’s rhyth-

mic complexity, yet confident and exciting phrases were captured all round. Once playing time had

been exhausted, there was a period of questions and answers, particularly helpful for those with fu-

ture musical ambitions. We bid the trio adieu, with the knowledge that our playing would never be

quite the same again.

New Adventures Dance Workshop A fantastic opportunity for dance students at the Robert Smyth Academy arose when dancers from

Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures delivered a workshop to GCSE dancers and Arts Award students.

Ross Carpenter and Anjali Mehra-Hughes have performed in many of Bourne’s productions and they

shared their knowledge and professional experience with the students as well as working on set tasks

to develop the students’ knowledge of Nutcracker. The students were able to ask them questions

about their professional dance careers and explore practical repertoire from Bourne’s Nutcracker.

The teaching was exceptional and all GCSE and Arts award students were excited to work with the

dancers.


Saxophone Flute

Holly Barnett Grade 4 Distinction Kiara Tooms Grade 8 Merit

Alice Riches Grade 3 Distinction Emily Moore Grade 6 Pass

Theory Orchestral Percussion

Jake Cartwright Grade 5 Distinction Ben Horspool Grade 7 Distinction

Sereti Ogwang Grade 5 Merit Piano

Keyboard Daryanne Scott Grade 6 Distinction

James West Grade 3 Rebecca Alder Grade 5 Distinction

Guitar Charlie Hilton Grade 5 Distinction

Phoebe Killworth Grade 2 Merit Jake Bentley Grade 4 Merit

Tuned Percussion Bass Guitar

Ben Horspool Grade 7 Distinction Jake Bentley Grade 8 Distinction

Clarinet Violin

Rebecca Iliffe Grade 5 Merit Madeleine Oakland Grade 7 Distinction

Vocals French Horn

Mae Dudley Grade 7 Distinction Abi Wright Grade 7 Merit

Lola Pap Grade 6 Merit

Ella Soysa Grade 6 Merit

Practical & Theory Grade Exam Passes

Congratulations to the following students who passed their grade exams last term. This information has been

provided by peripatetic teachers, parents and students. For inclusion in future newsletters details of exam passes can be

emailed to [email protected].



Parsnips Youth Theatre

This past term has been a busy one for Parsnips Youth Theatre in Market Harborough, with two suc-

cessful new plays being performed that starred many Robert Smyth students. The first play took place in November at Harborough Theatre and was called “The World (According to

Emma)” written by Parsnips director Claire Parsons. It featured many of the school’s Year 11s, (most,

but not all, who take GCSE drama at the academy), a couple of the year 10s and year 12s and a year

13 student; as well as cast members from other schools and colleges. The play followed the life, aspi-

rations and dreams of the lead character Emma, played by Robert Smyth’s Emma Arthur, who is

taking A level drama and has been a member of Parsnips for ten years. This was Emma’a last show

with the company and it was a massive success. Audiences loved the colourful comedic characters

and the mix of fantasy and reality that included Game of Thrones, Mario Kart and Gogglebox sequenc-

es as well as a full musical number. The second play, in December at the Octagonal Theatre, “Tall Tales and Breadcrumbs” also written by

Claire, was a film noir, steam punk fairy-tale extravaganza that followed the story of Little Red Riding

Hood (Robert Smyth’s Jess O’Brien) as she disobeys her mother and runs away to the big city after a

sinister Wolf (Robert Smyth’s Dan Shorley). After her actions bring about the death of Prince Charming

she is forced to re-evaluate who she is and what she wants in life. It also starred over half the current

year 10 drama class as well as students from years 11, 12 and 13. The play was very well received by

the audience, but was a bitter-sweet affair with it being a farewell show to nine Parsnips (all of whom

either have been or still are members of Robert Smyth). These nine members, two of whom take

A level drama (Alistair Beeson and Joe Goatley), have been with Parsnips between three and ten years

and it was very sad to say goodbye. Parsnips Youth Theatre is run by Claire Parsons and she says that she has been very lucky over the

last 14 years to have had so many talented and dedicated students from Robert Smyth Academy. This includes former student and Parsnip alumni Amy Wren, who is currently starring in “The Last

Kingdom” on BBC Two, who was with the company for four years. If any current students would like to

join Parsnips Youth Theatre (no experience necessary) to make new friends, create new shows and

learn new skills then you can visit the website on www.parsnipsyouththeatre.co.uk.

Harriet Takes LAMDA Exam Every Tuesday after school I travel to Hinckley to attend private lessons with Prisilla Morris, where she

helps me prepare for my LAMDA exams and my prose and verse exams. LAMDA exams consist on

performing two or three monologues, depending on the grade, to an examiner. After the

performances the examiner will then ask you a series of questions related to the pieces performed,

the playwright, the play from which the extract is taken and the time period it was written.

Prose and verse exams are slightly different. You are expected to learn off by heart an extract from a

book and one poem. After performing them both the examiner will give you a sight reading of their

choice to perform. Just like the LAMDA exams the examiner will then ask a series of questions about

the characters and the themes within the book and poem. Before the exam you would have been ex-

pected to have learned about the way in which a performer breathes and creates speech and the ex-

aminer will also question you, testing your knowledge on this area. I have just recently taken my grade

seven LAMDA exam and up until now have always taken my exams by myself. I feel that this strongly

Increases self-confidence. However I took this grade with a partner and we had to work together each

week on our three duologues. Working in a partnership for the exams means that it is vital to meet

deadlines on learning lines and have a responsibility to ensure that I don't let my partner down. For

the exam we were able to take costumes to change into to reflect each character in every

performance, we were also able to use chairs within the piece. However no other props or set are

allowed for the exam.

My last exam was a grade six prose and verse exam which I took by myself. I read an extract from the

book 'The Northern Lights' and the poem titled 'The Warning'. All examiners are extremely welcoming,

friendly and look to give you as many marks as possible. For every exam I pass I receive UCAS points

which will help me in the future when applying for dance school and jobs.

Harriet Emery, Year 11

http://www.parsnipsyouththeatre.co.uk


Performing Arts Clubs - Spring Term 2016

Monday GCSE DANCE

DROP-IN 10.25-10.45 The Max Mrs Routledge

ARTS COUNCIL 10.25-10.45 Music Block Mrs Petersen

ADVANCED

FLUTES (Year13) 1.00-1.30 Music Block Kate Cartwright

STRING

ENSEMBLE 1.00 – 1.30 Music Block Mike Shaw

RSA DANCE COMPANY

1.00 – 1.30 The Max Mrs Routledge

Tuesday SAX

ENSEMBLE 10.30 – 11.00 Music Block Francine Warner

COMEDY CLUB 12.45 – 1.30 Hammond Studio Chris Wells

ORCHESTRA 1.00 – 1.30 Music Block Mrs Petersen

JAZZ BAND 3.15 – 5.00 Music Block Mrs Petersen

Wednesday VERSATILE

VOICES (choir) 1.00 – 1.30 Music Block Debbie Smith

Thursday FLUTE CHOIR (Years 10 - 12)

10.30 – 11.00 Music Block Kate Cartwright

GCSE MUSIC

DROP-IN 1.00 – 1.30 Music Block Mr Hughes

BIG BAND 1.00 – 1.30 Music Block Mrs Petersen

FOLK GROUP 1.00 – 1.30 Music Block 6th form student led

Friday PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE

10.30 – 11.00 Music Block Darron McHarg

ADVANCED BRASS 1.00 – 1.30 Music Block John Gornall

GRADE 5 MUSIC

THEORY 1.00 – 1.30 Music Block Mrs Petersen

SOUL PATROL 3.15 – 5.00 Music Block Mrs Petersen

COMEDY CLUB 3.15 – 4.20 Hammond Studio Chris Wells

Audition/selection is only for Soul Patrol, Big Band, and The Dance Company. To join any of the other groups simply turn up at the next rehearsal.

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Performing Arts Events Calendar 2015/2016

SPRING TERM

Sunday 7th February – 7:30 pm

RSA Dance Company perform at Mass Movement

Venue: The Curve Theatre, Leicester

Wednesday 10th February – 7.00 pm

RSA GCSE Music Concert

Venue: The Max, Robert Smyth Academy

Sunday 21st February – 3.00 pm

Trip to see Leicester Symphony Orchestra’s

‘Boats, Trains & Planes’ Family Concert

Venue: De Montfort Hall, Leicester

Sunday 6th March

Music for Youth Regional ‘Rock, Pop & Urban’ Festival for Soul Patrol

Venue: Mac, Birmingham

Sunday 13th March

Music for Youth Regional Festival for Choir, Percussion Ensemble and Jazz Band

Venue: Wootton Upper School, Bedford

Wednesday 23rd March – 7.00 pm

RSA Spring Concert

Venue: Main Hall, Robert Smyth Academy

Saturday 9th April

National Concert Band Festival for the RSA Big Band

Venue: Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester

SUMMER TERM

Tuesday 12th April – 7.00 pm

RSA Dance Show


Friday 20th May – 7.00 pm

RSA Year 13 Leavers’ Concert


Saturday 21st May – 7.30 pm

Trip to see Leicester Symphony Orchestra

Venue: De Montfort Hall, Leicester

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