Tameside Music Service

Since the last round of recruitment, we have had lots of inquiries about potential employment opportunities with us, but because we were not recruiting at the time, we weren't able to bring anyone onboard. We are thrilled to announce that this is no longer the case and NOW is your chance to be a part of one of Manchester's most exciting music services!!!

We are once again recruiting for our pool of casual music tutors to deliver inspirational music sessions to individuals, small groups and whole classes of primary and secondary aged students. As always, we are interested in hearing from musicians of all instruments and disciplines, but in this round of recruitment we are particularly interested in hearing from brass tutors.

Applications close on Wednesday 10th June, please click the link below to apply. If you have any questions or queries about the role or the recruitment process, please email us at [email protected]

Music Tutor (Casual):Birch Lane Centre Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of children and families? Do you bring compassion, curiosity, collaboration, conversation, and courage to your practice? If so, Tameside is looking for you.

Our lead vocal tutor, Michael Jones has been featured in the Tameside Reporter ( https://www.notreallyheremedia.com/news/tameside-reporter/support-the-voices-of-tomorrow-at-fundraising-concert/ ) ahead of a an exciting charity concert taking place at Stalybridge Civic Hall on Friday 15th May.

'Voices of Tomorrow' will feature both the Junior and Senior choirs from Tameside Music Service alongside professional opera singers, David Cane and Margarita Wood, as well as Michael himself.

The concert, to raise money for our partner organisation Manchester Music Foundation (MMF) and to support young singers in Tameside promises to be a wonderful event of excellent music so click the link below to get your tickets!

https://www.ticketsource.com/manchester-music-foundation/voices-of-tomorrow/e-lokvrq

Support the 'Voices of Tomorrow' at fundraising concert TAMESIDE’S most promising young singers will be showcasing their musical talents in a fundraising concert.

Our music centre is now closed for the easter holidays so all teaching and ensembles will pause for 2 weeks.

Our office will remain open via email and telephone for any and all queries you may have. We hope everyone has a restful easter break and we will see you when we re-open on Monday 13th April.

A number of our students were involved in the BBC Philharmonic 'Side by Side' project yesterday at BBC Broadcast Studio at MediaCity. It was an opportunity for young musicians from all over Greater Manchester to play with some of the worlds top instrumentalists. What an amazing day!

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It was a busy weekend for some of our amazing students! One of our bands, 'Airheads' took part in the Greater Manchester Music Hub Battle of the Bands competition at Band on the Wall in Manchester. Unfortunately they didn't come away with a win (huge well done to the winners from boltonmusicservice!) but they put on a great show and did us proud. Well done lads!

We also had a rehearsal at our music centre for a new chamber ensemble who are preparing an arrangement of Habanera from Bizet's opera, 'Carmen' for this years Stoller Hall concert. It sounded fantastic, we can't wait for you to hear it.

We are only a few days away from Stoller Hall, so if you haven't registered as a performer yet, please do so here: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/tameside-music-service/t-dkagrox

If you haven't booked your audience tickets, please do so here: https://stollerhall.com/whats-on/tameside-music-service-in-concert-3/

See you on Sunday!

Our friends at Brighter Sound are putting on some fantastic events to coincide with the BRIT Awards which takes place in Manchester this year at Co-Op Live.

There are limited free tickets available for a show this Friday (27th Feb) at New Century Hall, so if you want to see some incredible live music, check out the details below and get yourself down.

Please note that this is a 16+ event.

Unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances, this years Tameside heat of Battle of the Bands has been cancelled. We sincerely apologise to anyone who applied to be involved, there will be lots of performances opportunities this year, so keep your eyes peeled.

Battle of the Bands 2026 is back!

Tameside Music Service is inviting young musicians to take the stage. Whether you’re in a band or a solo singer/songwriter, this is your chance to perform live and showcase your talent.

On Wednesday 4th February, young musicians from across Tameside will fight it out at the Stalybridge New Labour Club to win an opportunity to represent the borough at the Greater Manchester Grand Final at Band On The Wall on 1 March, where the ultimate prize is a full day of recording at Spirit Studios.

To register click the link below and fill in the form fully and upload a video or audio file of you / your band (It doesn't have to be professional quality - we just want to hear you).

Register here: https://forms.gle/FTzAxSPYii4ZGcrM9
Registration closes Wednesday 28th January.

See you there!

Happy New Year to you all! We hope you had a wonderful festive period and are excited to get back into music making with us.

A quick reminder for everyone that we have a INSET day for our staff today so lessons in school will not be taking place. However lessons and ensembles at our music centre begin as normal.