Welcome from John Grundy
Welcome to Sheffield Music Academy!
We have been making music happen for young musicians in our area for nearly two years now, and I think you would find Saturdays hectic but fun, informal (very different from a school day!) but with a real sense of purpose: above all a great chance to meet with musicians of all ages (some as old as me!) who love all kinds of music and want to share that passion.
There is always a lot happening; the Academy is full of sound from 9.15 when all of us get together to start the day by singing, right through until we close with high-quality chamber music ringing out from several rooms at once. In between, the office is taken over by drummers, deafening African drumming breaks out next door to a room with a jazz ensemble and composers try to find somewhere a little more peaceful to get their ideas down on paper.
Every Saturday is different, but there is always a performance at the centre of it; mostly students perform to each other, their teachers and their friends and relations, but staff also give recitals, and we are lucky to have visitors form leading conservatoires and colleges as well as from the world of professional music-making who come and play, and also give you the chance to talk to them about college or about making a living in music.
Academy Saturdays are the best day of the week for most of us, and personally I go home tired but thrilled to have experienced another day of great music-making, teaching, sharing and learning.
Why don’t you come and see if it might do the same for you?
Best wishes
John Grundy
Director
Academy Teaching Staff
Alice Bancroft
Frances Clements
Plinio Dourado
Simon Dumpleton
Miriam Hill
Roberto Meoni
Hilary Osborn
Victoria Proudler, Piano
Martin Thiselton
Daniel Timmins
Simon Webb, Cello
Associated Teachers
Kia Bennett
Alisdair Elringham
Cathy Evans
Robin Ireland
Nina Martin