SOMERSET RURAL MUSIC SCHOOL



TAUNTON SATURDAY MUSIC CENTRE



STAFF / DESK NOTES



SATURDAY NOVEMBER 3 2007



WEEK FOUR 



TODAY 

            Bev Trimmings away – pupils have been informed.



            Chris Ball away – Brian covering all pupils , so not available from 9.00

            till 11.00 and 11.15 till 12.00. 



WELCOME 

            Warm welcome to Abigail Todd who joins the String Team. Abigail will

            be teaching violin in M1 from 9.30. 



NEXT WEEK 

            Stephen will be holding a String Ensemble in the Mary Smith from

            12.00 till 12.30 or so.



            Other ensembles at the discretion of tutors. 



BREAK 

            Any chance of some live music please?

            NB Suitable music  – not too long, not too subtle and loud! 



NOVEMBER 17 / 24



            We will be joined by a group of 12 Young Carers who will be coming from quite 

            a wide area. Next term there will be two further sessions for another group 

            and the Summer Term will follow the same pattern. Funding for these visits 

            has been provided by Somerset Community Foundation.



            11.00  Refreshments



            11.15  Choice of Rock School / Art



            12.00  Drama with June Billington / Art.



            The 12.00  Drama / Art Session is open to all students. June will be delighted 

            to meet some familiar faces. Please tell all students. The session will finish at 12.50.



            We may also be joined by Cllr Richard Lees and his wife who hold the Arts Portfolio 

            for TDBC plus Caroline Corfe the TDBC Arts Officer who is no stranger to Sat Am 

            and has championed our cause over Grant awards. 



TRUSTEES/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE



            At their meeting on October 31st it was decided to move the AGM from December 1st 

            to the final session of the term, December 8th.



            At that meeting Stephen reported that 109 individual lessons were being taught but 

            that we still had about 9 vacancies before we reached capacity from the list 

            of 20 instrument/voice tutors. 



PARENTS NEWSLETTER



            Helen Parfitt will be sending out a Parents Newsletter within the next week or so. 

            Any exam results from last Summer and OBE awards merit a mention?



            Hand over to Fiona at the Desk or me please.