For 10 weeks (split over terms 5 and 6) Kate is working in partnership with Dynamics – The Medway Music Education Hub to offer fully funded brass lessons at Balfour Junior School. We now have a mixture of trumpet, tenor horn and trombone students who have taken their first steps in learning a brass instrument. Kate is thrilled to have been able to instigate these lessons at BJS and has been really impressed at how well the students have taken to their instruments (which have been loaned to the students free of charge by Dynamics). We hope that this 10 week introduction will lead to an ongoing love of music and a some new recruits into this next generation of brass players! 

Meet some of our 21-22 Keyboard Club Members:

Keyboard Club B is now fully booked, but a space has just opened up at Keyboard Club A on Wednesdays after school – please apply if your child wishes to join us!

We are very excited to announce that we are now offering instrumental lessons at Balfour Junior School! For more information please visit the BJS page. We are expecting demand to be high so don’t forget to submit your application form to secure a place for your child.

Keyboard Club A is now full, so we cannot accept any more applications for that session (which runs on Wednesdays after school).

There are still some spaces for Keyboard Club B which runs on Friday after school (15:15-16:00) – please apply via the online form if you would like to reserve a place for your child.

Due to a high demand for Keyboard Club there will now be two sessions on offer, on Wednesdays (for more experienced players) and Fridays (for beginners), both after school (15:15-16:00). Recorder Club has now moved to the new time of Friday morning before school (08:00-08:45).

There are still places available for both Keyboard Club and Recorder club so please do submit an online application for your child should they wish to join in the fun.

Keyboard Club A Session Dates Term 1 – Wednesdays from 15:15-16:00

Session 1:	22.09.2021
Session 2:	29.09.2021
Session 3:	06.10.2021

Recorder Club Session Dates Term 1 – Fridays from 08:00-08:45

Session 1:	01.10.2021
Session 2:	08.10.2021
Session 3:	15.10.2021

Keyboard Club B Session Dates Term 1 – Fridays from 15:15-16:00

Session 1:	24.09.2021
Session 2:	01.10.2021
Session 3:	08.10.2021
Session 4:	15.10.2021

Keyboard Club and Recorder Club are set to resume at Balfour Infant School from W/C 20th September 2021 and we are now accepting applications.

Keyboard Club Session Dates Term 1 – Wednesdays from 15:15-16:00

Session 1:	22.09.2021
Session 2:	29.09.2021
Session 3:	06.10.2021

Recorder Club Session Dates Term 1 – Fridays from 15:15-16:00

Session 1:	24.09.2021
Session 2:	01.10.2021
Session 3:	08.10.2021
Session 4:	15.10.2021

We are looking forward to seeing my existing pupils and meeting any newcomers who join these clubs!

We are very happy to announce that we are able to resume Keyboard Club at Balfour Infant School next term, after the Easter break. Sessions will be available to pupils in Years 1 and 2, and will run after school on Wednesdays from 3:15-4pm. Spaces will be limited to apply now to secure a place for your child. Unfortunately due to the way the Year Group departures are staggered at the end of the school day we are not able to welcome pupils from Year R at this time, but we are keen to run a session for Year R children as soon as we are able to. We are also waiting for other opportunities at the school to be able to offer both the Recorder Club and Balfour Buzzers.

Due to the ongoing restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently unable to run Music Clubs at Balfour Infant School. We are keeping in regular contact with Ms Atkinson, the Headteacher, who will give us the go-ahead to run clubs in school as soon as it is safe to do so.

Until then, if anybody wishes to start or continue learning an instrument and is happy to do so via Lessons on Skype please don’t hesitate to contact us.

During the lockdown and ongoing school closures of Spring and Summer 2020 some of my pupils from the Music Clubs we run at Balfour Infant School continued their instrumental learning with Kate online, via Skype.

Usually the children would perform a Summer Concert in the school hall – an event which showcases to their families how much they have learned during the course of the year.

This year, since the school was closed, we put together an online concert; we hope you enjoy it!