Aberdeenshire Instrumental Music Service

Please complete this evaluation with your child.  If you have more than one child who plays a musical instrument, please complete a separate evaluation with each child.

Aberdeenshire Youth Music Sessions were delivered in Term 3 (January to March). We are asking for your views on the sessions in order to inform us when organising future sessions.

The sessions that took place were:

Saturday 3^rd and 17^th February and 2^nd and 23^rd March 2024

Junior Strings Orchestra in Inverurie

Sunday 4^th and 18^th February and 3^rd and 17^th March 2024

Concert Band in Stonehaven       

Junior Strings Orchestra in Stonehaven

Sunday 24^th March 2024

Concert in Inverurie Town Hall

Thank you for taking the time to complete this evaluation.   Please note the survey will close on Friday 5th July 2024.

We are asking for your views on the Aberdeenshire Regional Scottish Young Musicians Solo Performer 2024.

Please complete this evaluation with the musician who competed in this competition.  If you have more than one young musician who played in the competition, please complete a separate evaluation with each competitor.

The Competition took place on Sunday 28^th April 2024 at Inverurie Town Hall.

Please complete this evaluation with your child.  If you have more than one child who plays a musical instrument, please complete a separate evaluation with each child.

Aberdeenshire Youth Music Sessions were delivered in Term 2 (October to December).  We are asking for your views on the sessions in order to inform us when organising future sessions.

The sessions that took place were:

Saturday 11^th and 25^th November and 2^nd December 2023

Strings, Brass and Woodwind in Inverurie

Sunday 12^th and 26^th November and 3^rd December 2023

Concert Band in Stonehaven       

Junior String Orchestra in Stonehaven

Thank you for taking the time to complete this evaluation.   Please note the survey will close on Sunday 31^st December 2023.

Please complete this evaluation with your child.  If you have more than one child who plays a musical instrument, please complete a separate evaluation with each child.

Aberdeenshire Youth Music Sessions were delivered in Term 4 (April to July).  We are asking for your views on the sessions in order to inform us when organising future sessions.

The sessions that took place were:

Saturday 27^th May, 10^th and 17^th June, 2023

Junior Strings Ensemble in Inverurie

Sunday 4^th, 11^th and 18^th June, 2023

Concert Band in Stonehaven       

Junior Strings Ensemble in Stonehaven

Thank you for taking the time to complete this evaluation.   Please note the survey will close on Wednesday 5th July 2023.

We are asking for your views on the Aberdeenshire Regional Scottish Young Musicians Solo Performer 2023.

Please complete this evaluation with the musician who competed in this competition.  If you have more than one young musician who played in the competition, please complete a separate evaluation with each competitor.

The Competition took place on 23^rd April 2023 at Inverurie Town Hall.

Please complete this evaluation with your child.  If you have more than one child who plays a musical instrument, please complete a separate evaluation with each child.

Aberdeenshire Youth Music Sessions are currently being delivered in Term 3 (January to March).  We are asking for your views on the sessions in order to inform us when organising future sessions.

The sessions that took place were:

Sunday 5^th, 19^th February and 5^th March, 2023

Concert Band in Stonehaven       

Junior Strings Ensemble in Stonehaven

Saturday 4^th and 11^th March, 2023

Junior Strings in Inverurie

Thank you for taking the time to complete this evaluation.   Please note the survey will close on Wednesday 22^nd March, 2023.

This survey is for pupils and parents/carers

Aberdeenshire Youth Music Sessions will deliver extra-curricular ensemble opportunities outside of the school day. It is planned to put this new model in place in Term 3 (January to March) 2022-23, to ensure extra-curricular activity continues.  Play days, weekend ensemble music making sessions and condensed rehearsals led by Instrumental Music Service instructors will take place on selected dates in Term 3. Sessions will take place at weekends at Inverurie Academy and Mackie Academy.  Please complete the questions in the survey in order for us to plan future sessions.  Pupils and parents will be notified of the confirmed timetable before the end of Term 2.

The sessions will run in Term 3 January to March 2023 with a concert at the end of March.

The project offers for the current academic year: 

• Concert Band, Grade 1 to 4 (Inverurie Academy)
• Concert Band, Beginners to Grade 4 (Mackie Academy)
• Junior Strings Ensemble, Grades 1-2 (Inverurie Academy)

Delivery model options: 4 x whole-day sessions or 4 half-day sessions. 

Fees for the sessions will be:

• £10 for the whole day
• £6 for a half day

Pupils registered for free school meals will be exempt from fees

Please answer the three questions in the survey, indicating your preferences.

This survey is for Music Instructors, Volunteers and Young Leaders

We would like to give Music Instructors, Volunteers and Young Leaders an opportunity to make comments on the Aberdeenshire Youth Music Sessions (AYMS) projects that were delivered in February and March 2023.

The extra-curricular activity comprised:

• Junior Strings Ensemble, Beginners to Grade 3 (Inverurie Academy)
• Concert Band, Beginners to Grade 4 (Mackie Academy)
• Junior Strings Ensemble, Beginners to Grade 3 (Mackie Academy)

The duration of the sessions was decided following a survey to parents/carers and pupils.

Each session cost £6.00.

Pupils registered for free school meals were exempt from fees.

More advanced pupils were given the opportunity to support the projects in the role of Young Leaders.

Please answer the questions in the survey.