Untitled Document

The South Eastern Music Service is headquartered in the market town of Ballynahinch, in the heart of County Down, and has District Music Centres one evening per week in Bangor, Castlereagh, Downpatrick and Lisburn.

The declared mission of the Music Centre is to make music accessible as a potential life-long activity and interest. In a spirit of partnership and interdependence it strives to enable talented and promising pupils and students to make friends with music and to make friends through music.

With approximately 2,750 orchestral and band instruments, which have to be maintained and repaired regularly, the Music Centre currently supports

122 schools per week in the delivery of music through instrumental teaching - in schools
a further 70 or so schools per annum through Staff Concerts in Schools (strings, woodwind, brass), for pupils in key stages 1 and 2 classes - in schools
around 200 pupils per week from various schools through instrumental teaching at beginners', lower grades and advanced levels - in the 4 District Music Centres
around 730 instrumental pupils per week from various schools in orchestras and bands - in the four district centres junior level) and at the Music Centre (training, intermediate and senior level

The Director of the Music Centre is responsible to the Board through a Senior Education Officer, and is assisted by

4 instrumental Heads of Departments
4 District Co-ordinators
11 other full-time tutors
around 65 part-time tutors

and by an Administrator with an office staff of 2 other full-time and 1 part-time members, The Music Centre works with schools, parents and others, in a spirit of partnership and interdependence.