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KENT MUSIC SUMMER SCHOOL PRICES HELD
More than 1,000 young people are expected to sign up for this year’s Kent Music Summer School – and the good news for parents is that prices are being held at the 2014 rate.
Phill Hyde, who manages the summer school, said: “The summer school will be notching up its 68th year in 2015 and we are delighted to say we are able to keep prices at 2014 levels. Our programme is constantly
adapted to refl ect students’
requirements and once again we
have added
musical theatre and jazz to the more traditional courses in orchestral and string ensembles that have run from the beginning.” The 2015 Kent Music Summer School will be held between 9th and 27th July, offering a range of six-day and three-day residential courses at Benenden School, near Cranbrook. Anyone can apply for a place and there are no auditions. Children are placed in consultation with their music teacher, taking account of their experience and ability.
Phill said: “These courses allow musicians to fl ourish in an unrivalled atmosphere of encouragement, expertise and enjoyment. Friendships develop between those with similar musical interests and for many
the summer school has become an annual event not to be missed. Anyone, regardless of where they live or are educated, can apply for a place. Singing is fundamental and youngsters with or without experience will be welcomed on the choral courses.”
Young people can develop their musical talents using purpose-built facilities, playing in brass bands, symphony and string orchestras, jazz ensembles and recorder groups. And when students aren’t rehearsing, there’s plenty to do with a wide range of recreational facilities. Courses range from musical theatre
singing to recorder.
Six-day courses cost £350 and three- day courses cost £175. Parents should apply before Friday, 6th March to avoid disappointment. • Visit
www.kent-music.com or contact Valerie Cordina, Administrator, on 01622 358402 or via
vcordina@kent-music.com
Top of the class for Kent
Cooking is cool at school
Junior MasterChef 2014 is the title of proud Kent College schoolgirl Phoebe Riley who won the award during a two-week competition. The judges were full of praise for the 12-year- old who impressed them with her home cooking, declaring her food as being “gutsy and bold” and found she was “consistently strong” throughout the competition.
Phoebe cooked a two-course lunch for the penguin keepers at London Zoo, using basic kitchens and barbecues. She also prepared food at a sports day at the MasterChef Headquarters, where she sailed through a skills circuit test as part of a relay team. Her fi nal task was to prepare a three-course menu in just two hours. Phoebe started cooking at home at the tender
age of just fi ve and picked up tips from her mum and grandmother. She hopes to become a
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professional chef and run her own restaurant. “It’s so cool to be told by professional chefs that they love what I cook,” she admitted. Meanwhile, junior winner of the Kent Young
Chef Award 2014 is 11-year-old Jack Watson who competed in a ‘live cook-off’ at East Kent College in Broadstairs recently. The Produced in Kent competition was led by four judges including Thackeray’s restaurant owner Richard Phillips. Jack, who is a pupil at Skinners’ School in Tunbridge Wells, cooked Kentish rabbit wrapped in pancetta with a sweet potato mash, honey glazed baby carrots, parsnips and a cider reduction. He said that his cookery teacher at Skinners’ – Mrs Spencer – encouraged pupils to enter and think carefully about their dishes. “Winning has defi nitely inspired me to learn more, cook more and experiment more,” declared Jack.
Tonbridge Grammar School (TGS) has been named as the State Secondary School of the Year and the IB School of the Year in The Sunday Times list of the top performing schools in the South East. It has also jumped 21 places from 27th to sixth in the latest Parent Power rankings which rates school examination performance. The school is now
earnestly fundraising for its new sixth form centre, art and music facilities and car park provision and will be celebrating its 110th birthday this year. Also celebrating
are The Judd School in Tonbridge which came fourth in the Sunday Times list and Tunbridge Wells Girls’ Grammar School, which was placed fi fth.
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