Singing in Schools

Singing together is a fantastic way to learn about music, bring your school community together and to support wellbeing for students and staff. We offer a variety of singing programmes from EYFS through to Secondary. Use one of our Specialist DMS Vocal Leaders
to help you support your children's singing, or train up one of your own school staff to support school singing.

SINGING TRAINING SCHEME (for school staff)
610/1170 5/10 weeks
Want to develop singing in your school but lack confidence? Do you feel you “can’t sing”?
This course is perfect for teachers in the first steps or next steps of leading singing in school.

SCHOOL CHOIR
2,040 45 minutes per week.

2,725 1 hour per week

Start or boost your school choir.

MUSICAL PLAYGROUNDS
610/1170 5/10 weeks
Sing, dance and laugh with our programme of Singing Games.

MUSICAL THEATRE
2,040 45 minutes per week. 2,725 1 hour per week
Have fun developing your pupils’ vocal and movement skills with a Musical Theatre focus.
Great for boosting confidence and can lead to an end of term show!

KS2 CHOIR OF THE YEAR COMPETITION
31.50

LIVE BIG SUMMER SINGS
210
Massed singing events in your local area! Bring a class or a choir to sing with a live band in
an amazing venue!

VIRTUAL CHRISTMAS BIG SING
50/99
A virtual festive singing event to enjoy singing traditional and new Christmas music with a live
band. Unlimited numbers!

DURHAM VOCAL FESTIVAL 2023
A range of educational opportunities for schools.

VARIOUS VOCAL CPD/ TRAINING
Opportunities on our CPD page. This can be bespoke to your school’s singing needs.

Terms and Conditions

Latest

DMS Big Play Showcase

Durham Music Service is very excited to announce that we will be holding a DMS Big Play Showcase this term. The event is an exciting opportunity to celebrate our fantastic Stars music groups and will take place on Monday 17th June at The Glow.
Rehearsal for DMS Stars Big Play Concert

This is a rehearsal for Mrs Thompson's pupils who are involved in the DMS Stars Concert on 17th June 2024.
DMS Youth Voice Solo Performance Showcase

Durham Music Service Youth Voice Committee presents our first ever 'Solo Performance Showcase'. Do you sing or play an instrument? We have decided to create an event to allow you to come along and perform any piece of your choosing. This can be any level and can be accompanied or just you playing on your own. If you're a singer in a band at school, bring them along too!
Trinity rock and pop exams week commencing 15th July 2024

Trinity music exams held at Ushaw College, Durham. Deadline for completing this registration and making payment is the 3rd of May 2024. Please DO NOT PAY via the website, you must call the office to make payment. Once entry is completed please make payment within 3 working days by calling the DMS office on 03000 262368. Any entries after this date will not be included. Please ensure all details are correct before submitting as the exam board use them and they cannot be corrected afterward

Tiny Fingers

For your youngest learners in EYFS, we provide fun and engaging music sessions to develop musical skills and relationships through musical games, songs and rhymes. The sessions focus on aspects of musical learning and development as detailed in Musical Development Matters: Hearing and Listening; Vocalising and Singing; Moving and Dancing and Exploring and Playing.
SEND

Musical activity gives powerful, validating, multi-sensory and kinaesthetic experiences to children with SEND, supporting the development of the whole child.
Little Fingers

Little Fingers is a programme designed for your young learners in KS1 and can build on musical learning and development from the Tiny Fingers programme. Musical skills are learnt through singing games and rhymes, and by developing children’s confidence in using untuned percussion instruments.
First Access

Every child can explore the magic of instrumental learning as part of the First Access scheme. These programmes introduce pupils to instrumental learning in a fun and inclusive way. They are carefully designed to develop pupils’ love of, confidence and progress in music, while also enhancing their personal and educational development as a whole.
Progression

To make the very best of your First Access programme, Durham Music Service has created several pathways for progression to choose from that best suit the needs of your pupils
Rock and Pop

Whether you are looking to create a whole class rock band, bring a rock gig to your school hall, or compose your own school anthem, Durham Rocks can help. With opportunities to learn instrumental skills through our First Access programmes, expert guidance to develop a rock choir or band, and bespoke composition and music production options in our song writing and music technology courses, we have programmes to get your school rocking!
DMS Virtual

Recent times have shown that creativity can continue and thrive online! Durham Music Service is delighted to enhance our face-to-face delivery with an exciting range of virtual musical opportunities. DMS Partners (schools who subscribe to our in-school provision beyond their subsidy) receive substantial discounts on DMSV.
CPD

Durham Music Service offers a wide range of training sessions designed to help you develop an engaging music curriculum. The school-based sessions can be booked as one-offs or in a series across the school year. Each session is one hour and can take place after school or during the school day for whole staff training or designated teachers. In addition to our listed CPD programmes, we offer fully bespoke sessions.