HMDT Annual Report 2013-14

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ANNUAL REPORT

2013-14

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This has been an exciting year for HMDT Music in which we have been able to thrive both by building on existing programmes and developing new projects to continue to go from strength to strength.

Thanks to funding from Heritage Lottery

Fund, Arts Council England, Garfield

Weston Foundation and Ernest Cook

Trust, we have embarked on Trench

Brothers, a major new project which

brings the First World War to life for

primary school children through the

experiences and personal stories of

the Indian Army, British West Indies

Regiment and black British Soldiers,

commemorating their contributions

using puppetry, music, artefacts and

cross-curricular learning, and culminating

in performances in each school in

the Autumn of 2014, of a new music

theatre work.

As we approach the final year of our

strategic plan “Ensuring a Musical Future”

which began in 2010, we’re delighted to

be able to report on how well on track

we are to achieving everything we set

out to do.

successful example of this is our

relationship with the Creative Education

Academies Trust (CEAT), which started

as a partnership to deliver a project

celebrating Benjamin Britten’s Centenary

for their Academies in the Midlands. It has

since developed to be on-going for new

projects and several of the participating

schools have also commissioned us

directly to create projects for them. Other

exciting new partnerships include those

with the National Army Museum, Little

Angel Theatre and Enfield Music Hub.

This year has seen the growth of

the Julian Joseph Jazz Academy, the

introduction of a new Junior 1 class of

I Can Sing! and a significant expansion

of the One Spirit mentoring and

rehabilitation project with young

offenders, with further growth planned

for 2015.

None of this would be possible without

the tireless support of friends and

colleagues. Tremendous thanks go to the

many supporters, partners, musicians,

artists and project managers we have

worked with over the past year. Without

them, HMDT Music would not have been

able to achieve what it has.

Our baseball opera Shadowball, dance

work The Brown Bomber and new piece

Trench Brothers, reflect our commitment

to producing new works of the highest

quality supported by sustainable training

schemes such as our I Can Sing! Music

theatre course, the Julian Joseph Jazz

Academy and the new Lennon Dance

Academy proposed for 2015.

Our aim to diversify funding streams and

increase our earned revenue, has been

hugely successful, rising from 21% in 2010

to 57% this year, thus significantly helping

us meet the challenges of the current

financial climate.

In rebranding to HMDT Music, we set

out to be recognised by our award

winning work rather than our former

locality of Hackney. This is exemplified

by the amount of people flocking to our

Saturday Programme from boroughs

across London, the range of schools

signing up to work with us, and the

expansion of our I Can Sing! Programme

to Hampstead and Enfield. It is also

interlinked with our priority to develop

sustainable partnerships with national

organisations enabling us to access

new geographical areas. A particularly

WELCOME!

Adam S. Eisenberg General Director

Tertia Sefton-Green Creative Director

With the on-going help of our many

supporters, we look forward to

continuing to explore new ways of

using music to celebrate triumphs of

the human spirit over adversity to raise

the aspirations of all the people with

whom we work, as a means to enhance

learning, foster community cohesion,

promote our multi-cultural heritage, and

provide sustainable projects as a means

of ensuring a musical future!

Photo: Andreas Neumann

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Twice winner of the Royal Philharmonic Society Award for education

REPUTATION FOR EXCELLENCE “ HMDT Music is one of the very few idealistic, altruistic organisations . . . which advocates the use of music in human development . . . genuine heroes.” The Times

Working with HMDT Music has been

one of the most rewarding experiences

in my career as I felt we offered an

wholistic approach to learning. HMDT

Music are expert in connecting the

strands of numeracy, literacy, history,

social awareness and civil rights

through music and drama. The creation,

preparation and performance of our

Jazz Opera (Shadowball) gave us all –

adults and children – a shared sense of

ownership and I am overwhelmed by

that feeling. Thank you HMDT Music.

Julian Joseph, Composer

I’m so happy to be a Patron of HMDT

Music; a unique organisation in London

and a real treasure. It gives young people

the chance to have musical tuition,

work with creators and composers on

large scale projects, meet professional

musicians and be inspired and motivated

in a way that can’t happen at school.

HMDT Music works with rare passion

and deserves wholehearted support.

Long may our work together continue!

Natalie Clein, Cellist

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HMDT Music believes that everyone

should be able to both experience great

art and help form it, and aims to prove

that great art, that inspires and resonates

with many people can be created

through the unique dynamic between

outstanding professional artists and the

community. HMDT Music commissions

and creates new works of the highest

possible quality using this model of

artistic fellowship, and is a pioneer in

defining new music genres such as

jazz opera that engage and challenge

new audiences whilst giving artists

opportunities to take creative risks.

Each new commission is underpinned

by training opportunities for artists and

an education programme that enriches

participant experience, increases

their skills, raises aspirations and has a

transformative effect on other areas of

learning. Core to HMDT Music’s work is

the long term commitment to offering

all age groups, particularly those with

the least engagement, sustained music

training programmes, which enable them

to participate in the new commissions

ensuring there are no barriers to

participation.

For HMDT Music’s work and

methodology to be in national demand,

and to be able to respond to that

demand so that a greater number

of people in different localities can

experience and help create excellent art.

ARTISTIC EXCELLENCEHMDT Music believes everyone

should have access to the very best

that the performing arts have to offer,

and aims to contribute to this through

education projects and performing arts

productions of the highest quality which

explore a variety of musical styles and

genres.

INNOVATIONHMDT Music values projects which

respond to the needs of individuals and

communities by linking people and art

forms in imaginative ways which are

both challenging and complementary to

conventional ideas of arts education.

COMMUNITYHMDT Music believes in fostering a

strong sense of community through

music education by creating projects,

which raise community aspirations and

expectations, and enrich other areas of

learning.

PASSIONHMDT Music believes that artistic

excellence arises from the passion of all

participants, artists and staff involved in a

project, and that the performing arts are

powerful agents for sharing and bringing

to light untold stories, cultures and

historic events. HMDT Music strives to

be courageous in its approach to subject

matter, and to build awareness and

celebrate the voices and dignity of those

who would otherwise not be heard.

INCLUSIVENESSHMDT Music values the diversity of the

people and communities with whom

it works, and is committed to creating

music projects that explore a variety of

music styles and genres.

MISSION, VISION, CORE VALUES

Mission Vision Core Values

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HMDT Music (Hackney Music

Development Trust) is an independent

charity (Registration No: 1050520)

established in October 1995, with the

support of The London Borough

of Hackney.

Since becoming independent in July

2012, HMDT Music has moved to

offices in North London and has been

developing its work across London and

further afield, whilst still maintaining its

committment to Hackney.

The success of the Company is

maintained through a close relationship

between HMDT Music’s Board of

Trustees and HMDT Music Staff.

This relationship is based upon the

Board’s trust in the professional

approach of staff when promoting the

vision of the Company, and their abilities

in meeting the ideals and objectives

set out by the Company’s Mission and

Core Values. Trustees are committed

to providing an arms length approach

to management while ensuring robust

scrutiny and proper support is given to

financial and statutory requirements.

HMDT MUSIC BOARD OF TRUSTEES

The Trustees who have served

throughout this year are:

Farquhar McKay, Chair

Tony Clark Tina JonesJacqueline Kirsh Krishna Raman

(appointed 23 January 2014)

Patrons

Natalie CleinJulian Joseph

Music Advisor

Jonathan Dove

Design

DesignRaphael Ltd

HMDT MUSIC STAFF

Adam EisenbergGeneral Director

Tertia Sefton-GreenCreative Director

Rebecca Redfern Music Manager

Helen KellyProjects Coordinator

AUDITORS

Westlake Clark Chartered Accountants

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Priestlands Place

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THE COMPANY IN 2013-14

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HMDT Music is proud of its achievements over the past year which include:

n Developing our regional and national remit by working across London, in the Midlands and beyond

n Creating Trench Brothers – a new project to commemorate the Centenary of the First World War

n Integrating Julian Joseph Jazz Academy into the Saturday Programme

n Expanding the successful I Can Sing! Performing arts programme to other boroughs

n Achieving over 50% ratio of earned income to support core activities.

LOOKING BACK

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In 2014-15, our goals include:

n 15 Performances of Trench Brothers, our new commission by Julian Joseph and Richard Taylor with London primary schools

n Developing relationships with schools across new boroughs

n Expanding One Spirit to different prisons working with 18-25s

n Launching the Lennon Dance Academy

n Celebrating HMDT Music Music’s 20th Anniversary

LOOKING AHEAD

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Trench Brothers is HMDT Music’s

new project commemorating the

achievements and contributions made

by ethnic minority soldiers during the

First World War with an education

programme for primary schools, which

incorporates a new music theatre

work by composers Julian Joseph

and Richard Taylor, and librettist Tertia

Sefton-Green. Following research into

unknown and known stories of West

Indian and Indian troops the piece

draws from their historical, cultural

and musical influences. Alongside the

commission, the programme delivers a

wide range of events enabling students

to develop a creative response to their

stories and immortalise the deeds of

these forgotten soldiers for their fellow

students and wider audiences.

Following an introduction through

artefacts and a costumed interpreter, by

partners the National Army Museum

and work with a cross-curriculum

resource pack, schools will be given

specific soldiers to research whose

stories they will characterise by writing

“letters home” from the Trenches and

setting them to music in composer-led

workshops. They will also work with

puppeteers from Little Angel Theatre to

build their own force of Trench Brothers:

puppets in historical uniform who

embody their soldiers’ spirit. Schools’

residencies will culminate in interactive

performances of the new work including

the “letter songs” and performed by

students, their Trench Brothers and a

professional team.

The project aims to show young people

learning about the First World War how

the war relates to them and their own

family heritage by enabling everyone

to empathise with the service of ethnic

minority soldiers, whose lives they will

discover for themselves, thereby taking

an ownership of their individual stories.

Trench Brothers will reach over 50

schools over 3 years, supported by an

adult programme training volunteers

to work with puppets, a lecture series

and community arts events engaging

parents of participating students. The

project’s legacy will be disseminated

and sustained through performances

of the musical work in each school, The

Education Zone teaching resource, and

on a commemorative website displaying

the work of all participating schools.

TRENCH BROTHERS

“ For HMDT Music, the project exemplifies our approach towards creating new works which focus on celebrating the often unacknowledged heroes in history, and embedding the arts across all areas of learning to raise aspirations and achievements.”

Tertia Sefton-Green, Creative Director

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In January, researchers Parmjit Singh

and Stephen Bourne, collated stories

about soldiers from The Indian Army, the

British West Indies Regiment and black

British soldiers. These were developed

into online tool kit questionnaires for

students to use as a research tool to find

out about the soldiers’ lives, information

to be later used when writing a letter

home from a given soldier.

The Education Zone was developed

over the Summer as a resource

to support the project. Alongside

contextual information about the First

World War with an emphasis on ethnic

minority Commonwealth forces, it

includes over 90 lesson plans offering

a comprehensive selection of activities

for each curricular key stage 2 subject,

mapped to the new curriculum.

Each participating school receives:• An artefacts handling session

delivered by the National Army

Museum;

• A visit from a First World War Indian soldier, delivered by the

National Army Museum;

• Composition workshop led by

range of composers working in

different genres to set the students’

Letters Home to music;

• Puppetry session delivered by

the Little Angel Theatre for students

to build their own force of Trench

Brothers;

• Staff INSET Training to introduce

all the project elements including a

puppet-making workshop;

• Memorabilia packs of First World

War posters, magazines, postcards and

much more;

• A Trench Brothers puppeteer T-Shirt for each participating student;

• A Performance in which they

participate with their puppets, singing

choruses from the new work and their

Letter Song, alongside professional

singers, costumes and scenery, working

with a Director and Music Director.

Trench Brothers will be launched in

the Autumn term in schools in Hackney

and Enfield.

TRENCH BROTHERS

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH

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12 NEW FOLK IN TOWN – a project commemorating Benjamin Britten’s Centenary

THE HACKNEY CHRONICLES

The Britten Midlands Folk Song

project, entitled New Folk in Town,

was commissioned by the Creative

Education Academies Trust to celebrate

the centenary of Benjamin Britten’s

birth. Working with six Academies in

the Midlands, HMDT Music’s team of

composer Richard Taylor and writer

Stephen Plaice, worked with 30 students

from each school to create a new folk

song about their own locality based on

local folklore and myth and influenced

by Britten’s folk song arrangements.

The project was supported by a

comprehensive resource pack offering

contextual information and activities on

Britten, composition, legends, myth and

folk music. The schools came together

in Northampton, on Britten’s birthday

22nd November to perform the new

song cycle, together with some of

Britten’s folk songs.

Forever Hangs the Knot Ash Green School, Coventry

The Witch of Burslem Thistley Hough Academy, Stoke on Trent

Black Dog Fair Oak Academy/Hagley Park Academy, Rugeley

The Final Toast The Weavers Academy, Wellingborough

The Northampton Clown Abbeyfield School, Northampton

Following the project, HMDT Music created a short song writing

project for Weavers Academy to write a school song. A beat

boxing project with Abbeyfield Academy featuring renowned

artist Schlomo is being planned for the autumn.

HMDT Music revived their production

of Jonathan Dove and Alasdair

Middleton’s opera The Hackney

Chronicles, which tells the story of four

periods of Hackney’s history: The Anglo

Saxons, The Elizabethans, The Victorians

and the Blitz for Hackney New School

in July. The opera was performed by the

whole school of 100 year 7 students to

celebrate their first year as a new school.

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The Brown Bomber was HMDT Music’s

commission of a new jazz dance suite by

Julian Joseph to commemorate London

2012. Based on the heroic sporting

battle between American boxer Joe

Louis, the first African American to

become a national hero, and German

boxer Max Schmeling in 1938, the

work brings to life through music, the

connection between two athletes once

adversaries in sport, whose friendship

endured, despite the ideological

opposition by which they were both

surrounded. It focuses on their mental

battle inside the ring and celebrates their

Olympic values of true sportsmanship,

through friendship and mutual respect. It

follows Shadowball, HMDT Music’s jazz

opera about black baseball players in the

1930s, as part of a groups of projects

focusing on the lives of black sports

THE BROWN BOMBER 2014

“ The performance came together well and pupils had a sense of pride and ownership of what they had achieved. It was rewarding for all concerned to see a group of pupils work together.” Teacher at Thistley Hough Academy

SUPPORTED BY

heroes and their historical, cultural and

sporting legacy and combines a new

resource pack for secondary schools,

linking thematic and historical material to

the curriculum with boxing and dance

training.

The Brown Bomber choreographed by

Sheron Wray, was performed at The

Lilian Baylis Theatre, Sadlers Wells and

The Southbank Centre in 2012 featuring

professional and student dancers

alongside the Julian Joseph Sextet.

Smaller versions of the project took

place in 2012-13.

The final Brown Bomber projects took

place at Thistley Hough Academy in

Stoke on Trent. Students undertook

boxing training and dance classes,

worked with the teaching pack

and created designs for t-shirts

which became their costumes for

performances. Their performance

highlighted the positive impacts the

project had had on their confidence,

attainment and behaviour.

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The Saturday Programme is HMDT

Music’s Saturday music school which

aims to enrich the lives of young people

through music making. It consists of four

different programmes: The Music Box, I

Can Sing!, CYMH, and The Julian Joseph

Jazz Academy. HMDT Music, has been

running its Centre For Young Musicians

(CYMH) since 1995, and combined it

with the three other programmes to

create The Saturday Programme in 2012.

The Saturday Programme now serves

over 400 students aged1-21 and also

offers courses for parents. It is a vibrant

and exciting Saturday offering and

alongside the continually expanding

regular classes and programmes, is a

spectrum of individual projects involving

guest visits, work with leading artists,

and a broad range of performing

experiences both within the Programme

and at concert halls and theatres. It’s

staff are all experienced music teachers

and professional artists who foster a

keen appreciation and understanding of

different types of music.

The Saturday Programme runs on 30

Saturdays during each academic year at

Haggerston School in Hackney and also

runs Holiday Courses during half term

periods and during the Summer holidays.

The Music Box (TMB) is a family

learning programme for under 4s

offering the opportunity to explore

the foundations of music in a fun and

interactive way. Weekly guest artists

help introduce students to a wide range

of instruments and music from many

different cultural traditions.

I Can Sing! (ICS!) is HMDT Music’s

Performing Arts School offering students

ages 4-16 an opportunity to experience

the excitement of musical theatre

training and performance, while building

confidence and presentation skills.

CYMH Instrumental School is HMDT Music’s Instrumental Music

School which offers students ages

5 upwards, an extensive curriculum

including group and individual

instrumental tuition, singing, musicianship

and ensembles, as well as the Orchestra

and Choirs of CYMH.

The Julian Joseph Jazz Academy (JJJA) offers talented young

instrumentalists and vocalists an amazing

opportunity to work with some of the

world’s top jazz musicians to develop

their creative talents and performance

skills, through exploring the American

roots of Jazz.

THE SATURDAY PROGRAMME

SUPPORTED BY

The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust

The Parents and Friends of The Saturday Programme

The Home of HMDT Music’s Saturday Programme

A FIRST MUSICAL ADVENTURE DON’T DREAM ABOUT THE STAGE . . . BE ON IT!

JULIAN JOSEPH JAZZ ACADEMY


MAKING MUSIC TOGETHER IT’S NOT JUST PLAYING JAZZ, IT’S LIVING JAZZ!

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Music SkillsChildren are introduced to musical

concepts such as pitch, rhythm and

tempo. Work with percussion instruments

focuses on developing listening skills and

learning to focus in a group

environment.

Guest ArtistsInstrumental artists illustrate an eclectic

range of musical styles and genres as well

as introducing a wealth of sounds and

visual spectacle.

Early Years DevelopmentSessions also prepare children for nursery

and school by introducing team work

and instilling structured discipline whilst

still having fun, as well as focusing on

developing speech, vocabulary and simple

numeracy and listening skills.

The Music Box family learning

programme for under 4’s offers them the

opportunity to explore the foundations

of music in a fun and interactive way.

Participants work with a variety of music

from many different cultural traditions

and an impressive team of professional

artists, allowing young children to explore

basic rhythms and melodies, and helping

parents to gain the confidence necessary

to experiment in music making with their

children. Students get a chance to explore

a vast range of musical instruments

including Conga, African Drums,

Accordian, Trombone, Double Bass, Harp

and Marimba.

SingingSessions introduce families to a variety

of different songs, from nursery rhymes

to musicals, including some from HMDT

Music’s own songbooks.

MovementDance and songs with actions play an

important role, from learning simple

dance steps in different rhythmic styles to

animal role play.

THE MUSIC BOXEARLY YEARS PROGRAMME

FLEDGLINGS FOUNDATION COURSEThe Fledglings is a one year Foundation

Course for Reception class children, of-

fering an introduction to music through

singing and movement leading to end

of term performances. Working with a

coaching team of Music Director and

Accompanist, children are introduced to

a range of vocal repertoire, encouraged

to try solos and contribute ideas, and

given a range of tools to develop their

confidence and team-work.

Upon exiting the Fledglings Foundation

Course, students opt to start either on

the CYMH Red Programme or I Can

Sing! Minis.

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CYMH is HMDT Music’s Instrumental

School offering students aged 5 upwards

an extensive curriculum including group

and individual instrumental tuition,

singing, musicianship and ensembles, as

well as the Orchestra and Choirs of

CYMH.

Choir focuses on developing singing

skills, breathing, posture, intonation,

timbre and learning to sing as part of a

large group. Students learn a range of

choral, music theatre, gospel and jazz

repertoire. In 2012, a chamber choir for

advanced singers was introduced.

Musicianship develops musical

literacy and understanding through a

variety of methods. Beginners focus on

singing, playing percussion instruments

and musical participation, while more

advanced students will develop listening

skills and sight-singing.

Instrumental lessons give students

an opportunity to learn an instrument,

selecting from a choice of piano, strings,

guitar, wind and brass. They learn in small

groups, pairs or individual lessons based

upon each student’s curriculum.

Ensemble sessions sessions continue

the practice of encouraging students to

play and learn together. Teachers design

special arrangements, tailored not only

to the particular group of instruments,

but also on many occasions, to the

particular instrumentalists.

Orchestra gives students the

chance to explore a wide range of

repertoire, including contemporary

music and occasionally new HMDT

Music commissions. The orchestra may

also accompany the choir or other

performers at some of the school’s

many performances.

CYM Xtra! offers exciting

opportunities for CYMH students to

work with guest artists and conductors

in workshops, masterclasses and

performances of new music. CYM

Xtra! projects include short courses,

regular afternoon sessions and special

performance opportunities. In the

past year this has included workshops

with artists from and visits to concerts

with the Wigmore Hall and Royal

Philharmonic Orchestra.

Baroque CourseThe Brook Street Band delivered

a baroque course in the Spring of

2014 aimed at teaching students how

to play in a true 18th century style.

Over the course of three afternoon

sessions, students worked on repertoire

by Handel, Vivaldi, Corelli and Bach

exploring ornamentation and learning

how to play with light and bouncy

articulation. String players tried out using

a bow with a baroque hold and playing

on gut strings.

CYMH – INSTRUMENTAL PROGRAMME

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I CAN SING! (ICS!) is HMDT Music’s

Theatre School, which offers students

aged 5-16 an opportunity to experience

the excitement of musical theatre

training and performance. During ICS!,

students train in a variety of stage

disciplines. They meet new friends and,

together with leading professional artists,

gain the skills and confidence necessary

to perform to a high level.

I CAN SING! runs weekly throughout

the academic year, welcoming students

of all abilities. There is no audition

process, and, unlike similar schemes, ICS!

reinforces the ensemble performing

tradition and focuses upon repertoire

ranging from classic Broadway to original

HMDT Music commissions, emphasising

an appreciation of the rich music theatre

tradition.

The Programmes:ICS! MINIS School Years 1-2

ICS! JUNIORS 1 School Years 3 - 4

ICS! JUNIOR 2 School Years 4 - 5

ICS! SENIORS School Years 6+

Vocal Training introduces students

to the joy of performing and expressing

their emotions through song, focusing on

developing singing skills in a healthy way,

breathing, posture, intonation, timbre and

learning to sing as part of a large group of

performers. Students work with a variety

of musical genres with a focus on musical

theatre and dramatic singing.

Musicianship develops musical literacy

and understanding through students’ very

own musical instrument – their voice.

They develop their understanding of pitch,

rhythm, dynamics and tempo though

interactive vocal and physical exercises as

well as written and aural skills. Students

are given a contextual introduction to

repertoire they are learning to broaden

their understanding of the musical genres

in which they are working.

Dance Training teaches students dance

steps and routines based on a fusion of

the dance styles that make up theatre

dance performance, whilst encouraging

them to be active and healthy.

They also learn how to use movement

to express emotion and action as part of

musical performance. Dance technique

sessions offer a chance to consolidate

steps and styles out

of the context of a routine.

Performance Training helps to build

skills in music theatre so as to convey

the emotional power of music and

movement on stage. Students will learn

a variety of performance skills, ranging

from how to use characterisation in

musical scenes to learning theatrical

stunts, and are given plenty of scope

for solo work, which helps them to

build confidence and develop their

communication skills.

Performances give everyone the

opportunity to showcase musical theatre

repertoire, take to the stage in HMDT

Music commissions, or work with writers

and composers to create new work.

This summer, all 100+ students came

together to perform a revue showcasing

musicals from each decade since the 30s,

to ecstatic, packed audiences.

ICS! EXPANSION

Two new I Can Sing! courses were

set up to expand our music theatre

provision across London. The new

ICS! Hampstead ran on Saturdays at

University College School over the

academic year with a Mini and Junior/

Senior group and I Can Sing! Firs Farm

is an after School Club at Firs Farm

primary school in Enfield.

I CAN SING! PERFORMING ARTS

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The Julian Joseph Jazz Academy (JJJA) is a weekly Academy under

the artistic direction of internationally

renowned jazz pianist and composer

Julian Joseph, offering talented young

instrumentalists and vocalists aged 12-19,

an amazing opportunity to work with

some of the world’s top jazz musicians

to develop their creative talents and

performance skills, through exploring

the distinct American roots of Jazz, its

great works and musicians, and jazz’s

relationship to other disciplines.

Following a series of taster sessions in

Autumn 2012, it was launched in January

2013 offering weekly sessions:

Juniors.5 hours weekly training in Singing to

understand melody, develop harmonic

awareness, expression and musicianship,

and Ensemble, following a curriculum

of standard repertoire, all of which is

contextualised through exploring the

roots of Jazz.

Seniors3 hours weekly training in 3 ensemble

groups according to ability, focusing on:

n Real jazz notes: The Art of

Improvisation

n The Language of Truth: Finding the

Voice of Jazz

n Jazz Democracy: Discipline of the

Sideman focusing on Ensembles

n Rhythmic Fundamentals: Core

Principles of Jazz

n Jazz Roots and Legends: History, study

of the major periods, genres, artists

The core team is Julian Joseph, Trevor

Watkis, Tony Kofi, Byron Wallen and

guest artists for workshops, concerts

and master classes have included:

Jean Toussaint, Cleveland Watkiss,

Mark Mondesir, Mark Hodgson, Steve

Williamson and Eska Mtungwazi.

JJJA aims to:n Offer students a contextualised

curriculum focusing on learning core

repertoire by ear and working in

small ensembles

n Enable each student to be nurtured

and supported according to their

abilities and needs

n Ensure JJJA is accessible to all potential

students financially, by offering

bursaries, subsidies and scholarships

n Work with a range of partners and

artists to develop progression routes

and performance opportunities

n Create the Cats of the Future and

continue to nurture them as part of

the JJJA family beyond the confines of

the academic year

“I had the most wonderful time

working with the kids on Sat, and hope

they got something out of it... really

great young performers!”

Cleveland Watkis

JJJA WAS CREATED BY

A GENEROUS GRANT FROM



PROJECT PARTNERS

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The Hoxton SingersThe Hoxton Singers choir for the over

60s continued to develop their skills

and impress audiences increasing their

popularity with performances at Sutton

House and The Geffrye Museum.

Reminiscence ProjectAs part of the Trench Brothers First

World War Project the Hoxton Singers

took part in a reminiscence project

which had two parts – the first was to

learn repertoire from the First World

War, this proved to be a huge hit with

the Hoxtons and an emotional journey

for some. The second part was a

session led by Malcom Jones from Age

Exchange where we looked at stories

from their families’ histories during the

First World War. What emerged for

the participants was a realisation that

despite the horrors of war, many of the

stories contained a lot of humour, which

perhaps became a way of dealing with

the war-time situation.

HMDT MUSIC’S OVER 60s PROGRAMME

Healthy Hearts Dance ProjectHMDT Music’s keep-fit-to-music classes

are specifically designed for the over 60s.

This class offers suitable dance exercises

in a variety of styles, including Line

Dancing, Salsa and Merengue. Classes

are made available in different locations

throughout Hackney and allow dancers

to master dance concepts whilst helping

to maintain physical fitness.

Gotta’ DanceHMDT Music’s Ballroom Dancing

project, Gotta’ Dance offers classic

training for beginners and experienced

dancers in ballroom and Latin dance,

enhancing fitness and proving to be

highly entertaining! Seven participants

achieved their Ballroom medal exams in

January as part of the project.

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SUPPORTED BY

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“ We loved working with Malcolm! He took us down memory lane and it made the songs come to life!”

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in Feltham, delivering 3 projects of 4-5

weekly sessions as well as 3 intensive

week long residencies, and has also

increased the number of mentoring visits

made to mentees on the wings.

One Spirit operates four main strands

of work:

n Residency projects three times per

year, each lasting a week, engaging

up to 16 young people in music and

business based learning activities

framed in a Dragon’s Den style

competition.

n “A side” projects: 3 annual projects

lasting 5 weeks, one day’s delivery per

week, facilitating and teaching creative

writing and composition sessions,

which include song/lyric writing and

music making/production/recording.

n Mentoring visits to young men who

have previously engaged in One Spirit

projects who wish to keep up the

relationship with a One Spirit artist

(a mentor of their choice), providing

access to further support, guidance

and learning opportunities during

their sentence.

n “Through the Gate” mentoring

sessions between mentors and

mentees (young offenders on release),

HMDT Music’s One Spirit is a creative

arts project for young offenders

aiming to improve self efficacy, increase

engagement with learning and reduce

reoffending by engaging participants in

a skills development and rehabilitation

programme designed to:

n develop personal, interpersonal,

functional and employability skills

whilst serving time in prison.

n sustain this development by

supporting them on their release back

into the community and helping them

towards successful rehabilitation and

pathways to training, education and

employment.

One Spirit uses a framework of music

and creative arts activities, including

drama, song-writing, music business

(management/finance), to deliver

an alternative curriculum, which

enhances personal well-being and

teaches/develops a range of skills from

accredited key skills such as literacy

(creative writing, CV writing), numeracy

(finance) to self-exploratory: confidence,

communication, teamwork and social

interaction, self-analysis, problem

solving, presentation, life-planning and

entrepreneurial skills in preparation for

the workplace.

The project is delivered inside HMYOI

Feltham through week long intensive

courses, during which time artist

facilitators build relationships with

participants that serve as the foundation

for continued one to one contact in a

mentor/mentee relationship throughout

the participant’s prison life and onto

their release back into the community.

Over the past year, One Spirit has

significantly increased the number of

people with whom it engages to nearly

150 and continued to develop its work

in which the mentee access continued

work on musical skills (song/lyric/rap

writing, instrument playing, recording/

production); video production;

theatrical training/apprenticeships; links

to further training, apprenticeships

and employment opportunities; other

pastoral care and support including

trips to events and gigs.

The project continues to grow and has

experienced high levels of engagement

and consistently positive feedback from

both participants and prison staff. Of all

mentees participating in the “Through

the Gate” programme, approximately:

n 70% have not reoffended

n 25% are in full time employment

n 40% are In training or further

education

n 60% are still engaged in creative

programmes through HMDT Music

ONE SPIRIT PROJECT one spirit

SUPPORTED BY

Annette Duvollet Charitable Trust

“ When boys are on the ONE SPIRIT project they always seem calmer and more relaxed on the wings.”

Officer Boden MBE

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“ No matter how well I know the boys, when we get them together as a group at the start of projects, they always seem so dysfunctional. Yet every time they amaze me how well they pull together.” David Smart, Feltham Education

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TRENCH BROTHERS

Trench Brothers will be launched in schools

in Enfield and Hackney in the Autumn

with a series of in school activities. The

term’s project will culminate in premiere

performances of the newly commissioned

work by composers Julian Joseph and

Richard Taylor performed by acclaimed jazz

singer Cleveland Watkiss and actor Richard

Sumitro, and will be directed by Clare

Whistler:

Starks Field Primary School

27 November

Gayhurst Community School Year 5

28 November

Gayhurst Community School Year 6

29 November

Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School

1 December

Walker Primary School

2 December

Colvestone Primary School

3 December

Firs Farm Primary School

4 December

Further performances will take place with

new schools across London in the summer

of 2015.

FUTURE PROJECTS

SHAKESPEARE 5 X 5

Continuing HMDT Music’s relationship

with the Creative Education

Academies Trust, Shakespeare 5

x 5 will commemorate the Bard’s

450’s anniversary with a half hour

performance by each of their 5

Midlands schools, of a play of their

choice. Each school will choose a

specific focus of how they want to

develop their work from puppetry to a

music technology soundscape, physical

theatre to voice work and perform

them over the course of a day at Ash

Green School in Coventry.

SUPPORTED BY

BEATBOXING WITH SHLOMO

Following the New Folk in Town,

Britten project, Abbeyfield School in

Northampton invited HMDT Music to

create a music and literacy for their Year

7 students with renowned beat-boxer

Shlomo.

LENNON DANCE ACADEMY

2015 will see the launch of Lennon

Dance Academy at The Saturday

Programme - a new dance school

offering young people the opportunity

to expand their knowledge of dance

using a fresh, focused approach with an

emphasis on them driving their own

learning. Under the direction of Artistic

Director, Ann-Marie Lennon, LDA’s aim

is to help students develop a range of

dance skills, as well as build confidence

and learn team work through

collaborative projects. Two main dance

styles will be the focus: contemporary

and jazz.

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HMDT Music is very grateful to all those who have provided funding to support our work. Their continued commitment to music education helps us to provide quality projects which change people’s lives.

HMDT Music is grateful for core support

from PRS for Music Foundation which

enables its fundraising activities to be

directed towards the development and

sustainability of projects.

ANNETTE DUVOLLET CHARITABLE TRUSTARTS COUNCIL ENGLANDCHILDREN IN NEEDCOMIC RELIEFCREATIVE EDUCATION ACADEMIES TRUSTD’OYLY CARTE CHARITABLE TRUSTERNEST COOK TRUSTTHE FRIENDS OF HMDT MUSICGARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATIONHACKNEY LEARNING TRUSTHERITAGE LOTTERY FUNDLLOYDS COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONPAUL HAMLYN FOUNDATIONPRS FOR MUSIC FOUNDATIONSATURDAY PROGRAMME FRIENDSYAMAHAAND PRIVATE DONATIONS

Our sincere thanks also go to those

who have supported our work over the

past nineteen years.

Awards for AllBarratt East LondonBaseball Softball UKThe Big Lottery FundThe Britten-Pears FoundationCalouste Gulbenkian FoundationThe City Bridge TrustCity UniversityChina NowConcertina Charitable TrustCulture 2000Draper’s CompanyDresdner Kleinwort BensonEast Hackney Schools’ Consortium EAZEidos plcELBAElevateThe Esmée Fairbairn Foundation European Social FundThe Foyle FoundationThe Foundation for Sport and the ArtsThe Goldsmiths’ CompanyGuardian Royal ExchangeHackney Education Business PartnershipHackney Parochial CharitiesHackney YOTThe Harold Hyam Wingate FoundationThe Henry Smith FoundationHogan Lovells LLPThe Holocaust Task ForceHSBC Bank TrustThe Jack Petchey Foundation

J.P. Jacobs Charitable TrustLAB/LEAP PartnershipLankelly TrustLloyds TSB FoundationLondon ArtsThe London Borough of HackneyLSC, London EastMajor League BaseballMaking MusicMaurice Fry Charitable TrustThe Mercers’ CompanyMidland BankMorgan Stanley International FoundationThe Morris Charitable TrustPizza Express Queen Anne’s Gate FoundationThe RVW TrustSainsbury’s Save & Prosper Educational TrustShoreditch TrustThe Simon Heller Charitable SettlementSir John Cass’s FoundationStandard Chartered Music SocietySure StartTeam HackneyThe William Wates Memorial TrustU.S. Embassy, LondonWillis CorroonThe Woodroffe Benton FoundationThe Worshipful Company of GrocersWorshipful Company of Information TechnologistsYamaha-Kemble (UK) Ltd.Youth Music

THANK YOU!

Photos:Clive BardaBenedict Johnson

Design:DesignRaphael Ltd Media sponsor for Shadowball and JJJA

Supporting Partner for JJJA

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Not Known

19+

16-18

12-15

6-11

0-5

2007-2008

0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000

Audience*

Participants

2010-11

2011-12

2009-10

2008-09

2007-08

2006-07

2005-06

2004-05

2003-04

2002-03

2001-02

Interest and Investments

Other Income

Fees/Charges

Service Level Agreements

Donations

Grants

2007-2008

Not Known

19+

16-18

12-15

6-11

0-5

2007-2008

0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000

Audience*

Participants

2012-13

2011-12

2010-11

2009-10

2008-09

2007-08

2006-07

2005-06

2004-05

2003-04

2002-03

2001-02

0

100000

200000

300000

400000

500000

600000

700000

800000Incoming Resources

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001-0220

Interest

Other Income

Fees


Donations

Grants

TOTAL

Support Costs

Project costs

Core costs

TOTAL

100000

200000

300000

400000

500000

600000

700000

800000Turnover

10-1109-1008-0907-0806-0705-0604-0503-0402-0301-0200-0199-0098-99

0

100000

200000

300000

400000

500000

600000

700000


11-1210-1109-1008-0907-0806-0705-0604-0503-0402-0301-0200-0199-0098-99

Other

Black African

Black Carribean

Black UK

Asian

Mixed race

White

TOTAL


Other Income

Fees/Charges


Donations

Grants


Other Income

Fees/Charges


Donations

Grants

SOURCES OF INCOME 2013-14

n Grants £171,675

n Donations £4,105

n Service Level Agreements £436

n Fees/Charges £233,653

n Other Income £8,797

n Interest and Investments £100

PARTICIPANTS AND AUDIENCEn Number of Participants

n Audience

FINANCIALS

Not Known

19+

16-18

12-15

6-11

0-5

2007-2008

0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000

Audience*

Participants

2010-11

2011-12

2009-10

2008-09

2007-08

2006-07

2005-06

2004-05

2003-04

2002-03

2001-02


Other Income

Fees/Charges


Donations

Grants

2007-2008

Not Known

19+

16-18

12-15

6-11

0-5

2007-2008

0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000

Audience*

Participants

2012-13

2011-12

2010-11

2009-10

2008-09

2007-08

2006-07

2005-06

2004-05

2003-04

2002-03

2001-02

0

100000

200000

300000

400000

500000

600000

700000


13-1412-1311-1210-1109-1008-0907-0806-0705-0604-0503-0402-0301-02

001-0220

Interest

Other Income

Fees


Donations

Grants

TOTAL

Support Costs

Project costs

Core costs

TOTAL

100000

200000

300000

400000

500000

600000

700000

800000Turnover

10-1109-1008-0907-0806-0705-0604-0503-0402-0301-0200-0199-0098-99

0

100000

200000

300000

400000

500000

600000

700000


11-1210-1109-1008-0907-0806-0705-0604-0503-0402-0301-0200-0199-0098-99

Other

Black African

Black Carribean

Black UK

Asian

Mixed race

White

TOTAL


Other Income

Fees/Charges


Donations

Grants


Other Income

Fees/Charges


Donations

Grants

Not Known

19+

16-18

12-15

6-11

0-5

2007-2008

0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000

Audience*

Participants

2010-11

2011-12

2009-10

2008-09

2007-08

2006-07

2005-06

2004-05

2003-04

2002-03

2001-02


Other Income

Fees/Charges


Donations

Grants

2007-2008

Not Known

19+

16-18

12-15

6-11

0-5

2007-2008

0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000

Audience*

Participants

2012-13

2011-12

2010-11

2009-10

2008-09

2007-08

2006-07

2005-06

2004-05

2003-04

2002-03

2001-02

0

100000

200000

300000

400000

500000

600000

700000


13-1412-1311-1210-1109-1008-0907-0806-0705-0604-0503-0402-0301-02

001-0220

Interest

Other Income

Fees


Donations

Grants

TOTAL

Support Costs

Project costs

Core costs

TOTAL

100000

200000

300000

400000

500000

600000

700000

800000Turnover

10-1109-1008-0907-0806-0705-0604-0503-0402-0301-0200-0199-0098-99

0

100000

200000

300000

400000

500000

600000

700000


11-1210-1109-1008-0907-0806-0705-0604-0503-0402-0301-0200-0199-0098-99

Other

Black African

Black Carribean

Black UK

Asian

Mixed race

White

TOTAL


Other Income

Fees/Charges


Donations

Grants


Other Income

Fees/Charges


Donations

Grants

Not Known

19+

16-18

12-15

6-11

0-5

2007-2008

0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000

Audience*

Participants

2010-11

2011-12

2009-10

2008-09

2007-08

2006-07

2005-06

2004-05

2003-04

2002-03

2001-02


Other Income

Fees/Charges


Donations

Grants

2007-2008

Not Known

19+

16-18

12-15

6-11

0-5

2007-2008

0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000

Audience*

Participants

2012-13

2011-12

2010-11

2009-10

2008-09

2007-08

2006-07

2005-06

2004-05

2003-04

2002-03

2001-02

0

100000

200000

300000

400000

500000

600000

700000


13-1412-1311-1210-1109-1008-0907-0806-0705-0604-0503-0402-0301-02

001-0220

Interest

Other Income

Fees


Donations

Grants

TOTAL

Support Costs

Project costs

Core costs

TOTAL

100000

200000

300000

400000

500000

600000

700000

800000Turnover

10-1109-1008-0907-0806-0705-0604-0503-0402-0301-0200-0199-0098-99

0

100000

200000

300000

400000

500000

600000

700000


11-1210-1109-1008-0907-0806-0705-0604-0503-0402-0301-0200-0199-0098-99

Other

Black African

Black Carribean

Black UK

Asian

Mixed race

White

TOTAL


Other Income

Fees/Charges


Donations

Grants


Other Income

Fees/Charges


Donations

Grants

Not Known

19+

16-18

12-15

6-11

0-5

2007-2008

0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000

Audience*

Participants

2010-11

2011-12

2009-10

2008-09

2007-08

2006-07

2005-06

2004-05

2003-04

2002-03

2001-02


Other Income

Fees/Charges


Donations

Grants

2007-2008

Not Known

19+

16-18

12-15

6-11

0-5

2007-2008

0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000

Audience*

Participants

2012-13

2011-12

2010-11

2009-10

2008-09

2007-08

2006-07

2005-06

2004-05

2003-04

2002-03

2001-02

0

100000

200000

300000

400000

500000

600000

700000


13-1412-1311-1210-1109-1008-0907-0806-0705-0604-0503-0402-0301-02

001-0220

Interest

Other Income

Fees


Donations

Grants

TOTAL

Support Costs

Project costs

Core costs

TOTAL

100000

200000

300000

400000

500000

600000

700000

800000Turnover

10-1109-1008-0907-0806-0705-0604-0503-0402-0301-0200-0199-0098-99

0

100000

200000

300000

400000

500000

600000

700000


11-1210-1109-1008-0907-0806-0705-0604-0503-0402-0301-0200-0199-0098-99

Other

Black African

Black Carribean

Black UK

Asian

Mixed race

White

TOTAL


Other Income

Fees/Charges


Donations

Grants


Other Income

Fees/Charges


Donations

Grants

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIESIncoming resources £418,766

Resources expended (£388,441)

Net incoming/(outgoing) resources

£30,325

RECONCILIATION OF FUNDSTotal funds brought forward £58,628

Total funds carried forward £88,953

The following information is derived from the full audited financial statements.

Income and expenditure account the year ended 31 August 2014.

AGE GROUPS OF PARTICIPANTS 2013-14

n Under 5

n 6 -11

n 11-16

n 16+

n Over 60

n Not Known

ETHNIC MAKE UP OF PARTICIPANTS 2013-14

n White UK

n Mixed Race

n Asian

n Black UK

n Black Caribbean

n Black African

n Other

EXPENDITURE MIX 2013-14

n Project Costs £219,650

n Support Costs £121,435

n Core Costs £47,356

Not Known

19+

16-18

12-15

6-11

0-5

2007-2008

0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000

Audience*

Participants

2010-11

2011-12

2009-10

2008-09

2007-08

2006-07

2005-06

2004-05

2003-04

2002-03

2001-02


Other Income

Fees/Charges


Donations

Grants

2007-2008

Not Known

19+

16-18

12-15

6-11

0-5

2007-2008

0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000

Audience*

Participants

2012-13

2011-12

2010-11

2009-10

2008-09

2007-08

2006-07

2005-06

2004-05

2003-04

2002-03

2001-02

0

100000

200000

300000

400000

500000

600000

700000


13-1412-1311-1210-1109-1008-0907-0806-0705-0604-0503-0402-0301-02

001-0220

Interest

Other Income

Fees


Donations

Grants

TOTAL

Support Costs

Project costs

Core costs

TOTAL

100000

200000

300000

400000

500000

600000

700000

800000Turnover

10-1109-1008-0907-0806-0705-0604-0503-0402-0301-0200-0199-0098-99

0

100000

200000

300000

400000

500000

600000

700000


11-1210-1109-1008-0907-0806-0705-0604-0503-0402-0301-0200-0199-0098-99

Other

Black African

Black Carribean

Black UK

Asian

Mixed race

White

TOTAL


Other Income

Fees/Charges


Donations

Grants


Other Income

Fees/Charges


Donations

Grants

OUTREACH TOTALSThe following information is derived from enrolment and

participation records for the year ended 31 August 2014.

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HMDT Music

Second Floor

22 Aldermans Hill

London N13 4PN

Tel: 020 8882 8825

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.hmdt.org.uk

HMDT Music is grateful for core support

from the PRS for Music Foundation which

enables its fundraising activities to be

directed towards the development and

sustainability of projects.

HMDT Annual Report 2013-14

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