Yorkshire College Of Music & Drama

About

YCMD provides excellent tuition in a variety of musical instruments,theory and composition as well as drama. The principal of YCMD is Tim Knight.

Story

Music lessons for all instruments - together with singing, music theory and composition

The College offers tuition for almost every musical Instrument. The most popular lessons at the moment being guitar, piano, clarinet, drums and recorder.

In addition to the instruments, we provide lessons for all levels of singing and for drama. Together with music theory and music composition we aim to cover all aspects of music training.

As well as providing individual tuition, there are also several group classes and from time to time special workshops and concerts.

Which ever instrument, or area of music and drama you wish to pursue, please call the College for the very latest information. We will do all we can to accomodate your music learning requirement.

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Tuition Dates for 2013/2014

The College year begins 2nd September 2013 and finishes on 18th July 2014

2013 Tuition ends Tuition begins
Summer Mon 2 Sept 2013
Autumn mid-term break Fri 25th Oct 2013 Mon 4th Nov 2013
Christmas break Fri 20th Dec 2013 Mon 6th Jan 2014

2014
Spring mid-term break Fri 14th Feb 2014 Mon 24th Feb 2014
Easter break Fri 4th April 2014 Mon 22nd April 2014
May Bank Holiday Fri 2nd May 2014 Tues 6th May 2014
Summer mid term Fri 23rd May 2014 Mon 2nd June 2014
Summer break Fri 18th July 2014

Mission

The Yorkshire College of Music and Drama is a non-profit making charitable trust, registered with the Charity Commission no. 0529220, run by a Board of Trustees on a voluntary basis.

Since the Yorkshire College was founded, our aim has been to introduce the pleasures of music, singing and drama to as wide a public as possible. Children benefit from having individual lessons at their own pace, and for adults, learning an instrument or taking up singing opens up a newly enriched world. Although exam tuition is offered for all the main musical and dramatic examination boards, taking exams is optional and the College encourages students to develop a broad range of musical experiences, before deciding whether to take examinations.

The College receives no grants from any source. Our funding comes mainly from tuition fees, which we aim to keep as low as feasible, in order for the courses to be as accessible to as many people as possible. We are sometimes helped by the receipt of donations, and if the aims of the College strike a chord with you, and you would be willing to support the College with a donation, no matter how small, we would very much appreciate your gift.

A sincere “thank you” to all of you who make a donation.


Since 1965, the Yorkshire College of Music & Drama has been a non-profit making charitable trust, run by a Board of Trustees serving the College on a voluntary basis.

One of the Trustees, Mr Donald Halliday, is a founder member of the Trust, sharing an enthusiasm for singing and drama with Madame Stiles-Allen (see History of the Yorkshire College), and being responsible for securing the future of the College by obtaining charitable status.

Our other Trustees include:
Colin Halliday
David Hughes
John Varley
Lee Wallace
Iveta Hlavenkova

. Further details about the background and achievements of each of the teaching staff can be found by visiting Teachers.

Products

Flute Ensemble
• Grade 6 – Grade 8 standard
• All styles of music played
• Performance opportunities
• £7.90 per session

Violin Ensemble meets on a Monday evening for players of Grade 1 standard. This group is suitable for people interested in the classical repertoire.