RMT Schools Ensembles Day 2025

This event brings together KS2 School Ensembles, providing a platform on which to perform and experience music with others.

RMT Schools Ensembles Day
Thursday 27.03.25 at The Exchange

Morning Session estimated 0830-1230 (concert 1145)
Afternoon Session estimated 1300-1700 (concert 1615)

Following on from the success of the RMT Instrumental Day 2024, we are delighted to confirm the return of the Schools Ensemble Day which offers schools the chance to perform to each other, and with each other.  We have booked The Exchange Theatre on Thursday 27.03.25 for two sessions of ensemble rehearsals, each culminating in a performance to parents.

This event aims to help schools rehearse, share and perform music together.   It offers the following:

  • The opportunity for individual school ensembles to perform, directed by their school Music Lead.
  • The opportunity for each school ensemble to work with a partner school ensemble, with whom they will perform an arranged joint piece.
    On the day this will be rehearsed and directed by an RMT Team Leader.
  • The opportunity for each school ensemble to receive a visit from RMT to introduce and rehearse the joint piece.
  • The opportunity for parents to watch their child perform in their school ensemble.

Important Considerations for Schools

This event is for KS2 Ensembles. We are unfortunately unable to accommodate KS1 pupils at this event.

The event cost is £75 per school, payable by invoice.

RMT is unable to provide instruments for this day. Pupils/schools must bring their own instruments to play during the day.  This includes keyboards, keyboard stands and percussion instruments.

There is a structured, two-stage process for confirming ensemble numbers and instruments for this event.

Stage 1 The Initial Registration Form requires you to provide us with a numbers outline.  Should the event be oversubscribed, we will process and accommodate applications in date/time order of submission. UPDATE 22.10.24 as we have now reached the maximum quota for schools/number of pupils we have closed registration for the 2025 event.

Stage 2 The Final Numbers Form will require schools who registered through stage one to provide us with a confirmed total pupil number, along with names and instruments, and a total adult number, to include music lead, 1-1 SEN/TA support and any essential parent helpers.  This form will be available from 9am Monday 25.11.24 and must be submitted by 5pm Monday 27.01.25.

We will use these numbers across the planning process, to include partnering decisions, ensemble timings and parent ticket allocation.  Any submissions received or changes requested after this date will not be possible to accommodate as they will impact the planning process, and could affect the balance of the partnership.

We are bound by the capacity of the main theatre space We will do our best wherever possible to partner schools in a balanced way in order to maximise the use of the space, but ask schools to understand that, depending on the responses received, in some cases and as a last resort it may be necessary to put an upper limit on the number of pupils that schools can bring.

Accompanying Adults Each school will be allocated 1 Free of Charge ticket for their Music Lead.  We will also allocate a Free of Charge ticket for each 1-1 SEN/TA Support as listed on your Final Numbers Form.  With this in mind we ask that you only bring Parent Helpers as needed to satisfy the required Adult:Child ratio (KS2 1:10).  Any essential Parent Helpers must be listed on the Final Numbers Form.  Essential Parent Helpers will also receive a ticket Free of Charge.  RMT will not be able to accommodate additional Parent Helpers who do not fit within the required Adult : KS2 Child ratio of 1 : 10.

Parent Tickets Audience tickets will be available to purchase via The Exchange Box Office.  We may or may not need to put a cap on the number of tickets that parents are able to buy.  This will depend on the number of schools which register, and the number of children who are involved in the event as we also need to seat these children in the auditorium.  The ticket cost will be confirmed as soon as possible.

Please feel free to email bethanycalder@richmondmusictrust.org.uk with any questions.

REGISTER NOW

UPDATE 22.10.24 as we have now reached the maximum quota for schools/number of pupils we have closed registration for the 2025 event.

FORM 2 (for schools who successfully registered in stage one) will be available from 9am Monday 25.11.24. DEADLINE 5pm Monday 27.01.25

RMT Schools Ensemble Day 2025 Form 2 Final Numbers

Please use this form to submit final information for the 2025 Schools Ensemble Day. Form Two Deadline: 5pm Monday 27.01.25.

  • Your Details

  • please list a contact number for use on the day in case of urgent messages/emergency

  • Confirmation of Involvement

  • Your Ensemble

  • To allow for pupils joining/leaving your school ensemble, the number you give will have a tolerance either way of 5 pupils. Changing this number nearer to the event will also decrease/increase the number of adult helpers who accompany you on the day.
  • InstrumentNumber of Players 
    Please list how many of each instrument you have in your ensemble. To add an instrument, click the + sign.
  • Using the adult : KS2 child ratio 1:10 please include: Music Lead 1-1 SEN support Adult Helpers

  • Photography and Filming

    Please read the following statement: Richmond Music Trust will occasionally use photographs and/or film footage of events, concerts and lessons. These images may be used to celebrate our musical activities and pupil achievements, to promote the Trust via our website and social media, for publicity or funding purposes related to music education, and for other publicity such as newsletters, promotional videos and press releases. When using photos and videos for publicity or website/social media purposes, we will not accompany them with any other personal information about the child. Images that might cause embarrassment or distress will not be used. We will only use images of pupils who are suitably dressed, to reduce the risk of such images being used inappropriately. Although we will carefully use images on the basis of our "legitimate interests" we understand there may be occasions where schools provide good reason why we should withdraw certain images. Should there be a child whose image cannot be used, please put their initials in the box provided below. We will talk to you on the day of the event to ensure this child is not included in the photos/film we take. After the event we may ask you to check the images we take to ensure the child in question is not included. If you have any questions please contact carolinepeirson@richmondmusictrust.org.uk
  • We will talk to you on the day of the event to ensure the individual(s) named above are not included in the photos/film we take. After the event we may ask you to check the images we take to ensure the child in question is not included.