Aylesbury Music Centre

Aylesbury Music Centre (AYMC) is an arm of the Buckinghamshire Music Service, based in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England.

Aylesbury Music Centre comprises a team of 47 teachers who provide specialist music education to 64 schools across Aylesbury Vale. A programme of 'Wider Opportunities' is delivered to Primary schools across Aylesbury Vale - enabling access to Instrumental/Vocal provision to ALL children in a given year-group at Key Stage 2. Programmes include whole class xylophone, violin, recorder, African drums, brass, fife and samba. Each programme includes vocal work and allied skills. The Centre runs more than 40 weekly evening/Saturday classes at Centre bases (Aylesbury and Winslow) - including symphony orchestras, wind bands, brass bands, jazz bands, string orchestras, choirs, guitar ensembles, percussion ensembles, recorder ensembles and chamber music. The AMC Dance Band is one of the country's leading youth big bands, as evidenced by a large number of awards from various national competitions. The Centre's senior ensembles regularly reach the Finals of the National Festival of Music for Youth. In recent years, Finalists have included AMC Concert Band, AMC Flute Choir, AMC Dance Band, AMC Brass Band, AMC Chamber Ensembles & AMC Youth Orchestra.

The Centre runs a Professional Concerts Series, as well as workshops, and classes in music theory and aural training. The Centre's purpose-built premises opened in 2001.

Friends of Aylesbury Music Centre

We have a very active Friends of Aylesbury Music Centre Association.

The Friends:-

 Raise money to develop the centre

 Hold instrument accessories and 2nd hand music sales

 Run social events

 Provide refreshments at our Concerts

 Provide a tuck shop at the centre on Tuesday and Thursday evening sessions

Aylesbury Music Centre's Head, Mrs Suzanne Hopkins, succeeded Mr Hugh Molloy in 2009.

External links

• Aylesbury Music Centre
• About the AMC Dance Band
• Aylesbury Music Centre
• AYMC at Winslow