Mel Henry

Education Support Officer responsible for Instrumental Music and YMI @DGCouncil @DGCEducation

[Mel Henry @melhenrydg]

Lacking in sleep maybe but more than making up for that in the joy of choir residential fun 🎶

[Dumfries & Galloway Instrumental Music Service @DGCIMS]

Dumfries & Galloway Regional Youth Choir are having a great time hosting the Gifhorn Twin Town Singers in Chester this week. They’ve worked really hard on their songs 🎶 had a lot of fun 🎢🦒 and built friendships with the German choir!
🎶🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇩🇪🎶
@dgcouncil @DGCEducation

[Mel Henry @melhenrydg]

Happy new term 🎶

[Dumfries & Galloway Instrumental Music Service @DGCIMS]

Music lessons are back for around 1900 pupils across Dumfries and Galloway Council schools this week!

Remember your instruments and to check Teams or music departments for lesson times 🎶

🎸🥁🎻🎺🎷
@DGCEducation

[Dumfries & Galloway Instrumental Music Service @DGCIMS]

🎷Join our team! 🎷

We are looking for a skilled, enthusiastic, passionate Instrumental Instructor with a specialism in Woodwind to join our team 🎶

This position is full time but can also be split up in to part time positions for the right candidates.

https://t.co/UWaPMw7Msu

[Dumfries & Galloway Instrumental Music Service @DGCIMS]

Mr Paxton’s guitar group at Castle Douglas High School featuring H on drums playing ‘Sporting Paddy’ at today’s session 🎸 Don’t they sound great? 🎶🥁 @dgcouncil @DGCEducation

[Dumfries & Galloway Instrumental Music Service @DGCIMS]

We had such a great time with the RSNO at The Bridge! We are currently making plans for them coming back in September to work with Stranraer Academy cluster primary schools at the Ryan Centre.

[Mel Henry @melhenrydg]

Listening to over 20 primary pupils performing solos at The Bridge last night was such a treat 🙂 I was in awe of their bravery and determination. A huge thank you to Hannah Gill and all parents, carers, instructors, teachers and supporters who helped the young musicians 🎵

[Dumfries & Galloway Instrumental Music Service @DGCIMS]

D&G Junior Young Musician of the Year 🎶
Adjudicator Hannah Gill with winner Matthew Owens from Sanquhar. Congratulations also to runners up Ahnah Ross from Gretna Primary and Nathaniel Richardson from Crossmichael Primary.
#ymusicmatters
@SYMusicians @DGCEducation

[Mel Henry @melhenrydg]

A lovely day full of music and smiles 🎺🎶

[Dumfries & Galloway Instrumental Music Service @DGCIMS]

A wonderful day at Annan Academy for Primary Brass day. Thank you to all staff for supporting the 45 brass playing pupils. 🎺 Congratulations to the individual performers and School Bands who played so well. 🎵 @DGCEducation @CreativeScots @DGWGO

[Dumfries & Galloway Instrumental Music Service @DGCIMS]

D&G regional final of Scottish Young Musician this evening at The Bridge. Super performances! 🎶
Well done to winner Reuben De Silva who played piano, from Castle Douglas High School. Thank you to adjudicator @CalumHuggan for such encouraging feedback🎵@SYMusicians @DGCEducation

[Dumfries & Galloway Instrumental Music Service @DGCIMS]

Congratulations to runners up Peter Whitelaw form @stjosephsdgc and Ralph Copeman from @KirkcudbrightA in this evening’s @SYMusicians competition 🎵 @CalumHuggan @DGCEducation @SYMusicians

[Mel Henry @melhenrydg]

The best hour of the day 🎻🎶 Thank you @salomequartet #livemusic #primarymusic

[Dumfries & Galloway Instrumental Music Service @DGCIMS]

Thank you @salomequartet for stopping in at Loreburn Primary this afternoon to deliver a workshop to primary 4-7 pupils. We all enjoyed listening to live music and learning about string instruments 🎻🎶 The Quartet are playing a concert tonight @MoatBrae, 7.30pm.

[Belmont Primary School @Belmont_PS]

Save the date parents/carers of children in P.5-7! There will be costumes, singing, drama and storytelling. Family members are invited to watch the final performance in The Ryan Centre Theatre. @DGCYMI @ScottishOpera

[Dumfries & Galloway Instrumental Music Service @DGCIMS]

🎷🥁🎻Come & Play Weekend 🎸🎺🪈

We had a very busy weekend at The Bridge last weekend for our Come & Play Weekend 1!

Thank you to all of the wonderful young musicians who attended, we look forward to seeing you again for more rehearsing and performing at the end of the month🎶

[Dumfries & Galloway Instrumental Music Service @DGCIMS]

Regional Youth Choir and Gifhorn Twin Town Singers performing tonight at St. John’s Church in Dumfries, 7pm, free of charge 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇩🇪🎵 @dgcouncil @DGCEducation

[Dumfries & Galloway Instrumental Music Service @DGCIMS]

We’re having a brilliant time in Hartington with the Regional Youth Choir. Singing, adventures and topical discussion with our German friends. Our pupils have been absolutely amazing ambassadors for Dumfries and Galloway, making new friends from The Gifhorn Twin Town Singers. 🎵

[Dumfries & Galloway Instrumental Music Service @DGCIMS]

D&G Regional Youth Choir is looking forward to welcoming the Twin Town Singers from #Gifhorn, in #Germany, later today at their residential week before performing a joint concert this Friday, @Dumfries, at 7pm. Everyone is very welcome! @DGCEducation @HolywoodTrust

[Dumfries & Galloway Instrumental Music Service @DGCIMS]

Fiddle group had a lovely morning of music making at @NWCCDumfries with Jamie McClennan for #ScottishFolkDay #EuropeanFolkDay #EuropeanFolkDay2023

[Mel Henry @melhenrydg]

Lovely to spend the day with these fabulous young people and tutors yesterday! Keep up the good work 🎶 @SWSPDA @DGCIMS