When and where

Tuesdays 7.30pm - 9.30pm.

Centre for Music
Bayards Hill School
Headington
Oxford OX3 8GA

Contact

Charles Lloyd
Email: charles.lloyd@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Contact the Music Service

What is available

You can find:

• two Oxfordshire Senior Schools' Big Bands
• the Oxfordshire Youth Big Band (Auditioned through membership of the two senior schools bg bands).

We play music ranging from the big band sounds of Glenn Miller and Stan Kenton to the more modern arrangements of the National Jazz Orchestra. We aim to encourage jazz at all levels.

For more information, please download the Oxfordshire Youth Big Bands leaflet (pdf format, 100 KB).

Who can join

If you are above Grade 5 standard on any of the following instruments we should be happy to welcome you to one of the three bands: piano, drum kit, bass guitar, electric guitar, trumpet/cornet, trombone, saxophone. 

Come along on a Tuesday and see if you like it! 

If you wish to attend, please download the standard OYMA membership form (pdf format, 200 KB).

How much it costs

• Pupils who are having tuition with the Music Service: £45 per term
• Pupils who are not having tuition with the Music Service:  £71.70 per term

You do not have to pay if you get certain benefits. Please call the Music Service office to discuss this.