Our areas of work
Develop your musical skills and experience in a creative, fun, and supportive environment at HMDT Music’s Saturday Programme; a Saturday music school in the heart of Hackney offering early years, instrumental, music theatre, SEND and jazz programmes for everyone aged 1- 25 years.
HMDT Music’s award-winning projects for schools include commissions of new works for students to perform, which usually focus on celebrating those whose voices are rarely heard, supported by arts-embedded cross-curricular resources and workshops.
HMDT Music’s core project in the community is its work with young offenders. It also offers music lessons for all ages and past projects have included The Hoxton Singers Elders choir and commissions of new intergenerational performance projects.
Enabling under 4s to explore basic rhythms and melodies and helps parents gain the confidence to experiment and enjoy music making with their children.
A one year Foundation Course for reception class children, an introduction to music through singing and movement, leading up to performances at the end of each term.
Music Theatre School for students aged 5 – 16 offering students the opportunity to experience the excitement of musical theatre training and performance.
A new method of integrating music therapy into regular activity for Students with SEN/D needs
Offering talented young instrumentalists and vocalists an amazing opportunity to work with some of the world’s top jazz musicians
HMDT’s Instrumental School offers students ages 5 upwards an extensive curriculum including group and individual instrumental tuition, singing, musicianship and ensembles
In Schools
HMDT Music’s E Project sets out to empower, enrich, equalise, expand, embed, engage, and evaluate through the creation of an arts-embedded curriculum focusing on themes and issues of inclusion, diversity, racial inequality and anti-racism.
This new multi-media musical puppet show for schools and families is based on the discoveries and stories of historical STEM women who fought against the odds to pursue their flair for scientific enquiry, but were often unacknowledged for their discoveries and frequently encountered discrimination and prejudice along the way.
HMDT Music’s new year-long online TIME CPD programme for primary schools builds technical skills in a range of art forms and introduces new ideas, methodologies and resources to empower teachers to use the arts to enhance the whole curriculum.
A ground-breaking baseball and jazz project celebrating the achievements of black players in the Negro Leagues and their jazz compatriots during segregation.
A whole school opera project celebrating diversity by exploring the stories of how families came to Hackney.
Supporting secondary schools in their own productions with workshops in voice, text and design.
An insight into the range of projects we can create for your school from one day song-writing and after school activities to short commemoration projects and full-scale bespoke operas.
Bringing the First World War to life for students through the experiences and personal stories of Indian Army, British West Indies Regiment and black British Soldiers
Developed in partnership with the British Legion to commemorate the anniversary of D-Day including two new songs and lesson plans on codebreaking, subterfuge and spies, inventions and more…
Community
One Spirit
One Spirit is a music and creative arts based project specialising in working with young people in the criminal justice system, focused on those both in custody and recently released from custody.
Music Lessons for you
Music Lessons For You! offers music lessons from top quality music teachers. Vocal and instrumental lessons in a huge range of instruments (orchestral or non-orchestral), composition or theory.
On London Fields
A unique and innovative project involving over 700 people, in which students helped to devise a new community opera, celebrating Hackney's history and diversity.
I’ll be seeing You
Toy Box
The Toy Box is an intergenerational piece comparing childhood and children’s toys from yesteryear with the gadgets and toys of today. Created through workshops and visits to The Museum of Childhood.
HMDT’s Instrumental School offers students ages 5 upwards an extensive curriculum including group and individual instrumental tuition, singing, musicianship and ensembles
About HMDT Music
HMDT Music, twice winner of the prestigious Royal Philharmonic Society Award for Education and recent winner of the Excellence in Musical Theatre Award, is a leader in creating inspiring arts projects for young people, which enrich learning and transform lives.
