Tuesday Centre

Rehearsals are during term time, 5:00 - 8:00pm at Oasis Academy Shirley Park

CMA Tuesday is a contemporary music and performing arts centre for young people. It is a natural progression for those taking part in the creative music or performing arts strands at CMA Saturday, or for secondary age children who wish to explore music, dance or drama beyond what is available at school.

Instrumentalists belong to Jazz Band, RockShop or Acoustic Band. Percussionists will work across all groups, as will the singers from the Vocal Harmony class. At 6 - 7pm, musicians will work in sectional groups to develop their creative skills. This may involve joining members of the Creative Drama class to work on creative writing for performance and with the Music Production class for creative digital music making.

At 7 - 8pm, Creative Dance class may rehearse with a music group, and the Music Tech class will be able to practice their skills in editing, recording and mixing the music of the bands.

Collaborations during the year will culminate in a performance at the annual CMA Summer Showcase. In 2023 this will be at CR Talent, a youth arts festival at the Wandle Park which is one of Croydon’s London Borough of Culture flagship events.

Classes

  • Group lessons for beginners in School Years 7 - 10.

    Keyboards will not be supplied for the class, students will need to bring their own battery-powered keyboard.

  • Group lessons for beginners in School Years 7 - 10.

    Guitars will not be supplied for the class, students will need to bring their instrument.

    Recommended guitars:

  • A group for acoustic guitars, strings and woodwind. The repertoire is varied covering well know pop to jazz and classical pieces. Whilst it helps to have good reading skills there are tab parts and chord parts provided. The group often shares projects with singers and other instrumental players and ensembles.

  • Playing everything from Jazz to Funk, Soul to Swing and Motown to Anime Theme Tunes. Jazz Band is comprised of the best players from the brass, woodwind and percussion centres to make an advanced jazz collective.

    The group follows a standard big band formation, but has been known to include singers, strings and flutes when required. The group covers all types of Jazz, Funk, Soul and Motown to modern takes on more recent music. Jazz Band perform at festivals and events locally and across London. The band has also performed internationally in Germany, Holland and Croatia.

  • For those who wish to progress their band playing skills beyond the initial RockWorks levels. RockShop players learn how to set up a PA, run a mixer desk and understand modern band health and safety. Members also prepare and rehearse standard rock and pop repertoire to a more advanced level.

  • The progression from Saturday Centre’s Dance Stars or for young people in School Year 8 and above.

  • Young people work with a music producer to make their own beats and build their own tracks. Participants learn how to use music production software such as Bandlab and Logic. For young people in School Year 8 and above.

  • The progression from Saturday Centre’s DanceWorks or for young people in School Year 8 and above.

  • Learn skills in creating, editing, recording and mixing music. For young people in School Year 8 and above.

  • The progression from Saturday Centre’s Chamber Choir or for young people in School Year 8 and above.

To make sure everyone has a great time with us, we have a Code of Conduct for each of our CYM centres.

Click here to view the Saturday Centre Code of Conduct