5 Spectacular years in Waitaki

 

Entertaining and educating Waitaki for 5 spectacular years

Thursday, 2 February 2017, 10:55 am
Press Release: The Bedford School of Music

Entertaining and educating Waitaki for 5 spectacular years.

The Bedford School of Music Entertainment is celebrating 5 years in the Waitaki region in 2017. Started by Miriam & Jae Bedford out of their home with just a handful of students and performing around the region and far further a field to support the dream they shared. Their vision was that as an entertainment company they need to craft entertainers & shows for the ever changing industry. The school provides classes and workshops in Guitar, Voice, Bass, Drums, Piano, Ukulele, Piano, or recently added Dance & Drama programes have been a huge success. In 2017 TBSOM has spread as far as Palmerston and out as far as Omarama. They are under great demand to bring their brand of education & entertainment to music festival, weddings and other events locally and in Dunedin, Waimate, Tekapo, Timaru & Geraldine. In its 5 years they have produced 3 digital album releases, several educational resources and other books, entertained at hundreds of events & taught thousands of classes.

Miriam and Jae love what they do and really enjoy the family enviroment surrounding the school. They enjoy the relationships formed with parents and the youth of Oamaru. It provides education to all ages through traveling educators as well as their own unique skill set.

www.thebedfordschoolofmusic.webs.com

Portobello Blues Festival 2017

Guitar Boot Camp with Jae Bedford 
Jae From The Bedford School of music provides a comprehensive guitar course for all levels. Includes Easy to understand music theory to create a great foundation & Understanding of chords, Melody and musicianship.

Held at 12-1 30pm Saturday March 11th 
Portobello Coronation Hall, 853 Portobello Road, Portobello.

Sing Better with Jae Bedford
Jae has been a professional musician for 20 years and has created a program that will improve anybody. Warm ups, breathing exercises, Vocal techniques, range & harmony

Held at 2-3.30pm Saturday March 11th
Portobello Coronation Hall, 853 Portobello Road, Portobello.

HARBOUR STREET JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL 2017
17, 18 & 19 MARCH
Featuring Harbour Street Talent Quest & TBSOM Workshops

Essential Guitar with Jae Bedford
Jae has been a professional musician for 20 years and has created a program that will get you started. Easy guitar chords, chord structures & easy lead guitar. $10 adults free for students

Held at The Bedford School of Music Entertainment Centre
1hr Saturday March 18th 9am

Sing Better with Jae Bedford
Jae has been a professional musician for 20 years and has created a program that will improve anybody. Warm ups, breathing exercises, Vocal techniques, range & harmony. 
$10 adults free for students

Held at The Bedford School of Music Entertainment Centre
1hr Saturday March 18th 10am

Essential music theory 101 with Jae Bedford 
Jae has been a professional musician for 20 years and has found that a fine mix of music theory & hard work are essential to a growing talent in music. This class teaches from the very essential basics of music theory. Musical alphabet, Keys, chords, scales, plus basic understanding Jazz & Blues standards. $10 adults free for students

Held at The Bedford School of Music Entertainment Centre
1hr Saturday March 18th 11.30am

Vocal Mechanics with Vanessa Kelly Brown 
Held at The Bedford School of Music Entertainment Centre
Saturday March 18th from 12.30pm

Open mic/Showcases
March 17 6pm
Sept 29 6pm
July 7 6pm
Dec 8 6pm

The Future Is Now 17 
Support local music
May 20 12pm at The Bedford School of Music

Oamaru's got X-Factor at the A&P SHOWGROUNDS 
5.30PM FEB 24TH

TBSOM ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS
A&P SHOWGROUNDS 
10am-3pm FEB 25TH

Holiday programs & Workshops 
April 18-28

End of term 1 concert Thursday April 13 6pm Peter Pan Theatre/Globe
End of term 2 concert Saturday July 8th 10am 
End of term 3 concert Saturday September 30th 10am 
End of year prizegiving concert Saturday 9th Dec 10am