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  • Boxfest 2023
    BoxFest is TMB’s summer party where students get the chance to play live, watch the teachers play in a band together and chill in the sunshine with food, drinks and friends!  After a COVID-shaped stop to all the fun for the past couple… Read more: Boxfest 2023
  • Happy Easter
    So I thought ‘If there are a million and one Christmas songs, then surely there must be a few thousand about Easter out there….?’ Wrong! Obviously the subject matter isn’t quite as ‘jolly’ – apart from the Resurrection bit -but even so, for… Read more: Happy Easter
  • Taylor Hawkins
    There was only ever going to be one thing to write about for this week’s blog… On 19th July 1996 Paula and I went to the short-lived and much missed Phoenix Festival, a four day event held at Long Marston Airfield, just outside… Read more: Taylor Hawkins
  • TMB Teachers’ All-Time Favourite Bands – Pt2
    Yes it’s part two of my mission to cause untold stress to our teachers by asking them for a list of their Top 5 favourite bands / artists! The following lists include my own – a small miracle if you ask me… I… Read more: TMB Teachers’ All-Time Favourite Bands – Pt2
  • TMB Teachers’ All-Time Favourite Bands
    How do you stress out a musician? Or anyone who loves music come to that! Ask them to come up with their Top 5 favourite bands or artists of all time! 🙂 That’s what I did to all our teachers at TMB this… Read more: TMB Teachers’ All-Time Favourite Bands
  • Top Ten of all time
    I randomly came across the interesting snippet of information that on this day in 1970 the song Bridge Over Troubled Water, by Simon and Garfunkel of course, began a six week run at the top of the singles chart in America. It later… Read more: Top Ten of all time
  • Autotune or not autotune
    This week we’re wearing our sturdiest walking boots and carrying a big stick to go hacking our way through the thorny subject of Autotuning… I’m sure that most of you will already know what we mean by Autotuning but just in case you… Read more: Autotune or not autotune
  • Be in a TMB band by Tim
    As we gear up at here at TMB HQ for a campaign to encourage more of our talented students to join a band it seemed like a good time to talk about the various benefits and downright awesomeness of doing such a thing!… Read more: Be in a TMB band by Tim
  • Covid – update
    Following the government announcement that all COVID regulations will be removed from Thursday 24th February, we’ve made some changes to our expectations at the studio. Our main priority is to protect our teachers and students and to create a safe and healthy environment… Read more: Covid – update
  • Be in a TMB band
    Time to play in a band with other musicians. Book now.
  • Brighten your day with music lessons
    Most people use music as a form of entertainment or relaxation. Even in places far off the beaten track and tribes on the other side of the world have traditional instruments and music as part of their culture. It is a very important constant… Read more: Brighten your day with music lessons
  • The Voice Kids
    Hi All, We received an email this week asking us if we have any great singers who would like to audition for The Voice Kids… Do we have great singers… hell yeah!!  If you are interested you can either speak to one of… Read more: The Voice Kids
  • January Opening Information
    Hi All, As you are all aware things have changed hugely over the holidays and are still changing further. We are waiting to speak with Public Health England, district councils and schools to gain clarity on whether we are able to run face-to-face… Read more: January Opening Information
  • Lockdown latest – 6.11.20
    Hi All, It has been on hell of a week. We have worked tirelessly to keep all lessons going via video whilst we are locked down again BUT, as we said in our previous blog, the Gov guidelines were not clear as to whether… Read more: Lockdown latest – 6.11.20
  • Lockdown latest
    As you will know, new national lockdown measures come into force on Thursday 5th November. Having read Government and industry guidance, there is a grey area as to whether we are classed as leisure or education – we are both! We are continuing… Read more: Lockdown latest
  • The Arts
    Firstly, a massive thank you for your support over the past few months. Closing the studios and moving to online lessons was not easy for us but it worked and we are now back in action at the studios but now we also offer online… Read more: The Arts
  • We’re reopening the studios
    Firstly, a massive thank you for your support over the past few months. Closing the studios and moving to online lessons has not been easy for us and we really do appreciate how flexible and positive you have been. Secondly, thanks to everyone… Read more: We’re reopening the studios
  • Why learning an instrument is good for your brain and your body
    At TMB, our students range from tiny primary school pupils just starting to explore different instruments, to retired people making the most of their newfound time and freedom to learn something new. We believe music education is vital because it supports people to… Read more: Why learning an instrument is good for your brain and your body
  • 5 things we’ve learned from lockdown lessons
    When we moved all of our lessons online back in March, we had no idea how long it would be for, how you lovely students would react, or, if we’re honest, how exactly it was going to work. Six weeks on, we’ve learned… Read more: 5 things we’ve learned from lockdown lessons
  • Coronavirus – update
    Lessons go on at TMB VIA VIDEO LINK… we got your backs! Hi everyone – an update for you… This is a very scary time to be a small business and very dull for some of you stuck at home so even though… Read more: Coronavirus – update
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