Performances
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We believe performance is at the heart of musical development. With over 40 performance opportunities each year, from weekly lunchtime concerts to termly celebrations, students are always engaged in live performances.
Lunchtime Concerts
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Every Saturday selected students play for peers and parents in the lunchtime concert held in Birkdale Senior School's Heeley Hall at 1.15pm.
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The concert is free to attend and is an excellent opportunity to see our young people in action!
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Concerts
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Students perform throughout the year at venues such as Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield Cathedral, and The Crucible, as well as unique spaces like Yellow Arch Studios. Regular participation in festivals such as Sheffield Classical Weekend and The Broomhill Festival continues to connect our students with diverse audiences..
Internal Workshops
​Throughout the year we welcome visiting practitioners to work with our students on ensemble and individual performance in specialist masterclasses as well as unique one on one lessons.
External Workshops
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Three times a year we take time to focus on a different study or discipline welcoming students from outside Academy and often led by professional musicians. SMA has close links with Royal Northern College of Music, Birmingham Conservatoire, Classical Sheffield, Music in the Round and the University of Sheffield to name a few!