Rally 2010 in the Midlands
The date and venue of this biennial event have now been fixed for 5th–7th March 2010 at Edgbaston School for Girls, Westbourne Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 3TS hosted by the Midlands Fretted Orchestra.  See the Rally Page for full details.

Summer School 2009
Urchfont Manor in Wiltshire has been booked for the weekend 10th to 12th July 2009. Tutors and courses have been decided.

Click here for more details


The BMG Summer School held at Burwell House, Cambridgeshire in July 2008 was a great success

For details click here.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mandolin Teachers Diploma Course Successfully under way
The BMG Federation ran a very successful Mandolin Teachers Diploma course which offered students the opportunity to gain all 5 credits required for the Diploma awarded by Victoria College. Further Teachers weekends are being planned for 2008.
Download general information on teachers course

See Teachers Course

Banjo syllabus
Danielle Saxon Reeves and David Wade have been working hard to put together a banjo syllabus and several composers have written new compositions towards it. Now nearing completion, it will be published through Victoria College once finalised. 

 

 

Graded Exams
Victoria College of Music is now publishing their syllabus for mandolin. The exams are open to anyone and starts from "First Steps" progressing to Grade 8. Graded exams are widely used in orchestral instruments and the piano. It helps students to gauge their progress and gives them a recognised certificate. Victoria College already publish a guitar syllabus.

 For Details go to www.vcmexams.com

 

SHEP’S BANJO BOYS
back on stage with a 40th. Anniversary Show entitled “AN EVENING WITH SHEP’S BANJO BOYS” on Wednesday 26th. November 2008 at 8 p.m. at Manchester’s FORUM HALL. Click here for more information.