Seema Mistry
I am a creative person who absolutely loves a hands on approach to learner engagement and learning.
Location: Leicester
Teaching format: Face to face
I am an experienced Design & Technology teacher. I have worked in both mainstream and special educational needs schools. A real passion for creating learning opportunities for young people in innovative, fun and learner led ways that supports young people to develop skills and have fun along the way.
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Teaching qualification and experience
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DBS + Safeguarding
- Full DBS
- Safeguarding Level 3
Articles by Seema
Doing Music Differently 2022 – Davina Vencatasamy on BBC Radio Leicester
Transcript of Drum and Brass director Davina Vencatasamy’s interview with Radio Leicester’s Jimmy Carpenter about music, inclusion and the Drum and Brass conference
No Bars Orchestra
It started as a celebration of the 70th birthday of Geoff Forse who has managed the Woodgate Resources Centre for over 30 years, many of them as a volunteer. He has ensured that people of all ages have had access to music lessons - learning a range of instruments:...
Kath Wignall
<< Back to directory Katherine Wignall Brass player and teacher Teaching Brass (all types) teacher for all age groups. 20 years+ experience teaching brass in primary and secondary schools. Assistant music lead at Drum and Brass and...
Katie Hodges, trumpet
<< Back to directory Katie Hodges Brass player and teacher Teaching Qualifications: BMus (Royal Holloway), MMus (GSMD) and over 20 years of teaching experience Teaching format: Face-to-face and online Teaching venue with parking...
Notes from Cumbria Brass Network Meetings
August 2024
Band Identity – Cumbria Brass Band Network discussion
Band Identity and Development: Insights from the Cumbria Brass Band Network meeting of August 17th 2024
Frieda Scott Charitable Trust Brass Engagement Project
Between September 2023 to August 2024 Drum and Brass delivered a series of brass taster sessions with a grant of £3000 from the Frieda Scott Charitable Trust.
Here is our report on this project to our partners, stakeholders and funders
Brass at the Castle – full report
Brass at the Castle was an event in which Drum and Brass actively sought to collaborate and bring together brass bands across Cumbria. It took two years to plan and almost failed due to the difficulties in finding a date and location that would work for all bands. On...
Brass at the Castle blog
Over the weekend of the 13th-14th July, bands from across Cumbria gathered at the grounds of historic Lowther Castle for a weekend long festival of brass. The festival, organised by Drum and Brass, has been over a year in the making and our CEO, Julie Hoggarth, put in...
Drum and Brass Band Membership Options
Our Drum and Brass mission is to make music accessible, inclusive and affordable This range of membership options hopefully helps you put together a learning experience that suits you, but is also about being part of a bigger musical community. Our bands are all...
Cumbria Brass Network
Cumbria Brass Network - why be a part of it? Bands want more members, the general public want more live band music. Brass bands can teach people to play instruments, they offer affordable access to...
A Very Brief History of Brass Bands
Researched by "Maz" Marsden (White Hare Cafe, Kirkby Stephen) Brass instruments can trace their roots way back to horns made of bone or wood in ancient Eygypt. The Lur, a long horned instrument made of bronze and played with a buzzing type embouchure, was developed in...