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Welcome to Core Music
We are a not-for-profit organisation on a mission to make music accessible to all in our community. It’s a place where people of all ages and abilities can learn to play or sing, and take part in sessions, clubs and workshops.
Free Summer Programme 2019!
For the very first time, Core Music is able to offer a summer programme of events which are completely free to participants! We’ve got a bit of something for everyone, all funded by the Northumberland Cultural Fund. Here’s the list of what’s on – click on the event name for further details:
Saturday 3 August – Beccy Owen’s Pop-Up Choir
All ages, 11.00 am – 1.00 pm at Queen’s Hall
Thursday 8 August – Make a Musical in a Day!
Ages 8–13, 10.00 am – 4.00 pm at Queen’s Hall
Tuesday 20 August – GarageBand Workshop
All ages, 1.00 pm – 4.00 pm at Core Music
Tuesday 27 / Wednesday 28 August – Drum Workshops: The Human Drum Machine!
All ages, 1.00 pm – 4.00 pm at Queen’s Hall
Thursday 29 & Friday 30 August – Hexham Junior Bluegrass
Ages 11–18, 10.00 am – 4.00 pm at Core Music
What we do
Shop
We have a well-stocked shop in Hexham, full of instruments of every type at competitive prices, along with all the accessories and sheet music you might need
DVD Rental
We have a fantastic archive of over 3,500 DVDs available to rent, with new releases arriving regularly from the biggest blockbusters to indie hits.
Room Hire
Looking for a space to practice, record or hold a meeting? We have several rooms available to hire
Activities
Enhance your instrumental skills, learn new tunes and have loads of fun at one of our regular weekly clubs. We cater for a huge range of instruments, musical genres and skill levels!
Events
From gigs to one-off workshops, there’s always something coming up soon at Core Music.
Instrument Lessons
There are hundreds of students improving their playing at Core Music every week – why not join them?
Upcoming Events
Big summer events programme in the works!
We’ve got some fantastic events coming up over the summer, so keep an eye out here or sign up for our email newsletter to find out what’s happening.
