The London International Music Show 2008

Education Day at LIMS is the UK’s greatest festival of music learning. Like all the best festivals, there’s a huge range of possibilities.

A chance to see big stars close-up; to check out the newest and latest before anyone else; to try something you’ve never tried before; to interact, contribute, make your voice heard; and to go home with some special souvenirs and inspiring thoughts from the day.

On top of all that, you’ll be hanging out and networking with people like you – people who love music and love learning. Students, youth groups, young people and school parties are welcome too.

We know how daunting it can be choosing exactly what to do when you first look at a festival running order – so we’ve put together a few suggestions for you….

Catch the Big Stars

Our keynote speaker Sir Ken Robinson – an inspirational creative force in education and the arts. We guarantee he will change the way you think about music and creativity, and make you laugh at the same time.

Radio 1 DJ Colin Murray – judges the finals on the Buskers’ Corner, and tells you about his life and career on the air.

Top violinist David Juritz will be performing and showing clips from his BBC world busking documentary.

BBC Introducing will be telling you how to get your music listened to and played on the radio.

Join the big debate

What use is music teaching? Lend your voice, your opinion and your vote at our “Question Time” style session on music education. International panellists include Sir Ken Robinson, musician and activist Feargal Sharkey, Professor Liane Hentschke – president of the International Society of Music Educators and Professor Gary McPherson, past president of the International Society for Music Education and Zimmerman Chair of Music Education at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. More key speakers to be announced, but the most important person there will be you.

Watch something new

Master violinist David Juritz, BBC Young Musician of the Year Guy Johnson, a classical and a jazz quartet, brilliant NUMU and Access to Music students and a range of special guests and stars appearances courtesy of our exhibitors.

Join In

Make your own live music at the Acess to Music improvisation workshop, on the Licklibrary mini stage, the Institute of Contemporary Music mini stage and more.

Learn and share

Whatever type of musician you are, whatever your tastes – there’s a workshop for you. We have more than 30 sessions scheduled so far.

If you’re a teacher or music leader, we especially recommend:

• Improvisation in teaching music
• Using jazz in your teaching
• Introducing Sonar
• Designing a sequencer
• Drumkit tuition

If you’re a music maker or student:

• How to prepare for your audition
• Double bass and electric strings workshops
• New Music workshop
• Careers in songwriting
• Working in radio
• Bass and guitar clinics
• Elecitric and acoustic drum clinics
• Hansonic clinic

Win big

Ask for our Rockschool student questionnaire, answer the music related questions on your journey around the show and enter the draw for fantastic prizes, including £500 towards musical instruments of your choice, a complete set of Rockschool books for your school and a JHS Vintage guitar; Antoria electric guitar set, school PA system, music bags for schools, a lace on ICMP’s junior summer intensive music course and more.

Check out the newest and latest

London International Music Show will see several exhibitors launch major new products and pieces of kit – be the first to see new stuff from the likes of Yamaha, Roland, Allen and Heath.

Take home a souvenir

And not just a T-shirt. Every teacher and music leader who registers will receive a free show bag stuffed with real, useful goodies such as special show offers, vouchers, magazines, CD’s and resource information. Just check in backstage at the exclusive Education Lounge as soon as you arrive.

Meet old friends, make new ones

Relax in our teachers-only Education Lounge – talk to colleagues and meet all our Education Day Partners. There’ll be mini-workshops and taster sessions running in this lounge just for you.

Interact and share your views

This blog will be online in the run-up to show to keep you across the latest news and information. On the day, it will be projected on a giant screen with audio and video highlights and contributions from exhibitors and the public. Got something to say? Send it to the blogmaster on info@thinkagainmedia.co.uk

Also, interact with:

• Exhibitors on their stands and product launches
• Musicians – in the workshops, improv sessions and recitals
• The speakers – at Question Time and the seminars
• Other professionals and music makers — in the Education Lounge and Festival Hall
• The wider world – on the LIMS Facebook, Twitter and chat pages – or, if you’re more old school, the giant chalkboard