Wirksworth Music Centre is a social and educational organisation for children, aged 5 to 18.  It is staffed by professionally qualified musicians and teachers.  It is supported and monitored by Derbyshire County Council.

Although based in Wirksworth, the music centre attracts students from Matlock, Ashbourne, Crich and many local villages.

Welcome

Wirksworth Music Centre has been supporting and teaching young musicians for almost 20 years. The staff and students meet for group music-making on Saturday mornings at Anthony Gell School.

Anyone of school age who is learning an instrument is welcome to join us.  The wide scope of the music centre provides opportunities for the students to play music together in groups suited to their abilities.  Our members range from young beginners to very skilled players of string and wind instruments.  We give them the opportunity to perform in groups for parents and the wider community.

We also have beginner groups for the younger children who are not yet learning an instrument: a music and movement class and a group which introduces children gently to the recorder.  Many of the children are then inspired to start learning an orchestral instrument.