Like many, when I was learning an instrument as a child, I was brought up on a diet of graded music exams. Solo performance opportunities were, for me, like many, limited to school concerts, and getting a slot in one of these was never guaranteed. But I realise now that while that was my world, others will have journeyed through the syllabuses and classes of their local music festivals. As a teacher, I had no experience of these festivals until I was asked to accompany a student at one about a decade ago. I was encouraged to get involved, and for the past eight years I have been the secretary for the Lichfield Festival of Music. But what are these festivals about, and what, as teachers, can they offer us and our students?
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