Monday, September 16, 2019

Headquarters Music Services

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'''Headquarters Music Services (HQMS)''' is the entitiy that oversees all 5 [[military bands]] in the [[Royal Air Force]] (RAF).<ref>https://ift.tt/2IcwPGV> Acting as the RAF's version of the [[British Army]]'s [[Corps of Army Music]], it is part of [[Royal Air Force Music Services]], which is the larger organizational body for RAF bands.

The HQMS also provides training courses to all musical personnel and overseers the introduction of new personnel into RAF bands.<ref>https://ift.tt/30th8Sc> The HQMS is based out of [[RAF Uxbridge]] in [[Greater London]].<ref>https://ift.tt/2IcwQdX> The Principle Director of Music, currently [[Wing Commander]] [[Duncan Stubbs]], is the officer in charge of the music service.<ref>https://ift.tt/30okyFE> Stubbs is accompanied bt Squadron Leader Matthew Little is Assistant Director of Music, as well as eight SNCO RAF musicians and two civilians who make up the HQ staff.

Since 1951, bronze and silver medals have been awarded to music students by the HQMS.<ref>https://ift.tt/2IcwQKZ>

==Sources==


==External links==
*[https://ift.tt/30kioa8 RAF Music Services]

[[Category:Royal Air Force music]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 1920]]


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