Well, technically, we’ve got a wee while to go, but we think we’re worthy of a gold star for enthusiasm at least.
From Wednesday 27 October to Wednesday 3 November 2010 we’ll be banging that drum, tooting that trumpet and generally shouting from the rooftops about the power of music to transform young lives and we want YOU to be part of it.!
Youth Music Week is the biggest annual national celebration of young people’s music making in the world EVER - allegedly.
You can get involved in a whole variety of ways, whether through putting on your own Youth Music Week event, supporting our work by making a donation or joining in with a whole range of eclectic musical extravaganzas taking place across the country.
Whether you’re an aspiring young musical star, music leader, or you’ve never even had the opportunity to pick up a recorder, Youth Music Week is there for you!
It’s also a chance for us to raise vital funds to help us in our mission to transform many more young lives through the power of music.
As you may have gathered we’re getting rather excited. Hope you are too!
Further to my expressions of interest email we are now in a position to take bookings for 18 FREE world music taster workshops* for existing groups of young people aged between 11-19 years in the Nuneaton and Bedworth area!
This is your chance to have a go and see what you think .. the only thing we ask is that you let us have feedback about the session, ie. who was involved and what they thought.
This is all in preparation for our larger youth music programme due to start in the September and so we will also be looking for young people who would like to help us shape our world music delivery in the longer term… so keep you eye out for the keen ones!
To take advantage of this offer
simply complete the booking form and return to Clare Mitchell . (We have below a menu of the types of world music currently available through Global Beats to help you and your group choose)
All of the work must take place as part of “community” type deliver ie. outside of school hours and due to limited funding we may not be able to offer a workshop to everyone…. so get booking asap!
For further information please contact Clare Mitchell 01926 742486, or email claremitchell@warwickshire.gov.uk
*workshops must take place between 7th June -1 August 2010
Are you a youth worker who wants to use music in their work?
Are you musician who wants to work in youth work settings?
Do you want to make new connections, share best practice and try out some practical hands-on options?
Then this is the event for you.
MusicLeader West Midlands, Youth Music, and the Regional Youth Work Unit at GOWM are proud to present this free one-day event exploring how youth workers can support young people making music.
When - Monday 21st June 2010, 9.30am- 3.30pm
Where – mac, Birmingham
The day will include presentations from experienced guest speakers plus a range of participatory workshops covering areas such as:
using music technology
creating spaces for music , and how band building works in practice
working across different musical cultures
using live music - young people as music leaders
To register your interest please contact the MusicLeader West Midlands Office
BBC is currently searching for new musical talent in the BBC Proms Inspire Young Composers’ Competition.
The contest asks young people aged 12-18 to enter an original piece of music (of any genre) for consideration by the BBC Proms judging panel. The winning entry will then be performed by the Aurora Orchestra at the Young Composers’ Concert during the BBC Proms season, as well as being broadcast on BBC Radio 3.
To aid potential composers in their craft, the BBC Proms team has been travelling around the country to offer Composer Labs- covering the basic skills of composition - to groups in Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, London, Manchester and Truro.
However, those who weren’t able to attend the sessions can still benefit, as footage from one of the labs has now been published on the website. The 12 videos introduce topics including melody, harmony, percussion and using the voice, as well as a performance of a Stravinsky piece by the experts hosting the class.
The BBC Proms Inspire Young Composers’ Competition closes on May 28.
BBC Blast and The Poetry Society have partnered up to bring you this year’s SLAMbassadors competition. Six winners will be invited to a two day masterclass event to be held in London with leading UK poets. The winners will also get the chance to show their skills at a live slam poetry event and perform alongside professional poets including Scroobius Pip and Benjamin Zephaniah!
Write an original piece (poem or rap) on the theme of identity and win the chance to perform at a live slam poetry event. Record your original track in less than 60 seconds and upload to our showcase now!
HOW TO ENTER
If you are 13-19 and want to enter the competition send us an audio or video recording of yourself performing your original verse as a rap, song or spoken word in 60 seconds or less.
Musical Futures brings non–formal teaching and informal learning approaches into schools. It aims to make music learning relevant to young people, connect in school and out–of–school experiences, and find ways of engaging all 11–18 year olds in sustainable music making and learning.
‘Musical Futures: An Approach to Teaching and Learning’ guides teachers and practitioners through the ethos and approach of Musical Futures, providing practical advice and a range of resources.The resource is free with a £5 postage and packing charge.
Choral Ambition is a brand new scheme run by the BBC Performing Arts Fund in association with Making Music to provide funding for choirs across the UK. The fund is for adult or youth choirs of any genre. The maximum grant is £5,000, the minimum is £500. The grant can be used for commissioning new music, training and development, masterclasses, workshops and projects to attract new members
Ed Balls – Secretary of State for Children Schools and Families – has announced details of exciting plans for the academic year 2009-2010. A national year of celebrating music will commence in September 2009, encompassing unprecedented opportunities for children and young people across the country to participate in a range of music-related activities.
RNID is the largest charity working to change the world for the UK’s 9 million people who are deaf or hard of hearing. We run the Don’t Lose The Music campaign, which aims to make sure people know how and why to protect their hearing while enjoying music.
Exposure to sounds above 85 decibels over time will damage hearing. Music played at clubs, gigs, in cars, at home and on personal audio equipment can be well above that level. Yet many people do not know the very thing they love could be harming them. We’re campaigning to make sure people know how to protect their hearing while enjoying music.
The campaign is not about
stopping people from going to gigs, clubs, festivals or from using personal audio equipment
preaching to young people or telling people not to listen to music
Available to music projects providing music-making activities to children aged 0-18, Youth Music will be launching their new funding programme on 30 June 2009.
Grants for between £5,000 and £30,000 will be available to projects running for 6 - 24 months. The fund will be available to projects that provide structured, regular and progressive music-making activities for children and young people in support of Youth Music’s 3 goals of working with Early Years, Children and Young People in Challenging Circumstances and Encouraging Talent
To be eligible, projects will need to work with children and young people aged 0-18 years (or up to 25 if they have special educational needs, disabilities or are in detention) and children and young people will be at the heart of the decision making for all projects
The fund will support and promote innovation, partnership working and workforce development.
More: www.youthmusic.org.uk/news/new-youth-music-fund-launches-30-june.html
Warwickshire Youth Arts Network (WYAN) is a unique partnership of organisations that provide cultural activities for young people in Warwickshire. Read More »
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