Community Arts in the High Peak
There is some exciting work going on in the Tall Tales workshops – we have groups running in Gamesley and Fairfield and they have got stuck in to all sorts of music activities, learning about the story of Blue John by Berlie Doherty and putting their own stamp on the ideas for the sounds of the final performance.
But don’t take our word for it – have a look at some of work in progress:
In Fairfield:
and in Gamesley:
Brand new music sessions are running in Gamesley, Glossop and Fairfield, Buxton.
Gamesley sessions run from 23rd April and the next 12 Wednesdays at 4 – 6pm at the Gamesley Community Cafe, Winster Mews.
Fairfield sessions run in the Fairfield Dreamscheme sessions from 29th April and for the next 12 Tuesdays, 6 – 8pm at Fairfield Sure Start on Victoria Park Road.
This programme is funded by the Foundation for Youth Music for two years and there will at least one performance each year. Anyone aged 8+ with an interest in music (you don’t need loads of skills) should come along to see what we are doing. You don’t have to perform at the end just come along and give it a try!
We are working with composer and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Smith who will be leading the activities; Sarah Atter, flautist and percussionist and Caro Churchill, digital and spoken word musician. They are all there to help start off the creativity and everyone will work towards brand new original music for the final performance.
Watch this space for the performance details!
Two projects for the Youth Arts Programme will be getting off the ground this year, having recently received much needed funding from Children in Need and Youth Music.
The Film Cuts Club began life as a pilot in Glossopdale Community College, Learning Support Base, over 2 years ago. The short programme produced the animated film “The Dark Devil” and showed great benefits for the young people who took part. The team at the school were so pleased with the results that we worked together to write an extended programme which could go to other schools in the area as well. Children in Need asked us to make certain changes and re-submit our application, but now they have committed 3 years of funding to help us spread the benefits to three schools in the High Peak. Click here for more information on our plans.
At the same time we have been working with the Peak and Dales Support Centre in Chapel en le Frith, to design a one year programme of music activity. The centre is the only Key Stage 4 Pupil Referral Unit in the High Peak and they are in desperate need of new tools to broaden the education they can offer the pupils registered there. The Music POD will launch in September, click here for more information.