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MusicLeader East Midlands - soundAFFECTS
Working with Children in Challenging Circumstances?
Here’s a date for your 2012 diary!
Thursday 23rd February 2012
9.00am - 4.00pm
soundAFFECTS is a MUST for anyone who has a remit to work with children and young people in challenging circumstance – music teachers and facilitators, workshop leaders, local authority personnel, the voluntary sector and representatives from education, youth and arts organisations.
Delegates will be able to sign up for specialist sessions, presentations and hands on skills-sharing workshops running throughout the day. In addition Arts Council England, Youth Music, Derby City Arts Commissiong will talk about trends and change in funding. Along with the Musicians Union, funders will be available for 121’s through the day although prebooking is advised.
For more information click HERE
MusicLeader East Midlands delivers an Early Years Music network event in Derbyshire as part of a regional series of Early Years Music Events taking place early this year.
The series of events are being hosted by MusicLeader East Midlands and organised by soundLINCS.
MusicLeader East Midlands is aware of the current challenges in the cultural landscape and therefore we are providing these series of events for a nominal attendance fee of £10 for each event.
MusicLeader East Midlands wants to meet you and talk with you to discover your local needs.
For more information see Group Leaders
soundLINCS is delighted to announce our new project bought to you in partnership with Short Breaks Lincolnshire!
More Music workshops for Children with disabilities and their families.
In 14 Village locations around Lincolnshire Music workshops begin in January 2012.
Sessions cost £3 per family and last 2 hours.
For information regarding locations call 01522 510073 or click HERE!
MusicLeader East Midlands is extending its training and professional development opportunities.
Following the success of its soundTRAIN pilot project, MusicLeader East Midlands is offering an exciting diversity of placements to local musicians keen to work with key music providers from across the region in order to develop their practical and professional experience.
The closing date for applications is Monday 9 January. For application packs, contact MusicLeader East Midlands on 01522 510073, email shelley@soundlincs.org or erin.meehan@musicleader.net or visit www.musicleader.net
Root Notes
Root Notes is an 18 week project, with 9 sessions of supported delivery by soundLINCS’ experienced Music Facilitators. The project is in its pilot stage and is currently running in 18 Early Years settings across the county.
Each Early Years Practitioner agrees with their allocated Music Facilitator a number of outcomes which challenge and develop their current music practice. These objectives are about confidence building, creative music provision and cross curricular links. Our Music Facilitators work with the practitioner week by week to design a music project which will help the practitioner build on the specific areas they highlight.
The project follows the pattern of fortnightly visits from the Music Facilitator, who continues music and creative support for the Practitioners & put the steps in place to achieve an identified goal throughout the course of the following fortnight.
It is hoped that each setting will participate in a celebration event of some-kind at the end of the residency. Each setting has to choose a mandatory outcome which lends itself to this possibility, and the Music Facilitator will engage with the setting to support this notion.
Though still in its infancy, the project is receiving delightful reviews from many of the settings involved & we hope very much that Root Notes will continue into 2012-13.
soundLINCS is delighted to once again be working with the Birth to Five Service to offer a pre-selected set of Childminding groups across the county the opportunity to enjoy our Music Sounds Inclusive project. This years’ theme is ‘Music Across the Ages’ and focuses on developing an Early Years music repertoire that encompasses activities suitable for babies, toddlers and young children. We are also offering the groups a one-off evening session which looks at the broader ages that a Childminder may work with during holiday periods and creating musical activities that can be enjoyed by all of the children.
Across Lincolnshire groups of adults from Residential Homes, Support Groups and Singing Groups (and various other groups) are participating in the intergenerational project soundGENERATION. They are taking part in six weeks worth of music making with an experienced music facilitator extending and developing their current musical skills to be part of an online digital composition. Alongside these current sound52 groups from First Notes settings and HeatUp! Groups are submitting sound bites to contribute to this composition as well.
soundLINCS is keen to hear from groups (of those aged over 50) that meet regularly as we still have some free opportunities for participation from Lincolnshire based groups or organisations. Please either call 01522 510073 or email allison@soundlincs.org with details of your group.
Further details including where we are currently running our soundGENERATION projects can be found here.
Grab some great halloween resources from the Sing Up website: www.singup.org
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MusicLeader East Midlands is delighted to be once again working in partnership with Nottingham Trent University to deliver PGCE Secondary Music MusicLeader/Open INSET Project 2011-12
A series of PGCE sessions are open to MusicLeader members. While primarily targeted at secondary music teacher trainees much of the content is appropriate for newly/recently qualified teacher or experienced teachers wishing to engage in CPD. The sessions may also be useful for music leaders wishing to upskill in specific areas or to find out more about issues relating to secondary school music teaching. For more information click on Group Leaders
World Event Young Artists seeks 1,000 young artists for new cultural festival
In September 2012, the first World Event Young Artists (WEYA) launches in Nottingham. A finale to the Cultural Olympiad, WEYA - the first event of its kind - will bring together 1,000 young artists from 120 nations for a ten-day cultural festival across the city from 7th - 16th September 2012.
WEYA is hosted by UK Young Artists (UKYA) and builds on the success of their first inaugural festival (UKYA01) in Derby last October. As well as giving artists a high- profile international platform to show their work, WEYA will provide opportunities to see work from all over the world, collaborate with other like-minded individuals, network and take part in talks and debates.
Applications are invited from across all art forms - from music, dance, theatre and spoken word to film, visual art and fasion - and should be from artists aged between 18 and 30. Successful artists will be chosen by a high profile selection panel comprising curators and programmers from a range of UK art venues.
The closing date for entries is 1st October 2011, with selected artists informed of their success in February 2012. Call for entries for other countries will be announced in different waves throughout the summer.
For more information on how to apply, visit www.youngartists.co.uk
Team soundLINCS recently completed the Lincoln 24 hour Relay for Life in aid of Cancer Research!
We raised over £1,800 for Cancer Research!! Thank you to everyone who took part, supported and sponsored us.
Have a look at our Facebook pics!
We now have an account with SoundCloud
Listen to our recordings here
soundLINCS is delighted to announce the continuation of its 'Making Noise workshops at Arts Centres across Lincolnshire! Please see the whats happening section of the website to find out more.
MusicLeader East Midlands Road Show 2011
Always wanted to be part of a network of like-minded musicians in your area?
Ever felt frustrated that you just can't seem to find your way into working within music education?
Does it seem like there is never the right training course to interest you?
WELL NOW IS THE TIME TO CHANGE ALL THAT!!!
If you work in music, formally or informally as an instrumental teacher, community musician, music animateur, music facilitator, music teacher, then this event is for you!!
Come and join us at the MusicLeader East Midlands Road Show 2011 - a series of five events across 5 counties in the East Midlands Region involving 30 workshops - all different!!
MusicLeader East Midlands wants to meet you, talk with you and discover your local needs.
The Road Show is an opportunity for you to meet new Music Leaders in your area; network and find new skills, share inspirational thoughts, but most importantly - Have your say about what YOU want in your area!!
All events are FREE! - You can join us at as many of the events as you want and partake in food, networking, workshops , information and sharing, and find out more about the services and support available for you from MusicLeader East Midlands.
Click on the dates below for more information and to book your place(s)!!
30th March 2011 - Nottinghamshire
10th April 2011 - Lincolnshire
This conference is being hosted by MusicLeader East Midlands and Sing Up in the East Midlands.
Come and join us to celebrate the achievements of Sing Up in the East Midlands over the past four years, and to explore how we can sustain and develop singing in education in the East Midlands in the future.
If you are involved in music making and singing in either a formal or non-formal, practical or strategic capacity, then this is the event for you. Teachers, music co-ordinators, vocal leaders, freelance music practitioners, local authority arts officers and many others are invited to join us to help build a sustainable framework to ensure singing in and out of schools continues in the East Midlands. The aims of the conference are to:-
* create a solid basis for all those who work within school settings cross sector and ultimately produce an East Midlands Sing Up Directory
* share and develop practices
* establish sustainable networks and potential partnerships
* create an e-book Sing Up Legacy that celebrates the work undertaken in the East Midlands over the last 4 years, depicting events, case studies of the journey of children, teachers, schools' awards, mind shifts, and strategic developments.
"What's in store for the future?" is the question on everyone's minds and keynote topics will address the future of Sing Up and its work, including presentations from Sing Up Awards, Vocal Force and Beyond the Mainstream.
To ensure that you leave the conference full of knowledge and energised to go forward with this exciting work we have a choice of interactive workshops for you.
For more information and to book your place click
Working with Children in Challenging Circumstances Is the latest in our CPD series with MusicLeader East Midlands.
The session is being delivered by Phil Mullen at The Deepings Community Centre, 2 Douglas Road, Market Deeping, Lincolnshire PE6 8PA from 10.00am - 4.00pm on Saturday 21st May 2011.
See Group Leaders for more info.
The course fee is £30 for MusicLeader members and £60 for non-MusicLeader members.
Not yet registered as a MusicLeader member? Visit our website www.musicleader.net to register for free and take advantage of the saving for this training at the reduced fee!
Spaces on this course are limited and on a first come, first served basis so please contact Shelley on 01522 510073 or email shelley@soundlincs.org
MusicLeader East Midlands Development Needs Analysis (DNA) Sessions
Our DNA service is for registered MusicLeader members who have at least 1 year’s music leading experience.
The DNA service provides music leaders with a chance to access tailor made 1-2-1 career advice and guidance as delivered by our guidance professional Rachel Mallows.
We can now offer a DNA package of two 1 hour DNA sessions instead of the previous 1 hour session with follow up phone call. Following some research and evaluation MusicLeader East Midlands has recognised that an additional 1 hour DNA session is invaluable and can offer a stronger level of service than before.
The DNA package with two 1 hour DNA sessions is provided at a fantastic cost of £50 (£25 per session). This is a great saving allowing you to access £500 worth of career advice at a massive discounted rate!
The additional DNA session is optional, however, we feel that this really does provide the level of service and support that music leaders will find invaluable.
If you would like to book a DNA session please contact us today by calling 01522 510073 or emailing shelley.spink@musicleader.net
* * Yes, Lincolnshire Did it Again * *
1,000 pupils from 48 schools in 7 clusters from throughout Lincolnshire took part in a spectacular celebration of singing on National Sing Up Day, Wednesday 9 February 2011. Photos and recordings will be uploaded onto our website soon.
The entire performance was recorded and webcast live watched by classmates, teachers, family and friends throughout the county, possiby the country, and who knows - maybe the world!
Watch again, or for the first time via this link:
Celebrating National Sing Up Day 2011
soundLINCS is delighted to have been awarded an Igniting Ambition Award of £6,000 for the Junk Sculpture Experience. Part of the Cultural Olympiad initiative across Lincolnshire for 2011, soundLINCS will work in partnership with Lincolnshire Sports Partnership, appearing at around 10 events between July and September 2011. Inspired by traditional music and movement elements at sports events (think cheerleaders, 'We'll never walk alone' or the vuvuzela at the South African World Cup 2101) soundLINCS will deliver drop-in sessions before, during and after big sports events.
Marc Rhodes, Events Officer at the Lincolnshire Sports Partnership says:
"Dance and the Junk Sculpture will fit in perfectly with our aim to get children taking part and having a go at sport and physical activity. The World Cup in South Africa showed how well music, culture and sport can interact with each other and this is a great time to capitalise on that."
Follow the website to keep updated with our project as it develops. If you want to suggest a sports event that could host the Junk Sculpture experience next year, we would be very pleased to hear from you!
Pupils at 99 per cent of Lincolnshire Primaries now sing every day.
MusicLeader East Midlands is pleased to announce that Lincolnshire Music Service has opened up places to MusicLeader members on their Early Years training programme, "Introduction to Early Years Music".
The session is a 2½ hour introduction to the Early Years Music programme, based around the Colourstrings approach (www.colourstrings.co.uk). Colourstrings is a programme specifically for age 0 - 5 years, which can then go on through all ages up to Conservatoire level.
The session will be led by Chris Rogers (Lincolnshire Music Service Strings Team Leader) on 4th January 2011 from 1.30pm - 4.pm.
Venue: Lincolnshire Showground, Grange-de-Lings,Lincoln,LN2 2NA.
Places are restricted and will be allocated on a 'first come, first served' basis at a cost of £15 for MusicLeader members.
Contact shelley.spink@musicleader.net to book your place!
We have several training opportunities available in January 2011:
Music From Around the World
Composition for GCSE
Indian Music in the Classroom
Vocational Music Education
These training days are part of Nottingham Trent University's PGCE course but have been opened up to Music Leader members by Music Leader East Midlands hosted by soundLINCS. Please see our Group Leaders page for more information and how to book.
MusicLeader East Midlands is pleased to announce that 20 places are on offer to registered MusicLeader members to subscribe to the Northamptonshire Artists in Learning Network at Early Bird rates.
Deadline for subscriptions is Friday 26th November 2010!!
Register for free to become a member of MusicLeader and take advantage of the savings in this fantastic offer!
To subscribe contact shelley.spink@musicleader.net or call 01522 510073
There are many benefits to becoming a member of the network. Please also be aware that some of the services provided will become exclusive opportunities, for network members / certain levels of network members. If you wish to be in the Creative Practitioners Directory, for example, this will now only be available to members of the Artists in Learning Network. However training may still be accessed by non members at full non member rate.
Are you starting out in music leading? Book your place on Start Up!
Our new Start Up programme gives musicians an informal introduction to the diverse world of music leading. We will help you to identify relevant work and training opportunities in music education, and inform you of 'what's going on' regionally and nationally.
MusicLeader Start Up is ideal for those who are curious about a career in music leadership - you may be about to graduate or, you might even be considering a career change. Start Up may also be useful for more established practitioners who would like a refresher on the 'basics.'
Be prepared for an information-packed and insightful day! You'll get to talk to staff from MusicLeader East Midlands as well as network with other members from the region. Best of all, MusicLeader Start Up is free for all MusicLeader members!
We have the following Start Up events coming up!
- 15th November - 6.30pm - 8.30pm - Britannia House, Rushmills, Bedford Road, Northampton NN4 7YB
- 17th November- 1.00pm - 3.30pm at Nottingham City Music Services, College Street Centre, Nottingham
If you would like to book a place please contact us today by calling 01522 510073 or email shelley.spink@musicleader.net / east-midlands@musicleader.net
Not already a MusicLeader member? Register today at www.musicleader.net
MusicLeader East Midlands (hosted by soundLINCS), Opus and Musique & Santé introduce 'Music in Healthcare Settings' Training - a week long training programme for musicians interested in working in healthcare settings or those wishing to further develop their skills and experience in this area. The training is at:
PridePark, Derby
6 to 10 December 2010
See our Group Leaders page for full details.
Please apply quickly as places are limited.
Are you aged 12 - 18?
At a loose end this half term?
(25th—29th October)
Interested in Music and Art?
This is the project for you!
As part of celebrations for Youth Music Week 2010 soundLINCS and our team of Voltage volunteers are running a week of free activities for anyone aged 12-18 years at The Collection in Lincoln. Get your creative juices flowing!
The theme for the week is `Teen Life In 2010` so it’s all about you.
Monday to Wednesday 25-27th Oct
10am - 12:30pm Work with our experienced Music Facilitators in the morning to make your own track
· Learn how to write lyrics,
· Sample instruments,
· Build beats
Bring your own instrument if you’d like.
The finished tracks will be available to download from the soundLINCS' website www.soundlincs.org
12:30pm - 1pm Lunch - Please bring a packed lunch.
1pm - 4pm Visual Artist, Marion Sanders, will take you on a creative journey, helping you design your own artwork for display at the end of the week.
Pass It On - 1,000 voices at The Epic Centre
Schools across Lincolnshire have been working with hard with soundLINCS, as part of our Youth Music funded Sing Up Area Leader programme,to achieve Gold and Platinum Sing Up status over the past 26 months. We are delighted that our county now has 5 Platinum Awards (out of 43 in England and Wales) and 11 Gold Awards.
Almost every school in Lincolnshire has now signed up to the Sing Up website, which provides free singing resources for teachers. All teachers can register with Sing Up, so if you are not sure if your school in signed up, you can sign up at www.singup.org/registration
Gold and Platinum Sing Up status rewards teachers and pupils for outstanding work in singing. This means that they have been aiming high and developed valuable musical skills. We say WELL DONE!
To celebrate their achievements we have invited these schools to Sing Up at a major one-day event at the Epic Centre, Lincolnshire Showground on Tuesday 19 October. Called Pass It On, this day of workshops and performances will give voice to pupils from 11 schools and culminate in a performance of a song specially written for the day, entitled (not surprisingly) Pass It On! The challenge for our schools is that they have to learn the song in a day – they have never heard it before.
Why ‘Pass It On’?
Achieving Platinum and Gold status is all about legacy and sharing. Award-winning schools are invited to share their experiences, knowledge and skills with other schools, in order to help them make the most of singing opportunities. We hope that our Pass It On event inspires participating schools to do just that.
For more information phone us on 01522 510073 or email Colin Reed: co
Earlyarts In the East Midlands and soundLINCS presents Composing and Songwriting in Early Years Settings Training
On 21st October 2010 at soundLINCS, Garmston Court, 18 St Martin's Lane, Lincoln LN2 1HY
10.00 am – 4.00 pm (Coffee available from 9.30am)
These workshops will cover how to develop and arrange ideas and to create songs with and for early years. This is suitable for absolute beginners, as well as more experienced practitioners who would like to try some new ideas. Composing is great fun for kids and a fantastic way to encourage creativity, explore rhyme and meter and to develop pulse and rhythm.
For: Artists, early years practitioners, heads of centres, cultural managers, local authority advisors, early years professionals, arts or cultural organisations… anyone who would like to join in with music activities and Early Years children!
Book your place online at www.earlyarts.co.uk