Past
Projects
- by name
Welcome
to Past Projects.
This page currently describes projects that have been completed since the website
was originally published in June 2003.
When a project is complete, the information is simply transferred to Past Projects
without alteration to dates or in some cases the use of the present tense.
soundLINCS was established in June 1998, which means that there are 5
years of completed projects waiting in our dusty files to transfer onto this
page. We're working on it! The projects in alphabetical order are as follows
:-
321 offers creative opportunities for groups of Key Stage 2 children together with their teachers and all support staff working with them. It is being facilitated by 2 experienced soundLINCS music facilitators and an experienced Lincolnshire based composer.
The first two phases of 321 are now completed, with great success! Between January and July, we have worked with 24 primary schools (a total of over 700 young people!) to create 24 original school songs, plus eight separate versions of the 321 Project Theme Tune ‘Superheroes’ (written by Dan McCaughern). This project was conducted in partnership with the Lincolnshire County Music Service, so our thanks go to them, to the young people and teachers who participated so enthusiastically, and to everyone who worked so hard on making it an event to remember. For photos of the two performances please go to the gallery.
11-15 year olds participated in DJing workshops on 1st August 2007 in which they learnt basic DJing skills.
From the 12th – 14th July 2007, the Sherwood Forest Visitors Centre was host for Junk workshops which culminated in a performance at the end of each day. Participants of the project felt that they have achieved that they can “make music using anything” and that it was “inspirational!” Furthermore, they felt that a rewarding experience of the project had been that “Children are more aware of their environment” and had “Enhanced children’s experiences”.
– 4 children aged 5-16 years participated in DJ & Music Technology workshops on 16th/17th April 2008 in which they learnt basic DJing skills, mixing and scratching; and put together a track and recorded their voices. The children found the sessions rewarding, fun, interesting and challenging and wished “it would go on forever, that’s how good it was!” “Out of this world – GREAT”
Our workshops at Alford Manor House continue over the summer with two days of African Drumming and two days of Samba.
From September 2006 soundlincs will be providing PPA cover for Amberhill Primary School in the form of weekly Junk Percussion workshops. Children at the school will be able to have a go at making junk instruments as well as learning various rhythms.
On the 19th April 2007, soundLINCS will be providing DJ workshops at Lincoln Arboretum from 4:00pm-8:00pm. The DJ workshops will make up a small part of the various activities provided on the night by Lincolnshire Youth Service.
On the 22nd, 23rd and 24th of July, Rufford County Park played host to a three
day junk workshop. The first two sessions were closed to the public and made
available for groups that Nottinghamshire Next Stage work with, such as members
of the miners' welfare and social services day centres. The third day event
was opened to the general public. Participants will be using recycled instruments
to develop a piece as a group that can be shared through an informal performance
at the end of the session. The themes of these workshops are carnival, music
and environmental arts.
On the 13th and 14th August, soundlincs will be taking over the bandstand at
Lincoln Arboretum to lead both Early Years and general music workshops. The
workshops aim to get both parents and young children involved in music, as
well as giving slightly older children the chance to have a go on various
drums and learn new rhythms.
On the 25th July, Auburn Holiday Club will hold the first of four two-hour
Special needs workshops. The workshops will focus on various aspects of music
such as rhythms, tempo and composition. The next three workshops will be held
on 1st August, 8th August and 15th August.
As part of the 2006 Diverse
celebrations on the 8th August, soundLINCS will once again be
running a Battle of the Bands competition. The competition will be decided by
three judges, with the winners receiving free recording time at a local studio.
If you would like to enter your band, please contact the office on 01522 510073.
Remember places are strictly limited!!!
All the pupils in the school participated in music-making sessions during three days of workshops.
On the 22nd June, soundlincs will be providing a drop-in style workshop for
0-5 year olds and their parents at Boston Central Park, from 10:00am –
12:00pm.
The fun day has been organised to celebrate National Childminding Week, with the theme ‘Make Chatter Matter’! The day will be an informal picnic with soundlincs providing the opportunity for children to ‘have a go’ with the First Notes Music Kit.
The fun day has been organised to celebrate National Childminding Week, with the theme ‘Make Chatter Matter’! The day will be an informal picnic with soundlincs providing the opportunity for children to ‘have a go’ with the First Notes Music Kit.
As part of the 2006 Lincoln Book Festival in June, soundLINCS
will be working with various groups of young people to create songs and noises
to accompany passages from a book. The book is based upon WWI and participants
will be able to use a range of musical instruments to compose and create
appropriate sounds.
On the 30th July and 3rd August 2007, Bourne Youth Centre will be opening its doors to young people wanting to try their hand at DJ’ing. soundLINCS will be there from 11:00am-1:00pm both days to give a ‘hands-on’ experience.
An exciting week of sessions is scheduled to take place at Bourne Youth Centre, including rock and pop workshops and voice coaching sessions, leading up to the creation of a CD for participants.
Bourne Youth Centre was host to DJing workshops on 30th July and 3rd August 2007 in which young people participated in scratching, performing basic DJ skills, mixing, music selection, placing the needles and timing.
Pupils from across the school took part in these sessions in which they learnt a five-part rhythm using djembes and a variety of percussion instruments and created their own rhythms which they performed. Very successful sessions which pupils found, “Very rewarding, extremely fun…Enjoyed it immensely!”
Participants aged 12-18 years attended music technology sessions provided over a period of 10 weeks at the Youth Centre.
The 22 young people participating in drumming workshops on 10th June 2008 learnt drumming rhythms that they wished to utilize in a drama production they were performing soon after.
As part of the Youth Services Go For It project, Branston
Hall Hotel will play host to four DJ workshops on the 23rd February 2006. The
two hour sessions will introduce young people to the basics of DJ’ing and more
advanced skills such as turntablism.
On the 15th June 2006 soundLINCS will be working with children from
Branston Infant and Junior School to create Junk Percussion chants. The chants
will be based upon a ‘World cup’ theme with each group representing a different
country.
Saturday 4th
March 2006 will see soundlincs providing DJ workshops as part of Brookenby
Community Centre’s activity day. If the taster is successful, it is hoped that
a HeatUp! DJ residency will begin at Brookenby Youth Centre catering for 12-18
year olds.
St Peter and St Pauls C of E Primary School will play host to 13 weeks of
composition music workshops, commencing 7th September. The main focus for the
workshops will be to compose/create original music using a variety of
instruments and techniques.
From September 2006 soundLINCS will be providing PPA cover at St Peter and St Paul Primary School in Burgh le Marsh. A soundLINCS facilitator will be running weekly Vocal workshops which will culminate in an end of year performance.
The young children from Children 1st at Breedon House, Newark participated in an Early Years Music workshop on 19th December 2007.
A fantastic opportunity for anyone who fancies having a go at junk percussion. As part of the CfBT Arts Celebration, the soundlincs junk sculpture will be at Lincoln Castle on 6th July, and our facilitators will be providing open workshops throughout the day. Also look out for a fantastic performance from Birchwood Junior School who will be giving a taster performance of their own composition for the 321 Project (in conjunction with Lincolnshire Music Service).
On Saturday 25th June from 10:00am-4:00pm, sound52 have been invited to run
three workshops as part of the Childrens Links Playfest. The idea behind this
project is that the work of sound52 and First Notes can be demonstrated to
Early Years Practitioners, using examples of workshop techniques and the
instruments that are contained within a First Notes kit.
On the 9th November, 2004 two soundlincs facilitators will be holding a training
session for Childrens Links workers at the Kings Hotel in Grantham. The practitioners
involved work with children between the ages of 2-14 years. Therefore the session
will cover different styles of workshoping for the different age groups and
also introduce various musical instruments that can be used.
Young people from Wellies Kids Club and Horncastle Youth Centre participated in vocal workshops held on 14th & 16th April 2008 and 5th & 12th June 2008. The young people learnt dance routines to accompany their vocal work to music.
11 children aged 5-11 years took part in a CPM session on 17th April 2008 in which they learnt how to play notes and chords on the guitars, different rhythms. At the culmination of the session, the children performed a short song together. The session was successful as the children felt they had learned new skills and in particular a participant wishes to develop their knowledge and continue to learn how to play the guitar.
On the 16th, 17th and 18th April 2007 soundLINCS will be providing workshops in the above genres for the Holiday Kids club at Horncastle Youth Centre. This project has been put together by Children’s Links with the aid of funding from Youth Music.
12 children participated in the sessions which enabled them to DJ, Rap and produce tracks. The children wrote two pieces of music and lyrics which they then recorded over their tracks.
Come and Play is a Youth Music project in partnership with Kids Club Network,
Children’s Links and soundLINCS. The project offers exciting percussion
opportunities for children aged 5-11 in 5 after school venues within the Gainsborough
Area.
Participants from each venue will enjoy a 10 week workshop residency exploring percussion instruments. Their compositions will be performed at the Lincolnshire Children’s Links Playfest to be held at Horncastle College on June 29th 2003.
The 5 settings are:
Participants from each venue will enjoy a 10 week workshop residency exploring percussion instruments. Their compositions will be performed at the Lincolnshire Children’s Links Playfest to be held at Horncastle College on June 29th 2003.
The 5 settings are:
- Benjamin Adlard Community Primary School, Gainsborough.
- Charles Baines Community Primary School, Gainsborough.
- Hemswell Cliff Primary School, Hemswell Cliff, Gainsborough
- North County Primary School, Gainsborough
- Parish Church Primary School, Gainsborough
On
the 26th of June, Horncastle became the venue for thirty children taking part
in the Come and Play Playfest. The workshops focused mainly on different types
of percussion, allowing the children to explore the instruments at their own
pace.
A total of six African Drumming workshops were held at Stamford Y.M.C.A and
Grantham Youth Centre between October 2004 and February 2005. Twenty participants
took part and received a basic grounding in drumming techniques and various
rhythms. The last two sessions were dedicated to rehearsing three pieces that
were to be shown at the final performance.
A taster workshop held on the 15th June at TeenSeen, Gainsborough allowed young
people to experience and perform contemporary popular music, trying their hand
at all associated instruments, including drums, electric and acoustic guitars,
bass guitars, keyboards and vocals. Also song writing skills and approaches
were introduced, resulting in a composition by the participants. Both established
and first time players got involved, with the session focusing towards the performance
of the rehearsed songs. Due to the individuals involved having little opportunity
within their area for engaging with other musicians and creating bands, this
was an excellent chance for them to experience the 'ins and outs' of instrument
playing and band cohesion
Funding: Connexions and sound52
Hitting Out! is a series
of open-air contemporary music concerts conceived to be performed in Lincoln's
City Square. The project developed from a successful pilot concert, which took
place as part of the Jubilee day celebrations held in June 2002.
The basic concept behind the project is to develop the thriving Lincoln contemporary popular (CPM) music scene. The aim is not only to provide free quality entertainment for passers by and fans, but also to allow local and regional artistes an open platform to broaden their 'fan-base'.
From the positive level of feedback from last year's concert and subject to suitable funding, we are confident that an open and musically unbiased programme will enhance the summer months. Working with EmmNet, Lincoln will be able to allow local acts the opportunity to perform out of the city to a wider audience.
In addition to these benefits for Lincoln artistes and audiences, we will also be able to enjoy quality acts from across the region performing for free in the city centre.
A regional Gig Swap
project called In Transit was developed by The Network in 2002. Subsequent to an
initial taster in November of that year, substantial funding was drawn down in
2003 through the then East Midlands Arts (ACE-EM). The taster for the project
started as part of a national initiative in November 2002 in conjunction with
The Underground Music Network (UMN). The Network assisted UMN with development
for the project through funding to support the UMN advertising campaign. The UMN
project has now moved on to it's second year and again is in receipt of support
from EmmNet, both through advocacy and finance.
Leicester 3rd May
Mansfield 11th May
Northampton 18th May
Lincoln 24th May
Derby 1st June
Nottingham 3rd June (gig only!).
In Transit is a series of industry seminars and live gigs across the region allowing local bands in each area the opportunity to break away from the restrictions of playing locally. In Transit will subsidise, fees, production equipment and publicity enabling artistes and promoters the opportunity to promote acts that would not normally be able to appear at local events.
The performance days will start with an afternoon seminar with representatives from across the business giving advice and information about all aspects of the business. The final hour of the seminars will be given over to a 'Demo-Panel' where local acts will bring their recordings along to the panel for guidance and criticism.
Dates:Leicester 3rd May
Mansfield 11th May
Northampton 18th May
Lincoln 24th May
Derby 1st June
Nottingham 3rd June (gig only!).
Following on from the success of the first round of this project, children in public care will once again be given the opportunity to compose their own songs at the Earlsfield Youth Centre.
Creative Music Making Opportunities for Foster Children and Foster Carers in South Lincolnshire – 5th July – Singing and Songwriting, DJ and Music Production (Age 9-19)
A full day of music workshops at Earlsfield Youth Centre, Grantham, will be offered free to foster children. No previous experience is required, as the workshops are designed to be fun, accessible and involving.
Following 12 primary schools each undertaking a 6 session residency over 12 weeks (which saw the creation of a school song and verses to a centrally composed piece), the final sharings of the project took place at The Meres Centre Grantham on 1st April and Springfields Exhibition Centre on 3rd April 2008. Each performance involved around 200 children plus Wider Opps groups of schools performing samba/ whole string playing.
As part of the 2006 Diverse
event on 8th August soundLINCS will be offering young people
the chance to have a go at African Drumming and DJ’ing in a series of music
workshops.
As part of Diverse Festival we will be providing workshops in DJ-ing and African Hand Drumming throughout the day at Manby Motorplex, Louth.
soundLINCS provided a trainee teacher training workshop on 31st October 2007 to enable trainee teachers to use instruments and gain skills and techniques to teach music to children.
Sessions continuing over five consecutive weeks will lead up to recording a CD for participants to take away at Earlsfield in Grantham, both in the rock and pop genre, and also samba. This project is being run in conjunction with the Community Leisure Office for South Kesteven District Council.
On the 25th and 26th August 2006 a soundlincs DJ will be in Lincoln City town centre giving young people the opportunity to have ago at DJ’ing. These workshops have been provided by the Lincoln Business Improvement Group.
Held in conjunction with the East Lindsey Diversity Festival, the annual soundlincs Battle of the Bands competition will take place on 30th July 2005. Bands will be offered a twenty minute set in which to impress the judges, with a prize of recording time in a studio up for grabs. If you wish to enter your band into this event, please contact soundlincs on 01522 510073. Please note, priority will be given to those bands from the East Lindsey And Boston areas, and places are allocated on a strictly first-come-first-served basis.
On the 30th July, the East Lindsey Diversity Festival will play host to the launch of the sound52 DJ’ing programme. The festival will be launched with a fantastic four-way DJ mix, provided by sound52 Music Facilitators. Following this, young people will be able to have a go themselves as the first sound52 DJ’ing workshops take place.
Funded by sound52
11 young people aged 14-17 years took part in vocal, songwriting, DJ’ing, music technology and dance workshops during 22nd – 26th October 2007. The workshops concluded with an informal sharing that was attended by participants’ parents, carers and family members, project partners and invited guests. The young people were extremely enthused by the whole experience.
On the 21st March 2007, St Sebastian’s School in Great Gonerby will play host to a Father/Child hand-drumming workshop organised by the YMCA. The workshop will give both the children and adults a chance to explore the instrument and various rhythms together.
13 participants aged 5 – 20+ took part in a CPM workshop in which they created a piece of music using drums and guitars and vocals, together with their own original lyrics and which was performed at the end of the session.
On the 26th October, 2nd and 16th November, young people at Sleaford Foyer will be given the opportunity to experience modern music techniques, including DJ’ing and computer based music production. The young people will be using their new found techniques to compose a short piece of music which will be played during their fashion show, to be held later in the year.
On the 30th July, two groups of thirty-two pupils from the ages of 5-11 will take part in a junk workshop at St. Hugh's School in Grantham. This innovative workshop will allow for creative Junk instrument making and performance, with the children being led through basic rhythms and techniques, before being encouraged to compose their own.
In honor of the grand opening of Gainsborough’s Adventure Playground soundlincs will be providing some outdoor African Drumming sessions on the 2nd August 2006.
As part of the Gainsborough College Open Day on the 18th February 2006, soundlincs will be providing a drop-in style DJ workshop for young people to have a go on the decks under the guidance of a professional DJ.
From 26th April to 15th July 2007, soundLINCS will be giving the pupils at Gartree School a chance to have a go at Rock and Pop as part of their after School club. The children are hoping to perform at Lincoln Castle on 15th July as part of the cfbt Arts Celebration event.
On the 7th of July, the most gifted and talented pupils from a cluster of secondary schools were allowed the opportunity to participate in dance, drama, music, visual art and photography workshops. The music workshops involved guitars, bass, drum kits, and vocals. Alongside this, some participants brought their own, more classical orientated instruments, such as cornets, flutes and saxophones. After the bassists had come up with a basic riff that could be easily transposed to other instruments, the participants were split up into four sections depending upon the instrument they were playing. Once a basic melody had been established for each of the four sections, the vocalists were able to create lyrics in accordance to the mood of the chords and the emotions it provoked. The final composition was performed at the end of the day, after other themes within music had been explored, such as the way music in horror film scores could be used to create tension and mood.
On 30th and 31st July and 11th August 2007, North Hykeham Youth Centre will be hosting three DJ workshops as part of their Go For It holiday activities.
Gosberton and Clough Community Primary School played host to two contemporary popular music workshops and three junk workshops during their arts week, which commenced on the 15th June. The contemporary popular music workshop allowed children to play instruments such as guitars and drums, alongside vocal development sessions introducing techniques such as harmonisation. The junk workshops explored the different sounds that could be obtained from various pieces of junk before moving onto rhythm and tempo. The children's newly developed skills were then transferred into a performance of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" in front of another class. The children thoroughly enjoyed the week and took with them a basic grounding in the principles of music.
Funding: Gosberton Primary School, South Holland District Council, soundlincs (In kind).
From 5th June to 10th July 2007, Grantham Church School will be inviting soundLINCS to run six weeks worth of after School activities. The children will get the opportunity to experience hand drumming as well as general song-writing during the course of the project.
For three days, beginning 22nd August, Grantham Guildhall will be hosting Rock and Pop workshops during both the morning and afternoons, allowing young people the opportunity to learn basic skills as well as encouraging them to play together in a band style format.
Funded by sound52
On the 10th, 11th and 12th of August, the Guildhall Arts Centre in Grantham will play host to 3 days of Samba workshops between 10:00am and 1:30pm. The workshops will be focusing on the various rhythms that feature in Samba music, and also looking at the different instruments that are played together to make a Samba band. If you are interested in participating in these workshops, please contact the Guildhall Arts Centre on 01476 406158.
On the 5th and 6th August 2006 Grantham Youth Centre will play host to a soundlincs Rock and Pop workshop including tuition on drums, guitars and Vocals. The young people will also be given the opportunity to have a go at songwriting.
The 9th, 16th and 23rd August 2005, will see soundlincs working with children aged 5-11 as part of the Grantham play scheme. The United Reformed Church will host the workshops and provide the opportunity for participants to explore the instruments in a First Notes kit and learn basic drumming rhythms.
On 19th June, soundlincs were asked to perform a JunkGroove piece as part of the entertainment for the Youth Games at The Meres Centre in Grantham. Cherry Willingham Youth Centre took up the challenge and performed the routine they created for the ClassicCombo performance in February.
Funded by sound52
June 30th, July 7th and July the 14th saw Carlton Road Kids After School Club host six musical workshops for Children from the ages of 4-11. The varied 45minute workshops allowed the participants to experience general music themes, some based upon the idea of 'school'.
– 42 participants aged from 5 years and under up to 20+ participated in this outdoor community event on 5th April 2008 and braved the changeable weather conditions – rain – hale and the occasional sunshine!
As part of the sound52 HeatUp! project, the Guildhall Arts Centre will host workshops in Rock and Pop on the 7th, 8th and 9th August 2006. These workshops will not only provide tuition on various instruments, but also how to form a band.
Continuing with its ongoing success, Grantham Guildhall Arts Centre will be holding a first Notes style residency every Monday morning from 4th June to 16th July 2007. Each session will explore a different element of music and will be fun and interactive for both the child and the parent.
The 9th January 2006 will see the start of the open gospel workshops at The Guildhall, Grantham. Following the success of the sound52 residencies previously held at the Centre, the Guildhall will continue to provide the opportunity for young people to experience and learn this Vocal genre. The workshops are held on Mondays, 4:30pm-6:00pm. Please contact the Guildhall on 01476 406158 for more details.
Year 3 and 4 pupils from Amber Hill Primary School, Gipsey Bridge Primary School, New York Primary School, Frithville Primary School, Butterwick Primary School and Partney Primary School participated in drumming workshops on 6th, 9th, 11th and 16th June 2008. The children learnt five-part rhythms and created their own rhythms. The sessions culminated in group performances.
On the 12th and 13th April 2007, Hartsholme Primary School will play host to a DJ’ing and a Rock and Pop workshop. The workshops are being put on by Lincolnshire Youth Service and form part of their Go For It! programme of activities.
On the 31st May and 1st June 2007 soundLINCS will be providing two hour African Drumming and Vocal workshops at Hartsholme Primary School. The workshops are being put on by Lincolnshire Youth Service and form part of their Go For It! programme of activities.
On the 7th September 2005, Hartsholme Primary School will commence a seven week music residency which will focus on themes and issues surrounding the Second World War. The children will be given the opportunity to compose their own pieces of music which will be performed in a play at the end of term.
Following the success of the workshops at Hartsholme Primary School before Christmas, soundlincs will be returning to provide workshops in composition, songwriting and performance. These workshops will be based on a World War One theme.
From 28th February to 4th April 2007, soundLINCS will be providing PPA cover for Hartsholme Primary School in the form of weekly general music sessions.
From 7th June to 19th July 2007, soundLINCS will be providing PPA cover for Hartsholme Primary School in the form of weekly general music sessions.
Pupils from Year 6 participated in 3 music production workshops in which they created a CD master of tracks they had created and edited to utilize in a Fashion Show at the school. The event was a success - “The children thoroughly enjoyed it and the end product is just what we wanted!”
On the 15th August 2006 Hemswell Cliff Youth Centre will play host to a soundlincs DJ workshop as part of their summer activities.
On the 24th August 2006 soundlincs will be providing an hour of African Drumming at Holbeach Youth Centre as part of their ‘Culture around the world’ day.
As part of the Youth Services Go For It! project, Holbeach Youth Centre will be providing JunkGroove workshops on the 25th and 26th February 2006. The workshops will give young people the opportunity to experiment with fusing Junk Percussion and Contemporary Dance moves.
The afternoon of 29th July 2007 will see soundLINCS attending a hog roast celebration organised by Home From Home Care Ltd. As part of the activities all attendees will have the opportunity to join in hand drumming and junk workshops.
As part of Horncastle Youth Centre’s Go For It programme soundlincs will be providing Samba workshops on the 22nd and 24th August 2006.
The 8th September will see the start of a 6 week pilot scheme with children from 2-3 years of age. Horncastle Tiny Tots will play host to a First Notes style residency, looking at the basic elements of music such as pitch, dynamics and tempo.
The 25th July will see the start of the Horncastle Summer Vocal workshops at Horncastle Youth Centre. Over the course of 4 weeks, soundlincs will deliver a total of 24 Vocal workshops to young people involved on the Youth Centre’s summer programme. The Vocal workshops will fit in with the Youth Centre’s four weekly themes of Eastern, African, European and American cultures.
Funded by sound52
On the 2nd March 2004 over 100 Grantham children took part in five general music projects at Hunting Tower Primary School, Grantham as part of their arts week. The sessions included mixtures of warm up/name games, exploring instruments, rhythm games, singing and song writing. The children were actively encouraged to explore and develop their own ideas throughout the day by involving themselves in activities, which provided a broad musical 'taster'.
A grand performance by over one hundred children on June 18th, 2004 marked the end of three Junk workshops held at Waddington All Saints Primary School. After basic introductions to the different types of instruments, the children were able to split into groups and compose their own piece, which was developed along the theme of earth and pollution.
After a hugely successful contemporary popular music taster at Teen Seen, Gainsborough, the 27th of July sees soundlincs returning with a taster in Junk music. Participants between the ages of 13-19 will be able to create their own instruments from junk and receive a thorough grounding in basic rhythms and techniques.
During March and April 2006, soundlincs in partnership with Children’s Links will be providing 9 groups of school children with the opportunity to record and write their own tracks.
Music Facilitators will spend five sessions with young people from each of these schools
- Aby School (Mablethorpe)
- Earl Of Dysart School (Grantham)
- Grantham Church High School (Grantham)
- Birchwood School (Lincoln)
- Hartsholme School (Lincoln)
- Usher Junior School (Lincoln)
- Boston Carlton Road School (Boston)
- Boston Park School (Boston)
- Belton Lane School (Grantham)
These first four sessions will involve the young people writing and rehearsing their tracks, with the final session put aside to record the track. The tracks from all 9 Schools will then be put together to create a compilation CD of the project.
On the 16th November 2005, the Heighington social club for the blind and partially sighted will be opening its doors to soundlincs to provide music workshops to their members. Participants of all ages will be given the opportunity to try out various musical instruments and compose their own piece of music.
On the 11th August, Washingborough Village Hall will host a two-hour drumming session for children aged 4- Kidz 4 Us (NK) – Percussion 12 years. The workshop will give the children the opportunity to learn basic drum rhythms, as well as keeping the beat together in a larger group.
The 9th of August marked the beginning of a fun packed week for members of the Woodhall Wizards Childrens Centre in Woodhall Spa, occurring as part of the 'Kids Club Holiday Club'. The sessions involved basic rhythm exercises, before moving on to percussion and junk instruments. Also elements of song-writing and story telling were added, allowing the children to use the instruments in creating appropriate sound effects. Towards the end of the week, the children were able to come up with basic melodies and lyrics, creating four songs that were performed at the end of the session. After the week was over the children had not only gained a basic understanding of rhythm and such related areas, but had also increased in confidence and their ability to perform in front of, and with other people.
The 4th November saw four Junk workshops and a performance happening at Earlsfield Community Forum for 6-11 year olds. The Junk workshops were part of a fun day which involved activities such as mask-making, art work and drama. A total of 32 young people took part which culminated in a performance for the other artists at the end of the day-a great time was had by all!
On the 6th October, 2004 the Summit Centre in Kirkby in Ashfield played host to two Junk workshops for a group of 70-88 year olds. The workshops covered techniques such as basic clapping games, how to use the Junk, and playing individual beats. Although both of the workshops were brief, they proved to be good fun for everybody.
On the 30th May Kirton Youth Centre will be holding a community day with the aim to bring people of all ages together to experience various activities. For this soundlincs will be providing an all day DJ’ing workshop.
On the 31st March, 2004 young people from North Hykeham received a full day of computer based music technology workshops from soundLINCS. The participants involved were provided with the opportunity to make music on various programmes such as Cubasis.
On the 7th May, 2005, soundlincs have been invited to the Lincoln and North Hykeham Early Years Forum at the University of Lincoln, to provide two Early Years practitioner workshops. The workshops will aim to look at the exploration of creative music with 0-5 year olds and give practitioners ideas of how to introduce music to this age group.
Junk and Hand Drumming workshops took place on 2nd, 4th, 10th and 12th July in Lincoln venues as part of this Festival. Participants experienced using a variety of drums and junk instruments to make rhythms and compose pieces. Participants had a fantastic time whilst increasing their performance, knowledge and skills of these genres.
The 31st March will see the first workshop of a series of three take place at the Westman rooms in Gainsborough. The workshops aim to provide children from the ages of 5-11 with a basic experience of African drumming. The next two workshops in the series will be held at Lincoln YMCA on1st April, and St Nicholas Church Hall, Spalding on 6th April.
On 4th July 2007 soundLINCS will be providing African Drumming and Junk percussion workshops to the LCCA as part of their AGM. The workshops will give them the opportunity to have a go on various instruments, as well as take ideas away of how percussion activities can be used with children.
Lincoln Drill Hall are hosting an intensive summer residency from the 1st-5th August as part of the sound52 HeatUp! and Second Sounds project. From 10:00am-12:00pm, 7-11 year olds will be able to take part in general music workshops. From 1:30-4:00 it’s the turn of the 12-18 year olds to experience rock and pop workshops. The Friday morning will see a large sharing event where the young people can demonstrate what they have achieved with other participants. For more information on CPM or Second Sounds, please see Projects by Name/sound52. If you are interested in becoming involved in this residency, please contact Lincoln Drill Hall on 01522 873974.
Funded by sound52
The 2nd April 2007 will see Lincoln Drill Hall opening its doors to young children to give them an experience of a real live venue. soundLINCS will be running a short workshop which will also give the opportunity for the children to have a ‘hands’ on’ experience of instruments such as the guitar and accordion. The session will be finished off with a very special rock and pop performance from the soundLINCS staff.
Over the Summer holidays, teenagers in the Lincoln area will get the opportunity to have a go at DJ’ing and Rock and Pop. The workshops will take place on 24th and 26th July and the 1st, 2nd and 30th August 2007. The workshops are being put on by the Lincolnshire Youth Service Detached team and will be held at Moorland Community Centre and the Abbey Access centre.
On the 20th and 21st June 2007, soundLINCS will be in the communities marquee of the Lincolnshire Show offering free DJ and Music Technology workshops to young people.
Young people took part in African drumming workshops performing pieces containing six-part rhythms at the University on 23rd July 2007.
As part of the Lincoln Waterside Festival celebrations, soundLINCS will be at the University on 21st July 2007 providing free African Drumming and Junk workshops.
Although some of the thirty-six young people involved in this residential weekend had some experience of singing in groups in their schools, for all it was a first opportunity to sing as part of a large mixed voice choir. The aim of this weekend was to provide young children with this experience as well as broaden their musical horizons. This was reflected in the choice of repertoire, including a range of classical and world music traditions. Similarly the introduction of a Ceilidh on Saturday night gave the residents the opportunity to learn various dances. The pupils presented the results of their work to parents/carers and friends at an open rehearsal on Sunday afternoon, which drew positive reactions from everyone, in particular, Horncastle College who asked the choir to return in May and sing at the Horncastle Gala.
3 days of junk workshops from 15-17 August 2007 provided young people with the opportunity to make junk instruments, create rhythms, perform music and drama scenarios and choreograph a set piece. The culmination of the workshops was a performance on the final day to an audience of parents and friends. Participants agreed that the experience was “fantastic” and enjoyed “singing and acting’, “having fun with instruments” and “want to do it all again next year!”
Young children participated in junk workshops in gazebos in the park on 26th July performing four-part rhythms and composing five-part rhythms. Although it rained for much of the time, the weather did not put a damper on the activities.
As part of the May half term activities provided by Children’s Links, the 29th, 30th and 31st May 2007 will see children being exposed to different genres of music at Horncastle Youth Centre. The series of two-hour workshops will give the children the opportunity to have a go at DJ’ing, Samba and playing the harmonica!
On the 28th February, 2004 children will be able to experience a three-hour Indian and Bhangra drumming workshop at the Market Rasen festival Hall. The workshop will look at the various types of instruments used in this genre, and also cover the techniques and rhythms that make it so distinctive.
Boultham Park was host to young children participating in hand drumming workshops on 10th August. The children had fun learning new skills and performing challenging rhythms. They learned that “hitting different parts of the drum make different sounds”
Two sessions of early years workshops will be taking place at the Moorland Surestart, Lincoln. These sessions will also include some vocal and drumming activities for older children.
On 30th May 2007, soundLINCS will be visiting Morton Ladies Prison to spend a full day running guitar, Junk and Early Years workshops with both the inmates and their young children.
During April and May 2007, soundLINCS will be running drumming workshops for both the Infants and the Juniors at Mulberry Bush Day Nursery in Metheringham. A total of five workshops will be held, giving each group half an hour every week.
On the 10th June 2007, Nacro theatre will be opening it’s doors to young people wanting to have a go at Vocal Production. From 5:30pm-6:30pm a soundLINCS facilitator will be there to guide participants through the basics of singing and to have a go at more advanced techniques such as rounds and part-harmonies.
Workshops will be provided for early years and drumming as part of Gainsborough National Play Day at Gainsborough Venture Playgroup for young people between the ages of birth-14.
On 11th April 2007, soundLINCS will be providing two-hours worth of drumming and general music workshops to the NCH holiday group at St Francis School in Lincoln.
On the 17th and 18th August 2006 Bourne Youth Centre will host Hand Drumming and Junk Percussion workshops as part of the National Children’s Home holiday activities. A mini performance of the work will be held on the final day.
On the 20th April 2006, soundlincs will be visiting the Carr Arms Hotel in Sleaford to deliver a Junk Percussion and an African drumming workshop to around seventy young people. Following these two workshops, the facilitators will lead the young people into a ‘Vocal Energiser’ in preparation for the afternoons activities.
Jan-March 2008. Pupils from the school took part in a composition workshop as part of a Visual Literacy Project. The children watched a film and then told the story with musical and junk instruments. Pupils felt they gained new skills and in particular, wished “we did it more often”!
On 20th April 2007 soundLINCS will be providing a two hour workshop as part of the ‘Let’s Make Music’ conference at New College Nottingham. The workshop will consist of lots of practical activities, as well as setting aside some time to look at how to plan a good workshop.
The week beginning 29th March saw North Hykeham Youth Centre hosting their very own School of Rock, with soundlincs providing full days of workshops for young musicians. By the end of the week, participants had arranged themselves into bands and gave a fantastic performance to friends and family, demonstrating what they had achieved during the week.
30/31st July and 11 August 2007 - 3 days of DJing workshops were provided for young people to try their hand at DJing skills including scratching, cross-fading and mixing.
As part of the soundlincs Voices in Lincolnshire project, soaring Skywards have organised a breath taking vocal concert to be held at Bishop Grosseteste College on the 6th November, 2005. The Vocal group, Northern Harmony will be performing as part of their ‘Fall Tour’ which will see them travelling to Germany, Holland, Ireland and parts of the UK.
Northern Harmony is a dynamic world music singing ensemble from Vermont USA, led by Larry Gordon. Northern Harmony’s eclectic concert programme includes: American shape-note singing, and Appalachian Harmonies; village songs from Caucasus Georgia and Bulgaria traditional South African songs and dances.
On the 12th October 2004, Nottingham Next Stage will open it's doors to a two hour Junk percussion workshop. Participants will not only get the opportunity to create their own instruments from found objects, but also learn various rhythms on the different types of junk.
On the 21st September, Oaktree Primary School Parents and Toddlers groups will be taking part in a ‘Junk’ style workshop. The workshops will give the Parents and toddlers the opportunity to make their own Junk instruments, before learning how to play basic rhythms on their creations.
Eleven, five hour workshops will be taking place at Grantham Youth centre between the 2nd October and 11th December 2004. The workshops will be focused on R&B and Gospel genres, and be provided for young people in residential homes or foster care. The project will culminate in a grand showcase of the young peoples talents, to be held at Lincoln Drill Hall on the 13th December, 2004.
One Jam is a project run in partnership with Lincolnshire County Council Childrens Services and One Projects. One Jam participants are aged between 13 and 17 and are in the care of the Lincolnshire County Council. The music genres on offer are Gamelan, DJing, Music Production and Vocals sung in a Gospel style. The aim of the project is to create original songs and music to perform/share on the final day. The workshops are video recorded and a short video programme produced. The workshops are supported with an integrated team of Social Workers, Music Facilitators and other staff.
The first ‘taster’ day is on 24th October at Butlin’s, Skegness. During this day the participants (24 in total) have the opportunity to participate in all the music genres. Following Butlins the group will split into 2 groups of 12. One group will work in Grantham at the Youth Centre, New Beacon Road. The second group is based in Lincoln and will work at St Giles Multi Use Centre for one day and the New Life Church for two days. The session dates are 26th October, 11th November and 18th November.
The final day of One Jam is 19th November and the two groups will meet together at Grantham Youth Centre to share their compositions, dances and thoughts about the project. It is also planned to screen the specially created video programme and the whole group will sing together and perform a Gamelan piece.
Friday 12th August will see an all day JunkGroove taster taking place for 6-11 year olds at Osgodby Village Hall. The day will give transitional age young people the opportunity to experience this genre and create an original performance/composition to share with others at the end of the day.
Funded by sound52
Fantastic sounds of drumming and percussion are coming out of St Michael's Primary School, Thorpe on the Hill, thanks to a funding grant from Arts Council England (East Midlands). The winter term provided opportunities for school pupils and the wider community to enjoy African drumming and Junk percussion. The spring term will provide opportunities for playing Samba! School pupils and the wider community are welcome to join these FREE weekly workshops commencing Monday 19th January from 3:15 to 4:30 pm.
There will also a later fortnightly session from 7:00 - 8:30 pm. The spring term starts with an afternoon Gamelan workshop on Saturday 17th January and concludes with a full day Bhangra / Indian Percussion workshop on Saturday 6th March.
On the 28th July, Pegasus Childcare Centre Osgodby will hold the first of it’s three African Drumming workshops. The workshops will give the children the opportunity to have a go on real African instruments and learn traditional rhythms. Two more workshops will be held on the 1st and 23rd August.
On 4th July 2007, students worked in groups performing rhythms, using dynamics and playing instruments to movement. They had great sense of rhythm and performed some quite complex rhythms.
The 3rd of November and 8th December saw a total of four percussion workshops happening at the Queens Medical Centre in Nottingham. All of the young people who took part were able to gain a taster in drumming, including those who were bed bound. Overall, the workshop was a great success, with the young people taking away a very positive experience.
soundLINCS delivered two weeks of workshops in October 2007, working with groups and musical genres including African drumming, Indian music, Samba, Music Technology, Steel Pans, Songwriting, DJ’ing, Rap/MC’ing and Graphic Score Composition.
On the 10th, 11th, 12th 13th and 18th April 2006, a professional DJ and Music Producer will be visiting five venues in the South Holland area to give young people the opportunity to sample these two genres. The overall aim is to create a musical soundtrack to accompany a short film that will be made about the project.
On the 19th November 2005, soundlincs will administrate a one-off singing workshop for the community singing group ‘Resonance’. Singing tutor Kate Howard will be invited along to the Bridge Community Centre on Newark Road to facilitate the session.
The 28th of March 2004 saw a slice of African culture injected into the Sam Newsum Arts centre in Boston, with an hour-long African drumming workshop. The participants were taught basic hand drumming techniques and rhythms before moving on to bass drums and other percussion instruments. Upon gaining more confidence, the participants were able to compose their own rhythm, which was performed alongside the original at the end of the session.
Funding: NACRO
Monday the 22nd August will see the start of a JunkGroove residency to be held at Louth’s Riverhead theatre. The residency will run for five days from 10:30-12:30 and is open to 12-18 year olds. For more information about JunkGroove, please see Projects by Name/sound52/HeatUp!/JunkGroove. If you are interested in this residency, please contact the Riverhead Theatre on 01507 600350.
On the 11th June, soundlincs will be providing an all day, drop in style DJing workshop for young people, as part of the Gainsborough Riverside festival. The workshop will add to the ‘Urban’ feel of the youth area, which will already be offering skate ramps and a graffiti art area. The workshop is designed to give young people a quick ‘taster’ of the basic principles of DJ’ing and encourage them to pursue this field further.
Funded by sound52
On the 31st May 2007, Morton Village Hall hosted some drumming workshops as part of the Gainsborough Riverside Festival Celebrations. Participants were able to spend the whole day having a go on various Junk instruments and African drums.
On the 10th June 2006 soundlincs will be providing a full days worth of Samba workshops as part of the Gainsborough Riverside Festival. These workshops will give people the chance to have a go at Samba music, following the opening parade which will contain a Samba band.
On Wednesday 31st May and Tuesday 6th June 2006, soundlincs will be working with a dancer to provide Samba drumming and dance workshops with a group of Brownies and Guides. The aim of these workshops will be to create a processional performance that will be performed as part of the Gainsborough Riverside Festival Parade on the 10th June 2006.
The 7th of May 2004 saw pupils from Cotelands Secondary school, Ruskington hosting the five hour Roc.ZiLLa workshop, instigated by people from the Young Person Action Group. The workshop developed vocal and instrumental abilities, before introducing song-writing techniques, focusing on contemporary popular music instruments including guitars, drums and keyboards. During the course of the afternoon, the participants were able to come up with a song theme and develop this both musically and lyrically within their respective instrument groups. The finale of the workshop saw all of the instrumental groups collaborate and perform the finished piece.
Funding: Young Person Action Group and sound52.
Following the success of the last Junk workshop at Rufford Country Park, soundlincs have been invited to go back on the 22nd June to provide another. The workshops will run from 10:00am-2:00pm for around 200 toddlers and parents. The drop-in style format will allow various items of Junk Percussion to be created from ‘found’ objects upon which various different rhythms can be taught.
On the 8th and 15th June 2006 soundlincs will be visiting Ruskington Chestnut School to run workshops for the children with the Schools percussion instruments. Following these workshops there will be a session dedicated to staff on the 3rd October.
Young people took part in drumming workshops on 18th July 2007 performing three-part rhythms and composing rhythms.
On the 4th July pupils at Scampton Church of England School will be able to sample African drumming with a soundlincs facilitator. Pupils will learn about the origins and history of the drums, as well as learning basic African rhythms on djembe’s, tubano’s and traditional African percussive instruments.
On Friday 27th January 2006 soundlincs will be providing half a days drumming at Scampton C of E Primary School. After experiencing the workshop, participants will be able to demonstrate what they have learned to fellow pupils during afternoon assembly.
soundLINCS are delighted to be able to bring you another fantastic Free Vocal Training Opportunity through our ongoing delivery of Sing Up for Lincolnshire. The vocal facilitator for the workshop is Susan Hollingworth. Susan, as many of you may know, is a singer, trainer and workshop leader with a National reputation for Vocal Development and extensive experience in Choral Direction.
Children and their parents took part in drumming workshops in a marquee on 12th August 2007. Activities included putting rhythms together and experiencing rhythm through percussion. After working hard in the sessions, the participants took advantage of the sunshine and enjoyed a well earned barbeque!!
On the 11th April 2006, soundlincs will run a morning drumming workshop for Early Years children and their parents at Skegness Surestart Centre. This is the first ever soundlincs project that will see Early Years children participating in African Drumming!
As part of the activities available for children at the Sleaford festival, the 5th July 2007 will give them the opportunity to have a go at hand drumming and junk percussion.
2nd Sept 2007 – Teenagers engaged in DJing workshops in which they learnt basic DJing skills including mixing and scratching. Some enjoyed the experience so much they returned to the decks several times during the session!!
On the 15th, 22nd and 29th August 2006 soundlincs will be providing an afternoon session of Rock and Pop for 12-18 year olds at Sleaford Youth Centre.
As part of this annual celebration, we will be providing two 45 minute workshops on the theme of ‘Journeys’. As in previous years this will culminate in a sharing session as part of a church service.
An early years workshop will be taking place at Small Saints Pre-school in Spalding for children between 0-5 and their parents and carers.
As the banker and supporter for Soaring Skyward, soundlincs supported the workshop and performance of the new commissioned vocal work, which was performed at the Bishop Grosseteste College on 18th March 2006.
On the 28th of March 2004, Louth's Monks Dyke Technology College opened its doors to budding musicians throughout Lincolnshire providing a thorough and grounded look at what its really like to be in the music business. Activities during the day included Battle of the Bands, Jukebox Jury for demo CD's, workshop jams, Industry seminars and recording studio tours. Experts within their respective fields led the seminars, with the practical, 'hands-on' side provided by soundLINCS. The project was aimed at giving musicians in the North of Lincolnshire a chance to meet other bands, be involved in workshops and get advice on the music industry from artists and arts advisors.
The week beginning 15th August will see the South Holland Centre transforming itself into a Rock School for young people. For five days the mornings will be taken up with Rock and Pop workshops teaching basic and advanced techniques on guitar, keyboards, bass guitar and drums. The afternoon will see Vocal workshops taking place, with young people being provided the opportunity to ‘have a go’, as well as improve their Vocal technique.
Funded by sound52
In February and March 2006, soundlincs will be providing six Junk Percussion workshops to an E2E group at the So