New Music Group for Disabled and Non-Disabled Young Musicians

Essex Music Services runs a wide variety of County Music Groups including its flagship ensemble, the Essex Youth Orchestra. Each group offers further opportunities to enhance music skills, meet and perform with other like-minded musicians.  Let’s Make Music group has just been launched for both disabled and non-disabled musicians aged 10 – 18 years old. Free sessions are available from January.

Date: Saturday 19 and 26 January 2019

Time: 10am – 1pm

Venue: Great Bradfords Junior School, Marlborough Road, Braintree. CM7 LW                                                

Further free session are available from March, for more information, please see: https://www.essexmusichub.org.uk/site/events/lets-make-music/

Quote from Beverley Lockyer from Essex County Council’s Music Services “We are delighted to offer this opportunity to those who play traditional and modern instruments to join our new group. This is the first time we have created a chance for all abilities and all needs to meet and make music on a regular basis. It also offers an option to work towards a Duke of Edinburgh & Arts Award qualification. We hope this will be a great success.”  

For more information please contact:- Jenni Thomson,  Music Ensembles Co-ordinator, Essex Music Services. Telephone: 0333 0139362 |  Mobile: 07786 125700 [email protected]

Essex Music Education Hub

Essex Music Services – part of Essex County Council – is the lead partner in Essex Music Education Hub which is supported by funding from the Department for Education which comes to us via Arts Council England. Along with partner organisations that make up the Hub, it offers a range of musical services, projects and opportunities throughout Essex schools and within the community.

Drake Music is a leader in music, disability and technology and are innovators, educators, curators and advocates. Its aim is to ensure that everyone is able to express themselves creatively through music using new technologies and ideas to open up access to music for all.  Drake music’s vision is a world where disabled and non-disabled musicians work together as equals. http://www.drakemusic.org/

Youth Music aims to offer life-changing music-making for all children and young people. As well as fundraising for charitable donations from the general public, trusts and companies, Youth Music works with Arts Council England to distribute National Lottery funding to provide support for music projects.

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