Month: July 2018
Living Song is so proud to have been a partner for this profound programme of human rights, awareness building experiences for Newham residents and beyond. Right from the Launch at Beckton Globe Library on 3rd March until the exhibition left Newham on 30th April, Journey to Justice fostered fresh perspectives on our Newham history and brought communities together to learn, share stories and write songs remembering and celebrating lesser known heroes from Newham and beyond. You can read the full story and comments at the Journey to Justice website and follow their work as they arrive in Islington in the …
Year One children at Woodgrange Infants School in Forest Gate, London raised their voices to sing in Swahili this term. Jane Wheeler of Living Song CIC took her guitar in to work with two classes singing songs from Kenya, moving in action and learning the meanings, that linked with their reading book, Lila and the Secret of Rain. Well done Year 1!
We are delighted to offer this course again by popular demand, for the 6th year running. Following on from the CME Institute 2018 at Michigan State University Nick Page will be flying in from the U.S.A to work with us, alongside Mandy Miller and our growing UK team. This is an intensive course over three Saturdays between Nov 2018 – March 2019, offering internationally recognized certification and pathways in voice building, choral pedagogy and conducting with members of the USA and UK faculty.
This workshop has been developed for over five years. We aim to foster creativity, motivate children in their learning, encourage story telling, discussion and expressive language through collaborative song- making, with a focus on inclusion and empathy. We have worked to make this affordable and to be able to work with a whole year group in three sessions during a day.
Living Song CIC has secured funding from Newham Council to pilot a vocal ensemble for young men aged 11-18, to be based in Newham. We will be running taster sessions at Forest Gate Youth Zone and Beckton Globe Library in late August / early September, with a view to establishing weekly sessions leading up until spring. Our aim is to engage young men in positive self-development, employability and social action through community building and will involve young artists at every level. Watch this space for further information.
Congratulations to Bromley Music Service, who have been successful in their application to Youth Music to fund a two year song-writing project for children with SEND across Bromley. This was inspired by work in partnership with Living Songlast year and we have been invited to partner on the creative side of this project once again. We will be identifying young artists to support the workshops and teacher trainings shortly and very much look forward to working with Bromley Music Service and the team once again.
Congratulations to Stratford Circus for their successful application to Youth Music to fund NewYVC and the wider borough Singing programme Newham Harmony. This is a three year project in partnership with Newham Music and Living Song involving the NewYVC choir and thirty primary and secondary schools across Newham. Once again, our Young Artists and Young Music Mentors will be at the heart of workshops, cluster rehearsals and teacher and artist training sessions. Watch this space for further updates and events.
