Open Space Networking Event

Music Education Hubs: How can the formal and non-formal music education sectors work together for the best outcomes for children and young people?


= Do you work with children and young people, in music education?
= Do you live or work in West Berkshire, Reading, Slough, Bracknell Forest, Windsor & Maidenhead or Wokingham?
= Do you want to be involved with Music Education Hubs?
= Would you like an opportunity to network, exchange ideas, knowledge and good practice talk to other key people and organisations music education sector?
What Is An Open Space Event?
Open Space events have been used successfully all over the world to enable a self-organising group to use its collective imagination to deal with complex issues by sharing ideas and pooling knowledge in a very short space of time. Those who attend will set the agenda and, by the end of the session, will have explored, discussed and identified possible ways forward for issues that they are interested in. For further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Space_Technology

For more information and to book a place please click here http://musicleader.net/trainingcourses_details.asp?TPID=4844

Start Up - Reading 9th February

Are you a musician who would like to work as a music leader? Just setting out on your music leading career? Not sure where to start? The START UP is for you!

You will be able to come along to this jam packed half day session, where you will get the opportunity to introduce yourself to us and find out a bit more about who we are and what we do. The session will take you on an informative journey around the world of music leading and will give an insight into what it is like to work as a music leader.

“Start Up” aims to provide you with information on the music leading profession, from an overview of the type of work available, through how to navigate local and national contacts, and how to link in to what is going on.

You will receive information on training that you can access to develop yourself professionally and be given the opportunity to reflect on your work and your skills and how you might use them as a Music Leader!

Please visit http://musicleader.net/trainingcourses_details.asp?TPID=4630 for more details

National Rock School Convention - 3rd February 2012

Do you run a Rock School?
Want to learn how to set up your own School?
Interested hearing about what's happening in other Rock Schools?

Then the Rock Schools First National Convention on 3rd February 2012 is for you!


Taking place at British Music Experience, The O2 Bubble, London this convention is for anyone involved in or interested in setting up a rock  school. It will be a chance to exchange different models of work,  knowledge and good practice as well as hear presentations from key  people and organisations working in the UK music industry and music  education sector.

You will also have FREE entry to the British Music Experience which is Britain’s national museum of popular music. The museum host's hands on Audio/Visual exhibits and with over 3,000 images, 600 video clips, 3,000 artist videos and over 600 items of artist and music memorabilia, its a must see for any music fan! (http://www.britishmusicexperience.com/)

This action packed day will include;
• Presentations from other Rock School project
• Presentations by key national and local organisations.
• Meeting with other Rock School deliverers
• Trade and support organisation stalls
• Live music
• FREE entry to the British Music Experience

For more information on buying tickets and who will be speaking please visit http://musicleader.net/trainingcourses_details.asp?TPID=4754 or our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/events/219023178182823/

Bass and Soprano Auditions For Vocal Explosion Music Choir

On the 10th & 17th January Vocal Explosion Music Choir will be holding informal auditions for Bass, Baritone & Soprano Singers to start this Spring 2012.

The Vocal Explosion choir is a high calibre Brighton based choir who specialise in singing both traditional and specially composed world influenced music.

The BBC describes us as "Drawing influences from around the globe and across the centuries,Brighton's Vocal Explosion is an extraordinary sonic experience"
Auditions will be booked in between 6.30 & 7.30pm at BHASVIC College
Please contact Juliet Russell ASAP
vocalexplosion@yahoo.co.uk
http://www.vocalexplosion.co.uk/
07972 485619

Singers do NOT have to be able to read music but must have a good voice, a strong sense of rhythm and be able to hold a harmony. As well as creating a high quality sound we also aim to have a good time working in a focussed way with discipline & humour!

*Attendence*

We require a commitment of at least two terms (normally each of a 10 week duration).
We tend to gig around the South East doing on average 2 to 4 gigs per term.
Attendance at rehearsal needs to be AT LEAST 80% and we expect absentees to learn their parts at home from recordings.
We have recordings of many of the song parts that can be downloaded to help you learn new material.

*Where & When*

Sessions are held at BHASVIC, Brighton on a Tuesday evening, beginning on 17th January.
The cost is £7 with concession of £5 for students & those solely on basic state benefits. Fees need to be paid by cheque either in entirety at the beginning of each term or in two instalments of five weeks

*Performance Custome*

Is open to your own style but obligatory-within reason!. It consists of tops in pinks or oranges or reds/maroon without a pattern with black bottoms.

Win i-Pod Touch or music vouchers

If you are 16-25 years and live, work or study in Brighton and Hove please complete our health and wellbeing survey and you could win an iPod Touch or music vouchers.  This survey will help us improve health services for young people in the city. The survey is confidential, we will not use names.

The survey will open from 12.12.11 and closing at 9am on 03.01.12. If you would like the survey in another format please contact us: info@bhlink.org 01273 810 234.

The survey is being run by Brighton and Hove LINk (the independent health and adult social care watchdog for the city). www.bhlink.org

Click here to complete this survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BHLINKYoungPeople

Music Therapy in the Community: A Practical Look at Skill-Sharing

Saturday 3rd December 2011

This will be of interest to anyone who is planning, currently involved in, or who has undertaken skill-sharing initiatives using their music therapy skills, in this country or abroad.

A number of therapists who have worked on very different projects will present their experiences. All will keep a very practical focus to their presentations and honestly share not only their successes, but also the challenges they faced. The afternoon will include a workshop, a chance to think about what can and can’t be undertaken by non-musicians or people who can't access full music therapy training, and how to approach this.

COURSE FEES £80 per day (£40 concessions)

Venue: 4, Wensley Close, Eltham, SE9 5AB

For more information or to register, click here

Official Announcement: Rhythmix and Syco

Both Syco and Rhythmix have been in touch and this matter has been positively resolved. Syco commends all the good work that Rhythmix does, and are happy to make a donation to the charity. As previously agreed, Syco will also withdraw the application for the trademark. Rhythmix wish Little Mix the best in their endeavours for The X Factor and would like to thank Syco for their donation and for withdrawing their trademark application.

Rhythmix would like to thank all the members of the public who supported the Charity in seeking to resolve this matter, and to thank Unity PR.

Chief Executive Mark Davyd said "We are very pleased this has been brought to an amicable conclusion. These are difficult times for charities and other third sector organisations, and we are very pleased that we have been able to reach an agreement with SyCo to put this matter behind us." Mr Davyd confirmed that all donations made to the Charity by the public in the last few weeks would be used to support frontline projects working with vulnerable young people, as was the declared intention during the fundraising campaign.