Lewisham Music Hub is the borough’s music education network, run by Lewisham Music Service. Its 30 partner organisations are working with thousands of children and young people every week. Please visit www.lewisham.gov.uk/musichub for details of our after school and Saturday programmes, for information about concerts and projects, and to find out more about our partners.
When 31 May and 1 June, 10am-3pm Where Trinity Secondary School, Taunton Road, SE12 8PD Cost £25 // £10 Free School Meals and Looked After Children
Lewisham Music Hub is running a two day Rock and Pop School on 31 May and 1 June from 10am-3pm for musicians wanting to develop their guitar, bass, drum, keyboard and vocal skills. Participants will get an introduction into the world of a working musician as well as gaining experience performing in bands and working with other young musicians.
What you’ll be doing...
Music rehearsals and working together with a band
Live music performance
Composing music
Composing lyrics
Instrumental techniques
Studio time
Suitable for...
Young people in school year groups 6 to 10 who live and/or go to school in Lewisham and have practical skills on an instrument or voice and a keen interest in music performance.
Please contact Lewisham Music Hub for an application form. The deadline for applications is Wednesday 25 May.
Join Lewisham Music Service and musicians from the London Symphony Orchestra for 3 days of exciting orchestral music making culminating in a performance at The Barbican Centre!
When Thursday 2, Sunday 12 and Thursday 16 June Where Please see below Cost £20 // £10 Free School Meals and Looked After Children
If you are a young musician aged 9-13 and play an orchestral brass, percussion, string or woodwind instrument to grade 1 level or above then come and join Lewisham Junior Orchestra and musicians from the London Symphony Orchestra for 3 days of exciting music making.
The project will involve a commitment to three dates as follows:
Thursday 2 June, 10am-3pm - venue TBC
During this session the Lewisham Junior Orchestra will be visited by Fraser Trainer and LSO musicians
Sunday 12 June, 9am-12.45pm - LSO St Luke’s, 161 Old Street, London, EC1V 9NG
Collective rehearsal with Bexley North Borough Orchestra
Thursday 16 June, 1.30-7.15pm: Takeover Performance Day - St Giles Church, Fore Street, Cripplegate, London, EC2Y 8DA and Barbican Centre, Silk Street, EC2Y 8DS
The schedule for the day will be as follows (Lewisham pick-up/drop-off times to be confirmed):
1.30-4pm // Rehearsal with other groups at St Giles’s Church
4.30-5pm // Watch LSO rehearsal in Barbican Hall
5-6.15pm // Rehearsal with other groups in Barbican Foyers
6.45-7.15pm // Performance in Barbican foyer
Please contact Lewisham Music Service for an application form. The deadline for applications is Friday 20 May.
Please note that applicants music live in and/or go to school in Lewisham.
The Mayor’s Music Fund in partnership with Lewisham Music Service are pleased to announce that nominations are now open for music scholarships starting in September 2016
Scholarships are available for Key Stage Two students from non-fee-paying London schools who are demonstrating significant potential on their musical instrument, but whose families find it difficult to meet the cost of tuition.
Nominated scholars must be able to take advantage of the following from September 2016:
Weekly instrumental tuition at a suitably challenging level, normally in small groups (2-6 per group) or, in exceptional circumstances, one-to-one
Compulsory attendance at a weekly ensemble of a suitably challenging level
Regular performance opportunities at school, music service and elsewhere
Invitations to attend special projects and go on trips to professional concerts
A well maintained instrument which can be taken home
A named Mentor who is the liaison between the Scholar and family, music tutor, school and Music Service
To nominate a student please contact Lewisham Music Service for the Scholarship Programme Criteria and Nomination Form.
The deadline for nominations is by 5pm on Wednesday 18 May.
Please note that pupils will need to be available to attend a selection workshop during the afternoon of Friday 27 May.
A one off opportunity to learn about project planning for fundraising from The Big Lottery When Thursday 12 May, 10am-12.30pm Where Town Hall Chambers, Catford Broadway, London, SE6 4RU Cost £11.74 (including booking fee)
Do you need to raise funds for projects that have a creative/artistic element?
Do you want to understand how good planning can improve your funding applications?
Do you need help to produce a clear written plan for your project?
If yes, read on!
Join The Big Lottery, Lewisham Education Arts Network (LEAN) and Voluntary Action Lewisham (VAL) to find out about and practically apply:
The importance of good planning
The ingredients of a good project plan
During the session you will:
Work on your project aim(s) and the activities (objectives) you are planning to undertake on a project planning template
Discuss your plans with your peers with support from the trainers
Gain advice from Hugh Stultz (Big Lottery), Jane Hendrie (LEAN) and Lillian Brown (VAL) through mini surgeries
Book further one to one surgeries
At the end of the morning you will:
Have a better understanding of the need to plan your projects
Have improved knowledge of project planning
Be better equipped to write quality project plans and stronger funding applications
Join us to share progress to date and take a strategic approach to the delivery of Arts Award across Greenwich and Lewisham
When Mid May 2016
Where Lewisham TBC
Cost Free
The Royal Borough of Greenwich, Lewisham Education Arts Network (LEAN) and Greenwich Dance are partners in the Local Arts Award Area Network. This initiative aims to support schools, arts organisations, artists, arts award supporters and centres and all those interested in helping children and young people develop as artists and arts leaders through Arts Award. This network is supported by A New Direction, London's leader in cultural education, and will focus on the boroughs of Greenwich and Lewisham.
So far we have held two network meetings:
Lewisham on 24 November 2015
Greenwich on 19 January 2016
The 3rd Arts Award Local Network meeting – invitation only:
Arts Award Summit
We greatly value the knowledge of the cultural and education sectors across the two boroughs and hope you will contribute to a cross borough Arts Award strategic plan
Booking
Invitation only, but if you feel you can contribute as Arts Award centre, advisor, supporter, head of organisation that delivers Arts Award or a leader in education in Lewisham/Greenwich, please email jane@leanarts.org.uk to register your interest.
Are you aged 11-19 years and interested in taking your musicianship in new directions?
When Tuesday 2 – Thursday 4 August Cost £210 (bursaries available - please see below)
Beyond the Dots is a three-day intensive course for younger musicians aged 11 – 19 that will feature a mix of classes with inspirational teachers, creative group work and sessions that explore what it means to be a young musician in the 21st century, taking your musicianship ‘Beyond the Dots’.
Delivered in a supportive nurturing atmosphere, this innovative new course will include:
Short group sessions led by inspirational music leaders
Ensemble work coached by professional musicians
A varied programme of specialist classes, ranging from traditional masterclasses, to jazz jams and looping technology
Creative sessions working towards development of a completely new work led by a cutting edge artist
An end of summer school informal showcase celebrating and sharing what’s been created over the course
We welcome multi-instrumentalists, young musicians curious about expanding their skills in new areas of music, and classical musicians up for a challenge.
Trinity Laban is pleased to announce a limited number of subsidised places at £70 (normal price £210) for young musicians to attend Beyond the Dots
The number of subsidised places available is limited and will be allocated on a first-come-first-served-basis to young people who are able to evidence eligibility for Free School Meals or whose parents/ guardians / carers are in receipt of means tested benefits (income support, job seekers allowance).
When Friday 13 May, 10pm (doors) Where The Albany, Douglas Way, Deptford, London, SE8 4AG Cost £5
Noise Report is a club night featuring a collective of audio & visual artists, experimenting with the combination of their respective art forms in the same space to create immersive audio-visual experiences.
The night features new, forward-thinking music, often productions from our residents, with an emphasis on techno - but no restriction on genre. There is an element of improvisation, so you never quite know what environment will be created, but two things are for sure: music to make you move and an atmosphere to make you feel welcome.
When Friday 13 May, 7pm (doors) Where The Albany, Douglas Way, Deptford, London, SE8 4AG Cost £8 // £5 concsessions
Award-winning artist Lizzie Emeh returns with new music from her latest EP My Baboo.
Blending soul, R&B and jazz with powerful lyrics she produces her own unique
soulful sound. On the night she will be showcasing tracks from the EP and many more.
Lizzie will be joined on stage by a 10 piece live band including band members from Grace Jones’ live band. There will be also be support from singer-songwriter Junior Williams and DJ sets by Julie Brickley & Castro Degia.
Lizzie’s music is produced by creative arts organisation Heart n Soul.
Evening courses for adults and young people aged 16+
When Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 26 April 2016 Where The Midi Music Company, 77 Watson's Street, Deptford, SE8 4AU Cost £100 // £50 concessions // £25 (YouTube course)
Choose from our new YouTube one-day course, Choir, Guitar, Ableton Live
If you are a trained Arts Award Adviser looking for support developing your Arts Award offer in your setting, join us at one of our support surgeries. You will have the chance to explore and develop your delivery and discuss your questions.
When Tuesday 24 May, 10.30am-4.30pm Where Museum of London, 150 London Wall, EC2Y 5HN Cost Free to London Teachers
Join artist Alex McIntyre and heritage expert Martin Bazley to explore how the visual arts and heritage can be used to support and enhance curriculum delivery and your extra-curricular offer to students. The day will also include a chance to network with visual arts and heritage organisations. Suitable for primary, secondary and special schools.
When Wednesday 15 June, 5.30-7.30pm Where London School of Economics Library and Archives, Houghton Street, London, WC2A 2AE Cost Free to London Teachers
You will be introduced and given an insight into the collections held at the archives. Find out how you can access the archives with your pupils to develop various historical skills and contextual knowledge. Following this there will be an opportunity to meet some of the library and archive staff where you can learn how to work in partnership with LSE to support students’ learning.
When Wednesday 6 July, 4.30-6.30pm Where A New Direction, 20-26 Brunswick Place, London, N1 6DZ Cost Free to London teachers
Find out how Artsmark can work in your setting at our twilight Discover Artsmark session. Our Artsmark officer will introduce and creatively explore the new award, support participants to share and develop best practice in the arts in their own setting, and prepare schools to enter the new Artsmark process. The session is suitable for all school phases, and for existing Artsmark schools as well as newcomers to the award.
