World Music Matters project news
Global
Learning through the Arts - Music for Change's 2nd
accredited artist development course took place over the Summer. The course
brought together a fantastic group of creative practitioners keen to inspire young
people to develop their own creativity and engage with the complex, global
context of the world they are growing up in.
"Truly inspiring, enlightening, and
empowering", "A real confidence booster", were among the comments
from those taking part.
A 3rd and final course for this current
project will take place in Jan/Feb 2010 dates tbc.
The project is funded through DfID
For more information contact: Donna Murphy
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Singing
Histories
On the 18th
September, Music for Change launched the Singing Histories song book at an
event at Deal Library. Featuring both traditional and original folk songs by
Kentish folk artists including Bob Kenward, Sue Hudson, Sue Watson and Stuart
Pendrill, the event was open to all. The launch featured
performances from the Folk artists, who were joined by primary school choirs
and Deal Silver Song club. There was also an opportunity for audience
members to join in with the songs, before enjoying a cream tea.
The Singing Histories
songbook is a compilation of folk songs which hopes to bring back to life
songs that are intrinsic to the history and traditions of the local people of
Kent, and to provide resources that could be used as the basis for a regional cultural
celebration.
Following the launch, Music
for Change will be offering schools the opportunity to receive workshops around
the songs contained in this book, led by the folk artists.
The launch ran from
11am-12.30pm at Deal Library.
For the hop's on the bine out Faversham way
And the apple's in fruit around Marden
Here's health to the Darent, likewise the Medway
And the Downs that surround England's garden
From
'Man of Kent'
Words
& Music © Bob Kenward 1977
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For more information contact: Katy Hirst
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When 120 primary and secondary school
children of Dover came together in 2008 for a day of activities focused on the
idea of the 2012 Olympic torch relay entering the UK through Dover, a singing
campaign was begun...
Over the course of this day, the
campaign name 'Pass the Passion' was
chosen, a campaign website was designed and pledges were made by pupils,
stating what they would like to achieve over the next four years. In addition
to this, Music for Change artist Alexander D. Great worked with pupils to
compose Dover's own Olympic Anthem, entitled Pass the Passion. The idea was that this song would be used to
'pass the passion' for Dover and the Olympics on to friends and family.
The challenge was now clear: to
enable every child in the district to learn the song.
Now, in 2009, Music for Change has
taken on that challenge. As part of the national Sing-Up Campaign, Music for
Change are embarking upon a mission to ensure that as many children in Dover as
possible can be taught the song. The mission has three phases:
Phase 1: Singing events. Pupils from every primary school in Dover district will attend singing
events led by Music for Change artists Alex and Lucky and singing leader Lizzy
D'Anna. At these events, pupils will learn the Pass the Passion song, and be
taught how to use different activities to share the song with other people.
Phase 2: Teachers' inset training. Music
Co-ordinators from 24 Schools will attend an inset session ran by Alex and
Lizzy to build on the skills learnt in phase one. This workshop will assist the
sustainability of the project and of the song for the future.
Phase 3: The Singing
Playground. Lizzy will attend those 24 schools to
teach the song to pupils in their playground. Pupils will then be able to teach
other pupils the song, and Pass the Passion to every child in the district!
Let the challenge begin...!
For more information contact: Katy Hirst
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The Y6 students reflected on any hopes and fears they had in anticipation of their move up to secondary school, and considered the fears, feelings and emotions of those who have to leave their homes for unfamiliar lands. 
words of encouragement to St Paul's students, to let them know in the words of a well-know spiritual "Everything is gonna be alright"
Exploring global
learning
On the evening of 13 August Music for Change artist 