Music Wise is the Youth
Music Action Zone for Norfolk
Youth
Music is a UK-wide charity set up in 1999 to provide high quality and diverse music-making opportunities for 0-18 year olds. It targets young people living in areas of social and economic need who might otherwise lack opportunity and predominantly supports activities which are held outside school hours. |
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The organisation has
three main roles; funder, development agency and advocate.
It’s aim is to establish a music-making legacy
that fulfils the
following key objectives:
Access - For those with
least opportunity
Breadth - Music of
all styles and all cultures
Coverage - Rural, urban,
coastal and UK-wide
Development - music
leaders getting better at what they do
Quality - Encouraging
high standards for all
www.youthmusic.org.uk
Community
Music East (CME) was established in
1985 to develop and run workshop programmes
to help a broad range of groups in the community
including children and adults with physical,
sensory, or learning disabilities, people with
mental health problems, young people at risk
as well as the general public. Currently the
region's leading community music organisation
CME has 36 members of staff and a stack of percussion,
string, brass and electronic instruments, as
well as recording and multimedia equipment with
the latest laptop sequencing technology and
digital video cameras. |
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Objectives:
To increase opportunities,
primarily for people who may be disadvantaged either
socially, economically or culturally;
To develop self-esteem,
self-confidence, and a feeling of value and achievement
from involvement in music-making.
To train practising
musicians to become workshop tutors.
To develop a Community
Music Centre and recording studio for Norfolk and
Norwich.
To provide workshops
and Projects designed for anyone to participate -
no previous musical experience is needed.
www.cme.org.uk
