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Access
All Areas - Four
Days across Cheshire: Wednesday 22nd to Saturday 25th February 2006
Four Amplifier
events under the umbrella of 'Access All Areas' are to be held across
Cheshire during the February 2006 half term break
Venues and
specific dates are as follows:
WEDNESDAY FEB 22nd 2006 . 9am - 6pm
YOUR LIFE, YOUR MUSIC at THE PYRAMID, WARRINGTON
THURSDAY FEB 23rd 2006 . 9am - 6pm
SOUND MOVES at SOUTH CHESHIRE COLLEGE, CREWE
FRIDAY
FEB 24th 2006 . 9am - 6pm
MUSIC FUTURES DAY at MID-CHESHIRE COLLEGE, NORTHWICH
SATURDAY FEB 25th 2006 . 10am - 6pm
MUSIC INDUSTRY DAY at ELLESMERE PORT CIVIC HALL
These events are ideal not
only for those young people who are looking to make a career from, or
take a serious interest in making music, but also for those who work in
and around the Cheshire music community.
We Require:
- Music Projects,
Establishments and Organisations who wish to take advantage
of FREE display space in our meet and greet areas.
- Music Practice and
Music Education Experts and Advisors who would like to speak
as part of our Music Panel sessions
- Music Practitioners
and Workshop Leaders
who would like to deliver practical workshops to young
people at these events
- Your Vocal and Networking
Support - Spread The Word!
For more information,
please e-mail Darren Poyzer via darren.poyzer@musicleader.net,
via the Amplifier office on 01925 4421287, or via personal mobile on 07866
507441.
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 Open
Source Conference - A Major Event in Cheshire, March 2006
A major event
in Cheshire for all musicians who work with young people, or in formal
and non-formal education, including music teachers, instrumental tutors,
community musicians, and music leaders.
The landscape
is changing rapidly for young people’s music making and education.
The Music Manifesto Campaign is highlighting the best practice from different
areas, and many voices are now shouting the same thing: let’s join
together to learn from each other and develop the best range of opportunities
for young people to get music.
Amplifier has
been working across the County for over 12 months to develop the infrastructure
and train the workforce of music leaders. This event is the culmination
of that work, and brings together Music Leader NW, Sound Sense and a range
of Cheshire music agencies for a day of networking, discussion, and practical
sessions.
The event will
be on Friday 10th March 2006, at Crewe Alexandria FC. To register an interest
please contact Amplifier: info@amplifier.org.uk,
telephone 01925 442287.
Open Source
Definition: adj., computer programming term referring to an application
where the source code that makes it work is made accessible to other programmers
for improvement and development, eg the operating system Linux. The idea
is that thousands of people across the globe can access and develop the
programme via the internet, thus improving it for everybody.
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 Information,
Advice & Guidance - MusicLeader at Work
Are you looking
for information, advice and guidance on a range of issues, from training
through to funding for learning opportunities?
Darren Poyzer,
Cheshire's Music Learning Co-Ordinator for MusicLeader North West, is
available for personal information, advice and guidance meetings, in Warrington,
on the following days:
- Monday
January 9th 2006
- Monday
January 16th 2006
- Monday
January 23rd 2006
- Monday
January 30th 2006
- Monday
February 6th 2006
- Monday
February 13th 2006
Please note
these are preferred dates and come complete with an office and internet
connection, however arrangements to meet can still be made outside of
these times and in different locations throughout Cheshire.
Contact Darren
via Amplifier on 01925 442287, or by mobile on 07866 507441.
As well as
guidance on preferred issues, Darren is offering specific advice on creating
a MusicLeader cv, to promote enhanced memebership at www.musicleader.net.
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String
Machine - calling all guitarists!
Calling all
guitarists from complete beginner to advanced!
Ever thought
there must be more I can do with this instrument? Ever wondered what 30
guitars might sound like together (that's 180 separate strings!)?
 Ever
been in a guitar orchestra?
Introducing
STRING MACHINE!
No need to
read, no previous experience required, if you have any kind of guitar,
bring it along and connect with STRING MACHINE the brand new guitar group
in Congleton.
Directed by
a hugely experienced guitarist (blues and jazz styles) and delivered by
a team of players with different styles, STRING MACHINE will generate
original music from YOUR ideas, and perform at events around the county.
This is a new
project from Amplifier and Visyon. All kinds of guitar and player welcome,
from classical through metal to jazz, bass guitar, even mandolins and
ukeleles! You don't need to read music or tab. Play at your level, in
your way.
For more information
please contact Martin@amplifier.org.uk.
Commencing January 2006, places will be limited.
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 Music
Academy - for young people in Warrington and Cheshire
A fantastic
new and limited opportunity is available to young people in Warrington
and Cheshire. Being launched with an Open event this coming MONDAY JANUARY
9th 2006, Music Academy will play a pivotal role as part of the Warrington
Pyramid's Arts Academy 2006.
Workshops and
events strart in earnest on Monday Jan 16th, so if you can't make it on
the 9th, call The Pyramid on 01925 442345 for more info, or drop at 6pm
any Monday.
Fee for a full
term of music related workshops and learning is £45, or you can
simply drop in for £3.50 per session. Sessions, depending on demand,
may well include practical songmaking, singing workshops, liver performance
work, recoding and music technology, and music business study.
Points of contact
via e-mail are:
Stuart Smith
(Warrington Music Development Officer) via ssmith@warrington.gov.uk
Darren Poyzer
(Amplifier / MusicLeader) via darren.poyzer@musicleader.net.
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Voice
& Performance Skills Workshops in Chester
Chester Youth Fringe is pleased
to announce a new series of four Voice and Performance Skills workshops
which are available free to young singers and songwriters aged between
13 and 18. The workshops will be tutored by the versatile and highly acclaimed
voice coach, Anne Moore, a graduate of the Royal Northern College of Music.
The sessions will run in central
Chester throughout January and February and these informal and friendly
workshops will develop greater inner confidence, voice projection, and
the creative potential of the young people who take part.
The Voice and Performance sessions
will take place at Stanley Palace, Watergate St, Chester, CH1 2LF on the
following dates:
- 1 - 4pm, Sat Jan
21st 06
- 1 - 4pm, Sat Jan
28th 06
- 1 - 4pm, Sun Jan
29th 06
- 1 - 4pm, Sat Feb
21st 06
All young singers and songwriters
taking part will have the chance to work on their own material. To ensure
the quality of the training, places are limited and must be booked in
advance. For more details, call Richard Evans at Youth Fringe on 0161
408 2552.
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Artis
- an introduction
RNCM Centre
for Excellence in Teaching and Learning presents ...
Artis, An Introduction
Thursday 19
January 06
6pm - 8pm
Studio 3, RNCM
Professional
partners of the RNCM, Artis stimulates creativity and excellence in primary
schools through the performing arts. They recruit Artis Specialists -
imaginative and versatile performing artists - to deliver a specially
devised creative curriculum that fuses music, dance and movement on a
weekly basis throughout the school year.
If you:
- are a performing
artist open to new challenges
- are passionate
about nurturing creativity in children
- have a
flair for communicating with young people
- are looking
to benefit from an award-winning training and development programme
- want access
to an accredited performing arts education course
- appreciate
excellent mentoring and networking opportunities
- want to
work for an energetic, professional company that respects your creativity
- are seeking
regular, favourable and flexible terms
then check
out www.artiseducation.com
and come along to our workshop presentation at the RNCM on Thursday 19
January 2006.
To reserve
a place, contact Holly Marland at the RNCM on 0161 907 5283 or email Holly.Marland@rncm.ac.uk
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Newsletter - what, why and deadlines
A welcome to
those of you who are new to the Amplifier newsletter. This is an 'opt-in'
newsletter that comes to you courtesy of Amplifier Youth Music project
based in Cheshire.
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is the usually the last Monday of each month, and to submit news for inclusion,
please e-mail to info@amplifier.org.uk.
We don't include all that is submitted, as generally our news is focussed
on serving those who work in professional and community music making in
and around Cheshire.
If you'd like
to find out a little more about Amplifier, please do visit the website
at www.amplifier.org.uk.
Alternatively, if you have a specific enquiry, please e-mail us via info@amplifier.org.uk
or call Amplifier on 01925 442287.
Our
Next Deadline is:
MONDAY
JANUARY 23rd 2006
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