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Examples of projects The Musical Works has been involved in over the past year July 2003 - 2 Inspire in collaboration with Sheffield College’s Ethnic Minority Student Achievement Grant. A one-day event at Sheffield Hallam University’s NMB building consisting of musical workshops during the day, and a performance in the evening featuring the young people who participated during the day alongside national acts such as the So Solid Kids and Panjabi Hit Squad. Workshops included samba, African drumming, DJ-ing, breakdance, streetdance, street art (graffiti), steel pans, video-making and beats & rhymes (music technology and singing/rapping). The aim of the day was to promote college courses to young people, focussing on young people from a black ethnic minority background. August 2003 – Multiple Heritage Service Summer Musical Programme A 2-week event with the Multiple Heritage Service, who promote awareness and self-confidence to young people from a mixed race background. Workshops included DJ-ing, percussion, breakdance, streetdance, video-making, creative writing and beats & rhymes (singing/rapping). We have been asked to provide their summer programme in 2004. August 2003 – Workshops at Earl Marshal Youth Centre The Musical Works organised a series of workshops at this youth centre, including beats & rhymes and scrap percussion. From these initial workshops we have gone on to organise many more including another summer programme in 2004. August 2004 – Respect at Sharrow Juniors & Longley Estate A series of beats & rhymes workshops aimed at promoting respect for themselves and other people among young people from a black ethnic minority background. August 2004 – Drumming workshops in collaboration with Sheffield Wildlife Trust A series of workshops to inspire young people to use parks and green spaces in the Gleadless Valley. October 2003–December 2004 – Burngreave World Music Project in collaboration with Sheffield Music Service. An extended project to deliver taster sessions to 6 schools in Burngreave in “world music” in steel pans, West African drum & dance, East African percussion & singing, Indian percussion, percussion & music technology and samba. These have proved successful and many of the schools now have weekly after-hours groups in these styles. March 2004 – Work experience for Multiple Heritage Service 2 weeks of work experience at studios affiliated with The Musical Works, Knuckles and G2 Studios. March 2004 – Family Learning Days at Pye Bank Primary, Byron Wood Primary and Firs Hill Primary The Musical Works provided workshops in Indian percussion, East African singing, scrap percussion and steel pans at family learning days at primary schools in Burngreave to involve children and their parents. These coincided with a 2 week series of workshops in Indian percussion and Bhangra dancing. April 2004 – Steel Inn Open Day Evening of workshops including beats & rhymes, streetdance and DJ-ing at the opening ceremony of a new youth club on The Manor estate. This has led to various one-off workshops over the year. April 2004 onwards – Streetdance workshops at Scowerdens Youth Centre 12-week series of streetdance workshops at Scowerdens Youth Centre. June 2004 – Workshops with Young Asian Women’s group in Firth Park Workshops included beats & rhymes, streetdance and Indian percussion. July 2004 – Peace in the Park Kids’ Area The Musical Works ran the kids’ area at the Peace in the Park festival and organised workshops in percussion, streetdance, breakdance, costume-making and circus skills. July 2004 – Sharrow Festival 2004 The Musical Works organised various workshops over the 2 week festival including streetdance, breakdance, beats & rhymes, creative writing, story-telling, West African drum & dance, digital art, casting and banner-making. July 2004 – Wickersley College Summer Festival The Musical Works organised a week’s workshop series in percussion & music technology.
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