Guildhall Young Artists Taunton Free Workshops and Masterclasses
Guildhall Young Artists Taunton Free Workshops and Events
Guildhall Young Artists (GYA) Taunton hosts free workshops and masterclasses throughout the day from students and alumni from Guildhall School of Music & Drama, as well as professional artists visiting the Southwest.
Workshops and masterclasses are open to all GYA Taunton students. We also very much welcome anyone who is not a GYA Taunton member and interested to find out more about our performing arts centre.
To find out more and to book a place for any of our workshops or masterclasses, please email gyataunton@gsmd.ac.uk.
Any upcoming workshops and events will be listed below.
Auditions Webinar
Wednesday 16 January, 6pm-7pm
Online
Jacqueline has worked in education and the Arts for over twenty years. Following her degree and acting training, she gained a PGCE in Drama from The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and went on to teach Drama and the Performing Arts in state and independent schools across all age ranges.
She has directed large scale multi-disciplinary productions, managed a wide range of Arts performances, exhibitions and events and has developed extensive curricular and co-curricular creative and artistic initiatives and opportunities for young people in her career to date.
She is an experienced leader and has a Masters Degree in Educational Leadership. She has managed and developed the Visual and Performing Arts in a range of schools, including at a British international school in Asia, where she lived, worked and travelled for four years. She returned to the UK to work as a Senior Leader in secondary education, going on to become a Headteacher and leading a project which reached the finals of the TES Independent School Awards under the category ‘Creativity beyond the strictures of the conventional curriculum’.
Street Band Workshop
Saturday 31 January, 10am-11am and 11.20am-12.20pm
At Guildhall Young Artists Taunton, at Wellington School, Wellington
A free opportunity for all young players of brass, wind and drums (ideally Grade 3+) to come explore the exciting and inspiring world of street band music with The Sound of The Streets.
The workshop will be given by 3 leading music educators and street band musicians. Street bands are one of the musical wonders of the world, making strong and rhythmic music full of life and energy, the sound of celebration from New Orleans to South Africa, Delhi to the Balkans.
This is music that is great for developing musical skills, ensemble playing, rhythmic sense, improvisation, and confidence, learning to play by ear and exploring your instrument. We will use a mixture of playing by ear and from music, whatever people are most comfortable with.
The workshop is for all young musicians from Guildhall Young Artists Taunton and any other young musicians under 19 years of age. Players should be Grade 3 equivalent or above, i.e. comfortable with their instrument.
Free admission but advance booking is essential.
The workshop will be led by drummer Emma Holbrook, brass player Tom Francombe and saxophonist leader Tim Hill. Together they have a wealth of experience, as Emma is a top rock and funk player, Tom is head of brass at John Packer Ltd, and Tim is a veteran street band musician who has led workshops and started street bands around the country. They all play in Tim’s band Tongues of Fire.
www.tonguesoffirestreetband.co.uk
ABOUT THE SOUND OF THE STREETS
The Sound of the Streets, a charity based in Somerset that promotes street bands and celebratory sound, creates free festivals and events and runs education projects and bands for children and young people, especially to inspire and support them playing music. The organisation has a youth street band based at The Castle School, which meets at The Castle School on Wednesdays and young musicians are welcome to join, and a Primary School band based at Stoke St Gregory Primary School. The organisation is running their fourth festival in July.
The Happy Garden Band
Saturday 7 March, 11.15am-12pm
At Guildhall Young Artists Taunton, at Wellington School, Wellington
The Happy Garden Band from Guildhall School will be at GYA Taunton to help the centre's 12th birthday go with a swing.
There will be jazz workshops and masterclasses - details to follow.
To enquire about taking part in a workshop or masterclass on 7 March at GYA Taunton please email gyataunton@gsmd.ac.uk or call 07754 217993.