Children from as young as four will be able to attend weekend music sessions in North Cardiff, as part of a new programme announced today (Friday 6 September).
The ‘Academi for Young Musicians' will run on Saturdays at Whitchurch High School as well as Stanwell School in Penarth, with scope to expand to other venues across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan.
The sessions include:
Mini Music - for those aged four years up;
Musicianship / workshop sessions (theory, aural, composition and songwriting);
Tuition Extra, a programme of extra individual music lessons;
Chamber music coaching;
Improvisation/jazz development programme.
They will be run by the Cardiff & Vale Music Service, CF Music Education.
Developed by tutors with experience of delivering youth music activities at Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, the new weekly sessions form part of Cardiff Council's music strategy, which aims to put music at the heart of the city's development and provide a pipeline of new talent.
Council leader, Huw Thomas, said: "Access to high quality music education from an early age can provide so many opportunities for Cardiff's young people, fostering a lifelong love of music and helping them grow and develop. Beyond that, it's also vital if we are to continue producing the talented musicians that underpin Cardiff's dynamic music economy, which is worth around £100 million annually to the city."
The Music Service, which will celebrate its 50th annioversary next year, already engages with around 12,000 local children annually, and is the region's lead organisation for delivering the National Plan for Music Education.
Other new initiatives for 2024-25 will include setting up ‘satellite' music centres in Pentwyn Leisure Centre and the Memo Arts Centre in Barry. These centres will be offering taster lessons, free of charge to children from low-income families.
For more information on the new sessions, and the current programme of music education available, visit: https://www.cfmusiceducation.co.uk/
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