Stroud MDN

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"Music is a world within itself, with a language we all understand. With an equal opportunity, for all to sing dance and clap their hands"
Sir Duke, Stevie Wonder

Hi there, my name's Emma and i'm working for the Gloucestershire Music Forum as the Music Development Networker for Stroud. The organisations aim is to increase the quality and profile of music in the area, and specifically to create more opportunities for young people. Hopefully this blog will keep you all up to date with what i'm doing, and give you a chance to get in touch if you want to be involved, have any suggestions, want me to promote something you're involved in or just want to say hi.

Gloucestershire Music Forum is a not for profit social enterprise that is committed to increasing music opportunities and raising the quality and profile of the county’s music makers and providers.

May 5, 2009

Latest update post Cheltenham Jazz Festival

Still buzzing from the Cheltenham Jazz Festival, saw some amazing gigs, in particular the Don Byron Gospel Project, who had the most amazing singer i think i have ever seen! DK Dyson - check her out. Not sure whether to be inspired to practice day and night, or to just quit trumpet playing for good after seeing so much talent!

So what have i been doing since my last posting? Well lots more meeting people, having chats and cups of tea! I think i have found a few allies now, in particular a guy at the subrooms, and a guy from the hub collective. Graeme (hub collective) and I would really like to try and develop a rock school project, so have written to the youth workers at the local youth centres about doing possible taster sessions - we’ll see what the response is. Also met my other team members this week, what a lovely bunch we are! Seems like we all have different skills and interests, and will compliment each other well over the next 12 months. Didn’t get much time to really get to know each other so looking forward to more opportunities to do this in the future. Everyone that i meet is really positive about getting more music happening locally, and see the need for my role in Stroud, so that feels really good.

Still really keen to set up a youth music forum, so having a meeting with Steve Miles from youth council tomorrow about their possible involvement.

And there’s lots more meetings i have lined up over the next few weeks so feeling busy…

2 years ago