in the pocket music school
London
The In The Pocket band workshop takes place over three days. Classes run from
11am to 2pm on Wednesday and Thursday and 11am to 3pm on Friday. Each day
involves three learning sessions of around 45 minutes with two twenty minute
breaks. At the beginning of the workshop, we listen to some music and
collectively choose songs to learn and spend the rest of the first day learning
the parts of the first song under the guidance of the teachers. We finish the
day with a jam session. On day two, we run through the song from day one and
start learning a second song. We finish the day with a jam session. On day
three, we hone and polish our two songs. We may even add another song to the
mix. At the end of day three, we perform the songs we’ve learned for broadcast
to the world via social media platforms. Who Is It For? All young musicians aged
8 to 16 are welcome to join. If you have at least six months experience playing
your instrument, you can fit in and be part of the band. Whatever instruments
you play, you can rock. OK, we haven’t had anyone turn up with a harp yet but we
regularly work with singers, guitarists, pianists and keyboardists, drummers,
saxophonists, trumpeters, ukuleleists, bassists and so on. If you play an exotic
instrument and aren’t sure if you’ll fit in, please get in touch and we’ll let
you know if you can participate. If you have any other questions or queries
about participation, please get in touch. The Vibe In The Pocket band workshops
are run with the intention of empowering young musicians to learn independently
and work collaboratively. In our experience, most young musicians with the right
encouragement, are happy to take ownership of their own learning. They are keen
to help each other perform at their best. With that in mind, we focus on
creating an easy-going and supportive atmosphere where learning is fun and
eveyone can contribute to the music making no matter their level of experience
