our lovely volunteer trainees

At our last session we said goodbye to Gemma and Vicky, this years' trainees from Wells Cathedral school. They have been so welcome at every session, adding to the mix with beautiful French Horn, Violin, recorder, ukelele, voices.... Good luck in the future you two! We'll miss you!

Summer Party.....

Ah - yes, midsummer madness time again. Come and have some big time fun, and some amazing music, and some cake.
We have the end-of-year Heart Beats summer party this Thursday, 6 - 8 at Wells Museum.
Please do come if you have been in any way involved in Heart Beats, (including supporting someone to come), or think you may want to get a feel for what we do. And be prepared to play some awesome music.
It's £1.50 on the door. All welcome. Don't be late!

The world premiere of Heart Beats - the movie

This Thursday there's something different - a midsummer special.  We shall be watching the brand new exciting top-class Heart Beats film, shot, produced and directed by none other than our own Mr Alex Lupo.
We're excited because it's the first-ever screening...... and yes - there will be popcorn... and ice creams.... (And music, later)

Evaluation - case study

We're proud to hear that Arts Manager and Evaluator Nell Farrally will be using a Heart Beats case study tomorrow as an example of good evaluation practice. Nell will be sharing this case study with the partners of the Bristol Musical Inclusion Network.

Tonight, and next time....

Tonight we're exploring what happens when you play the same thing slowly, fast, and then on the off beat ... could be interesting.....get ready to SKANK IT UP one and all.

And a reminder : because of this and that, the next session is on JUNE 12th.

See you all soon!

Summer fun

Merry Musical May Day

By happy coincidence, tonight's session falls on May Day.
We thought we'd celebrate this special spring day with a folky session. Things you can expect tonight  - bells, eggs, songs, cuckoos, general jollity. See you later!

Hello! Hello! Hello Alex!!!

A great session again last night, we are always pleased and surprised by how different it is - every time we meet. High points included learning the correct sign for 'punk' (extend fingers from top of head like a mohican hairdo); a soundscape of sunrise that included an array of animal sounds; french horn and ukelele duet; Mark on the agogo bells; Ben's looping antics; and lots of creative leading by all the group.
Next time, we're going for more looping - live and recorded - and a bit of a folky theme. Sign for 'folkie' anyone?

All this without Alex, who is away this month being a Rock Star. We missed you, Mr L.!
So we made this film for you - no apologies about the singing.

Ahoy there

Ahoy there me hearties ....
This week we will recreate the Sounds of the Sea, ranging from seashell percussion to Hawaiian paradise beach sounds to surf rock .....
Bring your shades. Happily though, it's not Talk Like a Pirate Day yet, so we can relax - a bit.

Heart Beats are here to cheer you up...with an emergency dance party

It's February and it is cold, wet and windy. Every time we go outside our hats blow off and we keep stepping in puddles.

Tonight we're going to forget about all that - what we all need is an emergency dance party!!

This year we've played some funky beats and some reggae, now it's time for the dance grooves.
Alex and Ben will be bringing loops and beats into the mix, you'll get a choice to dance, play or get creative with the technology.

Over to you, then, guys.......