Heart Beats improvisation, February 2012

Alex recorded some of our session last week. You can listen to some of music by clicking on this link:

https://soundcloud.com/heart-beats-5/heart-beats-long-improvisation

Everyone is playing along on different instruments. Geoff is playing the didgeridoo - it sounds like a whale! We know Mark can make really good whale noises too, but he is playing the dun dun, the foundation drum.
The lovely sound at the start is Martyn on the 'boom tubes' - a home made instrument.
Emma is playing the steel pan which sounds really bright.
Daryl is playing chime bars.
David and Andrew are playing percussion. Daniel is on guitar.

We called this piece of music 'spring is coming'.

This week

Sunshine on our minds, don't forget there IS a Heart Beats session this week, so get ready to Get Funky! So you on Thursday.....

Great sessions

Great sessions, walking in our moonboots at Critchill, global holidays in Wells... lots of chat and good vibes, lovely to see everyone again after missing the last session because of the snow. We love heartbeats! Yes!

Heartbeats this week

Two good things this week : an after school club at Critchill tomorrow and a proper great big music session in Wells on Thursday ... great.

Critchill school

Excitedly preparing for our first after school club at Critchill school. Fun!

After school clubs

Some of our Youth Music funding is for outreach sessions. This term we are reaching new people .... visiting some schools to make music with after-school clubs.
On January 29th and February 5th we'll be at Critchill Special school in Frome.
Count Me In hero Ben Waller will be co-leading these sessions. Ben already runs a music project at Critchill, the Loops project.  
We'll also be working in Bridgwater with Alex Lupo, and in Frome with Openstorytellers and their FMU club.
Other plans are afoot to reach more new people ..... email info@heartbeats.org.uk if you'd like us to come to you!

HEART BEATS BEATEN BY WEATHER......JANUARY 24TH SESSION IS CANCELLED

The snow is very beautiful, and is falling thick and fast ...... sorry everyone, but we have decided it's not a good idea to go out across the Mendips in the dark this week.
We won't be running our session this Thursday, January 24th.
But we will be back on February 7th!

NEW YEAR, NEW EARS!

Our theme for this week is EXPLORATION.

We're going exploring in Alex and Ben's Spaceship full of new sounds!

We're landing on the Planet '2013' .... bleep bleep ... touching down ... what new music will we hear as we explore this unknown world?

It could sound strange, weird, wild, wonderful, crazy, squeaky, deep, funny ........

Approaching Planet 2013...... fasten your seat belts......

Don't miss the fun! This Thursday, same time, same place. Space food provided.

Magical music

Here are two film clips of some lovely music. This is Martha, who is one of the Heart Beats crew, playing some music she has composed herself. Magical.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUbpmbo9CSA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OE7WcEyCI0

We're so lucky to work with such amazing young people.

Sound cloud - listen to our song

Here is a link to a Soundcloud recording of a Heart Beats jam - working on our song.
Lead vocals by Mark. Backing vocals by David.
https://soundcloud.com/heart-beats-5