Some good news for 2014

Thank you very much, Esmee Fairbairn and SW Foundation, for agreeing to a request for some addiitonal funding for Heart Beats in 2014.
We're going to use this funding to put on some Heart Beats parties, so - hooray!
Happy Christmas!

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silent nights......

No Heart Beats music tonight - we're taking our festive rest.
Sending lots of very warm wishes to all our friends. Keep warm and don't forget to be musical.
Have a Happy New Year too, we'll hope to see you all in January for a brilliant, exciting and harmonious start to 2014.

Happy Christmas!

Count Me In are leading some experiential training for Sound Foundation Somerset....

Breaking news....


Fantastic Professional Development Opportunity for Somerset Music Practitioners!

Sound Foundation Somerset (Somerset’s Music Education Hub) and Somerset County Council’s Short Breaks are funding a great professional development opportunity for music practitioners in Somerset.

This is for people who work with children and young people with disabilities, learning and communication needs and who are interested in developing their music leading skills.


Supported by SPAEDA Arts Education, and delivered by Count Me In, this experiential learning opportunity includes two mornings of live music workshops based on structured, improvised group music making.

Practitioners will participate in these workshops and learn to lead a group of children and young people with disabilities, learning and communication needs.

Afternoon sessions focus on learning and professional development, with practitioners reflecting, planning and reviewing the workshops.


Thursday 20th and Friday 21st February 2014


Great Bow Wharf, Bow Street, Langport, TA10 9PN


9.30am – 12.30pm- workshop for 12 years +


Lunch – for Count Me In and CPD Participants


1.30-3.30pm CPD element for emerging practitioners



Call: 01458 254265 to book your practitioner place.
Only five free CPD places available

Festive and seasonal....

Hey hey! it's our December session tonight - the last before the midwinter break.
Yes, there may be mince pies and twinkly lights. And music to warm, to cheer and to sparkle with ...
Our Christmas cake is also our birthday cake, we are celebrating 2 years of the Heart Beats club.
Lots of reasons to be merry, then!

Bright and cheerful

We'll be working with autumnal themes this week..... please wear brightly coloured clothes!

Heart Beats - the movie.

Heart Beats - the Movie!
Sounds like a good idea?
We think so. More news soon.

Babyhead and Zone Club at the Cheese and Grain

What a great time we had last night, thank you Babyhead, Zone Club, and FMU.
Caught a few glimpses of the Heart Beats crew bouncing around in the crowd.
Why can't all gigs be like this? Let's move things forward to more inclusive times.... more fun for everyone.

Oh, and that Alex wasn't bad on the drums, eh?...

Next Session....

Hi everyone who comes to Heart Beats - this is a reminder that our next session is on October 24th, which means there is a three week gap between sessions, not two as usual. This is because the museum venue is not available this week.
See you on the 24th.

Youth Music project .....

Once upon a time Youth Music funded us to start the Heart Beats project. We hoped it would be successful but we didn't expect it to be quite such fun!
Our support from Youth Music draws to a close, as we have now submitted our final report to them.


Count Me In wants to say thanks to them for making Heart Beats happen. And to our other funders and supporters.

We have worked with 144 young people with a range of needs since we began in January 2012.
During this time,we've been surprised, excited, amazed, fascinated and amused.... we've learned more from our participants than we would ever have expected.

Of course, the Good News is that we haven't finished yet - Heart Beats is up and running, and judging from our last session, more fun than ever.

Here we go.... new season begins

I'm so excited, I'm off to Wells to see the crew...... Heart Beats..... yes!

The Heart Beats crew