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.......

Half term music making opportunity

Please spread the word - there are still places available on these excellent workshops  for young people with disabilities (12 and over). Siblings, parents and extended families welcome too!
The workshops will be run by Alex, Russ, Geoff and Jane from the Heart Beats / Count Me In team.

The music team - trainee volunteers

We're lucky to have two fantastic trainee volunteers with us at every Heart Beats session.
Following in the illustrious footsteps of Sophia, Iona, Elin and Ros, we now have Wells Cathedral school students Gemma and Vicky with us for the year.
This placement is an opportunity for them to gain experience of music leading, and for the Heart Beats crew to learn from them.
Last week they added in what was probably the first ever funk riff on French horn and recorder!
Go Gemma and Vicky!

Gemma with Martyn

         

Vicky with Martina and Andrew

2014

Yes! time to make some noise!
Now we've all put our tinsel back in the attic, it's time to dust off the instruments and gather together again.
Here's the dates for the first part of 2014 :

1.   Jan 9th 

2.   Jan 23^rd

3.   Feb 6^th

4.   Feb 27^th

5.   Mar 13^th

6.   Mar 27^th

We start again after Easter on April 24^th

Come and join us for tunes, rhythms, songs, musical games, fun, tea, cake and all the rest.... Wells Museum at 6.00 this Thursday.

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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