soundLINCS help Lincs kids find their voices

Posted: 04 February 2009

Free training available for adults who want to help children sing

Specialist training is being offered free of charge throughout Lincolnshire to any adult who works with local children and wants to help them express themselves through song.

Devised and managed by soundLINCS - Lincolnshire Music Development Agency - as part of the Government-backed ‘Sing Up’ National Singing Programme, the training takes the form of practical and topic-specific workshops in schools, arts centres, village halls and other community venues around the county.

All the sessions are run by our team of experienced music facilitators and are intended to be fun, friendly and informative,’ explains soundLINCS Programme Development Officer Louise Salmond Smith. ‘The workshops are suitable for absolutely anyone who engages with children, ranging from people with little experience of group singing to those who want to develop their existing vocal skills.’ Previous Sing Up workshops run by soundLINCS have reflected this diversity, with teachers and classroom assistants being joined by pre-school staff and playground supervisors, childminders, arts facilitators, youth workers and leaders of groups like Scouts, Guides and Brownies.

A comprehensive schedule of over 50 workshops has been drawn up to cover the next six months, with weekend, all-day and twilight sessions planned for all seven Lincolnshire districts. Topics to be covered include ‘Playground Songs & Games’, ‘World Music’, ‘Traditional British Folk’ and ‘Singing in Parts for Beginners’. Voice care, selecting appropriate material, singing without the aid of a piano and choral work at various ability levels are also on the agenda. The twilight sessions - aimed specifically at those working with children in schools - will also incorporate confidence-building exercises and a ‘Sing Up Surgery’ to address queries relating to other aspects of the National Singing Programme.

Free of charge, the Sing Up workshops are being run by soundLINCS in partnership with Lincolnshire Music Service. Places are limited and must be booked in advance.

Full details on venues and times are listed at www.soundlincs.org and are available from Louise Salmond Smith at soundLINCS - e-mail louise@soundlincs.org

T: 01522 510073
E: info@soundlincs.org
W:www.soundlincs.org

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