Now in its second year, First Beats is an innovative music partnership between World Heart Beat and local primary schools in the Battersea area. The programme helps to break down barriers to participating in arts/music activity and performance and introduces young students to music on a weekly basis. Instruments taster sessions include violin, singing, flute, clarinet, […]
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Learn to Play Open Day – Saturday 12 October
Try an Instrument for Free In conjunction with Music for All’s Learn to Play weekend, which encourages people to try out music in their local area, World Heart Beat invites young people (aged 5 -19 years) to try a musical instrument of their choice on Saturday 12 October (11:00 – 1:00pm) at World Heart Beat Embassy Gardens, Nine Elms. […]
Trinity Buoy Sounds – project update
Our work on the Trinity Buoy Sounds project, bringing music into the lives of young people that live in and around Trinity Wharf in Tower Hamlets and Newham, goes from strength to strength. Now in its second year, we continue our successful partnership with three schools, Eastlea Community School in Newham and Bow, and two […]
Jazzin’ it up on the Summer Jazz Hang
During the first three weeks of July, World Heart Beat launched its first ever Summer Jazz Hang Programme in partnership with The Julian Joseph Jazz Academy. Approximately 30 young, soulful and talented jazz musicians have come together to cultivate their artistry, enrich and expand a global community for jazz through performance, education, and friendship. With […]
Update: ZEDRA Talent Development Programme
Our ZEDRA Talent Development musicians are thriving thanks to ZEDRA, the global active wealth, corporate and fund solutions specialist, which provides continued funding of our successful jazz programme. The following seven musicians have been selected for the programme due to showing significant promise. The funding enables them to reach their full potential; the students receive […]