Working collaboratively with young people across all music genres and styles is central to our ethos and we've developed a wide range of ongoing youth programmes and special projects both in The Sage Gateshead and across the region. We're always interested to hear new ideas from young people to help us keep the programme fresh, relevant and inclusive.
In The Sage Gateshead
Look out for our summer and half term special events. In past years, holiday schools focused on; making a musical in a week, carnival and circus skills, DJ and MC skills, steel pans, samba, singing and more.
Mongrel UK, music theatre that bites, is a weekly music theatre programme for 14 - 25 year olds run in partnership with the Northeast Refugee Service. Members use music, dance and drama to create vivid performances exploring experiences from their many different cultures and backgrounds. Membership is currently closed, but recruitment will re-open in September.
Our weekly Youth Percussion sessions, focus on learning and performing wildly explosive samba and other street percussion styles. New members welcome, no experience necessary.
Gateshead Children's Choir for eight to thirteen year olds meets on Wednesdays from 6.30 - 8pm. No experience is necessary, just a love for singing. New members welcome.
For more information on youth programme opportunities in The Sage Gateshead email lp@thesagegateshead.org or call 0191 443 4661.
Across the region
The Sage Gateshead's directs and delivers CoMusica, the North East's Youth Music Action Zone in partnership with local authorities, schools, and other regional community and youth organisations. Through this programme we've established core projects in Seaham, Wooler, Stanley, Wear Valley, Redcar, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Newcastle and Gateshead; working with steel pans, samba, singing, rock bands, song-writing, music technology, DJing and MCing and more. Groups from across the programme regularly come together for workshops and performances at The Sage Gateshead and other major regional venues. We're always interested in hearing from potential new partners and participants. For more information on the CoMusica programme email David Guy or call David on 0191 443 4617. To visit the CoMusica online community, click here.
Folkworks Annual Youth and Junior Summer schools, held in Durham, are regarded as amongst the very best open-access residential music programmes for children and young people in the country. For full details call 0191 443 4661 or click here to download a brochure:
Folkworks Youth Summer School 2008 brochure
Folkworks Youth Summer School 2008 tutors and workshops
Folkworks Junior Summer School 2008 brochure
Resources
Watch this space for details of Resources to be produced by The Sage Gateshead.
