The Mix

The Mix music scheme run by Head for Arts is in full flow with 50 music projects running across Caerphilly, Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen, and Merthyr Tydfil. To date this has included everything from Dj Skills with young Mums to Songwriting with young people from the Travelling Community and a Graffiti and Music workshops in collaboration with Caerphilly’s Basement team.

 

With projects running throughout the next year (funded by WAG via the Arts Council of Wales) Head for Arts aims to help over two hundred young people on the next step to education and employment. Working closely with music delivery organisations like Community Music Wales and with freelance practitioners such as Cheryl Beer and Lloyd Roberts, The Mix music project is able to reach people from a wide geographic area and with a variety of different support needs.

 A core belief of the project is that music can really make a difference, to improve confidence and ambition, to develop skills and self awareness and to give people the courage to go out and take the next steps to employment and education.

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Head for Arts is pleased to report that it has been selected to deliver a three month extension of The Mix, Reach the Heights project that is funded by European Funding directed through DCELLS and the Arts Council of Wales.

Activities taking place as part of this project include:

* Music Journalism sessions at Glamorgan Gates, Merthyr Tydfil

* Music and Arts sessions at Barnardos (Merthyr Tydfil Office)
                                             Hale’s House, Torfaen
                                             Llamau Project, Caerphilly
                                             Young Mum’s Project, Caerphilly
                                             Innovate, Caerphilly
                                             Trevethin, St Cadoc’s and Penygarn

* Music Technology sessions at Senghenydd Youth Drop In Centre (SYDIC)

* Drama Sessions at Soar Theatre

* Glee Club singing sessions at 3G’s and the Engine House

* Digital Storytelling at Aberfan and Merthyr Vale Communities First

* African Drumming in Trelewis / Taff Bargoed Communities First

* DJ Skills at Town and Park Communities First

* Envirobeat – sound walk project at St Illtyd’s Communities First

Please note some of these activities are closed sessions – please check with us if you would like to take part.