Preston Music Workshops
Music workshops for businesses, communities and schools in and around Preston
Community music workshops
I welcome approaches from organisations wanting someone to provide music content, existing groups in need of a new leader, or people who would like to set up a new group. Current groups are listed below (details correct at time of publication).
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For more details, email Jon Aveyard.
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Preston Scratch Band. Singing and playing pop songs from music books. Occasional Saturdays, 12.30pm-2.30pm in The Ferret, 55 Fylde Road, PR1 2XQ. £6 per session.
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Cottam Ukuleles. Group ukulele lesson playing well known songs. Mondays, 12pm-1pm in Cottam Community Centre, Haydocks Lane, PR4 0NY. £6 per session.
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Preston Handbell Ensemble. Learning simple patterns and pieces on provided handbells. Mondays, 1pm-2pm in Cottam Community Centre, Haydocks Lane, PR4 0NY. £6 per session.
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The Good Day Sunshine Recorder Group. Playing three-part arrangements of Beatles songs with very simple harmony parts for beginners and more complicated parts for more experienced players. Mondays, 2pm-3pm in Cottam Community Centre, Haydocks Lane, PR4 0NY. £6 per session.
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Jubiloso. Simple music-making open to anyone but accessible for people with learning disabilities. Carers/support/family etc. are welcome to take part in the sessions if they choose to. Fridays, 10am-11am in The Mandala Centre, 18 Derby Street, Preston, PR1 1DT. £5 per session.
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Illumination Community Choir. Open to anyone but is delivered to be accessible to those with visual impairment. Fridays, 12pm-1pm in Preston Central Methodist Church, Lune Street, PR1 2NL. Originally funded by the Galloway's Society for the Blind. Supported by the Central Methodist Church. £5 per session.
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Worldwise Samba Drummers​. Playing high energy Afro-Brazilian percussion pieces. Open to anyone regardless of ability or experience. Wednesdays, 6.15pm-8.15pm in the UCLan Media Factory, Kirkham Street off Fylde Road, Preston. First time free then £5 per session.
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The Blue Flamingo Cafe. Free events, open to anyone, dementia-friendly.
- The Blue Flamingo Community Choir, Wednesdays (not the first of each month), from 12.30pm at St Teresa's Parish Centre, 34 Queensway Drive, Penwortham PR1 0DS. Free to attend.
- Drumming and singalong, third Tuesday of each month, 1pm-3pm at St Michael's Church on Egerton Road, Ashton. Free to attend.
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The Green Choir. Occasional gatherings amongst the trees and reedbeds of Dobcroft nature reserve, 49 Whitby Avenue, Ingol, PR2 3YP in which we learn simple unaccompanied songs about nature.
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Music Box. Occasional events which bring together adults in fun music-making activities such as boomwhackers, body percussion, song baths and more.
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The Preston Jazz & Improvisation Festival. For the past few years, I am grateful to have been supported by Tony Rigg and the rest of the Preston Jazz & Improvisation Festival team in providing participatory music workshops at the UCLan Media Factory and at Soundskills leading to public performances at The Ferret and Avenham Park.
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