Unit 59 - Music in the community

Plan for expanding the music workshop project

By expanding the music workshop into a music project, workshops will be held once a week over a 6 week period. This will then enable the young people to gain from the project as every session will be different with the first session being mostly filled with ice breaker activities. This is so that the group can get to know each other and their facilitator. As the weeks continue, the sessions will involve activities which will improve several skills for the young people. At the end of the project, the young people will be given the opportunity to perform a short piece to their parents, family and friends. When planning and organising the individual workshops, I need to consider the following:

• The workshop needs to be longer. There wasn’t enough time to get through all of the activities. 45 minutes would be a good length of time for the workshop.
• Gather more information about the clients prior to the workshop. This way we can make sure that all of the activities are inclusive and also check any access arrangements so that everyone has an equal chance to participate. 
• Advertise the workshop more so that more young people can attend.
• Cap the number of participants at 8 – 10 so that we don’t have too many participants and the workshop is hard to control.
• Have a set age range for the participants of around 10 years to 16 years old. 
• Consider the time of the workshop so that all of the clients are able to make it i.e. taking into consideration the school run and traffic in the local area

My budget for the project would be £1000. Each workshop that I run will cost about £100 plus £20 admin fee per session. This then works out to £720 for the course of the 6 weeks. The remaining money can be then be spent on equipment for the group to use during these workshops. There are many different places where this funding could come from such as Children In Need, Arts Council England and The National Lottery. We could also apply for some funding through the local authority as well. 

fThe outcomes of the overall project is to improve the skills of the young people with a visual impairment. They will improve many skills over the 6 week period such as confidence, listening and communication skills. The young people can then apply these skills within other situations that they may come across in everyday life such as school. The workshop also gives the group a chance to meet with other visually impaired people where they can start to make new friends.