We run music workshops during every half-term and School holidays and alongside some events, like our monthly open mic. We publish all workshops on this page.
The Feelgood Music Project is a FREE week long School holiday project for young people aged 10-16, living on Canvey Island. Participants can choose to make music or be part of the 'crew' responsible for planning and filming the final piece - a music video to accompany a brand new original song! Read more —>
We’re very excited to be bringing you this years holiday workshop programme: The Sounds on Sea Project. Click the image to read all about how those aged 14+ can get involved —>
We’re very excited to be bringing you this years holiday workshop programme: The Sounds on Sea Project. Click the image to read all about how those aged 11-13 can get involved —>
We’ll be creating a brand new song and accompanying music video around the theme ‘Hands Together’
Who can get involved?
Anyone interested in music making, music production, storyboarding, acting, directing and multimedia! This project will offer opportunities to be involved from creating, recording, performing and developing technical skills; therefore being on film is not a requirement.
This October we will be running a FREE live sound workshop at this months Drop the Mic! Open to anyone interested in the role of a sound technician. Click for more info
Summer Open Day for the Under 10’s to enjoy playing music and getting to know The Song School
Summer Open Day for the Under 10’s to enjoy playing music and getting to know The Song School
Today we will begin with a workshop for our novice musicians (those who have been learning their instrument for at least 6 months) - aimed at those learning an instrument and taking their first steps towards being in a band. The session will include a band jam with some of our senior musicians, learning a couple of the songs they have previously recorded.
This workshop is aimed at singers in our vocal tech 1 or 2 class, or those who are aged 10-15
Aimed at experienced musicians (at least 2 years playing experience) who wants to understand more about the technical process of recording. You’ll be taken through setting up the studio, run your own recording session and get involved in the mixing and mastering process.
Our Music Video Project is back this Easter! We’ll be spending the first week of the holidays writing and recording a brand new original song, then storyboarding and filming the video.
Young people aged 10+ can take part in the whole project or choose to be part of either the writing, recording or they can simply be in the video.
Junior Join the band is aimed at junior instrumentalists - beginners (less than 1 years experience) and those have been playing for a while. We’re looking for drummers, guitarists, bassists, keys players and vocalists who want to learn the skills required to be in a band to come and rock out with us during this workshop! Click the image to read more and enquire.
We’ll be learning to play/sing some Disney favourites. Aimed at children aged 5-7 years who want to sing and/or play and who love Disney!
This full day workshop will introduce the concept of songwriting for beginners. Aimed at 11 to 15 year-old singers and/or instrumentalists who want to start their writing journey. There will be workshops to those sing and don’t play and those who play and don’t sing, but have a creative brain and want to learn how to bring their song ideas to life.
This workshop is an opportunity for students who take part in our Vocal Tech classes, and those outside of The Song School - aged 10-14 to experience what it’s like to spend some time in the recording studio!
They will learn microphone technique; positioning; how to warm-up; what to listen for and how to interact with their sound engineer.
This half term we’re offering a limited number of 1:1 recording sessions. The session is open to anyone who is interested in recording music, whether you want to sing your favourite pop songs; write your own music and want to start to understand what it takes to get it recorded, are in musical theatre and want to start creating content for your showreel, or you simply like to sing and want to experience studio life. Suitable for ages 10+.
This workshop is aimed at children ages 5-9, who are loving the songs from the new film: Encanto. We’ll have fun across the day learning to sing, play and perform them.
No instrument playing experience required, though we will thoroughly encourage those who can.
This workshop is aimed at children ages 5-9, who are loving the songs from the new film: Sing 2. We’ll have fun across the day learning to sing, play and perform them.
No instrument playing experience required, though we will thoroughly encourage those who can.
This Summer, we’re offering band and songwriting sessions for beginners to learn the basics in a group setting. These sessions are aimed at ages 10 to 15, who are complete beginners; through to those with less than 1 year playing/writing experience.
We’re thrilled to welcome local artist, musician and friend of The Song School; Darren Jones as the lead on a new exciting project this summer: Art in Music. Darren will work with the students to help them access their artistic side, through listening to and playing music and removing any filters so they can just paint!
This workshop is aimed at children ages 5-9, who are loving the songs from the new film: Encanto. We’ll have fun across the day learning to sing, play and perform them.
No instrument playing experience required, though we will thoroughly encourage those who can.
This workshop is aimed at children ages 5-9, who are loving the songs from the new film: Sing 2. We’ll have fun across the day learning to sing, play and perform them.
No instrument playing experience required, though we will thoroughly encourage those who can.
