Music
Weekly Classes
Music Class
Focus: Recording, arranging, and writing music plus group music making and instrumental instruction.
Instruction available in: Violin, cello, guitar, piano, trumpet, clarinet, flute, voice, drums, composition, performance, production in rap, hip-hop, song-writing, & more.
When/Where: Thursdays 4-6:30pm, CR0 1ND (Term Time).
For Whom: UASC’s aged 15-18. Open for referrals and drop ins.
Check out RAW’s debut Album ‘RAW Vol. 1’
Intensives
Half Term Projects
Focus: Collaborating across our departments with local/regional musicians and creative organisations.
When: October, February, and May Half Terms for 3 days, 3-8pm.
For Whom: UASC’s aged 15-18. Open for referrals and drop ins.
Public Performances & Cultural Outings
Focus: Taking part in public performances as a team and providing access to mainstream cultural venues and experiences.
When: Biannually for performances. Outings take place approximately once per term.
For Whom: Participants must already be participating in our other after school programmes.
Watch ‘Flight For Freedom,’ an original work we performed at the Southbank Centre’s QEH in 2019
Meet Our Music Team
Music Team Manager: Alyson Frazier / a.frazier@playforprogress.com
Team Photos: ©EmmaBrownPhotography
Alice Williamson
Instruments: Clarinet, Voice, Piano, Guitar, Recorder, Sax, Ukelele, Accordion
Styles: Classical, Jazz/Swing, Eastern European, Klezmer, South American, Folk, Assorted Other Cultural Traditions
Other Skills: Arranging, Transcribing, Composing, Workshop Leader, Improvising, Art & Crafts (Painting, Drawing, Photography, Origami, Dream Catchers, Dance (Tango), Writing (Prose & Poetry)
“Working with Play for Progress is all about sharing expression, friendship, beauty and biscuits.”
Alice Phelps
Instruments: Harp, Piano, Violin, Guitar, Voice
Styles: New Orleans Jazz and Blues, Classical, Folk, Experimental, Original, Singer-Songwriter
Other Skills: Composer, Arranger, Music Workshop Leader for Adults and Children with Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties, Inter-Disciplinary Collaborator to create Original Multi-Sensory works
www.alicephelps.com
“I create bespoke music and shows, working in close collaborations with many varying and wonderful communities, the main focus being the work is accessible to all.”
Bill Carslake
Instruments: Piano, Violin, Voice
Styles: Classical, Folk
Other Skills: Arranger, Composer, Conductor, Workshop Leader
www.billcarslake.com
Joe Cryar
Instruments: Guitar
Styles: Acoustic, Hip Hop
Other Skills: Music Production, Rap
Jonathan Abrahams
Instruments: Piano, Voice, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums, Oboe
Styles: Baroque, Classical, Blues, Folk, Bass Music
Other Skills: Song-writing, Music Production, Meditation, Movement.
”I hope that I can help people to develop the capacity for profound, cathartic and therapeutic musical experiences, to repay those that have helped me to do the same.”
Jonathan Chung
Instruments: Saxophone, Clarinet, Piano, Flute
Styles: Jazz, Improv, Rock, Experimental
Other Skills: Arranging, Composition, Workshop Leading
“Music has always been that bridge for me to connect with people, be artistic in unconventional ways, and make friends for life.”
Kensaye Russell
Instruments: Production, Percussion, DJ
Styles: Hip Hop, Afrobeats, Dancehall, EDM
Other Skills: Arranging, Composition, Workshop Leading, Songwriting, Rapping
Laura Impallomeni
Instruments: Trombone, Piano, Guitar, Flute, Bass
Styles: Jazz, Reggae, Afrobeat, Latin, Contemporary, Experimental
Other Skills: Composer, Workshop Leader, Yoga Teacher, Massage Therapist, Psychologist
“Through the metaphor of music we can communicate our deepest states, as music is the universal language of emotion. “
Maya McCourt
Instruments: Cello, Voice, Guitar, Piano, Oboe, Enthusiastic Shakers
Styles: Folk & Transglobal Roots, Alternative
Other Skills: Composer, Song-Writer, Arranger, Workshop Leader, Impact Evaluation.
“Often a single experience will open music to a young soul for a whole lifetime” - Zoltán Kodály
Mike Soper
Instruments: Trumpet, Piano
Styles: Jazz, Experimental, Soukous
Other Skills: Composition, Improviser, Workshop Facilitator, Sound Painting
Simon Roth
Instruments: Drum Kit, Percussion, Clarinet, Accordion, Piano
Styles: Jazz, Klezmer, Contemporary, Experimental
Other Skills: Composer, Workshop Leader, Improviser, Writer
“I take great satisfaction in helping someone find their voice through music. I have grown by being seen, heard and felt and through giving these attentions, I aim to help others grow.”