Amplifier

COUNTY WIDE MUSIC PROJECT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE




AMPLIFIER - MUSIC FOR LIFE

  • Are you in to rock and pop?
  • Do you play – or want to learn to play?
  • Are you aged 11 to 25?
  • Then why don’t you come to Amplifier - Music for Life?

Amplifier - Music for Life runs practical rock and pop music workshops across the whole of Suffolk, giving young people the opportunity to gain invaluable experience in all aspects of contemporary music.



Workshops

BURY ST EDMUNDS

  • Sessions run each Wednesday evening, 6.30pm to 8.30pm, at the Rehearsal Rooms, St Andrews Street South, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3PH
  • Spring 2009 term begins: Wednesday, 7 January 2009
  • For more details please email the Project Administrator or call 07763 810151


DEBENHAM

  • Sessions run each Tuesday evening, 6.30 to 8.30, at the Community Centre, Debenham High School
  • Spring 2009 term begins: Tuesday, 6 January 2009
  • Sessions cost £5, (£1 concessions)
  • For more details please call 07763 810151 

EYE

  • Sessions run each Monday evening, 6.30pm to 8.30pm at Eye Community Education Centre, Church Road, Eye IP23 7BU
  • Spring 2009 term begins: Monday, 5 January 2009
  • Sessions cost £5, (£1 concessions)
  • For more details please call 07763 810151 


HALESWORTH
 

  • Monday sessions, 5.00pm to 7.00pm and 7.15pm to 9.15pm, at The Cut Arts Centre, 8 New Cut, Halesworth IP19 8BY
  • Spring 2009 term begins: Monday, 12 January 2009
  • Thursday sessions, 4.45pm to 6.45pm at The Cut Arts Centre
  • Spring 2009 term begins: Thursday, 15 January 2009
  • For more details, please contact 07974 126793, or email Waveney Amplifier
  • You can also learn more Waveney Amplifier by visiting their website

IPSWICH

  • Sessions run each Wednesday evening, 6.30pm to 8.30pm, at CSV Media, 120 Princes Street, Ipswich, IP1 1RS
  • Spring 2009 term begins: Wednesday, 7 January 2009
  • Half term break (no sessions): 11 and 18 February
  • For more details please email the Project Administrator or call 01473 261142


NEEDHAM MARKET

  • Sessions run each Tuesday evening, 6.30pm to 8.30pm, at Needham Market Middle School
  • Spring 2009 term begins: tbc
  • For more details, please call 07763 810151  


NEWMARKET

  • Newmarket sessions will be arranged as holiday activities, allowing for longer sessions; please watch this space for further details
  • For more information, please call 01638 719215 or 01473 265086, email Forest Heath Leisure Services or the Project Administrator


STOWMARKET

  • Sessions run each Wednesday evening, 6.30pm to 8.30pm and each Thursday evening, 6.00pm to 8.00pm, at Stowmarket Community Education Centre, Childer Road, Stowmarket IP14 1PP
  • Spring 2009 term begins: Wednesday, 7 and Thursday, 8 January 2009
  • Sessions cost £5, (£1 concessions)
  • For more details please call 07763 810151 


SUDBURY

  • Sessions run each Tuesday evening, 6.30pm to 8.30pm, at the Eden's Project, 45 Gainsborough Street, Sudbury, CO10 1NU
  • Spring 2009 term dates: Tuesday, 13 January to 24 March inclusive
  • Half term break (no session): 17 February
  • Summer 2009 term dates: Tuesday, 21 April to 7 July inclusive
  • Half term break (no sessions): 26 May and 2 June
  • For more details please email the Project Administrator or call 01473 261142


WOODBRIDGE

  • For details of sessions in Woodbridge and other activities in the Suffolk Coastal District area, please call 07973 632576, email suffolksoundwaves@hotmail.com or visit the website



Unless otherwise stated, all workshops cost £40 per term (that's 10 sessions) or £10 concessions.

 

About the workshops

The workshops are run by professional musicians, all carefully selected for their relevant and specialist experience. Many are gigging musicians, while others have broader music industry backgrounds – so whether you’re in to playing, dj-ing, song writing or gig management, Amplifier can help you develop your skills.

They are open to anyone aged between 11 and 25, and take place in a variety of venues, from commercial studio premises to youth clubs and arts centres.  They run in the evenings and at weekends at a price affordable to all; there is also a concessionary rate.

We provide a broad range of equipment, from percussion and guitars to decks and keyboards. Participants may also bring their own instruments, but please be aware that use of your electrical equipment will be subject to a visual check by the tutors, and participants will not be allowed to use any piece of equipment that fails that check.

 

Amplifier and your organisation

Amplifier can also provide tailor-made workshops, from one-off events to programmes of sessions running over several weeks. Our tutors, all of whom are fully CRB checked, are experienced at working with arts access agencies, Pupil Referral Units and within the prison service, and also receive regular training and updates relating to working with vulnerable groups.

If you would like to know more about how Amplifier could provide for your rock and pop needs, please contact the project administrator for details, or you can write to:

The Amplifier Project
c/o The Arts Development Manager
Culture, Sport and Communities
Suffolk County Council
Adult and Community Services
Endeavour House
Russell Road
Ipswich IP1 2BX