Focus on Hodge Hill

In partnership with Birmingham City Council Arts Team, Birmingham Music Service and mac (Arts Champion for Hodge Hill) we are piloting a Music Entitlement Model through which children and young people within the constituency of Hodge Hill will be offered opportunities to get involved in music, be it as creators, performers, audiences, programmers or producers.

sound futures is responsible for targeting the most disadvantaged children and young people within the zone. For more information on Hodge Hill Constituency, visit the Birmingham City Council site here.

Some highlights of our work in Hodge Hill include:

Elham: Nasheed Training Programme

A training programme delivered through MusicLeader West Midlands in the wards of Washwood Heath and Bordesley Green, giving music leaders a foundation in the Islamic repertoire. The programme will be led by acclaimed Nasheed musician Amran Ellahi and will result in a an action research project by Robert Bunting as well as a resource pack for music leaders.

sound futures Youth Consultation

Working with community partners including Ward Support Officers, social enterprise groups, Area Youth Office and local figureheads to develop a user-led, music-based youth consultation. The programme aims to give young people the opportunity to voice their ideas about music and develop activity for other young people in their local community.

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