Hendon Young Musicians Group at Back on the Map

Hendon Young Musicians’ Group at Back on the Map’s Elliott House in Hendon

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00:00 Laura, can you talk to us a bit about We Make Culture and what it does in the city?

00:03 Yeah, so We Make Culture is a social enterprise based in Sunderland

00:08 and we've been going since 2017 and we run participatory music projects across the city

00:14 with children, young people and families.

00:16 And you've teamed up with Back on the Map for this specific project, haven't you?

00:19 Can you tell us about this new addition?

00:21 Yeah, absolutely. So we run one of our projects is called Young Musicians Project,

00:25 which does pretty much what it says on the tin and it's based in the centre of town.

00:29 We work with 13 to 19 year olds and introduce them to music making,

00:32 playing together and that kind of thing.

00:34 Our Henden Young People's Project, which we do with Back on the Map,

00:38 is specifically a group designed for young people based in Henden who are living here.

00:43 And we're going to start off with a group, wait and come along, have a go at music making.

00:48 But we're also really open to other music making stuff that people might want to do,

00:54 like rapping or singing or songwriting.

00:57 So we're very open to suggestions.

01:00 And Becky, you're looking for young people to get involved in the project, aren't you?

01:05 We are, yes. So we've got a sign up form on our table.

01:08 So if you go to our website, remakeculture.co.uk,

01:12 and follow the links through the Young Musicians Project,

01:15 the Henden Young Musicians Project, you'll find the sign up form on our website.

01:20 And they don't need to have any experience in music, do they, to join up?

01:24 No, none at all. As long as you want to give it a go, then that's all that matters.

01:28 And what are the benefits of music and young people getting involved in that?

01:33 So I think just being able to express yourself in a creative way is really helpful and can

01:40 open up opportunities for young people that they might not have had otherwise.

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