School Ground Sounds
School Ground Sounds (SGS) works with secondary schools and young people in lower-income areas of London to provide additional music opportunities and to enhance their music education. Our programme includes recording studio experience, one-to-one mentoring with industry professionals, a six-week industry crash course, competitions, live performance opportunities and the showcasing of talent online.
- Organisation Type: Community / participatory music organisation
Email: tom@schoolgroundsounds.org
Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET); Economic deprivation; Special educational needs
11-25
- Barking and Dagenham, Barnet, Bexley, Brent, Bromley, Camden, City of London, Croydon, Ealing, Enfield, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith and Fulham, Haringey, Harrow, Havering, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Kingston upon Thames, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Newham, Redbridge, Richmond upon Thames, Southwark, Sutton, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, Wandsworth, Westminster
Musical activities
Composition/songwriting, Mentoring, Performance, Training, Vocal, Youth leadership, Recording studio experience
Genres
African, Folk, Grime, Hip Hop, Pop and Rock, Rap MC, RnB
Participants Recruited From
The most popular organisations young people working with School Ground Sounds are recruited from:
Raw Material
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Youthsayers
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Spiral Skills
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Wired4Music
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Kinetika Bloco
Kinetika Bloco is a performance group with an exuberant mix of young musicians creating a “unique new British Carnival sound with a de…
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Lambeth Music Service
The Lambeth Music Service was established in 2001 with a direct government Standards Fund grant. LMS works with the Education Learning and S…
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Live & Love Talent
LLT stand for “Live & Love Talent”.
LLT is an organisation that provides a platform for talented artists in the UK with the intenti…
Participants Referred To
Some of the common 'next step' organisations for individuals working with School Ground Sounds:
Wired4Music
Wired4Music, hosted by Sound Connections, is a unique leadership programme for young Londoners who are passionate about music. We give young…
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Amy Winehouse Foundation
The Amy Winehouse Foundation works to prevent the effects of drug and alcohol misuse on young people. We also aim to support, inform and ins…
Find Out More +Raw Material
Raw Sounds is a programme of music and creative media sessions for people with mental health needs, open to young people and adults between …
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YOUTHSAYERS is a creative music opportunity for young people in Lambeth. Run by professional musicians and teachers from established interna…
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Access To Music
Access to Music is the UK’s first choice destination for school leavers who want to follow their passion for popular music and creative me…
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