Firebird is running 50 weeks of creative music workshops across 5 rural villages: 3 in Derbyshire and 2 in Lincolnshire. 

Activity will be led by a team of 4 experienced musicians: Gary Hammond, Dave Higgins, Rikki Thomas Martinez, and Liam Robinson, all of whom have been selected for their superb musicianship as well as their communication skills and experience in working with hard and difficult to reach groups and individuals. 

Pebbles in Ponds is funded through Youth Music's Make It Sound programme.

In addition to the lead musicians, 3 trainee musicians have been recruited to work alongside them, gaining experience and confidence to lead workshops themselves, and laying the foundations for future initiatives in these communities.

The aim is to use the music making of the young people to catalyse an increased interest in music and the arts throughout their communities and thereby involve as many people - young and old - as possible. 

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