Smilers with ‘Made with Music’ and Leeds Conservatoire

Please note the slightly earlier time for this session (10:00-12:00) due to it being part of the project with Leeds Conservatoire. The first session was so much fun last week and we'd really encourage everyone to get involved. 

Smilers is our group for ages 8-18 years on a Saturday morning, every 2 weeks.

You can book onto the session here.

This term the sessions with Made with Music will look a little different, and there are a few extra sessions; Made with Music are working with students from Leeds Conservatoire on a creative project making new connections across the city between musicians and community groups. They have asked Sunshine & Smiles to take part with our Smilers Saturday group.

It will follow a similar format to our usual Saturday sessions but we will have additional leaders from the conservatoire working with us to create a new piece of music. The aim of the project is to bring together our families, students from the conservatoire and professional musicians to perform this new creation at the conservatoire later in June. Hannah & Kathryn will still be at the sessions. This project will also inform how we create the inclusive ensemble Made with Music are hoping to start up in September 2023 (thank you to those who have filled out the survey monkey about this). 

The project hopes to build confidence, support health and wellbeing, develop musical skills and encourage participants to recognise the value of their own creative voice! 

Dates of the workshops:

• 13th May, 9:30am-11am
• 20th May, 10:00am-12:00pm
• 10 June, 9:30am-11am
• 17 June, 10:00am-12:00pm
• 23rd June, Afternoon rehearsal then 6pm performance, at Leeds Conservatoire