Community music charity for Herefordshire and its borders.

Our Mission: Music For Life - Music For All

Company Overview :
We're passionately dedicated to providing chances for people of all ages and abilities to make all sorts of music together, because it is one of the most powerful ways to improve people's lives and well-being, and the life of their communities.

We operate and enable a variety of music activities, some also involving related arts, such as drama, dance, poetry, puppetry, painting, pottery, writing ...See more

General information:
The Music Pool is the operating name of Hereford Arts In Action Ltd., a company limited by guarantee and a registered charity, incorporated in 1988.
Company Number: 2243832
Registered Charity Number: 700196

The operating name of The Music Pool was adopted in 1998.

There is a volunteer Board of Directors/Trustees and paid staff.

Livewire promotes gigs, workshops, training opportunities and music development weeks for young people in and around Herefordshire.

The project is managed by The Music Pool, Herefordshire's community music charity and principally funded by Youth Music.

'Livewire Central' (music development weeks) offers young people aged 13+ the opportunity to work with professional artists and gives participants the chance to:
- Improve their musical skills and try something new, for newly formed bands and individuals, as well as more experienced artists
- Take part in a public performance at one of Hereford's most popular music venues, The Jailhouse, in a supervised, alcohol-free environment.  With further performance opportunities at other locations, including Nozstock Festival.
- Receive coaching in Guitar, Bass, Drums, Vocals, Music Production, Rap, DJing, Scratching, lyric writing and song composition.

It also provides volunteer opportunities, to people aged 18-25 years, to shadow professional artists, work as a mentor or trainee music leader, and gain experience in marketing/promotion and event management.

For more information, visit our website: www.musicpool.org.uk and look in our Projects page.


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