Preston Music Workshops
Music workshops for businesses, communities and schools in and around Preston
Community music workshops
I welcome approaches from organisations wanting someone to provide music content, existing groups in need of a new leader, or people who would like to set up a new group. Current groups are listed below (details correct at time of publication).
For more details, email Jon Aveyard.
Preston Scratch Band. Singing and playing pop songs from music books. Occasional Saturdays, 12.30pm-2.30pm in The Ferret, 55 Fylde Road, PR1 2XQ. £6 per session.
Cottam Ukuleles. Group ukulele lesson playing well known songs. Mondays, 12pm-1pm in Cottam Community Centre, Haydocks Lane, PR4 0NY. £6 per session.
Preston Handbell Ensemble. Learning simple patterns and pieces on provided handbells. Mondays, 1pm-2pm in Cottam Community Centre, Haydocks Lane, PR4 0NY. £6 per session.
The Good Day Sunshine Recorder Group. Playing three-part arrangements of Beatles songs with very simple harmony parts for beginners and more complicated parts for more experienced players. Mondays, 2pm-3pm in Cottam Community Centre, Haydocks Lane, PR4 0NY. £6 per session.
Jubiloso. Simple music-making open to anyone but accessible for people with learning disabilities. Carers/support/family etc. are welcome to take part in the sessions if they choose to. Fridays, 10am-11am in The Mandala Centre, 18 Derby Street, Preston, PR1 1DT. £5 per session.
Illumination Community Choir. Open to anyone but is delivered to be accessible to those with visual impairment. Fridays, 12pm-1pm in Preston Central Methodist Church, Lune Street, PR1 2NL. Originally funded by the Galloway's Society for the Blind. Supported by the Central Methodist Church. £5 per session.
Worldwise Samba Drummers. Playing high energy Afro-Brazilian percussion pieces. Open to anyone regardless of ability or experience. Wednesdays, 6.15pm-8.15pm in the UCLan Media Factory, Kirkham Street off Fylde Road, Preston. First time free then £5 per session.
The Blue Flamingo Cafe. Free events, open to anyone, dementia-friendly.
- The Blue Flamingo Community Choir, Wednesdays (not the first of each month), from 12.30pm at St Teresa's Parish Centre, 34 Queensway Drive, Penwortham PR1 0DS. Free to attend.
- Drumming and singalong, third Tuesday of each month, 1pm-3pm at St Michael's Church on Egerton Road, Ashton. Free to attend.
The Green Choir. Occasional gatherings amongst the trees and reedbeds of Dobcroft nature reserve, 49 Whitby Avenue, Ingol, PR2 3YP in which we learn simple unaccompanied songs about nature.
Music Box. Occasional events which bring together adults in fun music-making activities such as boomwhackers, body percussion, song baths and more.
The Preston Jazz & Improvisation Festival. For the past few years, I am grateful to have been supported by Tony Rigg and the rest of the Preston Jazz & Improvisation Festival team in providing participatory music workshops at the UCLan Media Factory and at Soundskills leading to public performances at The Ferret and Avenham Park.