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Music Workshop Company, The

The Music Workshop Company supplies schools and other organisations with educational music workshops. Schools and organisations contact them requesting music workshops and they find the most suitable musician for their project from the database based on subject matter / instruments required age and ability of participants and locations. Their website gives examples of the workshops they offer, ideas for covering the cost of workshops and music education news.

The service they provide for schools is access to professional musicians from around the country who specialize in educational workshops. Please call or email to organise a workshop which covers your specifications or receive advice on what would be suitable for students.

The service they provide for musicians is more varied. They can offer musicians a showcase for their workshops, the chance to discuss ideas with other musicians though the website it relieves them of discussing the small contracted details of the project with the teachers and following up payment.

They also off their services to other suppliers for example Music Centre and other arts organisations who require musicians for educational work as well as supplying musicians for community arts days and Teacher training days.

They cover all styles of music from classical, pop, jazz, folk and music from around the world. Their most popular workshops are African Drumming workshops which are suitable for all ages.

Each project is tailored to the needs of the organiser and participants. Projects can take the form of a concert, an interactive recital, a coaching session, a cross-curricula project or multiple workshops spread over a term or a year. Each project is unique as each school or organisation's requirements are different. The Music Workshop Company musicians are all specialists in their field, some work with participants of all ages and abilities, others specialise in leading projects for a particular age group or abilities, other specialise in leading projects for a particular age group or ability, for example special needs - learning or physical, elderly, nursery, gifted and talented etc.