Community Composition Training Programme

Community Composition Training Programme   

Programme Overview:

The Community Composition Training Programme is a professional development initiative for current and aspiring workshop leaders passionate about creative composition in community settings. Under the guidance of renowned composer, facilitator, and mentor Aga Serugo Lugo, and with the support of highly experienced creative health facilitator and mentor Nicola Wydenbach, you will engage in action-based learning. This includes shadowing and assisting with a creative composition project at Hillview Community Centre, a social group for Caribbean elders in Telegraph Hill.

From February to May, regular project workshops will take place offering you the chance to observe and support experienced community artists. You will gain valuable facilitation tools and tips, practice these tools by leading parts of the sessions, and receive individual feedback and mentoring from the facilitators. The workshops will culminate in the creation of a composition to be performed by the group at Kew Gardens as part of a community arts event.

Who is it for:

We are seeking enthusiastic workshop leaders or aspiring leaders who are passionate about creative composition in community settings. This training programme welcomes vocalists and instrumentalists from all musical genres and levels of experience. It is ideal for those aiming to build a career as a community music artist or those looking to refresh their composition and co-creation skills as part of their ongoing professional development.

What will I learn?   

How to lead music warmups
How to use your voice or instrument to create music in a community setting
How to introduce a creative theme
How to co-create a new composition in a group – exploring multiple starting points for a new piece, how to write lyrics in a group and how to introduce dynamics
How to facilitate a workshop without using a piano
How to pick up and continue a composition between workshops
How to rehearse a piece with a community group for a performance
How to teach a song or a piece of music to participants with no musical background

The Programme  

Project workshops will take place at Hillview Community Centre 39 Kitto Road, London SE14 5TW  on Wednesdays 13.00 – 15.00. The first 30 minutes will be for group mentoring and discussion.

• 5 Feb
• 26 Feb
• 12 March
• 26 March
• 9 April
• 23 April
• 7 May
• Friday 16 May (Kew Performance)

You will also receive two thirty minute online individual feedback sessions at relevant points in the programme.

You will be paid £250 to cover expenses and as a contribution to your time. We ask that you are available for the full programme to ensure maximum impact.

To sign up fill in this expression of interest form https://forms.office.com/e/YV10h8Xc8E by Wednesday 29 January.

If you have any questions or want to discuss whether this programme is a good fit for you please email Poppy at p.harrison@trinitylaban.ac.uk