From Clients:

Project Manager LACES (Looked After Children Education Service)

“Beatheadz was very well-received by the young people involved, and by the visitors to Wednesday’s session. It was packed with information – there was a lot for the young people to take on board in terms of the technology and new skills needed, but there was plenty support available from the workshop leaders”.

Head of music, Archbishop Ilsley School:

“I did over hear something I think in group 1 on Monday, was it somebody singing their song? (It was) It’s sounded really fabulous, and something that they wouldn’t have had the confidence to do before the sessions, which is really what I was hoping for.”

Music teacher, Foxford School and Community Arts College:

“BTEC kids are really missing you being here on a Thursday which I think shows the success of the project.”

From trainers at Flying Start- Birmingham City Council:

“Excellent, confidently delivered workshop which enabled all to participate creatively, to compose a piece of music and have fun.”

“Excellent interaction with group.”

“Excellent workshop. Well planned. The really thoughtful and imaginative planning you put in led to a fun and highly creative and informative workshop. It brought a potentially dull curriculum subject vividly to life.”

N Briggs Sound It Out Programme Officer:
“Bobbie worked on Sound It Out’s Down Your Way (Reminiscence) music and heritage project from September 2008 – December 2009. The project itself was an intergenerational project celebrating Castle Vale’s transformation and regeneration.

Bobbie worked with both primary and secondary pupils alongside older adults, using memories to inspire some fantastic new music.

Bobbie relates really well to people of all ages and is always enthusiastic during sessions, which motivates the participants she works with. Bobbie is very reliable and well organised.”

From participants:

“Because it is really cool and you can make friends as you go along” .

“Fun, but in an educating manner!”

“Inspirational!”

“Life changing, amazing!!!”

“It was fun, groovy and fantastic.”

“I feel I’ve learnt a lot.”

“I have learnt lots of about the culture of the music, the different genres of music, where they originated from and what year it started.”

“I have learnt a lot about swing bass and rhyme.”

“That without that (the huge influences of African music and culture on western music) we wouldn’t have the music that we have nowadays.”

“I could describe this to someone- the roots of black music.”

“I learned where and how black music started and it made me more interested in different types of music.”

“Bobbie taught us about how music is structured. She told us about bars and how there could be four beats in the bar and that how in classical music there might only be two or three beats in a bar.”

“I didn’t use to care about other people, but now I do. Because Bobbie and Mr Jordan have shown me respect, I have to show respect back, not just to them, but to everyone.”

“Bobbie has also helped me improve my speaking skills and to control my nerves through breathing properly and slowing down how fast I speak.”