Making Music In Lockdown
Heart n Soul is an award-winning creative arts organisation that believes in the power and talents of people with learning disabilities. This story celebrates the power of music during lockdown.
Whatya guna do? (2020-06-01) by DanielleArts Council England
Watya Gonna Do
Making music is a key part of Heart n Soul. During lockdown they explore how you can make music together when you can’t be in the same space and experimented with making music online.
Danielle collaborated with artist Rosie Ridgway using Chrome Music Lab, where she recorded sounds from around her house to create the track Watya Gonna Do.
Planet Earth (Start all over again) (2020-05-01) by IssacArts Council England
Planet Earth (Start All Over Again)
Isaac collaborated with musician Charles Stuart using BandLab to create his track Planet Earth (Start All Over Again).
She miss me (2020-06-01) by K-dogArts Council England
She Miss Me
K-Dog (Kishawn) collaborated with artist Lindsay Corstorphine. He used Ableton Live, resulting in lots of new songs including She Miss Me.
Zooming (2020-08-01) by DanielleArts Council England
Learning together
Young people shared what they had learnt in Heart n Soul's Digital Do Your Own Thing music sessions where the group explored how to make music together. By experimenting with new software, the young musicians gained confidence in creating new music and finding lots of different ways to express themselves. They now make music together on Zoom independently.
Astronoughties (2020-05-01) by Alicia and ShadesArts Council England
Astronoughties
Alicia and Shades explored using experimentation to find new digital possibilities to make music together remotely.
Freestyle Jam August (2020-08-01) by Ehima, Baffour, ShadesArts Council England
Freestyle Jam August
Ehima, Baffour and Shades went one step further and pushed the digital boundaries in this freestyle jam session from August.
Heart n Soul
Heart n Soul is an award-winning creative arts company and charity based in South East London. We believe in the power and talents of people with learning disabilities, providing opportunities for people to discover, develop and share this power and talent as widely as possible. We also have a lot of fun!
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