Music Builds Communities
A Community project for Newmarket and Area
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“.....bringing people together through music!”
We believe its important that people feel they are able to achieve early success so our method is to teach tuning and a few simple chords with appropriate tunes..............
Click to go to a page of useful materials including the MBC Guitar Book, chords, songs and links to an on-
Age UK @ Newmarket March 7, 2011 (photo: Age UK Suffolk)
Learning Acoustic Guitar/Ukulele
The major initial interest in Guitars was for children and adults with little or no experience to learn the basics using acoustic guitars
We have had over 40 adults and children (including many children and parents learning together) at the Saturday Sessions though there are usually about 7 -
The children are mainly 6 -
The next step is to build further confidence with group performances, initially at MBC events:
- MBC Summer Picnic
- “An evening of Family Entertainment”
- “Tea with MBC” concert
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..............with further confidence building as several members of the group have taken part in:
- Exning Community Carol Service
- Carol Singing at Palace House, Newmarket
- Entertaining the Elderly at Age UK, Newarket
- Performing at Exning School End of Term Concert
After a period not running sessions we are planning to restart in January 2016 but may start people on ukulele as there are only 4 strings but basic chord shapes are the same as guitar.
The first performance was at the Summer Picnic on July 23, 2011
Followed by a first public performance at the MBC Concert
