Creative Learning
Music and Instrumental Learning Academy
Piano, acoustic guitar, electric guitar and drums, learned at a pace that belongs to the young person rather than to a syllabus.
Instrumental Learning
Nobody Here Is Behind
Young people work with experienced tutors and musicians and move forward at their own pace. There is no cohort to keep up with. The next step is simply the next thing this young person is ready to learn, which for some is a scale and for others is the riff they walked in humming.
Music also gives young people a way to express what is going on for them in ways that words sometimes cannot. That is often why it becomes the part of the week the rest of the timetable can be built around.
What Young People Can Learn
Instruments are chosen with the young person, and it is perfectly normal to try one, leave it, and come back to it later in a placement.
Piano
A clear, visual way into how music is put together, and an instrument that suits quiet, focused practice.
Acoustic Guitar
Portable, forgiving, and quick to reward practice with something that actually sounds like a song.
Electric Guitar
For the young person who arrived already knowing exactly which sound they were chasing.
Drums
Physical, immediate and a genuine outlet. Timing, coordination and concentration all arrive with it.
How Music Sits in the Week
Instrumental learning is one part of a personalised programme that also includes English and Mathematics, mentoring and wellbeing support. For many young people the two are connected: the instrument gives a reason to be here, and being here makes the rest of the timetable possible.
Progress is recorded and celebrated as it happens rather than saved up for an end point, and it is shared with schools, Local Authorities and families through regular updates and reviews.
Alongside the instrument
- Concentration and patience
- Emotional wellbeing and self-expression
- Confidence built through steady progress
- Listening, timing and collaboration
- Something to be genuinely proud of
Young Person
I didn't think I'd enjoy education again, but everyone believed in me before I believed in myself. I've made friends, achieved qualifications and found something I'm really good at.
Our Promise
Every young person deserves someone who believes in them.
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Start With a Conversation
Tell us about the young person, what has been working and what has not. We will talk you through how a placement could be built around them.