We are Recruiting Trustees for our Board

We are Recruiting Trustees for our Board

We are looking for enthusiastic individuals to expand our existing Trustee Board, to bring their experience and fresh, innovative and realistic ideas to the charity.

Location: Board meetings in London 4 times a year, plus subcommittee meetings online
Unpaid position, expenses covered

Good Vibrations is a national arts organisation that changes lives through music. We work with some of the most vulnerable and hard to reach people in the UK, including in prisons, secure hospitals, and in the community. We are best known for using the Indonesian gamelan, a magnificent set of bronze gongs, xylophones and drums. We use communal music-making to support vulnerable people in challenging circumstances to develop transferable life and work skills and to forge fulfilling, constructive lives.

We have an outstanding track record, with the impact of our work evidenced through nine independent pieces of academic research, including by Cambridge University and the University of London.

As part of our board you will support and shape our work and strategic direction, as well as help us achieve our mission to inspire and motivate marginalised people with complex needs, and give them the tools they need to help them realise their true potential and build more positive futures.

Bill Bailey supports our work as a patron. We are a Registered UK Learning Provider and OCNL Qualification Centre and hold National High Secure Prison Effective Intervention Status.

We are looking for people with experience of one (or more) of the following areas:

  • Fundraising
  • Lived experience of challenging circumstances / complex needs
  • The Criminal Justice System
  • Business development
  • Financial management
  • Strategy

We would especially welcome applications from people with lived experience of the issues pertaining to our participants.

This is a voluntary governance role for which your travel expenses would be covered. Trustees are asked to commit to 4 Board meetings in London, 1 strategic development day, preparation and subcommittee membership. They are also asked for help by sharing their skills on developmental projects.

Please contact Jenni Parker our Chief Executive Officer at jenni@good-vibrations.org for more information or to submit an application.

 

Free Gamelan Music Sessions at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland / Glasgow

Free Gamelan Music Sessions at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland / Glasgow

Would you like to take part in a free, week-long gamelan music workshop with adapted technology? We’re offering these free sessions to adults with learning disabilities, physical disabilities and those with mental health conditions, as well as their carers.

All sessions are free, inclusive, and open to everyone. If you would like to book or find out more information, please reply to this email, complete our form, or call us on 07517263840.  One of our facilitators will then get in touch and have a chat about the individual’s needs.

Please note that booking is essential and we suggest a minimum commitment of at least 3 sessions.

This week-long course will be held at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew St, Glasgow, G2 3DB. Sessions will take place from
19th – 23rd August 2024.  

The sessions will use adapted technology alongside traditional instruments – fun, accessible drum pads, trigger switches, touch boards and even play-doh is used to trigger sounds and samples. The technology that we use is versatile and the effect is instant. We also use ‘found’ instruments which are everyday objects that create memorable sounds.

Whether you’re coming on your own, with a carer or you are part of an organisation with multiple participants we would love to see you there.

  • Free to attend for groups and individuals
  • No musical experience needed – there are no wrong notes in gamelan!
  • Relax, have fun, learn new skills
  • Easy to learn & attend multiple sessions

Available Sessions

Each day we have two group times available from 10.00AM – 11.00AM or from 11.30AM – 12.30PM. These sessions are for people who enjoy working in a group, or it could be an organisation that books the whole session.

The afternoon music slots are for those people with more profound needs and their carers, or for those who don’t like working in a larger group.   Flexible times from 1.30PM-4.15PM are available to book for individuals (30mins) or smaller groups (1hr).

Resonate Sheffield 2024-2025

Resonate Sheffield 2024-2025

Resonate Sheffield is back!

Resonate is a community music project using Indonesian gamelan instruments, based at Highfield Trinity Church. Sessions are free to participate – though donations are welcome. No musical experience is needed.

Sessions run Wednesdays from 10:30AM-12:30PM, taking place in the lower ground floor hall of the church – please access via the back door on Holland Place.

You can listen to some of the music we’ve created before on our soundcloud and watch a performance we did last year here.

Please spread the word! Participants can confirm their attendance here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/resonate-community-gamelan-project-tickets-619129732697

Please email info@good-vibrations.org.uk if you are thinking of taking part or you have any further questions.

Join our Resonate Sheffield Facebook group here for all updates and news!

 

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