by drum.user | Dec 1, 2021 | Blog, Hari Trivedi, Prabandh
Sham Veda is the earliest surviving evidence of Indian music, arts, and culture, dating backto 2500BC. Furthermore, there is written evidence from great scholars and musicologists ofthe gradual formation of the universal scale; Vedic chants sung in 3, 4 and 5 notes...
by drum.user | May 27, 2021 | Blog, Julie Hoggarth
Written by Julie Hoggarth In the run up to “No Bars_Music” exhibition at Bishop Street Methodist Church, opening Monday June 21st 2021, D+B director Julie Hoggarth explores some of the barriers to music-making and ways to overcome them. This article will discuss...
by drum.user | May 20, 2021 | Blog
Author: Davina Vencatasamy Free music for all! This is the cry that comes across at meetings looking at the issues of diversity within music education. It sounds like a great idea, right? Kids who would never normally access one-to-one musical tuition due to the...
by drum.user | May 13, 2021 | Blog
Author: Davina Vencatasamy I went on a walk with my 9-year-old daughter the other day. We had walked from Leicester City Centre (where we live) to Bradgate Park. In lockdown, it has been particularly difficult to get out and go on longer walks, especially in...
by drum.user | Aug 13, 2020 | Blog, Julie Hoggarth, Musicans' Resources, Projects
NO BARS 2 Poetry, spoken word and rap from Prisoners from HMP Leicester available to purchase! BUY THE BOOK ON AMAZON This book is the result of hard work and imaginative thinking on the part of around 40 prison inmates and artists teamed with support from a...
by drum.user | Feb 11, 2018 | Archived projects, Blog, Julie Hoggarth
This year’s highlight has been our involvement in HMP Leicester’s “Talent Unlocked” arts festival. This highly ambitious project involved 2 months of weekly ‘pop up’ performances and a two week festival ‘proper’. Drum and Brass arranged for 9 artists to perform at...
