Making music, trying new things and having fun together – that’s what young people can expect when West Sussex Music’s inclusive SEND music group, Orchestras Inc., returns this autumn.
Following another inspiring year, Orchestras Inc. is back for a new series of Saturday sessions in Horsham and Worthing, welcoming children and young people aged 8 to 25 with special educational needs or disabilities, together with their parents or carers.
The group is open to everyone with additional needs, whether they attend a special school, a mainstream school or college, are home educated, or are not currently in education.
Orchestras Inc. is all about making music together, with young people able to explore instruments, sounds, rhythm and movement in a supportive and welcoming environment. No previous musical experience is required and participants can come along and take part at their own pace.
Alison Sutton, Assistant Head and Inclusion Lead at West Sussex Music, said:
“What continues to strike us is just how quickly the young people make Orchestras Inc. their own. This past year we saw lots of new faces, all trying things they hadn’t tried before, finding ways to communicate through music and, most importantly, having a brilliant time together. There was a real sense of ‘this is my place’, and we can’t wait to welcome everyone back.”
Orchestras Inc. takes place during term time at both Worthing Music Centre, based at Bohunt School Worthing, and Horsham Music Centre, based at Millais School.
This term’s sessions are:
Horsham Music Centre
Saturdays, 12.30pm–1.30pm
Millais School, Depot Road, Horsham RH13 5HR
- Saturday 19 September
- Saturday 26 September
- Saturday 3 October
- Saturday 10 October
- Saturday 17 October
Worthing Music Centre
Saturdays, 10.30am–11.30am
Bohunt School Worthing, 65a Broadwater Road, Worthing BN14 8AH
Please use the entrance off the A24 (Broadwater Road).
- Saturday 7 November
- Saturday 14 November
- Saturday 21 November
- Saturday 28 November
- Saturday 5 December
Sessions are free, and young people are welcome to attend as many as possible in whichever location works best for them. All of our young participants will receive a digital badge at the end of the short course.
Parents/carers are required to accompany their young person and support throughout the session.
If you know a child or young person aged 8 to 25 who would enjoy making music in a welcoming and inclusive environment, Orchestras Inc. would love to hear from you.
Find out more and register here, where you can also watch a video showing what to expect when you arrive at the music centre.
Orchestras Inc. is supported with funding from the Chalk Cliff Trust, Horsham District Council, and the Worthing Borough Council CIL Neighbourhood Fund.
