Major Music – offering yopung people musical opportunity in the Vale of Glamorgan

2010 is our 10th anniversary year and we will be hosting a series of celebratory events over the next 12 months. All will be revealed shortly!

We are always looking for new ways to develop and grow the Major Music charity so if you have any ideas or assistance you can offer we will be only too pleased to hear from you. We want your ideas and feed back from the Major Music sessions and need to know what you want out of them. We also want to hear from you if you can offer your support in any way, whether it is offering to help out at our weekly workshops (you dont have to be musical!) or any assistance you could provide at the numerous events that we plan.

Most importantly we want to hear from you, the kids who attend each week. Let us know what you want.

We need your ideas! email us!

A Happy New Year to you all and we hope you enjoyed the Christmas break!
Here’s a quick reminder that the Major Music weekly work shops will recommence on Tuesday 12th January at 7pm at the Youth Centre as usual.
See you there!

The popular ‘Plug & Play’ nights are set to make a return to The Blacksmiths Arms, Llanmaes. Here’s the chance for all parents and friends of Major Music to relax and enjoy an evening of live music at The Blacksmiths Arms, Llanmaes on the 27th December. The evening is a chance for the music maestros amongst you to air your talents in the friendly atmosphere of the local pub whilst raising much needed funds for Major Music. The evening kicks off around 7.30 with each act performing 20 minute slots, so get there early to get your name on the list for the evening. Normal licensing laws apply.

We have uploaded more great photos of Xmas Rocks 2009 to our Flickr images site.
Click here to view.

Photos courtesy of Derek Naylor, iFotoevents.

Well, well well… what can I say….how about FANTASTIC!

Major Music brought Christmas 2009 in with a big party bang last night with a live concert at St Donats Arts Centre. The festive atmosphere was kept alive throughout the night with all acts throwing in a little Christmas number into each set. A task which was set only a couple of weeks ago!

The line up consisted of Paranoid Androids, Septic Blue, Red (Rhiannon, Ellie and Dan), Breaking the Silence and Skate Ketchup all of which performed amazingly well last night, in particular some of the younger ones who performed for the first time on stage.  The night climaxed with the finale, pictured above, which had the whole venue rocking to Slades Merry Chrismas.
Everybody gave fantastic performances and proved that the last few weeks of preparation have been well worth while. Well done all!

More pics of the night can be viewed here.

It’s important that everyone taking part at Xmas Rocks attends next weeks Major Music session on Tuesday 1st December. We will be preparing the running order of  performances and timing each act, so make sure you are well prepared and ready to run through your set. See you all next week… it’s the final countdown!!

Major Music was buzzing at the last  session on Tuesday 17th November with everyone putting their very best into rehersals for the show on the 4th December. Christmas certainly came early with echos of Chris De Burgh – A Spaceman Came Travelling, Slade’s Merry Christmas Everybody and even a ‘punked up’ version of Mariah Carey – All I Want For Christmas Is You.  So come on everyone get your friends and family to come down to St Donats to a great show. Purchasing tickets is easy, here is a reminder…

Friday 4th December – 7:30pm
St Donats Arts Centre
An Evening of Live local Musical Talent
Tickets £4.00
Available from St Donats Arts Centre
or call: 01446 799100

Christmas is nearly upon us and once again Major Music will be hosting a showcasing evening at St Donats Arts Centre on Friday 4th December. So far we have around 7 – 8 Major Music bands penciled in to perform on the evening which will be kicking off at 7pm sharpish.  Each band will perform up to 3 songs each, one of which is to be a Christmas track to keep in the spirit of things! So come on everyone get your friends and family  support and lets make the evening another successful night.

If there is any one else interested in playing on the night let us know at the next Major Music Session or send us an email.

Tickets £4 – available from St Donats Arts Centre or on the door on the night.

Bar open till 11pm!

Hi all, just to remind every one that there will be no Major Music session during the half-term week (Tuesday 27 October). Workshops will recommence on Tuesday 3rd November. Don’t forget, we want to hear your ideas for what you want out of the sessions, and thoughts for future events. Please add any comments or suggestions by clicking below.

An event was held at the Llantwit Major Youth Centre on Tuesday 6th October to mark the return of the charity, Major Music to their roots and where the project began nearly a decade ago.

The evening event noted the ‘relaunch’ of the project at the centre and the purpose built music recording studio, was hailed as an overwhelming success by the project management team and volunteers who have remained committed throughout to this unique community based initiative. The youth centre was packed to capacity and attended by young people, parents, friends, sponsors and supporters of the project. Also present were Vale and local Councillors, officers from the Vale of Glamorgan Council and AM – Jane Hutt. A number of young people involved with Major Music gave terrific demonstrations of their musical creativity and which included several acoustic sets, ‘rock’ bands and live sessions in the studio. In opening the evening local businessman, mentor and trustee with Major Music, Chris Williams thanked all those who had continued to support the project during the interim period. Chris making particular reference to his trustee colleagues, volunteers and parents and without who’s commitment and dedication the project would not have achieved it’s ongoing success. (more…)