Soundtracks

Soundtracks is an open access programme of quality music activity across Bolton and Blackburn with Darwen, which runs music making opportunities for young people in youth centres, and connect young people from the age of 12 with new musical pathways and progression routes.

The Soundtracks programme particularly supports young people who face barriers to music making and those experiencing challenging circumstances in their lives.

To see some of the work done on the Soundtracks programme, click here

Partnership in Bolton

Bolton Music Service seeks out children in difficult circumstances by liaising with local head teachers to provide musical opportunities, whatever the challenges may be. We work with a range of partners who provide specialist support for children and families in challenging circumstances and we work with a number of charities to provide financial support and bursaries where they are needed.

Access for All is at the heart of our service and we ensure this in a number of ways:

• Through our partnership with Trust Music who provides a Bursary Scheme, free access to Music Centre ensemble for PPG (Pupil Premium Grant and Low Income) children and music projects for community groups.
• By our partnership with Awards for Young Musicians (Furthering Talent)
• With our partnership with the RNCM (GM Pathfinder)
• By providing First Access to music making for all local children – working with schools to establish Wider Opportunities and Music Curriculum programmes which impact on all children in the class. Please link to our Music For Schools page
• Through our partnership working with special schools – view the Rumworth Carousel case study.
• With free lessons for PPG children in high schools through the Music Service Direct scheme.
• Our support for the guidance provided by Youth Music in the document: ‘Guidance for Music Education Hubs: Developing an Inclusive Approach to the Core and Extension Roles’.