Children from Janvrin School before a musical flashmob
Music in Action’s Mission and Vision
Music in Action creates opportunities for people from all backgrounds and of all ages to interact together with musical experiences that inspire, educate and support wellbeing.
Our vision is to transform and enrich lives and communities through music.
Music in Action’s 5 pillars are:
1. To inspire children and support wellbeing through quality music educational opportunities.
2. Deliver therapeutic music to those in care homes
3. Develop pathways for young musicians
4. Create high quality live music opportunities for all
5. Build partnerships to increase the impact of music for wellbeing
Events - cultural experiences for our community
Music in Action brings cultural experiences to communities providing free tickets to those who can’t afford them and opportunities for children to be educated by the artists preforming
By attending Music in Action concerts, you are directly supporting the Outreach Programme and helping us to continue our visits to schools.
Social Access Bursaries for children
Music in Action’s social access scheme for at Janvrin School showed that music could help children’s wellbeing.
The reports by headmaster Iain George said that all the children who took part showed developments in wellbeing, concentration powers or self esteem.
Music in Action provided 74 bursaries for children at Janvrin School and D’Auvergne School in 2024. Of these, 32 young pupils started learning an instrument with 1-1 lessons at D’Auvergne school in May 2024. Music in Action is seeking funding to go into Rouge Bouillon and is looking at a fourth school.
To donate to help this project please contact support@musicjersey.com
Schools Workshops - Members of the Sixteen
Outreach at D’Auvergne
On the morning of Friday, Jan 17th, members of the Sixteen choir will perform an educational concert for school children. This is part of Music in Action’s outreach programme where children from all schools are able to benefit from interactive workshops designed to impact by improving the children’s knowledge and their wellbeing through the power of music.
1500 children inspired by Music in Action’s Outreach Programme
The sixteenth Liberation International Music Festival marks the largest event organised by the charity Music in Action. Alongside the public events open to 2000 festival attendees, 28 educational masterclasses and school workshops with over 1500 children benefiting from the festival.
Education and inspiring islanders are at the front of the aims of Music in Action. And the soloists coming to Jersey are asked to take part in educational masterclasses or workshops.
For Music in Action’s next events:
From jazz, song, orchestras to the Liberation Festival, and Jersey Sings, Music in Action brings experiences to enable people to interact through music. Most of the stars who perform also educate our children. To find out more about our next events then click below.
Music in Action - Young Artist Programme
Music in Action Young Artist Programme - Omara Silvester
The Music in Action Young Artist’s Development Programme (MAYAP) has been launched to nurture the most talented young Jersey artists who wish to make their career in music through training and performance opportunities.
Focusing on the disadvantaged, and talented musicians, the program looks to help train and develop a new generation of celebrated Jersey performers, to learn to perform at the highest standards around the world. In recognition and gratitude for their generous support..
BUY FUNDRAISING ALBUM - LOVE SHONE DOWN
Donate and raise money for charity Music in Action’s work in the community and listen to the classic song Love Shone Down or the album.
The album features Lylis O’Hara who is a Music in Action Young Artist singing O Holy Night, and Jonathan Mews. Three internationally acclaimed choirs have donated tracks of Christmas classics.
The CD celebrates and fund-raises for Music in Action’s community work with a focus on children who are not easily able to access the powerful wellbeing and inspirational effects of music.
Watch Love Shone Down - sung by Jonathan Mews
The music includes O Holy Night, We wish you a Merry Christmas and Silent Night. Donate to download the album.
HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT
Music in Action are sending out a message of hope to children, schools and residents in care homes. Our current main initiatives are concerts to boost spirits for those in long term care in residential care homes, and the education of children through Jersey Sings Across the Bay.
We are in urgent need of donations in order to continue our important community outreach initiatives. Thank you to those who have already donated.
International Guitar Festival - November 2024