ABOUT US
Purple Bear Music is based on the idea that performing music together has incredibly powerful individual and social benefits, and age, ability, or location should be no barrier. Our music sessions and workshops enable individuals to work together as a group to create transformative musical experiences, whilst developing confidence, creativity, teamwork, and leadership skills in a warm, welcoming, and social environment.
WHERE WE WORK
Purple Bear Music works in local communities, primary schools, and residential homes across the North East. Please click on the area you're interested in, or get in touch for other options and bespoke events.
Fun, welcoming, and social music sessions for people of all different ages with no prior experience needed!
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Single, weekly, and full term music performance workshops designed to develop skills in teamwork, listening, creativity, and leadership.
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Fun, therapeutic, and accessible music workshops designed for residential and care homes, with an emphasis on group participation and engagement. Please click here for more information and pricing.
Evie, 9 - Purple Bear Music Sessions
"I always look forward to going to my music lesson. It's my absolute favourite time of the week. I look forward to it all week. I love coming and getting to use all the different musical instruments. My favourite instruments are the keyboard, drum and glockenspiel. Whenever I think about the music lessons I'm always thinking about new songs to learn. I love that whenever I have thought of a new song to learn I tell Pete then the next week I'm starting to learn it. I love that even though I'm learning one song Pete gives me different activities to practice and every week when I'm in a lesson I get to practice. One of the other things I like is that at the start of every session we get to practice melodies in a group using the percussion instruments"
Ian (Evie's dad)
"Evie has always been interested in music and these sessions let her experience a range of different instruments in the group each week. Attending the sessions has ignited a passion for keyboard, and Pete has supported this with colour coded music sheets and stickers to use at home. This is by far her favourite out of school club each week."
PROJECTS
The 4 Chord Song is one of the activities used in the Purple Bear Music workshops. It shows how learning very simple parts and patterns (sometimes no more than a tap on a triangle!) can, when all played together, create a greater whole.