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Moor to Sea at Dartington Hall

A playful, musical space for young people and families to explore and create music.

 

Note that these sessions are no longer running at Dartington but are continuing on Thursday afternoons at Broadhempston Village Hall. You can find details here.

Weekly sessions are creative and child-led. Musical explorations are geared towards Home and Alternatively Educated young people and their families. It is an opportunity to experience different ways of working with music, try out and develop skills and ideas and work with people of different ages. We use instruments – traditional, new and unusual – technology, and voices. We encourage ideas, collaboration, listening and finding your way of being musical.

Moor to Sea work with people through music, in lots of different ways. We build projects around people, and collaborate with other musicians, creators and organisations. We prioritise access for people who are often excluded from other opportunities. We ask families to commit to a block of sessions, enabling us to grow a supportive community and develop projects together over time.

Sessions are hosted in an accessible space with parking, toilets and warm drinks all in easy reach!

Moor to Sea Music Collective is a Dartington Community Partner.

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“My child has now lost her fear of doing creative things. Through doing music, she is more able to speak up and advocate for her own ideas, she is happy to lead games and suggest new ones. She loves attending the group and now wants to learn how to play the flute. Before attending, the pressure of traditional music lessons would have been difficult for her to manage, but with the level of confidence she is now showing I wouldn’t hesitate to give it a go.”

“For my son, being allowed to participate in a way that is manageable for him has kept him coming to the group. He has made strong friendships and has learnt how to contribute to the group and get heard even in a group of older children. He has learnt a great deal about his body and what feels good for him in terms of music and movement and has now decided that he wants to learn to play the drums.”