Youth Speaks Roadshow – an event run by young people for young people

SBBA invites all young brass players to take part in a wonderful series of events that are being hosted this Saturday (5 June). The Youth Speaks Roadshow, which is being staged as part of Volunteers’ Week, is a day full of exciting workshops and information sessions run by young people for young people.

Covering important topics such as mental health and diversity in brass bands to fun and light hearted banter delivered by up and coming stars in the brass band world, there is sure to be an event to suit everyone’s taste!

Join us on Saturday on Zoom for this innovative occasion, which starts at 9am. The timetable is as follows:

9am-10am: Brass Band Composition Workshop with Gareth Bowman (pictured)

Topic: Brass band composition

Time: June 5, 2021 09:00 London

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83389218419?pwd=a2ZId3dWVjQxdjUrT3dGYk5iY1YyZz09

Meeting ID: 833 8921 8419

Passcode: 410467

10am-11am: Masterclass with Amy Paterson

Topic: Brass masterclass

Time: June 5, 2021 10:00 London

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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82920998640?pwd=bmlldkhWcjlldENXOU5kaEdZV3VXUT09

Meeting ID: 829 2099 8640

Passcode: 476063

11am-12noon: Music Technology in Brass from Ryan Bradley

Topic: Music technology

Time: June 5, 2021 11:00 London

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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88107562812?pwd=dE9IMmxwUTI3M1J5bjNkT3E3WGd0QT09

Meeting ID: 881 0756 2812

Passcode: 158784

1pm-2pm: Interview and Talk from Zoe Wright, creator of the Brass Cast Podcast

Topic: Interview with Zoe Wright

Time: June 5, 2021 13:00 London

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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82147935227?pwd=MlFkTW5yQUJRWXNJcFFESXhBUW5oUT09

Meeting ID: 821 4793 5227

Passcode: 282485

2pm-3pm: Mental Health in brass banding talk from Gavin Johnson

Topic: Mental health and wellbeing

Time: June 5, 2021 14:00 London

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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82609290277?pwd=WU90RHc2TVhOWjROSnZhbFg4K2Uxdz09

Meeting ID: 826 0929 0277

Passcode: 438651

3pm-4pm: Diversity and Inclusion in Brass – Panel with Bradley Wilson and Storm Robertson

Topic: Diversity and inclusion in brass bands

Time: June 5, 2021 15:00 London

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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85338343164?pwd=NzhpYldhQU5zVDFOYTRZNURLUlNTQT09

Meeting ID: 853 3834 3164

Passcode: 737464

SBBA is grateful to fellow brass musicians Iona McVicar and Laura Carter, both of whom are members of the National Youth Brass Band of Scotland (NYBBS), for their sterling work in planning and organising this Youth Speaks Roadshow.

Commented Iona: “It is incredibly important to give young brass players a space to talk about what is important to them, especially for serious topics such as mental health and diversity.

“It has been a great opportunity to explore such subjects, as well as more light-hearted ones, and a fantastic experience to learn about these and other things from our peers.”