Wavelength Seminar

Content from 2018-2021, funded by BBC Children in Need

An Introduction to the Wavelength Project by James Stanley

Using Story Cubes for Songwriting by Paul Carroll

Introduction to Using GarageBand on iPad & iPhone by Sarah Wilson

Why 'Drop D' Tuning is Beneficial for Beginners by Meldra Guza

An Introduction to Roli Blocks by James Stanley

Wavelength Seminar

Content from 2015-2018, funded by Youth Music

Why Quench Arts Set Up The Wavelength Project

Wavelength Project Structure Part 2: Project Structure and Funders

Wavelength Gig Video:

Cares of the Day (Group Track)

Wavelength Year 1 Gig Photos (Facebook Album)

Paul Carroll: Running Music Projects for Young People with Mental Health Conditions Part 2

Blog 2: Supporting Quieter Members of a Group –by Jake Cross (Wavelength Shadow Artist)

Wavelength Gig Video:

What If I Never Do? (Liam)

Blog 3: Getting young people through a creative block by Meldra Guza

Blog 5: Catering for Different Religious Backgrounds/Not Using Offending Topics by Sarah Wilson 

Blog 6: Engaging with Participants with Little Musical Interest by James Stanley 

Blog 8: Using Presets to Aid Creativity and Workflow in a Session by James Stanley 

Resource 1: Wavelength Approaches to Lyric Writing 1

Resource 3: Wavelength Approaches to Lyric Writing 3

Resource 5: Wavelength Approaches to Lyric Writing 5

Blog 9: The Benefits of One-to-One Sessions in Mental Health Settings by James Stanley 

Wavelength Gig Video:

Plastic Pollution (Group Track)

Blog 12: Getting Young People Recording Ready by Sarah Wilson 

Wavelength Year 2 Gig Photos (Facebook Album)

Blog 13: Ensuring that Parents and Carers Understand the Benefits of Music Making for Young Mental Health Service Users by Paul Carroll 

Wavelength Gig Video:

Drawer Full of Memories (Parents)

Sarah Wilson: My Own Professional Development on Wavelength

Blog 16: The Value of Mentoring by Meldra Guza 

Blog 17: Keeping Up With Technology by James Stanley

Davina Brownrigg: How Being A Wavelength Shadow Artist Has Furthered My Career

Blog 20: How Volunteering on Quench Arts’ Musical Connections Adults Project Helped Prepare Me for my Wavelength Shadow Role by Michelle Holloway 

Wavelength Gig Video:

You and Me (Chyna's Song, Performed by Other Participants)

Blog 22: The Value of Always Gaining New Skills - As a Woodwind Player, Why I’ve Started to Learn the Guitar by Katie Stevens 

Birmingham Children's Hospital and the Wavelength Project (Kirsty Taylor, Lead Occupational Therapist, Parkview Clinic)

Blog 24: The Value of Music Making in the Wellbeing Sector – Why I Think it is Important by Michelle Holloway 

Wavelength and its Role within the Birmingham Music Education Partnership (Ciaran O'Donnell, Head of Birmingham Music Service, Services for Education)

Jake Cross: Celebrating Success and Why it is Important in the Mental Health Sector

Wavelength Year 3 Project CD 1

James Stanley: The Journey of the Young People Part 1

Blog 26: Developing Emotional Resilience through Music Making by Meldra Guza 

Blog 28: The Importance of Socialising Outside of Music Sessions – How Structured Social Events Can Increase Creative Flow by Paul Carroll

Wavelength Gig Video:

Memory Lane (Lizzy)

Wavelength Year 3 Project CD 2

Wavelength Year 3 Gig Photos (Facebook Album)

Wavelength Year 2 Impact Report and Case Studies

Wavelength Project Structure Part 1: Recruitment and Project Partners

Wavelength Project Structure Slideshow

Wavelength Year 1 Project CD

Paul Carroll: Running Music Projects for Young People with Mental Health Conditions Part 1

Blog 1: Putting People At Ease In Their First Group Session by Paul Carroll 

Wavelength Gig Video:

Picturesque View (Mayci)

Meldra Guza: Different Ways To Approach Lyric Writing in the Mental Health Sector

Blog 4: Tackling Sensitive Topics for Lyric Writing with Young Mental Health Service Users by Meldra Guza 

Wavelength Gig Video:

What Do I Want To Be? (Group Track)

Blog 7: Ways in Which Using Technology Can Break Down Barriers with Unconfident Young People by James Stanley 

Wavelength Year 2 Project CD 1

Resource 2: Wavelength Approaches to Lyric Writing 2

Resource 4: Wavelength Approaches to Lyric Writing 4

Resource 6: Wavelength Approaches to Song Writing

Blog 10: Group Music Making with Young People with Mental Health Conditions by Sarah Wilson 

Blog 11: Embedding Arts Award in Sessions Without Disrupting the Creative Flow by Sarah Wilson 

Wavelength Year 2 Project CD 2

Michelle Holloway: Supporting the Parents of Young People on Wavelength

Blog 14: The Development of Parents as Musicians - Why This Has Been Important on the Wavelength Project by Paul Carroll 

Joanne Tysall: Partnership Working - How Wavelength Has Worked With Home Group to Support Parents

Blog 15: My First Year Working on the Wavelength Project by Meldra Guza 

Wavelength Gig Video:

Warp Drive (Josh)

Blog 18: Mental Health First Aid Training - The Impact On My Practice by Adam Moffatt 

Blog 19: My Transition from Shadow Artist to Leading One-To-One Sessions by Davina Brownrigg 

Blog 21: Me in 10 Years Time - What I Hope I’ll Be Doing in Community Music and How Wavelength Has Helped Me Plan for the Future by Davina Brownrigg 

Katie Stevens: Getting Out Of My Comfort Zone - The Skills I’ve Learnt To Support Young People On Wavelength (Tech & Gutiar)

Blog 23: Keeping Current by Sarah Wilson 

Why Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Value Projects Like Wavelength (Sue Hartley, Director of Nursing)

Wavelength Gig Video:

Colours Glow (Group Track)

Solihull Music Education Hub and the Wavelength Project (Toby Smith, Head of Solihull Music Service/Hub)

Blog 25: Celebrating Success by Paul Carroll

Wavelength Challenges (Nic Briggs & Liz Viggers, Quench Arts)

James Stanley: The Journey of the Young People Part 2

Blog 27: What I’ve Learnt As A Wavelength Shadow Artist, The Impact It Has had On The Participants and How It Will Affect My Future Practice by Katie Stevens

Wavelength Case Study: Lizzy's Story

Wavelength Project Outcomes Slideshow

Wavelength Gig Video:

Radio Bird (Group Track)

Wavelength Year 3 Impact Report and Case Studies

Wavelength Project Final Evaluation Report