Sing Up, get involved

By: Helenka Bednar

Sing Up is a singing programme from the Music Manifesto, which aims to raise the profile of singing and singing opportunities for school children across the country. Funding is being distributed to organisations with a strong track record in singing project delivery to fund 12 new 'Sing Up Communities' as well as up to 16 'Hearts and Minds' Sing Up projects around England. Youth Music is also developing a MusicStart pack for 2-5 year olds, fostering confidence and enjoyment in music before the move into primary school.

Sing Up is a national singing programme for primary school-aged children. The programme aims to ensure that good quality singing is central to young children's lives, in primary schools, in the home and in the wider community. The Sing Up consortium is led by Youth Music, and also includes The Sage Gateshead, Faber Music and advertising agency Abbot Mead Vickers to manage the Music Manifesto National Singing Programme: Sing Up.

The Sing Up consortium will produce a national programme comprising a national singing resource or 'songbook' (led by Faber Music), a media and schools campaign highlighting the benefits of singing (led by Abbot Mead Vickers) and a workforce development programme to build the confidence and expertise of primary school teachers, musicians and parents in leading and supporting children's singing activities (led by The Sage Gateshead.)

For more information, or to find out how to get involved, or how it relates to your children/school, visit: http://www.singup.org/index.jsp