Student workshop
An example of an Intersections word board.
Intersections is a community music program which partners Trinity Laban students with charities serving marginalized young adults in Southeast London, to compose, play, and perform music that explores identity. Each year, Trinity Laban students will develop a six-week community music workshop to be facilitated at a charity in Southeast London. This is a student-led project in which students receive mentorship from the Learning & Participation Team and a professional community music facilitator.
An Intersections group chat.
Founded by Garrett Snedeker, recipient of the 2019-2020 Fulbright-Trinity Laban Postgraduate Award and the 2020 Barzun Prize for Youth Engagement, Intersections is funded in conjunction with the US-UK Fulbright Commission and Matthew Barzun, former US ambassador to the UK. This is the inaugural year of the program, running from October 2020 to February 2021.
If you are a Trinity Laban student interested in participating, please contact garrett.s19@edu.trinitylaban.ac.uk and look for an email from the Learning & Participation Team in September!
See Intersections description on Moodle for more details.
Intersections 2021
Project Timeline:
October-December:
Recruitment of current Trinity Laban students
Complete Colab proposal
Plan and practice community music activities with professional mentorship
January-February:
Deliver weekly workshops with partnering charity
Colab week (February):
Intensive sessions with young people from charity
Reflection and wrap-up period with Trinity Laban students
Partners:
METRO Charity
Testimonies:
“I felt like I learned a lot for a short amount of time.”
-Participating young person
“It was a GREAT opportunity for the young people to develop the foundations of a new musical skill, and get acquainted with an instrument. This was such a rich and amazing opportunity for the young people, thank you so much!!!”
-Partnering Charity Staff
“I’ve gathered new tools for group activities, and have gotten to know new useful apps for group activities as well. I’ve learned about how to successfully prepare such a big project in advance, being mindful of all details around working with young people.”
“It opened my eyes to other career possibilities that I find more approachable and achievable now.”
– Trinity Laban Students