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Listen Up! is a series of FREE music-making workshops and activities for young people aged 10 to 14 in and around the Barton area of Oxford, delivered by In-Spire Sounds, supported by OCM and Oxford County Music Services.

The project is designed to give young people in Barton access to music-making activities, and opportunities to access music technology and work with professional musicians who can nurture their interests and talents in music.

Poster for Listen Up half-term music workshops

Through the Listen Up! project, young people will get the opportunity to:

  • Work with a music teacher, local rappers and producer to use music technology to create their own songs from scratch
  • Learn the arts of sampling sounds and lyric writing
  • Gain skills in Music Production and Beat Making
  • Explore a collection of instruments, sounds and methods of music making 

Our next sessions of FREE music-making workshops will take place on February 18th, 19th, and 20th.

This is a sign-up form for our next series of FREE music-making workshops. 

Listen Up is for young people ages 10 – 14 (Years 6, 7, 8 and 9) that are based in the Barton area (OX3 postcode).

This sign-up form should be completed by a parent/carer/guardian. 

If you have any queries about completing this form, or would prefer to complete it in a different format, please email Steve: steve@ocmevents.org or phone 01865 419 002, leave a message, and we will return your call.

Thank you for your interest in Oxford Contemporary Music’s Listen Up Project! 

Listen Up is a collaborative project between Oxford Contemporary Music (OCM), Barton Community Association, In-Spire Sounds and Oxford County Music Service (OCMS), delivered by OCM and OCMS with funding from Arts council England, Oxford City Council and PRS Foundation. 

Supported by Well Together #WellTogetherOxon

Well Together is delivered in partnership by OCVA and Community First Oxfordshire and funded by the NHS BOB Integrated Care Board.