Zigzag Ensemble

Illustration by Gunnlaug Moen Hembery

The Zigzag Ensemble is an exciting composing and improvising group for 12 - 15 year olds. The workshops will be led by composer Sid Peacock with BCMG musicians. Zigzag workshops happen eight times a year.

Young people need to play a musical instrument to take part and read a little bit of music notation. BCMG welcomes young instrumentalists from all cultural traditions.

Places are limited to 20 and will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.

Please see the diary for workshop dates this season.

If you would like to be informed of future Zigzag Workshops, and are not already on our mailing list, please ring 0121 616 2616, or email info@bcmg.org.uk

Young people's comments:

'I like making up the music and improvising. Really informal and fun.'

'Very enjoyable and a brilliant learning experience.'

'I am more confident playing in front of other people and in a group.'

'I learnt that music does not have to be down on paper.'

Parents' comments:

'All the children leave the workshop at the end on a high feeling good about what they have achieved.'

'She has become more confident and experiments with her instrument.'

'She came away from the workshop with a great sense of achievement and increased confidence.'

'It's something a bit different for my child to get involved in, he gets to meet new people while doing something he enjoys and I am able to come along and see the performance at the end - and it's free.'