This term, CashBack Highlands has devised a new creative music project that we’ve been taking into schools across the region - The Power of Sound.

The 6-week program aims to bring young people together through the collective enjoyment of creating and playing music which culminates in the audio and video recording of a live session. Participants are given the freedom to explore sound with melodic and percussive instruments, voice and movement. By adding in lyrics to their pieces it allows the groups to steer the themes by exploring the fundamental link between language and music.

This holistic approach gives the young people a wide scope to find a connection with themselves, and each other, whilst contributing to the group dynamics.

As always, Cashback puts the onus on galvanising young people’s confidence; giving them the means to nurture ideas and express themselves creatively.

Inclusivity and fun are at the heart of this project. It's great to see young people getting involved in the process, highlighting the overriding point that music is for everyone, not just the academics. The lyric writing sessions are always entertaining as you really see their imaginations run wild. And there are always valuable insights uncovered in the colourful chaos of brainstorming.

Listen to what they’ve created during these sessions:

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