Create Music

🎹 Keyboard Workshop Lewes, Performing Arts Centre Lewes, Tue 14 & Wed 15 Jul
🥁 Percussion Workshop, Performing Arts Centre Lewes, Wed 15–Fri 17 Jul

Develop your skills in ensemble playing on keyboard or percussion. Our Keyboard Workshop course is for anyone in Years 4–7 who’ve been playing for a year, or up to Grade 1, and our Percussion Workshop is for more advanced drum kit, percussions, piano and keyboard players of Grade 3 standard and above.

Find our more and book your place at https://createmusic.org.uk/for-children-and-young-people/create-music-academy-2026/activities-create-music-academy/

🎧 Music Production Lewes, Performing Arts Centre Lewes, Mon 13 & Tue 14 Jul
🖥 GarageBand Lewes, Performing Arts Centre Lewes, Open Access, Thu 16 & Fri 17 Jul

Try your hand at producing digital music at GarageBand Lewes or learn how to mic up, mix and produce recorded music on our Music Production course. Music Production is great for anyone who plays an instrument to Grade 3 or above and is interested in stepping into the world of recording, or if you’re in Years 4–6 and have little or no experience of creating digital music then GarageBand is for you!

Book your place at https://createmusic.org.uk/for-children-and-young-people/create-music-academy-2026/activities-create-music-academy/

🎤 One Day One Voice, Performing Arts Centre Lewes, Open Access, Mon 13 Jul

If you enjoyed performing at One Voice before Christmas, you can learn new songs and develop your musical skills in our brand new One Day One Voice course! Ideal for students in Years 4–6 with no experience necessary.

Book your place at https://createmusic.org.uk/for-children-and-young-people/create-music-academy-2026/activities-create-music-academy/31-one-day-one-voice-lewes/

Today is the day! Sounds Like Us is premiering at Brighton Festival.

Don't miss out, from 10am-12pm we have 6 incredible visual artists aged 18-25 showcasing their work in the morning, they have curated the studio theatre into a truly unique visual art sharing! From 7pm this evening we have 19 local performers aged 14-19 taking the stage with 8 exciting acts.

It is a true privilege to bring you the work of our visual artists, performers and dedicated youth panel, all of whom have lent their talent to make this event possible. Come along and join us in supporting their creative work and talent today!

More info here - https://brightonfestival.org/whats-on/Xdl-youth-curated-weekend-sounds-like-us/

We are one day away from Sounds Like Us, our youth takeover of Brighton Festival!

Come and see our 6 amazing visual artists work tomorrow morning 10am - 12pm in Brighton Dome's Studio Theatre. Each artist has reimagined 1960s music, art, and culture through their own influences and interests. Their work includes paintings, audiovisual art, photography, and mixed media. It is FREE to attend so don't miss out on this amazing event.

In the evening, we will then have a night of music, poetry and performance from 8 amazing bands and performers aged 14-19 at 7pm - don't miss out!

Come join us, see our website for more info about the event:

VISUAL ART: https://brightonfestival.org/whats-on/O6k-youth-curated-weekend-sounds-like-us-visual-art-exhibition/
EVENING PERFORMANCE: https://brightonfestival.org/whats-on/Xdl-youth-curated-weekend-sounds-like-us/

🥁 Samba Band, East Sussex College, Open Access, Wed 8 Jul
🎸 Rock & Pop Workshop Eastbourne, East Sussex College, Wed 8–Fri 10 Jul

Learn rhythms and styles of Brazilian samba music as part of Samba Band or form a band and play live as part of Rock & Pop Workshop Eastbourne. Samba Band is open to anyone in Years 5+, no previous drum experience necessary. Rock & Pop Workshop is ideal for more advanced students at Grade 3–5 standard in Year 6+.

Find out more and book your place at https://createmusic.org.uk/for-children-and-young-people/create-music-academy-2026/activities-create-music-academy/

Sounds Like Us is in only 2 days time! In advance, let us introduce you to our final performer - Blue Moon 🌑

We’re a group of friends from London and Sussex who love playing music together. We play a mix of pop and rock. We have Joe on drums, George on bass, Jasper on guitar, Oakley on rhythm guitar / vocals and Chloe on lead vocals, sax and keys.

We have created something inspired by the 1960s because that era changed music forever. Artists like Hendrix, The Beatles and The Stones, plus the whole Motown sound, still influence so many bands (and us) today. We’ll perform a fresh version of a classic as well as an original track that will sound like it came straight from that era.

Don't miss out on this amazing event featuring 21 fantastic local performers aged 14-19. Get your tickets now!

https://brightonfestival.org/whats-on/Xdl-youth-curated-weekend-sounds-like-us/

🎸 Debut Rock & Pop Eastbourne, East Sussex College, Mon 6 & Tue 7 Jul
🖥 Debut Music Production Eastbourne, East Sussex College, Open Access, Thu 9 & Fri 10 Jul

Form your own band at Debut Rock & Pop Eastbourne course or learn how to create your own music on the Debut Music Production Eastbourne course at Create Music Academy this July! Debut Rock & Pop is great for students in Year 5+ at beginner to Grade 2, while you don’t need any digital music experience to take part in Debut Music Production.

Book your place at https://createmusic.org.uk/for-children-and-young-people/create-music-academy-2026/activities-create-music-academy/

💿 GarageBand Eastbourne, St Andrew’s, Open Access, Thu 9 & Fri 10 Jul

Become a digital music creator with our GarageBand Eastbourne course. Learn about music production techniques, popular chord progressions and more – no experience necessary!

Find out more and book your place at https://createmusic.org.uk/for-children-and-young-people/create-music-academy-2026/activities-create-music-academy/25-garageband-eastbourne/

✨ Our next Sounds Like Us visual artist is Cherry ✨

My name is Cherry Kemp and I am a young photographer aspiring to see the beauty in everything. I am going to photograph a 60s driven montage of a female figure based off of Lesley Gore’s music - specifically focusing on her lyrical use and how this ties into the ongoing gender struggles.

Cherry is one of our brilliant, young emerging visual artists, bringing her work and creative perspective into the space as part of Sounds Like Us at Brighton Dome’s Studio Theatre as part of Brighton Festival.

Cherry is one of our incredible Sounds Like Us young artists taking over Brighton Dome Studio Theatre whose work will be featured in a youth curated art exhibition at Brighton Festival. See our website for more info about the event: https://brightonfestival.org/whats-on/Xdl-youth-curated-weekend-sounds-like-us/

Next in our Sounds Like Us “Meet The Artists” series is Rosalie Arnold ✨

“My name is Rosalie Arnold, and I am 15 years old. I am a performance poet, and I am super excited to perform some spoken word, drawing influences from the classic poets of the 60s and the modern lyricists and writers of today.”

Rosalie is one of our incredible young performers taking over the Brighton Dome Studio Theatre for an evening performance as part of Sounds Like Us at Brighton Festival.

There will also be a free Visual Artist Exhibition in the morning.

More info and tickets available here: https://brightonfestival.org/whats-on/Xdl-youth-curated-weekend-sounds-like-us/