As we approach the end of #ChallengePoverty Week, our Director for Children, Young People & Communities Paul Sullivan shares some of the ways #BigNoise is tackling poverty by removing barriers to music education and creativity for young people across Scotland 🎶👇 #CPW24
Sistema Scotland
Musicians
Stirling, Stirling 625 followers
Transforming the lives of children and young people through music and nurturing relationships.
About us
Sistema Scotland is a charity on a mission improve lives and strengthen communities through music and nurturing relationships. We do this through our transformational social change and music education programme, Big Noise, where the symphony orchestra becomes a community that supports children and young people to gain vital life skills such as confidence, resilience, team work, pride, creativity, and aspiration, and aims to strengthen community cohesion and tackle inequalities in some of Scotland’s most disadvantaged areas. Through music and nurturing relationships, from infancy to adulthood, Big Noise supports participants’ wellbeing and helps them reach their full potential. This enables them to become happy, healthy adults and lead successful and fulfilled lives. Big Noise programmes supporting a combined 3,500 children and young people are delivered in the targeted communities of Raploch and Fallin in Stirling, Govanhill in Glasgow, Douglas in Dundee, Torry in Aberdeen, and Wester Hailes in Edinburgh.
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www.makeabignoise.org.uk
External link for Sistema Scotland
- Industry
- Musicians
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Stirling, Stirling
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Specialties
- Transform children’s lives, Empower communities, and Create a sustainable charity, with permanent benefits
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Raploch Community Campus
Drip Road
Stirling, Stirling FK8 1RD, GB
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Updates
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✨ Enjoy this truly spectacular moment for our young musicians representing #BigNoise programmes across Scotland performing 'Highland Cathedral' as part of celebrations marking the 25th anniversary of The Scottish Parliament, with a special audience including Members of the Scottish Parliament and The King and The Queen 🎶🙌 🔗 Watch this morning's entire ceremony here www.scottishparliament.tv
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What a huge honour for our young musicians to be part of celebrations for the 25th anniversary of The Scottish Parliament this weekend 🎉 📺 Watch the celebrations live on BBC 2 at 11:30am this Saturday or tune in online here https://lnkd.in/ePva3Rr to see Big Noise perform at this special occasion with an audience including The King and The Queen! 👀 🔗 Find out more here https://lnkd.in/eNUM6wvF
Almost 50 young people from across Scotland will be part of our anniversary event on Saturday. They will perform a number of roles throughout the day to support the ceremonial parts of the event, including performing a guard of honour for Their Majesties The King and Queen. You can watch the live-stream of our 25th anniversary event online: https://parliament.scot/25 Enable, Girlguiding Scotland, John Smith Centre, LGBT Youth Scotland, Scottish Youth Parliament, Scouts Scotland, Sistema Scotland, The Boys' Brigade, THE GIRLS' BRIGADE IN SCOTLAND, The Young Women's Movement, Young Scot
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As a third sector organisation, we have been fortunate to receive such robust and insightful independent evaluation of our #BigNoise programmes by Glasgow Centre for Population Health over a period of several years and it's great to see them revisit some of their key findings as part of their 'From the Archives' series, cementing why 'Big Noise matters more than ever' 👇
🎶 Transforming Lives Through Music: Why Sistema Scotland's Big Noise Matters More Than Ever 🎶 📰 carousel read time: 4 minutes 📰 In a world full of real-time information and rapid change, it’s easy to overlook past research or interventions. As we face widening health inequalities, a cost-of-living crisis, and persistent challenges like child poverty and the educational attainment gap, some lessons from the past hold even greater value today. Our first "from the archives" piece is on the GCPH evaluation, led by Chris Harkins, of Sistema Scotland’s Big Noise orchestral programme. Based on the renowned El Sistema model, Big Noise provides free, high-quality music tuition in disadvantaged areas, offering a pathway to improved mental health, wellbeing, educational attainment, and lifelong social benefits. 🎻 Big Noise is more than a music programme—it’s a symbol of hope, a community beacon, and a lifeline for many.
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🗞 A superb Monday morning read by our very own Director of Music & Curriculum, David Munn, about how music changed his own life, and the opportunities #BigNoiseUnitedOrchestra is offering to our young musicians 👇 "Back in the 1980s, Shettleston, my local area, had one of the lowest life expectancies in Europe and, while there was a strong sense of community, it had its challenges. Many might not have expected me to become a classical musician." "For me, an orchestra is a model for society. At Big Noise United, everyone contributes, and everyone’s role is meaningful. In music, everybody wins – every note is important and that means every person is important." 🔗 Read the full article here https://lnkd.in/eWeuE7T4
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📺 Tune in to STV's Scotland Tonight show at 8:30pm this evening to watch a powerful feature on #BigNoise and hear from 4 wonderful #BigNoiseGovanhill participants about the impact the programme has had on their lives 🎶 ℹ️ The episode will be available to watch online after airing via the STV Player here https://lnkd.in/eFmpUFQ Find out more and watch a sneak peek on their website below 👀 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eZQ8KEP5
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We would like to give a BIG thank you to these superstars from Glacier Energy who took part in the Edinburgh Kiltwalk at the weekend in aid of #BigNoise 👏 Your valuable support will help us to continue improving the lives of children and young people in Scotland through music and nurturing relationships 🎶
Edinburgh Kiltwalk Complete ✅ Over the weekend, Glacier Energy took part in The Kiltwalk to raise money for Sistema Scotland and the Big Noise Centre's The team opted for the ‘Mighty Stride’, a 20-mile route leaving from Holyrood Park and finishing up at Murrayfield Stadium and fundraised an impressive £3212.51! What an effort by the team 👏 #Kiltwalk #Fundraising #TeamBuilding
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Their Majesties The King and The Queen will join a special celebration marking 25 years since the Scottish Parliament reconvened. This event on Saturday, 28 September will feature a showcase of Scottish music and culture, with performances from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Sistema Scotland and more. MSPs have also invited “local heroes” – community members who’ve made extraordinary contributions across Scotland. It’s an opportunity to celebrate both our country’s political journey and the people who continue to shape it. Presiding Officer Alison Johnstone MSP said of the planned event: “I look forward to welcoming people from all over Scotland for a day of reflection and celebration.” You can find out more about Parliament's 25th anniversary at https://ow.ly/McNp50Tm6Gy #Scotland #ScottishParliament #RoyalFamily #TheRoyalFamily #ScotParl25
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Pass on something wonderful this #RememberACharityWeek and leave the gift of music to inspire the next generation 🎗️ By remembering Sistema Scotland in your will, your support can help improve children’s lives through music for many years to come 🎶 Learn more about leaving a gift in your will to support the work of our #BigNoise programmes 👉 https://lnkd.in/ee66ka6b
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We were delighted to welcome First Minister John Swinney to #BigNoiseRaploch this morning to witness the impact of the programme first-hand 🎶 During the visit the First Minister confirmed The Scottish Government's continued support of #BigNoise programmes across the country with £2.6m awarded to Sistema Scotland for the year ahead. We are enormously grateful for this continued funding which means we can do more to support young people and families, tackle poverty and inequality, and help build firm foundations for the future of our young people 🙌 🗞 Read all about the First Minister's visit here https://lnkd.in/g7AqjqwR
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