Institute is in tune with students

A group of musicians who have toured the world with internationally renowned acts will be hitting the road on a UK tour to showcase the possibilities at new music institute Resonance.

Performing to promote music institute Resonance, musicians including singer Samantha Dorrance, of Wolverhampton, with (left-right) Lloyd Daker, of Stourbridge, Rick Benton, of Walsall, David Barnard, of Swindon, Greg Lake, of Wednesbury, and Dan Clark, of Wolverhampton, at Halesowen College, Halesowen

Colleges up and down the country will be getting rocked by the Resonance Roadshow band as it stops by to show prospective students what the brand new state-of-the-art music institute is all about.

Based at the Waterfront in Brierley Hill, Resonance will be opening the doors to its first cohort of students in 2020 and it kicks off its roadshow with local colleges Halesowen College and Walsall College.

As well as performing songs and engaging students in music techniques, the sessions will also aim to provide a wider picture about careers in music.

“One of the things we are keen to stress here at Resonance is that while a career on stage is something that many will aspire too, there are lots of other careers in music you can follow,” said David Barnard, fellow co-director at Resonance.

“From the expertise needed for a live show to happen, to things like music teaching, the opportunities within the industries are endless. The point of these shows is to show the students that whatever their ambition is within music, Resonance can help them achieve it.”

Performing to promote music institute Resonance, musicians including singer Samantha Dorrance, of Wolverhampton, at Halesowen College, Halesowen

Resonance will be offering degree courses in Popular Music Performance, Popular Music Production, Popular Music Performance & Production, Digital Music and Music Business from 2020.

Councillor Ian Kettle, cabinet member for regeneration and enterprise at Dudley Council, said: “The roadshows are the start of an exciting journey which will bring hundreds of students to the new music institute in the borough, really putting Dudley on the national map.

“Resonance will be at the heart of DY5, Dudley’s Business and Innovation Enterprise Zone, and will massively boost both our local and regional economy.”

Jacquie Carman, Director of Finance and Corporate Services at Halesowen College, said: “We are delighted to welcome the Roadshow to inspire our learners to pursue a career in the music industry. The courses on offer in September 2020 provide excellent progression routes for our level 3 music students.”

To find out more information visit www.resonance-edu.org, search ‘Resonance Education’ on social media or email info@resonance-edu.org