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The Groove Academy empowers musical young people (aged 11 18) to step out and extend themselves musically and relationally, as valued members of our friendly community known as The Groove Agent Collective. Our intention is not to provide music lessons under a fancy title, but rather to coach our students by means of objectives and opportunities, in their collective pursuit of personal goals and rewards.
The Groove Academy is a privately-run community music school founded by Hampton residents Mark and Angela Ramsay. We launched in April 2004 with the aim of offering unique opportunities to musically-gifted young people in our local community. With many public performances to our credit and the release of our first Groove Academy album in June 2005, the academy has grown significantly - attracting students and volunteers from across the borough and beyond.
Although we are not organised or governed as a charity, our goals are consistent with the principles of social enterprise:
"Social Enterprises are businesses with primarily social objectives whose surpluses are principally reinvested for that purpose in the business or in the community, rather than being driven by the need to maximise profit for shareholders and owners"
Our mission is to build a community of empowered young people, using music as the essential medium by which to establish commonality, create opportunity and encourage teamwork among students between the ages of 11 and 18. We are committed to providing a broadly-accessible learning centre of excellence in contemporary music and music technology where students - regardless of race, background, culture or gender, can express themselves freely and develop their abilities in an atmosphere of fun, purpose, respect, reward and safety. It is our desire to see our students mature as musicians, as individuals, and to realize the value of collaborating in music as a means of enriching themselves, their fellow-students and the community at large.
Our teaching construct is geared towards developing confidence, versatility and the ability to think 'out the box'. Our desire to balance excellence with community requires that we lead by example and that we establish high but reasonable expectations - for both behaviour and performance.
Perhaps being these dates we took a little more time for the reflection... Nevertheless I believe that every day they are good to give our better desires to the wanted beings, friends, relatives, our couple and even to people who we do not know ...
Christmas has been always a date to also give and to give us... but, takes within the magic of a reflection, sharing and making requests for the well-being ours and of the world in general.
I request that each one of us is better and better every day of our lives and, that we share with love, all the details and gestures that never forget... a hug, a kiss, a glance, a pat in the back and what is not back also Lol... All we enjoyed these details because they go out the heart... therefore they arrive to remain, to feed to us and to fortify to us... this are the best gift that we can offer... and that cannot be bought.
I wish to all celebrations full of blessings, health, prosperity and love in abundance...
Thank you so much for taking the time to listen and add me. i will be on the road from 27th december and throughout january.... tour dates and details on my page....
please come and say hello!
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I just wanted to say well done for last night. Some really stunning performances and it was particularly nice to see our debut artists making such a good impression too. Jolly good show!
HAHA your comment made me laugh so much... but infact i have became a big muscely man =]
yeaaah russell brands great =] i meet him beforee and im meeting him again in jan cause i spoke to his producer WOO! he's on the royal variety performance tonight (y)
yeaaaaah im coming next shall be funnn! havent seen you lot in a while either.
kendalls changed loads too! she looks so grown up =]
* * * TOP ARTIST * * * 1st Top Artist - Fusion Brazil - 94 times in a row 1st Top Artist - Fusion Any Country (10/15/07) 2nd Top Artist - Rock Brazil (10/16/07) 4th Top Artist - Metal Brazil (10/16/07) 7th Top Artist - Any Genre - Brazil (10/15/07)