18th December 2020
Over the past few weeks, the VIP Studio Sessions team has been running a musical advent calendar on social media, sharing every shortlisted track from our popular Lo-Fi Hip Hop competition. Today we’re excited to announce our winners.
3rd December 2020
Log in to VIP Studio Sessions and you’ll see that we’ve published new video resources in the platform’s Release and Promote section. They feature Aly Gillani, the UK/EU label rep for Bandcamp and A&R/Founder of First Word Records, who we were lucky enough to speak to this autumn.
30th November 2020
Charanga has always been proud to play its part in helping to engage KS3 students with music. This year, we’ve had whole year groups producing beats, recording raps and honing their music creation skills at home using VIP Studio Sessions – even before the pandemic.
23rd November 2020
As parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and teachers, we were so touched by It’s OK (Please Just Say) that we had to share it – with our teaching community and with anyone else to use in any way they choose, free until the end of this term.
17th November 2020
Unlike other resources on our platform, if you are planning to stage a musical or to record one, you’ll need a Public Performance Licence from the publisher – so we’ve some great news if you’re looking to put on a Charanga/Starshine Music production this year!
9th November 2020
With the academic year well underway, teachers and young people continue to find themselves in a new, unfamiliar situation. Many teachers are using VIP Studio Sessions as they respond to this challenge, and to ensure music-making can continue safely.
21st October 2020
In light of further COVID restrictions and any potential deeper lockdown, a reminder that you can use Yumu (the children’s area of the Charanga platform) to support your students’ music-making and learning at home, at school or anywhere else – at no extra cost. It’s all part of your subscription or trial.
5th October 2020
In the early days of the lockdown, the VIP Studio Sessions team reached out to several community organisations. We wanted to support their important work by ensuring the young people they help would still have access to music-making opportunities online. Here’s a flavour of some of the incredible work going on around the country.
2nd October 2020
In what has been a challenging time for everyone, we’ve been lifted by some incredible personal stories, as well as the amount of high-quality music-making going on nationwide.
15th July 2020
We believe in the creativity of teachers, and everyday we see the power it has to inspire students to create music and follow their dreams. We hear teachers’ music uploaded to the site every week and we hear constantly about how it has inspired students all over the country to create their own.
