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Help to fund our new world class music facility for young people

Drive this transformational journey and help create tomorrow’s leaders…

Why you should help?

“At World Heart Beat, ‘disadvantage’ and ‘inequality’ are left at the door – every child is valued, regardless of background. We see young faces light up as music transforms their lives and, with increasing reduction in music provision in schools, the need for our charity is greater than ever. With your support, we can unlock the creativity and confidence of thousands more young people.”

Sahana Gero

Sahana Gero

Founder, World Heart Beat Music Academy

  • We’ve been awarded a building in the prestigious new Embassy Gardens development at Nine Elms

    A fantastic opportunity to create a centre of excellence and an extremely valuable community hub in one of London’s top regeneration projects. But a building is just a building… we need to make it come alive.

  • Embassy Gardens at Nine Elms, London

Why our students need your money now!

The building is a shell. To fulfil the project and bring hundreds more young people to music, we need to raise £2million. This is to fund everything — from stage lighting to mixing desks; theatre seating to a coffee shop; sound-proofing to sound systems; a triangle to a Steinway…

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Transforming lives through music

We open the door so that any young person can enter and fulfil their potential…

Keyboard

  • Self Esteem

    The confidence gained from learning music gives our young students a new sense of self-worth and wellbeing.

  • Community

    Playing and learning music together fosters teamwork and friendship in a warm, healthy environment.

  • Passion

    Music becomes part of our students’ souls, bringing a passionate sense of purpose.

  • Ambition

    The structure, discipline and standards we set, encourage our students to be ambitious and to aim high.

The 51st State Band in concert

The journey so far…

World heart beat has already come a long way

In the year 2000, Sahana Gero MBE started the 51st State Band with just six students. Nine years, plus 130 musicians later, this evolved into the World Heart Beat Music Academy. It took a quantum leap in 2012 with the imaginative renovation of a derelict floor of an industrial unit.

In 2018, enrolment has leapt to over 320 students, there are 18 music programmes led by 37 musicians. We offer 12 genres of music from Asian to vocal through jazz, classical and Gypsy violin and more.

Over 850 students have passed through the academy with an average stay of 4.7 years.

Quality matches quantity. 322 students have passed Trinity and ABRSM examinations, with 100 Distinctions and 148 Merits. Our students have won scholarships to the Royal Academy of Music and to the renowned Berklee College of Music in Boston USA.

Some of our top students were chosen to attend GRAMMY Camp in Los Angeles.

Some key features of World Heart Beat

  • Now over 50% of students are from low income/socially challenged backgrounds.
  • World class musicians teach, mentor and inspire students.
  • A diverse and vibrant range of instruments from around the world is on offer.
  • Arts Council England have made us a National Portfolio Organisation.
  • We deliver over 10,000hrs of music training every year.
  • Our students have given over 175 concerts in 55+ different venues.

We’re growing fast

Your support is needed to help us take the next giant step

Help us to grow
Tabla lessons at the World Heart Beat Music Academy

World Heart Beat in numbers…

The figures below demonstrate what we do and our impact on the lives of children, young people and the local community

  • 50%

    Free Tuition

    Developing the talent of all young people, regardless of their ability to pay, is at the core of our ethos.

  • 10,800

    Hrs of Tuition

    Excellent teaching across many genres of music, igniting passion and confidence in young people.

  • 18

    Varieties

    We deliver a broad and exciting range of musical programmes to students of different ages and abilities.

  • 41

    Excellent Tutors

    Our teachers and mentors are top-class musicians, dedicated to inspiring the next generation of young talent.

  • 77%

    Top Exam Results

    Over three quarters of our students have passed Trinity and ABRSM examinations with a Distinction or Merit.

  • 70%

    Talent Pathways

    Our advanced students now study at top music conservatories/universities, or have secured professional roles in the music industry.

  • 21

    Instruments

    With lessons in a joyful variety of instruments, we embrace world music with no cultural boundaries.

  • 175

    Concerts

    We’re proud to have staged so many wonderful concerts, at 55 venues in the UK and abroad.

  • 5-24

    Age Range

    From babies to young adults, we help set the stage for social interaction and lifelong musical development.

  • 20%

    Arts Awards

    Our students are achieving qualifications nationally recognised by industry employers and higher education insitutions.

Onwards and upwards…

Your support is needed to develop our state-of-the-art premises

Help make it happen

  • As someone who has been involved in the Jazz “business” for almost 40 years, I believe that World Heart Beat fills an extremely important gap in the jazz education of London. They provide an excellent service to young people who would otherwise be unable to afford a specialist music education.

    Steve Rubie

    Founder, 606 Club

  • If it wasn’t for playing music, I wouldn’t be alive. I used to carry a knife, but music changed all that. Playing an instrument is my protection now.

    Name Witheld

    World Heart Beat Student

  • World Heart Beat is an unusual place — it stands out as a shining light for how a music academy should be. A real sense of community exists here. With the music and the diversity, it’s teaching so many skills about how to live life.

    Julian Joseph

    Pianist, Composer & Broadcaster

  • I just wanted to say a massive thanks to you and the whole World Heart Beat family — Berklee College of Music (USA) has given me full scholarship, starting in 2018! I just couldn't have done it without your support and such a wonderful space to rehearse and create.

    Wilfie Williams

    Upcoming Pianist

Tabla lessons at the World Heart Beat Music Academy

A quantum leap forward

More opportunities & greater community reach

Whilst retaining our Southfields site, the new building in Nine Elms has three major benefits: Thousands more students will have access to learning music; our teaching capacity will grow by some 200%; and the wider community will benefit from a brand-new 110 seat, fully equipped performance space.

We will bring after-school music tuition and performance opportunities to the young people of the schools and local communities of Stockwell, Vauxhall, Battersea and Nine Elms, all of which have high volumes of social housing.

Help enable 1,000’s more young people to become the very best adults they can be through:

  • Music tuition & mentoring.
  • Music production & recording.
  • Internships & career development.
  • Public performance.
  • Song writing & composition.
  • Radio broadcasting & production.

Increased reach with our new facility

This new centre at Embassy Gardens will extend our community reach to many more thousands of people

This can only become a reality with your support

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What works for you?

With so many ways to support us, there’s something for everyone…

  • CSR Opportunity

    A proven way to make a positive social impact in the UK.

  • Sponsorship & Marketing

    Be seen supporting a valued charity in a high profile London location.

  • Name A Seat

    Make it personal, have your name on a seat for the next 10 years.

  • Host A Musical Party

    Have our top-class musicians serenade your event.

  • Philanthropy

    Leave a lasting legacy with a transformational donation.

  • Help In Kind

    Ever thought of donating your expertise or equipment?

Want to know more?

There’s so much more we can tell you. If you would like more information or to want to discuss your opportunities face to face…

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    World Heart Beat Music Academy

    58 Kimber Road
    London SW18 4PP

    +44 (0) 20 8870 3042
    info@worldheartbeat.org

    Registered charity in England & Wales No.1139579

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