Michael
“The best thing about Woolwich Creative Club is the wide variety of music you can play.”
(Film-making, journalism, drums)
“You feel calm because it’s a friendly environment. Everyone’s nice and there’s no problems. You can learn different instruments.”
Raphael
(Flute, drums and journalism club)
“You can learn loads of instruments, there are sometimes events, and we learn a certain song so we can play all together. Eating together before we start makes it feel like a little family – just in one place, playing instruments together.”
Ellie-Rae
(Trumpet and keyboard)
“I hadn’t made music before – not with instruments but now I’m playing, composing and enjoying it. I get to be creative and make music.”
Sicily
(Keyboards)
Suri
“I felt straight away like this community would be really welcoming. I get to be myself a bit more, play music around people and I enjoy that. People here make that happen.”
(Bass guitar and poetry)
“My first impression was that everybody seemed to know what they were doing and were having fun doing it. It’s made me think a bit more about the rhythm of my poems and how they’ll be performed. I’d never played bass before but I’m getting better at it.”
Polly
(Poetry and bass guitar)
“I like that I get to try out new things and get to learn instruments. We do different stuff, like play instruments, a little bit of fun games, and we can work with people that actually know how to play.”
Shadi
(Piano)
“I like that we can come together, from diverse cultures, to come and play one song together. I think this place is one of a kind, it’s unique. So many different people, coming together, not even knowing each other, to play together. I don’t think any other place has it.
Oreoluwa
(Piano, guitar, drums and trumpet)
“I get to learn new things and do things I’ve not done in a long time. My older brother had bass guitar but I hadn’t. It’s exciting. The guitar is hard because I’m not used to the notes but the drums are easier. I heard my friend playing before and it influenced me to play just like him.”
Fadi
(Guitar and drums)
“I came to WCC because my friend was coming here and I wanted to join. They have a lot of instruments. I like drumming because you can let out all your feelings by just tapping a few drums.”
Israel
(guitar, drums, trumpet)
“I started playing the piano because my mum’s friend taught me the keyboard online on video calls and WhatsApp. Then I started to learn from YouTube. I’m doing things here, like learning songs.”
Elias
(piano and drums)
“It’s my not dream to be a musician but I wouldn’t mind. There are other people to talk to, about music and other stuff. My brother comes here, too.”
Emmanuel
(piano and drums)