Join us at The Grove Youth Wellness Hub in Palmerston Ontario for a free Awesome Music Hour for youth 12-18 years old. This eight week program will occur weekly on Tuesdays between 11:45 and 12 noon between April 23 - June 11, 2024. It’s a drop in format, so please come by on your lunch hour and join the fun. The program is being delivered through generous donations from Guelph-Wellington Community Members.

The Awesome Music Hour is a youth-centred program that offers a series of workshops aimed at nurturing self-expression, boosting confidence, fostering resilience, and creating a stronger sense of community through the art of making or engaging with music.

This is achieved through mentorship, peer-to-peer discussions, and educational activities, all rooted in the transformative power of music and covers the following:

• Storytelling and exploring the healing and expressive role music plays in our lives.

• Music as a communication tool.

• Grounding yourself in rhythem.

• Creativity for all using music as a creative channel for appreciation and inspiration.

• Lyrics as poetry and storytelling, songwriting and its relation to personal experiences.

• Music as therapy and its application for physical and mental health.

• Wrapping up with reflections on how music can positively impact health, wellness and mental wellbeing.