Community
Lindsey has made music with all ages in many Canadian locations including: Resource Assistance for youth, Valour Community Centre, Inkster School, The West End Cultural Centre, Children of the Earth High School, CEDA (Pathways Program), Niji Mahkwa School, Glen Elm School, Island Lakes School, R.B. Russell Vocational School, Hugh John MacDonald School, Emerson Elementary School, Gordon Bell High School, Sun Valley School, John M. King School, Fort Richmond Collegiate, Can You Imagine Preschool, MSIP: The Peaceful Village, The Salvation Army Anchorage Program, Rossbrook House, Winnipeg Kids Fringe, RuBarb Productions and more!
Facilitating songwriting, instruction and jam sessions that meet the creative needs of youth, she also enjoys partnering with Community organizations toward new connections that make more artistic programming available. Lindsey has assisted Mitch Dorge with youth presentations and participates in the Manitoba Child Care Association Workshop Series and Conferences; speaking to childcare workers about strategies to incorporate music development into regular childcare programs and the benefits of music education.
Above: watch the youth from RaY with Lindsey in Mid-Ocean Studio, recording a song called “Step Away” which was written as part of an Artist in Community Residency through the Manitoba Arts Council.
Below: an example of what can happen in a single workshop at Winnipeg Kids Fringe… our song called “The Fringe (is For You)“!
Artists in Schools
“Creative Expression in Songwriting” has been available as part of the Manitoba Arts Council’s Artists in Schools program for several years and can be modified to fit workshops, short term projects or long term projects! Whatever music your students would like to create, we can make it happen. For more details about MAC’s AIS program (including the guidelines and School Commitment form), click HERE.
Nine “Songs About Water” written with Inkster School are below:
To plan a residency, click HERE and contact Lindsey. You can read about Glen Elm School’s Songwriting experience in a letter from their music teacher HERE and enjoy a sample project of a song written in Cree and Ojibway by Children of the Earth High School students below:
Grade 10 language students, with Lindsey White & Süss
Other Projects
In 2022, Grade 5 & 6 students from Dufferin School & IRCOM explored Music & Culture, as part of a new project called “Our Voice; Our Voices“. Cultural Advisor, Strong Eagle (John Houle) guided us through discussions about Indigenous Peoples’ History, Traditional Teachings / Practices, Residential Schools as well as Truth & Reconciliation. We also learned about a variety of other Histories, Languages & Cultures while playing, singing & collecting ideas for our own musical composition(s). Thank you to the Manitoba Arts Council and Artist in Community Program for supporting this important work, which celebrates our uniqueness and our differences… while allowing us to express ourselves, raise our voices and have fun being creative! (“With My Friends”, our song is below!)
Children Of The Earth Music Program (Linked Article)
G.R.O.W.
The Winnipeg Arts Council matched Lindsey White with participants at G.R.O.W. (Gaining Resources Our Way) through the WITH ART community public art program. The group studied various musical genres and allowed everyone the opportunity to explore. Participants boldly played new instruments and sang together both as group and individually. Jamming resulted in creation. Five songs were recorded at Bedside Studios (engineered by Len Milne). Red Moon Media produced the music video for Elevator to Nowhere which can be viewed below. Where to G.R.O.W. from Here is also available for streaming and download below; it was launched with a community concert a the Berney Theatre featuring musical performances by G.R.O.W. and Lindsey White’s band.
Beyond our “With ART” project, we continued working together through the support of an Artist in Community grant through the Manitoba Arts Council. This resulted in 3 more songs being written, recorded and released together in 2021:
The Garrison
Arts eduction, musical engagement, building a community among youth and adults affiliated with various organizations, participating in collective; creative expression with varied skill levels and talents. Participants will include musicians, singers, writers, poets and artists who create various forms of visual art. This project will centre on the free exploration of existing talent as well as the creation, development and production of new works that represent the individual and collective creativity of all participants.
The Garrison is in the process of partnering with new organizations to offer unique opportunities to the community. Stay tuned…
GOT DONATIONS? Visit the Contact page to arrange for pick up / drop off!
RuBarb Summer Songwriting
Were you there when 7 new songs were written, recorded & performed with around 70 young people in 2016 at RuBarb Productions’ Summer Camp in Moose Jaw, SK? Videos, downloadable audio recordings, lyric sheets and chord charts are now available on the blog – listen, watch & share away!
Play & Record
A FREE songwriting and recording program for Winnipeg’s youth took place at the West End Cultural Centre in August, 2015. Lindsey and Matt Epp spent 5 days making noise with some super creative young people who wrote and recorded 5 songs together that can be heard here:
A full blog on Play & Record (including a brand new song written exclusively for the wrap up event) can be found HERE.
Lindsey and The Peaceful Village – Youth WITH ART
Throughout the 2014-2015 school year, Lindsey worked with newcomer youth from the Manitoba School Improvement Program: The Peaceful Village to write and record original music, culminating in the creation of a music CD and accompanying music video. This public art project was part of the Winnipeg Arts Council’s Youth WITH ART Program and also resulted in a mini-documentary and community concert at the West End Cultural Centre.
Music and Mini-Documentary
For more photos & info, please visit the Winnipeg Arts Council Website.
More Songwriting Samples
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Community Connections
Lindsey would like to acknowledge the continued support of:
