Fylde coast performing arts team's online success in lockdown

The owner of a Fylde performing arts business has said her switch to online lessons amid the coronavirus lockdown has been such a success she will offer sessions throughout the summer.
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Ellena Morgan of Fylde Little Voices said the singing lessons helped the children with their confidence and well-being.

She said: “We teach in groups of no more than eight children. Our small class sizes helped us to immediately move our weekly classes online, with no change to time and day, lesson format, class mates or their tutors.

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"Children have already had so much change, we wanted to change as little as possible. A child’s mental health and well-being is the most important thing to us.”

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She said she wanted to provide some consistency for them as their world changed thanks to the lockdown and keep her tutors in work.

She added: "We really had no idea what our online lessons would look like, but I am so happy to say 17 weeks in now, and pupils are still attending and absolutely love it! I have been overwhelmed by parents comments and feedback.

"Our regular lessons help keep a little bit of normality in their little lives and create a little bubble away from the crazy world to talk about their feelings and have a good sing song.

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“Our lessons usually run during term time, however we have decided to continue throughout summer with weekly online workshops, s ome with guest appearances, such as comedian Steve Royle, West End star- Jodie Steele, Hollyoaks star- Jazz Franks. We feel children (and parents) need us more now than ever."

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