[{"text_idx": "#000004", "text": "Cymuned hyfryd o bobl ifanc sydd eisiau gwneud ffrindiau newydd, cadw traddodiadau Cymru\u2019n fyw a dysgu sgiliau newydd."}, {"text_idx": "#000005", "text": "Fel rhan o Only Boys Aloud, mae dros 200 o fechgyn yn mynychu 13 o gorau ledled Cymru bob wythnos. Does dim clyweliadau, a chewch ymuno am ddim."}, {"text_idx": "#000006", "text": "Dilynwch ni ar sianeli cyfryngau cymdeithasol OBA i glywed am ein cerddoriaeth, ein stori\u0308au a\u2019n digwyddiadau diweddaraf."}, {"text_idx": "#000007", "text": "Head to our Only Boys Aloud Youtube Channel to discover the types of performances you could be involved in!"}, {"text_idx": "#000009", "text": "Only Boys Aloud members have a busy programme of performances throughout the year! Explore our upcoming events."}, {"text_idx": "#000011", "text": "From seasoned singers to those who\u2019ve never tried it before, our doors are always open to new members; any boy between the ages of 11 and 19 (years 7 to 13) can join. OBA is completely free, non-auditioned and non-judgemental. Our ethos is inclusivity; we are open to all, regardless of background."}, {"text_idx": "#000012", "text": "Being the only project of its type in Wales, OBA runs in some of the most deprived and disadvantaged areas of the country. It is a solution to the low levels of self-esteem and aspirations often experienced by teenage boys. OBA provides positive role-models, builds confidence, improves wellbeing, teaches values of respect and diversity, and fosters lifelong friendships."}, {"text_idx": "#000013", "text": "Led by professional choral leaders, members receive high-quality musical experiences, performance training and opportunities to perform in prestigious events. Boys sing a varied repertoire of modern pop classics and traditional Welsh choral music."}, {"text_idx": "#000014", "text": "OBA Alumni have become successful in all walks of life, including as musical theatre stars, scientists, opera singers, accountants and policemen."}, {"text_idx": "#000016", "text": "Our experienced choir leaders help our boys develop their own self-confidence. Whether it\u2019s through performing on stage, getting a solo line or singing in a recording studio, their newfound self-esteem will shine through in everyday life."}, {"text_idx": "#000017", "text": "Our members and their families often describe their involvement in our activity like being part of a family. We are proud to contribute more engaged and energised people to our society."}, {"text_idx": "#000018", "text": "Through OBA, our members learn life-skills that help them reach their potential, whatever path they choose in life. Beyond singing, they\u2019ll experience working as a team, interacting with others and public speaking."}, {"text_idx": "#000021", "text": "\u201cI moved from Manchester to North Wales in 2015, and a group of friends in my school kept telling me to come to an OBA session. Back then being a 'City Boy' I thought I was too cool to sing in a Welsh choir. Eventually to stop them nagging I went to a session. I was completely wrong in thinking it wasn't cool. Being in OBA really matured me as a person and I'm so grateful for that. I could never even have imagined the amount of wonderful experiences I have had through OBA.\u201d"}, {"text_idx": "#000022", "text": "\u201cMy son started at Only Boys Aloud as a shy boy with no self-confidence and he has grown into a man who is confident around people. He has chosen music as a career thanks to the opportunities and nurture from OBA mentors. It's difficult to put into words just how much it has changed his life and how proud and thankful I am as a mother.\""}, {"text_idx": "#000023", "text": "Cwrs preswyl i aelodau OBA sy\u2019n fwy o ddifrif yngly\u0302n a\u0302 dilyn gyrfa yn y celfyddydau perfformio, sy\u2019n fwy parod i ymrwymo ac sydd a\u0302\u2019r potensial lleisiol mwyaf."}, {"text_idx": "#000024", "text": "Grw\u0302p bywiog o gyn-berfformwyr a raddiodd o OBA i fynd ymlaen i astudio neu i fyd gwaith."}, {"text_idx": "#000026", "text": "Roedd hi\u2019n fraint cael cynrhychioli Cymru fel rhan o brosiect Sound UK \u2018A Song For Us\u2019 ym mis Mawrth 2022. Roedd y prosiect hwn yn comisiynu cyfansoddwyr a cherddorion i ysgrifennu caneuon newydd wedi eu hysbrydoli gan bobl o\u2019u hardal. Ar gyfer ca\u0302n Cymru, comisiynwyd Amy Wadge \u2013 enillwr gwobr Grammy a llysgennad Aloud \u2013 a sylfaenydd Aloud Tim Rhys-Evans i ysgrifennu ca\u0302n yn arbennig ar gyfer corau Aloud. Wedi ei hysbrydoli gan y trafferthion yr ydym oll wedi ei brofi yn ystod y ddwy flynedd ddiwethaf, mae\u2019r ga\u0302n emosiynol yn ein hannog i anadlu a\u2019n hatgoffa nad ydym ar ein pennau ein hunain."}, {"text_idx": "#000027", "text": "Roeddem ni\u2019n falch iawn o gael gweithio ar y prosiect canu diwylliannol hwn mewn partneriaeth a\u0302 thair ysgol yn Japan. Cynhaliodd ein Harweinyddion Co\u0302r, ynghyd ag aelodau Only Boys Aloud, gyfres o weithdai i addysgu ein fersiwn ni o Calon La\u0302n i\u2019r disgyblion yn Japan. Ac er bod y corau 6000 o filltiroedd i ffwrdd, roedden nhw i glywed hyfryd!"}, {"text_idx": "#000028", "text": "Helpwch i gadw'r gerddoriaeth yn fyw"}, {"text_idx": "#000029", "text": "Drwy gyfrannu heddiw, fe fyddwch yn rhan o stori Aloud, yn ein helpu i roi profiadau cadarnhaol a all newid bywydau i bobl ifanc ledled Cymru."}, {"text_idx": "#000030", "text": "Aelodau Calon sy\u2019n cynnal curiad Elusen Aloud, ac maen nhw\u2019n chwarae rhan allweddol yn ein llwyddiant."}, {"text_idx": "#000031", "text": "P\u2019un a ydych chi eisiau rhedeg marathon neu drefnu eich her elusennol eich hun, gallwch helpu i gefnogi ein gweithgarwch yn eich ardal leol."}, {"text_idx": "#000033", "text": "Byddwch ymysg y cyntaf i glywed am ddigwyddiadau ar y gweill ac unrhyw newyddion cyffrous"}]