26 January 2015

Bridgewater for All: ORGANised Sound

The Bridgewater Hall would like to invite your
school to take part in its brand new summer
2015 schools project, ORGANised Sound.
This project for Key Stage 2 will introduce
children to the science and sounds of the Halls
magnificent pipe organ including its 4
keyboards, 76 stops and 5,500 pipes before
exploring the building blocks of musical
composition and performance. The project will
include an opportunity to hear the pipe organ in
concert and will culminate in a performance of
childrens own music in the main auditorium at
The Bridgewater Hall.
Designed to fit into school timetables after
SATs, the project will work with Manchester-born organist Jonathan Scott, and his
brother Tom, Tutor in Electroacoustic Composition at the Royal Northern College of
Music. Childrens experience will begin with an invitation to a lunchtime organ concert
performed by Jonathan, with a special pre-concert introduction for school audiences.
Children will then work with Tom over a full day session, using school music
equipment and their own instruments to explore and arrange sounds into music. A
second half-day session will provide time to rehearse and finalise pieces before the
performance at the Hall.
The project supports the KS2 musical curriculum including notation, listening,
composition and performance. Schools may also choose to use it as an exciting
creative stimulus for literacy or numeracy work around key signature and tempo,
describing and interpreting music. The Bridgewater Hall can also provide additional
learning resources based around science and music, or support school staff to accredit
childrens creativity through Arts Award Discover or Explore.
Project practicalities
Were inviting schools to take part in this project with up to two classes from upper
KS2 ideally year 5 and/or 6. You may apply to take part with two classes across one
year group, with two year groups, or in partnership with a neighbouring school; it will
be helpful in allocating places if we can work with paired classes from the same or
neighbouring schools.
Pupils already learning music, either through Wider
Opportunities or individually, will be able to integrate their own instruments or voices
into the project but places will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, and
not based on previous musical experience.

The entire project is offered free of charge, and is funded directly by Bridgewater for
All, The Bridgewater Halls Learning and Participation department. Each school will be
offered:
Tickets for 1-2 classes, plus accompanying adults, to attend Jonathan Scotts
Dancing Feet concert on Tuesday 19 May.
One full and one half day workshop, per class, in school with Tom Scott
All materials directly related to the project
A chance to perform at The Bridgewater Hall alongside other schools
Participating schools will be asked to commit to:
Providing transport and staffing for 2 visits to The Bridgewater Hall, one of
which will fall outside of usual school hours
Providing a suitable space and staffing for all workshops in school
Ensuring that students receive relevant information about each session and
that appropriate permissions are received for out of school visits
Itinerary
Tuesday 19 May

Monday 1-Monday 8 June

Monday 15-Friday 19 June
Monday 22 June 2015

12.15pm
1.10pm-2.10pm

Pre-concert introduction
Jonathan Scott Dancing Feet

Dvork Slavonic Dance

JS Bach Prelude & Fugue in D major
Thalben-Ball Variations on a theme by Paganini
Bossi tude Symphonique
Tchaikovsky Rose Adagio from Sleeping Beauty
Dupr Prelude & Fugue in G minor
Saint-Sans The Swan from Carnival of the Animals
Prokofiev Toccata

First composition workshops in school.

Second composition workshops in school
3.00pm
Rehearsal at The Bridgewater Hall
6.00pm -7.00pm
Performance for family and friends

Take part
If you are interested in working with us, please complete the form below and return it
to me no later than Monday 20 April. We will confirm places on a first come, first
served basis, where dates can be made to work.
If you have any questions about the project, please feel free to contact me at any
time. Thank you very much, and we hope to work with you and your students later in
the school year,
Yours faithfully
Bryony Bell
Learning and Participation Manager
bryony.bell@bridgewater-hall.co.uk
0161 907 9074

ORGANised Sound at The Bridgewater Hall

If you would like to be involved in this exciting opportunity, please return this form to
Bryony Bell, Learning and Participation Manager, The Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley
Street, Manchester M2 3WS or bryony.bell@bridgewater-hall.co.uk.
School
Contact name
Address

Telephone
Telephone 2
Email
At what time of day is it best to
reach you?
With which year group/s would you like us to
work (upper KS2; ideally year 5/6)
Number of pupils
Are you applying in partnership with any
other school?
What are the timings of your
school day?

Are any of your pupils learning

music elsewhere in school, ie
through Wider Opportunities or
individual tuition?
It would be useful to know as
much as possible about pupils
instruments and level (use a
separate sheet if you wish)

Should we be aware of any pupils

with
particular
physical
or
learning needs?

Are you able to bring a group to The Bridgewater Hall for

Jonathan Scotts Dancing Feet concert on Tuesday 19
May 2015?
Are you able to bring your group to the culmination event,
on Monday 22 June 2015?

Yes

No

Yes

No

Please number each block of dates in order of preference for school visits. Please place an X in the b
place an X beside any date that you CANNOT do. Flexibility with dates may make it
more likely that we are able to offer you a place on the project.

We are aware that some schools have a two-week half term; if this is these dates dont work for you, please let us kno
and we will try to reschedule.
Music workshop 1 all day in school
Monday 1 June

Tuesday 2 June

Wednesday 3 June

Thursday 4 June

Friday 5 June

Monday 8 June

Music workshop 2 - half day in school

Monday 15 June am

Monday 15 June pm

Tuesday 16 June am

Tuesday 16 June pm

Wednesday 17 June am

Wednesday 17 June pm

Thursday 18 June am

Thursday 18 June pm

Friday 19 June am

Friday 19 June pm

If you have any questions, please call Bryony Bell on 0161 907 9074.

Further opportunities
Extend your engagement with The Bridgewater Hall during the ORGANised Sound project
with any of the following options or talk to us about bespoke projects.
Make the most of your trip to the city centre
by visiting other venues like the Museum of
Science & Industry, 10 minutes walk away.
What can you discover about how sound
travels, or how a huge instrument might have
been constructed?
Free; booking required; additional
paid group activities available
Book performance poetry, songwriting or
percussion workshops to further develop
musical skills or to create a performance linked
to curriculum topics. Could be used to extend
the impact of the project for pupils already involved, or to include children from other year
groups.
250 per day
Tour The Bridgewater Hall to learn more about how sound travels through solids and
space, and how we can insulate buildings to exclude unwanted sounds.
50 per group
Celebrate your childrens achievement through Arts Award Discover or Explore were
trained Arts Award advisers and can support children and teachers in completing the
nationally recognised qualification, now open to children aged 7-11.
Discover from 2.50, Explore from 9.50 per pupil

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