Creativity in Education: Glasgow is a website which has been developed by Glasgow CREATE in partnership with Apple, and is dedicated to highlighting the talent and creativity taking place in teaching and learning across Glasgow City Council. It’s a platform for showcasing best practice with colleagues, and a space for teachers to share curriculum aligned creative lesson plans. We launched the website in June 2023 alongside a new social media account @CreativitylnEdu to promote the resources, engage teachers and encourage participation. This will be bolstered in the upcoming session by offering CLPL around the resource, partnering with the RTC, adding a tile to glow launchpads and expanding the number of lessons available on the website.

To add the site to your glow launchpad, follow the steps outlined in the video below.

Dear Parent/Carers/Group Members,

We are delighted to announce that tickets are now on sale for the CREATE Spring Concerts and can be purchased through the links below.

Booking Links:

21^st March – http://tickets.glasgowconcerthalls.com/single/SYOS.aspx?p=26714

22^nd March – http://tickets.glasgowconcerthalls.com/single/SYOS.aspx?p=26715

Please ensure you purchase tickets for the group your child is participating in

Monday 21st March Concert – Participating Groups

Concert Band

Symphonic Wind Band

Big Band

Percussion Ensemble

Choirs

Brass Ensembles

Glasgow Schools’ Symphony Orchestra

Tuesday 22^nd March Concert – Participating Groups

Baby Strings

String Orchestra

String Sinfonia

Guitar Ensemble

Choirs

Glasgow Schools’ Symphony Orchestra

Concert Wear

All participants are asked to wear all black for concerts: long black trousers or long black skirt, long sleeved black collared shirt, black shoes and black socks or black tights.

Please note that both concerts are public events and that GES CREATE have no control over the sale/distribution of tickets. Tickets for both evenings will be sold on a first come first served basis. Previous concerts have sold out in a matter of days so please ensure you purchase your tickets as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

If you have any questions please get in touch.

Yours
Pam

The CREATE FESTIVAL of MUSIC offers a fantastic opportunity for choirs and bands, from both Primary and Secondary schools, to perform in City Halls and receive feedback from peers and adjudicators.

• Secondary Schools – Saturday 23^rd April 2022
• Primary Schools – Saturday 7^th May 2022

Schools can apply below with spaces allocated on a first come first served basis. Applications close on Friday 25^thFebruary.

Your school band/ orchestra/ ensemble/choir are invited to take part in the CREATE FESTIVAL of MUSIC in City Halls, Education Services Centre for Music Training & Performance – City Halls, 87 – 101 Albion Street, Glasgow, G1 1LH, on Saturday 23^rd April 2022 – Secondary Schools and Saturday 7^thMay Primary Schools from 0930-1300

This is a non-competitive festival, which will feature groups of varying genres and styles and give young people the opportunity to perform in one of the countries iconic concert venues as well as listen to peers from schools across the city – each performance will be given a constructive critique.

PERFORMANCES SHOULD LAST NO LONGER THAN 6 MINUTES

Timps, drum kit and any other reasonable request for percussion and amps will be provided.

Places are limited and applications will be taken on a first come first served basis, if you have more than one group from your school that would like to perform please indicate on the return, but please remember it may not be possible to accommodate this.

Confirmation of places will be emailed on Friday 10^th March 2022

You should arrive at least 15 minutes before you session is due to begin. Please enter City Halls (276 8440) via the Stage Door on Albion Street. Everyone attending should bring with them appropriate refreshments for a morning break. The session should finish at approximately 13.00.

On arrival you will be directed to your allocated space in the Grand Hall – there will be space for instruments to be opened in the row in front and left ready for your performance. There will be a 5 minute warm up time on stage for each group, 6 minute performance time and then time to leave stage and re seat in the auditorium to listen to the next performance

There is no charge for this event – schools/ parents will be responsible for transport arrangements, costs and permissions.

To nominate groups please apply with details no later than 25^th February 2022

Our YMI elves have been busying away creating lots of fun Christmas music activities for you all and we’re so excited to share them with you.

More importantly, we can’t wait to see you join in and we hope you will share your class activities with us by sending on your class performances to be featured in our virtual Christmas Concert.

Our online virtual Christmas Concert this year will take place on Monday 20th December. To be featured, all material needs to be shared by 8th December! Please share your video via OneDrive to gw16oneillmartin@glowmail.org.uk

Please visit the YMI website here to access all the activities

As the world’s eyes look upon Glasgow ahead of COP26, the CREATE YMI & IMS team have launched an ambitious citywide music project based on the song ‘I am the Earth’ by Australian composer Glyn Lehmann.

Our tutors have created fabulous resources around this song for teachers to use in class. All the material, including lyric sheet, percussion rhythms, video lessons for early, first and second level as well as demonstration video and backing track can be found here.

The project will culminate in the creation of a video performance of recordings gathered from all schools and all stages citywide, which will then be broadcast at the start of COP26, along with special live performances from schools at high profile events during COP26.

In order to be part of the finished recording, please video your class performance along to the backing track provided and share via OneDrive to gw16oneillmartin@glow.ea.glasgow.sch.uk by Friday 8th October.