Category Archives: Music

Dance, Drama, Music

Regional Youth Arts Symposium – Oasis Dumfries

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A region wide debate looking at the Youth Arts sector and understanding it’s value to our communities and how it benefits our nation as a whole. With special guests from throughout Scotland’s creative industries. Check website for updates.

Anyone interested in attending must register with our website or contact Festival Office Registration required: Free, but ticketed event.
This opportunity is available in: Dumfries and Galloway
For further information, please contact boxoffice@bigburnssupper.com (Big Burns Supper Festival 2012), or call 0800 689 9405, or visit http://www.bigburnssupper.com/calendar/16/74-Making-it-in-Dumfries-Youth-Arts.

Dance, Drama, Music

Glowing Thursday – Scotland’s got Christmas Talent

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Thursday 15 December, 1.45 pm
http://glo.li/vxSoKr

Yes it is that time of year again when we hunt for the talent that is hiding in schools across Scotland. So between the plays, Christmas parties and festive activities, we hope that you can join us to celebrate the many talented performers in Scotland!

We are looking for individuals, groups or even whole classes to entertain us with songs, jokes, poems and surprises – you can add your names to a list on the day.
Even if you don’t want to perform come along and join us as part of the audience for a fun packed hour!  Click here <http://newsletters-ltscotland.org.uk/LQE-MQEE-3GU5HR-8Q329-1/c.aspx>  to sign up.

Dance, Music

Scottish Ballet Glow Group now on Creativity Portal

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There are now 33 creatively focused Glow Groups available through the Creativity Portal and Scottish Ballet is just the latest.

At Scottish Ballet Education is Everywhere, it ranges from theatre activities and community classes to online resources and workshops for schools and colleges. The schools’ programme links directly to the work of the Company and provides a broad range of access points for pupils of all ages and abilities.
You can use our Glow Group to read our latest blog entries, discuss dance related topics on our forum, browse our picture gallery or find out what we’re up to with our Events Calender.

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Creativity in the Classroom – a call out to share what works

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Consider yourself creative?

The Creativity Portal is looking for examples of simple, short creative exercises that teachers and youth workers like yourself have used in the classroom and youth group settings.

It could be:

  • A creative chemistry experiment
  • The school’s fastest paper aeroplane contest
  • The imaginative alphabet
  • A 30 second dramatic warm-up

We would love to hear what’s worked for you. Get a mention on the national Creativity Portal and an invitation to future creative CPD. A wee bit of text is all it takes.

Add to the Creativity Archive here within Glow.

Or email Stephen.bullock@educationscotland.gov.uk

Music

Traditional musicians from Stirlingshire schools embark on tour

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Young Stirlingshire traditional music band ‘No More Cages’ embark on their first tour thanks to the Scottish Music Centre’s ‘Hit the Road’ tour

No More Cages, a young folk band featuring some of the best up-and-coming traditional musicians from Stirlingshire schools, embarked on their first tour last week as part of the Scottish Music Centre’s ‘Hit the Road’ tour which is supporting some of Scotland’s best up-and-coming musicians and bands to experience their first tour and help them learn some of the skills they will need to go on tour themselves in the future. The band have been honing their skills together for the past three years as part of much larger YMI funded traditional music workshops that have been running for the past seven years and which many of the band have been coming to from the start. The workshops are based at the Tolbooth Music Venue in Stirling and are a partnership between Education and Cultural Services.

The workshops are open to any young musician attending a Stirling school and a number of the musicians that have attended the workshops have since gone on to study traditional music. For more information please contact nomorecagesband@gmail.com.

Dance, Developing the Young Workforce, Drama, Music

Creative Scotland and Young Scot launch Creative Enterprise Fund

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On Monday 24 October, Creative Scotland and Young Scot launched their new fund for young people, the Creative Enterprise Fund, to support those aged 15-22 years to develop their artistic talents and fulfil their ambitions within the creative industries.

Creative Scotland and Young Scot see the Creative Enterprise Fund as providing a means for Scotland’s young people to develop their artistic talent and unlock opportunities within the creative industries. The new Fund aims to promote the values of creative enterprise and leadership, creating positive pathways to employment and providing wider benefits to local communities.
http://www.youngscot.net/news/creative-scotland-and-young-scot-launch-creative-enterprise-fund.aspx

Music, Sciences, Social Studies, Technologies

Scotland’s Islands art and music project

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On Islay, Mull, Tiree and Bute the Creative Arts in Schools Team (CAST) have

been holding two day workshops offering pupils the opportunity to work with

a musician and two visual artists.

The concept for the project is Œrecognising and celebrating potential

opportunities for our islands through harnessing tidal/wave energy.¹

The pupils reflected this concept by focussing throughout on experimental

application of modern technologies such as digital art and audio sequencing

to conventional art, crafts and music.

During the workshops CAST and the pupils were joined via glowmeets by a

marine tidal scientist from SAMS and a geo-poet. Elements of their talks

have been incorporated into the artwork and music by the pupils.

The outcome of the workshop has been pupil-led multimedia art work and

music.

Creativity has been at the heart of every step of this process.

The project has been funded by ŒScotland¹s Islands¹ and Argyll & Bute

Council

https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/ab/ArgyllButeCreativeLearningNetwork/2011/

11/28/scotlands-islands-art-and-music-project/

Drama, Music

Pupils perform Scottish premiere of a new musical by the World Wildlife Fund

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Young performers shine on stage http://www.highland.gov.uk/yourcouncil/news/newsreleases/2011/November/2011-11-21-03.htm



Young musicians and singers from across the Highlands received a standing ovation on Saturday after performing the Scottish premiere of a new musical commissioned by the World Wildlife Fund – “One Sun One World.”
As part of the WWF-UK’s 50th anniversary celebrations the environmental charity commissioned a new musical reflecting the issues highlighting its work around the globe.

Music, Technologies

Free Xmas/Winter Concert Packs for use with your whiteboard

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There is some great stuff for Christmas on ABC Creative Music Online.

Click on  http://www.applebananacarrot.com/Xf.htm

to see short videos on what is available..

in Xmas/Winter Concert Pack 2011 (Free to all Schools)

• Cool Singalong Christmas Carols for Primary featuring fun child

friendly musical backings with onscreen lyrics and inspiring guide vocal.

• Creative Non-Religious Music activities for a Xmas/Winter Concert  including

a ‘We Are We Do Xmas’ Rap Composer and Christmas Boing Song

in Topics & Cross Curricular Activities P6&7 (Free to all Schools in Pilot Areas* and with Current Subscription)

• Cross Curricular ‘Make Xmas Different’ activity for P6/7 looking at:

• What Xmas means to you,

• Origins of Christmas, Christmas across the world,

• Commercialisation of Xmas including an ad survey,

• Rewrite lyrics to ’12 Days of Christmas’

• Compose and video an alternative ‘Non-commercial’ Xmas Ad as a Rap.

• includes onscreen ‘what to do’ videos and Teacher Workbook with CFE Codes

If you need more information or have any questions please contact Tom Bancroft on 07974 983701 or tom@applebananacarrot.com