We will be leading various workshops for different age groups. The single session workshops will take place during their weekly music lesson.
The Core Workshops however, will be held outside class times. These will take place over 2 days, and will allow students to create and perform their own music.
Trio Ébano will also present a mini-recital programme during assembly time, possibly to 1 or 2 year groups.
Class size ≈ 30-40 Session length ≈ 30-45mins
7-8 year olds
Warm-up 10 min: Stand in a circle
Physical warm-up
Clapping exercises
names, names + actions, pulse, passing the sound
· Play the first movement of Malcolm Arnold’s Divertimento (hereafter referred to as MA) as an introduction to the sound of wind instruments. Malcolm Arnold is an established English composer with a large output of wind music.
· Play the third movement of MA for the children to listen out for the clarinet. Cristina will introduce the instrument and play them a piece by Miluccio so that they can listen closely to the sound on its own.
Single reed and made of wood. Demonstrate very large range; pitch, dynamic etc. Show different techniques e.g. glissando, flutter-tongue, etc.
· Play the fourth movement of MA and Veda introduces the oboe.
It has three separate pieces. It’s made of African Black wood with silver keys. While the clarinet uses a single reed the oboe uses a double reed. Demonstrate the different characteristics of the oboe by playing some short solos.
· Play the sixth movement of MA. Nikki introduces the flute and plays an abridged version of “The Great Train Race”.
Cave men played instruments like flutes made from bone, developed to wood, then metal. They don’t have reeds like the other two; your lips are your reeds. Because they have been around for a very long time, they are found a lot in folk music, playing tunes like the tune in the MA. But also they can sound very different… Play “The Great Train Race”. See if they can guess the title before telling them.
· Play the fifth movement of MA to finish. Showing all the instruments playing together.
9-10 year olds
Warm-up 5 min: Stand in a circle
Physical warm-up
Clapping exercises;
names, names + actions, pulse, passing the sound
Teach four different rhythmic motifs to everyone. Then spilt into four groups with each group taking a different motif. Putting the rhythms together could help with listening and ensemble skills. (10 mins)
MA workshop as above. (15 min)
11-12 year olds
Warm-up 5 min: Stand in a circle
Physical warm-up
Clapping exercises;
names, names + actions, pulse, passing the sound
Call and response rhythms (clapping) and melodies (singing)
Teach them a “drum rhythm” using body percussion. Then to encourage creativity, divide them into small groups and have them come up with their own rhythms. (10 mins)
MA workshop as above. (15 mins)
Group size- 2 classes Class size ≈ 40
Session length: Day 1- 1 hour with each of 2 classes
Day 2- 1hr 30 mins with both classes together
AIM: To inspire them to create short pieces of music with only a word as a stimulus.
On the first day we will work for an hour with each class. They will be introduced to elements of music making, e.g. pulse, rhythmic coordination, breathing, and melody/singing, using warm-up exercises described in the previous workshop plan.
The rest of the time will be used to create a short piece of 2 minutes, based on one of the selected themes: fireworks and snake. This encourages imagination which is essential to create music.
The second day will start with a short warm-up with both classes together. Then they will rehearse the piece they created in the previous day. Finally, both classes will come together for the last 45 minutes to perform their pieces to each other. We will also play for them Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks and Sherman’s Trust in Me (from the Jungle Book) so that they can hear another composer’s musical ideas on these themes.
(to be held during assembly time) - 25 minutes
Arnold, Malcolm - Divertimento
Mozart - 3 movements from Divertimento No. 3
Joplin, Scott - The Entertainer
Mancini, Henry - The Pink Panther
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