Music Opportunities at Sciennes



EXISTING, NEW AND POTENTIAL MUSIC OPPORTUNITIES AT SCIENNES

Existing
Group
Contact
Provision
P4-7
School Orchestra
Samanda Campbell
Weekly rehearsals. Opportunities to perform at Assemblies and local venues/events
P4-7
Viola and violin strings tuition
Dr Robert Fraser
Selected pupils assessed for ability and commitment rehearse weekly
P6 and P7
Woodwind tuition - flute and saxophone
Rob Ironside
Selected pupils assessed for ability and commitment rehearse weekly
P5-P7
Area Strings
Alison Noble
Instrument Tuition Ensemble
P7
Choir
Kathryn Dougal
Weekly rehearsal and opportunities to perform in school and in the community
P1
Acapella Choir
Linda Carson

P1
P1 Nativity
Carolyn Anstruther
Rehearsals and performance to selected classes, siblings and parents
P2
P2 Festive Celebration
Carolyn Anstruther
Rehearsals and performance to selected classes, siblings and parents
P3
P3 Dance Show
Dance Division Cat Perry and Carolyn Anstruther
Rehearsals and performance to selected classes, siblings and parents
P4
P4 Scots Night
Alison Noble
Rehearsals and performance to selected classes, siblings and parents
P4
 P4 Scots Night
Class Teachers
Songs rehearsed in class
P4
 P4 Scots Night
June Underwood
Dances prepared
P5
P5 Scottish Opera
Audrey Blake
Rehearsal in class using mp3 files and blog
P5
P5 Scottish Opera

Advance rehearsal with Scottish Opera Singing coach
P5
P5 Scottish Opera

Workshop with Scottish Opera
P5
P5 Scottish Opera

Dress Rehearsal to P4 and siblings
P5
P5 Scottish Opera

Performance to parents
P7
Steve
P7 Drumming workshops for year group at Lagganlia
P7
P7 Graduation
Class Teachers
Songs rehearsed and staged




 P7
 P7 Graduation
Cat Perry

P7
JGHS Music Dept - P7/S1 Choir Rehearsal
Rachel Millar
Choir Rehearsal at Sciennes led by Rachel Millar
P7
 JGHS Music Dept - P7/S1 Choir Rehearsal
Deirdre O'Brien
Inhouse rehearsal with support from Ruth McVicker
P7
 JGHS Music Dept - P7/S1 Choir Rehearsal
Richard Dearsley
Additional rehearsals at cluster primaries
P7
 JGHS Music Dept - P7/S1 Choir Rehearsal

Rehearsal at Usher Hall
P7
JGHS Christmas Concert

Concert at Usher Hall
P1-7
Singing Practice
Assemblies
P1-3 and P4-7 Singing Practice at Assemblies.
P1-3
Singing Practice
P1-3
P1-3 Singing Practice on Mondays 1-1.30pm
P1-7
Year Group Singing
Class Teachers
In class
P1-7
Scotland Week
Class Teachers; Beth Walker; Cynthia Berry
Ceildh dancing in Hall throughout week to Scottish music, culminating in playground ceilidh for upper school.
P2
P2 Wedding
Class Teachers and DHT
Wedding party dancing
P1-7
Christmas party dancing
Class Teachers and PE Specialists

P3-7
Dance
Dance Division
Weekly Dance lessons, learning and/or creating own choreography
P6 and P7
Audrey Blake
Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaros" (context,music and staging explained)
P4
Music Student Placement
Working with P4C pupils over a number of weeks
 P4-7
Marchmont Christmas Tree Lighting
Alison Noble and Kathryn Dougal
Community singing
P6 and P7

Free Music Presentation at University for upper school
P6 and P7
Allan Irvine
National event organised by Scottish Ballet
P3
Laura Cross
National Youth Choir of Scotland
P5-P7
Alexandre Onye
Free music lessons on Fridays and Saturdays
P7
Class Teachers
iPad music making

Music Showcase
Samanda Campbell and Parent Council
 Showcase of pupils' musical talent
P6 and P7
Lucy Vaughan
P6 and P7 online resources
P4 and P5
 BBC Ten Pieces

DVD  for P4 and P5
P4-7
 BBC Ten Pieces

Teacher led follow up music making and creative response in class. P6 music making in groups. P7 Homework task to identify a favourite piece of classical music and share in class.
Staff
 BBC Ten Pieces

CPD for staff
P5-P7
James Gillespie's HIgh School
Eilidh Grant
Free taster session in chanter and pipe band drumming with option to continue with weekly lessons for £10 a month
Orchestra
James Gillespie's HIgh School
Deirdre O'Brien
Possibility for some of our more able pupils to join JGHS woodwind and strings band rehearsals.
Orchestra; P4 -P7
Sarah Deters
Workshops and tour
P4-7
On display are nearly 1000 items including stringed, woodwind, brass and percussion instruments from Britain, Europe and from other continents. The instrumental history of the Orchestra, the Wind Band, Theatre, Dance, Popular Music, Brass Bands, etc. is exemplified by the instruments on display, which include many beautiful examples of the instrument-maker's art over the past 400 years.
Sarah Deters
Workshops or visits to museum on offer where relevant e.g Jacobean instruments
P4 and P5 5 week block of ukelele instruction for P4 and P5 Alison Noble Creative Scotland
P1-7 ABC Music Resource  http://www.abcmusic.org.uk Tom and Phil Bancroft Subscription for online resources
P1-7 Charanga
Subscription for online resources
POSSIBILITIES



P4-7
Jean Murray
Sciennes pupils and pupils from Stewarts Melville and Firrhill may play at an Assembly
P1-7
 Scottish Schools Orchestra Trust

Jean may present at Assembly to raise awareness of Saturday classes - P1 Musical Play; P2/3 Beginners; P4-7 pupils who can already play an instrument
P4-7
Angus, Chris, Cat and Tomlin
Creative Scotland free ten week Friday pm music workshops for 10-13 year olds in Leith 2-4pm: Assembly 16.1.15
P4-7
Caitlin
Could present at an Assembly; possible opportunities for our pupils to collaborate in joint performances.
P4-7
Sharon Homan
Maestres could present at an Assembly




P1-7
Lucy Forde
Musical Mondays and Count Me In projects
P4-P7
Marjory Dougal
Quartet to play at Assembly

 Edinburgh Youth Orchestra

EYO CD sent to school
Orchestra
 Edinburgh Youth Orchestra

Orchestra invited to meet Julian Lloyd Webber
Orchestra
 Edinburgh Youth Orchestra

Orchestra invited to rehearsals for Spring Concert at St Thomas
P6-7
Tam Treanor
3 x 2 hour session plus one day editing and mixing high quality CD in studio
P1-7

Cannot apply as a school, but perhaps Sciennes School Charitable Trust could apply
P4-7
Olivia Furness
Street drumming, samba, brass, woodwind and street band workshops. Costs vary: one off taster sessions of 45- 90 mins negotiable; 10 week or term long programmes offered
P1-7
Jenn Minchin
Heavily subsidised music making workshops. Huge range on offer. Keen to work with us.

Wireless speakers in stairwell
Edward Short
Keen to re-instate Music in the stairwell!

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