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Music teachers and students invited to join classrooms nationwide in ‘joyful’ music- making programme


With the 2021-22 academic year now in full swing, Orchestras for All is announcing the new season of its Modulo Programme in a bid to improve access to music- making for young people in the UK. After almost two years of unprecedented challenges faced by music teachers and


their pupils as a direct result of the pandemic, the inspiring initiative has been specially designed to support under-resourced schools and community groups to set up their own inclusive orchestra, known as a ‘Modulo’. A Modulo can be of any size, from four to 15, and is open to all skill levels and to


any instrument – from violins and ukuleles, trumpets to melodicas. Throughout the season, individual Modulos are brought together with others from


across the country (either in person or online) at dynamic ‘Modulo Meets’, giving participants the opportunity to experience the magic of playing in a large-scale ensemble. Claire, a music teacher at Heworth Grange School in Gateshead, said: “It has been


so hard with all the [coronavirus] restrictions, so finally getting to do a proper rehearsal was brilliant – the pupils loved it! I can already see new friendships forming and they have the ‘status’ of being part of the Modulo Orchestra. This is known by their peers and they’re proud of it!” Despite government guidance around social distancing, bubbles and the


termination of instrumental lessons, the Modulo Programme has reached 43 schools over the past year and engaged with 323 students – from Bradford to Aylesbury, Gravesend to Liverpool. Repertoire for the 2021-22 season, titled ‘The Way We See It’, includes


‘Spoitoresa’ – an arrangement of a Balkan gypsy dance performed by Bucharest- based band, Mahala Rai Banda, Purcell’s ‘Rondo’ from Abdelazar Suite (made famous as the theme to Britten’s ‘Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra’), excerpts from the fourth movement of Alice Mary Smith’s Symphony in A minor as well as ‘Crossfade’ by Jack McNeill, a recent commission exploring electronic dance music and the orchestra. A team of professional instrumentalists from Orchestras for All’s partners – BBC


Philharmonic and City of London Sinfonia – will also be on hand to provide their expert insights and motivate the next generation of musicians.


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Dyson engineer inspires next generation of inventors in Yorkshire


An inventor who has designed products in use across the world encouraged hundreds of Yorkshire children to solve problems and innovate during a two-day event. Ben Edmonds balances his time working as principal


engineer at Dyson with inspiring the next generation of inventors through his company, InnovationBen. During a visit to Bradford Grammar School (BGS), as part of


one of its regular outreach events, enthusiastic children at the junior school and other Yorkshire schools took part in a design innovation challenge hosted by Ben. He then led innovation workshops for BGS’s GCSE students, before giving a public lecture in the evening to explore the future of engineering design and innovation. BGS Headmaster, Dr Simon Hinchliffe, said: “We were


delighted to see that so many children from other schools in Yorkshire could join us in enjoying Ben’s interactive workshops. I’m sure he will have inspired many of them to consider taking up careers as inventors and innovators.”


Schools taking part in the innovation workshop included: • Lindley Junior School, Huddersfield • Richmond House School, Leeds • Moorfield School, Ilkley • The Gleddings Preparatory School, Halifax • The Froebelian School, Horsforth • Westville House School, Ilkley


uhttp://www.bradfordgrammar.com October 2021


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