Secondary
Projects Available to Secondary/High Schools:GCSE COMPOSITION WORKSHOP
This 3-hour workshop will help students turn simple melodies into pieces of music lasting several minutes, using four basic composition techniques.
FILM MUSIC COMPOSITION WORKSHOP
How do film music composers compose? What is the difference between the music written for a Sci-Fi film and a Western? This three-hour interactive workshop will show students how to set about composing their own film music in a variety of genres using musical examples from Jaws to High Noon, from Star Wars to Psycho.
GCSE AND A-LEVEL PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP
Centred on the performing element of the GCSE and A-Level syllabuses the aim of this workshop is to raise musical achievement by improving performance skills both technically and musically.
HALLÉ IMPRESARIOS - A NUMERACY AND BUSINESS STUDIES PROJECT
Aided by members of the Hallé's Administration team, Business Study students produce a business plan to put on a concert at The Bridgewater Hall. This involves producing a written proposal, a budget and making a 3-5 minute presentation. The students are given a fictitious Arts Council grant, a number of fixed costs and a number of variable costs with different options from which to choose. As part of the scheme, the pupils may have the opportunity to tour The Bridgewater Hall and to attend a concert.
COACHING SESSIONS
The Hallé has many musicians with a great deal of music coaching ability and experience. If you have an ensemble in your school that you think will benefit from an injection of ‘professional inspiration’, whether it be strings, woodwind, brass or percussion, we have just the right person.
INSTRUMENTAL DEVELOPMENT DAYS
'STEP UP TO STRINGS', 'WACKY WINDS!', 'BRASSED ON!'
From time to time Hallé Education arranges instrument family days for strings, woodwind or brass. These comprise a number of coaching sessions by Hallé musicians, with an ensemble from the school, followed by a joint performance by the school and Hallé ensemble for feeder primary school pupils and parents.
The projects aim to encourage every aspect of performance and in addition to promoting solo and ensemble performance, also focus on developing general musicianship and students' technical facility. Another key focus is to offer further training, development and guidance for teachers already in place at the setting, so that work achieved on the project may be followed up and have a lasting and tangible impact.
If you are working in this sector and would like to talk to the Hallé please contact:
steve.pickett@halle.co.uk or
jacqui.dawber@halle.co.uk
