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Year Outline

A Typical Year

In the last calendar year (2004), there have been 189 days of project activity reaching over 8,000 people working with roughly 70 artists.
Our 19 projects (Jan - Dec 04) have involved 2,635 participants of all ages and abilities, amateurs and professionals.
Work specifically in schools has included 85 schools working at 10 projects, involving 2,121 Suffolk pupils.
In addition, our curriculum packs for celebration went to all 344 schools across the county.

Discover Snape Days (January & February)

Ten Discover Snape Days took place involving ten schools and 348 Key stage 2 pupils.
Pupils explore performance ideas through creative activity. The pupils worked with artists to create a piece that they performed on the Snape Maltings Concert Hall stage for their peers
By taking children out of the classroom and into the concert hall, Aldeburgh Education makes the connection between learning music and performance

"...It was brilliant! In fact, it was probably one of the best places I've ever been to!"
(A pupil from Wetheringsett Primary School)

More about Discover Snape Days

click here to download a Discover Snape Day resource pack

A Celebration of Schools’ Music (March)

A week of concerts (involving 1700 pupils from 45 schools)
Free Teachers' Packs to all Suffolk Schools
Using the theme "Myths & Legends", this year's Celebration was another roaring success! A unique experience that will be treasured by participants for years to come.
In addition, Aldeburgh Education created two special projects with contemporary composers: Grimes Composition (Joseph Phibbs), and If Toys Could Talk to Drums (Stephen Montague) in collaboration with spnm.

"...I would like to thank you a million times for letting us participate in this once in a lifetime opportunity"
(A pupil from Celebration)

"I was so inspired by what other schools are doing with music, I've come away with loads of ideas."
(A teacher from Celebration)

Read more about Celebration 2005

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Festival (June)

Open Air (Formerly Free Events)

Weird and wonderful events on Aldeburgh beach and outside the Concert Hall at Snape Maltings on Sundays during the Festival, 12 noon–1pm. Read more about Open Air events.

Festival Repertoire Project (June)

A project for A-level students linked to repertoire in the Festival, in collaboration with the Britten–Pears Library and various artists.

Festival Talks and Study Events (June)

HMP & YOI Warren Hill Photograph by Trainee

Well into its fifth year, our extensive and groundbreaking projects using the arts and new technology continues. Our nationally recognised work and models have inspired several other communities to adopt a similar approach. Working with 5 units housing over 300 trainees, our projects have included the creation of CDs, short films and documentaries, conventional and digital photography, animation, the establishment of an apple-based wireless network of laptop computers and the setting up of an FM radio station.

"....I didn't think we'd be able to work as a group, but it was alright....the project gave us the opportunity to."
(A Trainee at HMP & YOI Warren Hill)

Focus on work with HMP & YOI Warren Hill

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TAG: A Cultural Mirror (March–September)

Our virtual arts centre, known as TAG, has brought together communities across the uk and Europe through online commissions, resources and specific exchange projects. TAG has created provision for downloadable education resources, teaching packs, teachers' INSET, video-conferencing, online exhibitions and performances.
During the course of the project, TAG has provided useful, long-lasting skills for both teachers and pupils.

"I have a new understanding of art in technology"
(A TAG student participant)
"I've learnt all kinds of skills that will be useful in the future - communication, social skills, creativity and technical skills"
(A TAG student participant)

Visit The Aldeburgh Gateway page

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Lets Make an Opera (October)

Suffolk-based school pupils worked during the last year on a series of workshops and auditions based around the new commissioned play by Simon Butteriss. The play, Let's Make an Opera, precedes Britten's The Little Sweep.

Click here to view our focused article on this project.

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Training for Education (November)

Working with the Britten-Pears Young Artist Programme, Aldeburgh Education creates training opportunities with a particular focus on arts education. In 2004, the course was aimed at professional development for musicians, directors, composers and community workers wishing to work with people in dementia. The course, developing leaders and workshop facilitation skills, was led by Stephen Langridge and developed into a mini project with older people at a residential home in Lound, Lowestoft.

Click here for further information about next year's course.

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