Thurrock Trailblazer Cultural Catalogue 2019-20

SOUTHBANK
CENTRE
KS1 KS2 KS3
SEND
PIPE UP SCHOOLS
Southbank Centre is a world-famous, multi-venue arts centre in London, with a dynamic yearround
festivals programme. As the UK’s largest arts centre, founded with the Festival of Britain
in 1951, it’s a place where people experience world-class art and culture that stimulates, inspires,
educates and amazes. It includes the Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Hayward Gallery,
National Poetry Library and Purcell Room. Our programme encompasses art, theatre, dance,
classical and contemporary music, literature and debate. It reaches 6.25 million people a year, and
encompasses over 5,000 events featuring world-class artists from across the globe.
“Working with Southbank has been an immensely satisfying and
rewarding experience... They are clearly passionate about reaching and
inspiring children from all backgrounds”
ABOUT THE PROJECT
SUITABILITY
CROSS-CURRICULAR LINKS
COSTS
Southbank Centre invites schools to get
involved through creative learning projects,
exploratory days, workshops and events for
teachers - offering a year-round programme of
activities for primary and secondary schools to
inspire a love of the arts and support learning
across the curriculum.
Schools are always welcome at Southbank
Centre. Whether you’re attending a schools
event, having a picnic with your class on site,
or using our digital resources in the classroom,
the schools team can support you. They’ll be
happy to help with any questions, just get in
touch.
PIPE UP SCHOOLS
Meet the Royal Festival Hall Organ: get up
close and personal with the magnificent Royal
Festival Hall organ in a hands-on workshop
suited for students.
The awe-inspiring pipe organ is also known as
the king of instruments. It can be played louder
than a whole orchestra or quieter than the
smallest instrument, with pipes as tall as Royal
Festival Hall itself and as narrow as your little
finger.
Each session can be tailored to fit your specific
needs for upper KS1, KS2 or KS3.
One class can participate, of up to 32 students;
larger groups could rotate around other
Southbank Centre attractions.
DATES, LOCATION & FORMAT
Dates and times subject to limited availability,
booking well in advance is essential.
Sessions are led by Southbank Centre’s
Organ Scholar or Organ Curator. Groups must
meet at the Wlecome Desk, Level 2 at Royal
Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London.
Each 90-minute session gets up close and
hands-on with the king of instruments and
includes an organ discovery workshop, guided
behind-the-scenes organ tour and brief recital
in Royal Festival Hall.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
• Students will have visited one of London’s
iconic buildings and experienced visiting
the capital
• Science of sound and acoustics: how sound
is made and travels
TEACHER COMMITMENT & TRAINING
Teachers should be present during the
workshops at retain a student to teacher ratio
of 1:15 at all times.
WHAT HAPPENS AT THE END?
Students can put their new knowledge of the
music and history of the organ to use by
attending one of the Southbank Centre’s
International Organ Series concerts or by
applying for the Southbank Centre Dame
Gillian Weir Organ Scholarship.
OTHER RESOURCES & SUPPORT
In advance of attending your Pipe Up Schools
workshop, teachers may wish to introduce the
instrument to their class with the following
video resources that are available YouTube:
• The Royal Festival Hall Organ:
How is it made?
£50 per session.
This workshop is generously supported by the
Southbank Centre Dame Gillian Weir Organ
Scholarship.
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This offer could complement the following:
• Gamelan Anak Ledjar: Wallace & the Islands
• Bang & Smash Music: Sound Creation &
Production
This musical marvel is somehow constructed
out of stops, bellows, pedals and pipes. It’s
made of a dizzying combination of woods,
metals, leather and electronics. How do these
parts fit together? How can one organist play
almost 8,000 pipes at once?
• Building blocks of music: pitch, rhythm,
timbre, harmony, melody variations
• Music through the ages: how music and the
instrument has developed across time
• The Royal Festival Hall Organ:
How does it work?