Thurrock Trailblazer Cultural Catalogue 2019-20

ROYAL OPERA
HOUSE
THURROCK COMMUNITY CHORUS
The Royal Opera House has been working in Thurrock since 2006 and has a strong legacy of
delivering exciting dramatic singing programmes inspired by the music and stories staged at the
Royal Opera House in Covent Garden as well as community engagement projects which involve
Thurrock schools, young people and the wider community. ROH Thurrock’s most long-standing
programme is the Royal Opera House Thurrock Community Chorus, a group of 130 Thurrock
residents who come together every Monday evening to sing and perform together
ABOUT THE PROJECT
THE FLYING DUTCHMAN PROJECT
We invite you to join us on the high seas to
explore the swashbuckling world of ‘The Flying
Dutchman’…
Designed to help students discover one of
opera’s great stories, learn some musical
extracts, create characters and stage the
drama whilst working as a team and building
a heightened sense of community, just like a
professional opera chorus.
Teachers and students alike will find out more
about the ROH Thurrock Community Chorus
(ROHTCC), ROH’s flagship ensemble in
Thurrock, why they are such a special
community and how you can join them, as well
as discovering some other singing
opportunities available within Thurrock.
The project begins with a CPD session, which
provides teachers with the skills, resources and
confidence to lead an in-school project based
on The Flying Dutchman, supported by a
digital resource.
OPTIONAL CLOSE UP WORKSHOP
For those teachers who attend the CPD,
ROHTCC offer an option in-school singing
workshop, led by an ROH practitioner, can
help a class or group to develop their dramatic
singing skills.
SUITABILITY
KS3+
KS3 KS4 KS5
THE FLYING DUTCHMAN
Secondary Music Unit: KS3
The Flying Dutchman resource is designed for
KS3 music and drama students.
DATES, LOCATION & FORMAT
A CPD and teacher led project where teachers
will gain the skills and resources required
to deliver a unit of work (of up to 6-weeks) in
class, aligned to the National Curriculum, based
on opera ‘The Flying Dutchman’, supported by
free-to-access digital resources
Friday 14 February 2020, 12:30-15:00, High
House Production Park, Purfleet
OPTIONAL CLOSE UP WORKSHOP
A 2.5 hour in-school workshop for up to 30
students, led by an ROH practitioner, to
support their work on The Flying Dutchman.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
• Students will develop their understanding
of how music is created, produced and
communicated including exploring pitch,
duration, dynamics, tempo, timbre, texture,
structure and musical notation.
• Students will learn to use their voices to
compose music on their own/with others
by performing and arranging their own
versions of the Sailors’ Chorus
• Students will gain an enhanced sense of
“I thought I’d find opera boring today but actually it’s been quite
interesting”
community pride through singing, creating
and performing work together
• The project develops musical and dramatic
skills alongside knowledge of the stories of
opera
• Teachers are able to promote singing
pathways within Thurrock
• Teachers and students will gain enhanced
understanding of healthy dramatic singing
CROSS-CURRICULAR LINKS
HISTORY
Students will perform, listen to and evaluate
music across a range of historical
periods, genres, styles and traditions, by
learning to sing an extract from the romantic
period opera The Flying Dutchman by
Wagner, and comparing this with traditional
Sailors’ work songs of the 1800s.
PSHCE
Group singing has well-known benefits to
personal wellbeing and mental health and
group bonding / community-building which
can be linked to whole school development.
TEACHER COMMITMENT & TRAINING
Teachers who attend the CPD are encouraged
to work with The Flying Dutchman resource,
available on the learning platform, as a full
scheme of work.
OPTIONAL CLOSE UP WORKSHOP
This workshop can be shaped to suit teachers’
needs, and can focus mainly on singing, or on
drama. and the teacher will be required to plan
this with the ROH artist, at least 2 weeks prior
to the visit. This can be via Skype/phone or in
person.
WHAT HAPPENS AT THE END?
Schools will be signposted towards singing
opportunities within Thurrock including the
ROH Thurrock Community Chorus.
Teachers will gain ideas for increasing the
impact of their work in and through the arts,
ranging from enjoyment and enrichment, to
developing core learning and teaching.
Schools may also opt for an Everybody Sing!
session (see separate catalogue offer) which
takes the project beyond the classroom to
reach a larger group of students and
potentially the wider school community
OTHER RESOURCES & SUPPORT
The Flying Dutchman resource is available on
the ROH Learning Platform
COSTS
£60 per teacher + FREE online resource
OPTIONAL CLOSE UP WORKSHOP
£155 (2 hours)
RECOMMENDED
This offer could complment the following:
• ROHTCC: Everybody Sing!
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