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Volume 11, Issue 1 5 November 2007 1 Directorate for Children and Young People TUNE IN AUTUMN 2007 WELCOME NEWS IN BRIEF CONTENTS LYCB At Schools’ Prom In our last edition I told TO you about the County Concert Band winning through to the finals of Music for Youth held at 3. News In Brief. Birmingham’s Symphony Hall back Various bits and pieces TUNE IN in July. The band members did 4. Carnival Of The Animals. us all proud being awarded the Initiative by Lancashire, Cumbria Music Services & Lancashire to perform at the Schools’ Prom ‘Highly Commended’ Award and so Sinfonietta following on the heels of the they have been invited to perform at the Schools’ Prom in the Albert 6. Hot Sunny Days, Jazz & Pizza. County Youth Jazz Orchestra. So The County Jazz Orchestras on tour far every County Ensemble has Hall, London in November. gained an award in this national 8. Teacher Focus. festival; shows that here in We speak to David Little (LSBB Musical Director) LMS & Charanga Lancashire we can compete with The Music Service and music 11. ICreaTe. the cream of the country. software company Charanga New initiative led by David Ashworth Again in this edition we talk to have been developing an on-line 12. LYCB Italy Bound. David Little a teacher hailing from resource to help in the delivery of The Concert Band on tour Longridge who has come through both instrumental and curriculum our system. Also we have more music. The website went live in 14. LSCB At Ghostly Borwick. information on two major projects, September; in it’s first phase this First residential course for the Schools’ Concert Band Carnival of the Animals will involve superb resource will be available 16. ‘E’… It’s Great To Be In Lancashire. hundreds of Lancashire’s school to all our Wider Opportunities Our new e-learning resource website developed with Charanga children along with the Lancashire teachers and all participating Sinfonietta and Cumbrian Music primary schools in the Wider 18. Next Issue. Service. The ICreate Project which Opportunities programme. A taster of our next issue looks at the use of ICT alongside However the site is growing 18. Concert Corner. music, dance and poetry continues fast and we will be extending its Information on up and coming concerts to progress, this will cumulate with availability to many more schools 19. Concert Band Flautist Wins Sonaré Flute. hen I think back to the a major concert in June. and teachers so watch this space! Elizabeth Meyer and her new flute Wvery first editions of ‘Tune Sticking with ICT over the coming In’ I remember them as being two months you will see the Music 19. And Finally. Service developing more and more ICT Roadshow sides of A4 printed in black and This term we are trialing a Some light hearted snippets projects and resource packages white, a basic newsletter if there was package for both primary and using ICT as a major resource. We ever one. Since then ‘Tune In’ has secondary schools using music are starting to offer schools projects grown to become a full blown colour software to aid composition, song using software and hardware magazine giving Music Service staff writing and arranging to name but designed to help school staff and Carnival of the Animals p6. and hopefully school staff both at three. Francis Ajiteru will deliver pupils at KS2, KS3 and KS4 with primary and secondary level a wealth the courses so keep an eye out song writing, composition, arranging, of information about what is going on for more details in the very near recording and much more. We have musically in Lancashire and what the future. Music Service is trying to achieve. in partnership with software company These days there is so much Charanga launched an e-learning to report on, it is what articles I can website. At the moment this site is Brass Band Members leave until future editions unlike open to all Wider opportunity schools The Fulwood Music Centre and teachers but it is growing rapidly, Junior Brass Band has been All correspondence to: the early days when I had to scurry around trying to find enough stories to I personally feel it is a very exciting working with young brass players initiative. for nearly two terms now. Giving Mr. S. Grills (Editor) fill an empty page! I could go on but that would bore students of between grade 1 and Lancashire Music Service Anyway I’m getting too self you even more, so enough of me turn 2 AEB the opportunity to play The Woodlands Centre indulgent so let’s get on with this the page and see what’s going on together it has grown from it’s early Southport Road County Bands on Tour p6&12. latest edition. Most of our County here in Lancashire! beginnings to over twenty strong, Chorley Ensembles went on tour in the summer so we have a look at how but Les Weddell (Musical Director) Lancs. says “we can still take more”. PR7 1QR they got on. The County Youth Oh… by the way. Happy Concert Band has been asked to Any pupil wishing to have a perform at the Schools’ Prom at the Christmas! go contact: Gary Fox on 07887 Tel. (01257) 234450 831564 for further details. email: [email protected] Royal Albert Hall. This is fantastic www.lancsngfl.ac.uk/curriculum/music news; they are the second group

2 TUNE IN AUTUMN 2007 3 TUNE IN AUTUMN 2007 where he will introduce exciting Carnival! and ingenious ways of observing Schools are invited to participate and recording animals through in a number of exciting Carnival of performance poetry. the Animals workshops and events from January. More are being Looking East CARNIVAL OF planned. Watch out for updates on Vinata Godbole is an www.tuned-in.org accomplished Indian dancer and storyteller. Originally trained in Lancashire Sinfonietta Schools Madras, she is in great demand as Workshops a performer, teacher and workshop THE ANIMALS The musicians of the Sinfonietta leader in schools and colleges. will be leading a series of lively and Vinata featured in a number of inspiring workshops in school based episodes of Teletubbies interpreting by Kevin Hamel on the Carnival of the Animals. For the Panchatantra animal fables. more details of how to get involved She has also used her talents to contact [email protected] raise funds for wildlife conservation projects. rench composer Saint Saëns for primary children throughout hall. It culminates in a celebratory African Carnival Vinata explores connections Fcomposed The Carnival of the Cumbria and Lancashire. interactive schools concert in Zozo Shuaibu and Sam Maitland with Saint Saëns’ animals, and will Animals to be performed with friends Conservationists, West African Preston’s Guildhall in March 2008. are master musicians from Sierra interpret Lancashire Sinfonietta’s at his Mardi Gras party. Based on his musicians, a classical Indian and Between January and March, Vinata Godbole: Indian Dancer Leone, who developed www.tuned- performance of The Carnival of the careful and humorous observations Bollywood dancer - even a Hip there are unique opportunities for in.org ‘s nationally acclaimed West Animals through traditional Bharat of animals and people, these Hop poet - have joined the team primary schools across Lancashire Provisional CDRom and DVD African Drumbeats programme. Natyam and Bollywood dance. Vinata wonderful musical portraits are just to produce an astounding array of and Cumbria not only to interpret content African rhythms, colour and vitality will be available for workshops in as fresh and amusing today as they online, CD Rom and DVD resources Saint-Saëns ‘Carnival of Animals’ underpin Carnival in many parts of Cumbria and Lancashire schools. were in 1886. to underpin the project. through music, science, dance, Carnival of the Animals: video the world. Zozo, and Sam are expert Lancashire and Cumbria music The project started with the design and technology, and literacy performance of Saint Saëns’ Carnival storytellers. Their tales are based on Look out for more information services have joined with Lancashire Lancashire Sinfonietta recording but also to get involved in lots of of Animals. traditional West African elements, coming very soon but if you are Sinfonietta to generate a wealth of Saint Saëns’ Carnival of the different ways. Move it! animals moving and Zozo and Sam will: interested in this major musical event creative opportunities and challenges Animals in Manchester University interacting, with observations from Show how animals may be contact the Lancashire Music Service conservationists and musicians. represented and interpreted through on 01257 234450. Musical instruments: explained African rhythms, song and dance. and demonstrated by Sinfonietta Assist children in retelling musicians. traditional and original stories with Spaces and Places: designing an animal focus, helping them to habitats and spaces for animals: incorporate these within their own David Gill, director of South Lakes Carnival celebrations. Wild Animal Park and the education team of the Aquarium of the Lakes. Carnival Rap! A West African Carnival of For the original performance of Animals: Zozo Shuaibu and Sam the Carnival of Animals, Saint Saëns Maitland, Sierra Leone musicians. invited a poet friend to introduce An Indian perspective: each movement with an original and Bharat Natyam and Bollywood amusing verse. interpretations with Vinata Godbole. Dannie Dee is the ingenious Carnival Songbook: Songs front man of electrifying West based on Saint Saëns’ Carnival of Midlands Hip-Hop band Cantaloop. A Animals (requires free Vanbasco supremely talented performance poet karaoke download/Sibelius Scorch). and expert freestyle rapper, Dannie Rhymin’ Roos: performance has even composed raps for Don poetry with an animal theme with Alfonso in Mozart’s opera Così fan Cantaloop’s Dannie Dee. Tutte! Dannie continues the tradition Zozo Shuaibu part of the African Carnival Teacher resources of introducing Saint Saëns strange Carnival Online: extensive menagerie through verse during his password protected teacher performances with the Lancashire Members of the Lancashire Sinfonietta who have recorded Carnival of the Animals resources, including video and audio Sinfonietta. In addition, he is downloads available for workshops in schools, 4 TUNE IN AUTUMN 2007 5 TUNE IN AUTUMN 2007 HOT SUNNY DAYS, JAZZ, AND PIZZA IN ITALY by Charis Gardner

t 8.00am we all arrived at been 40ºC we took a that day we set off for our final gig, Li’l drummer Pete, Dan- lead AWoodlands thinking what are brief guided tour around minus Ollie’s wallet and nearly minus trumpeter and arranger of we doing up at this ungodly hour! “Is the area- seeing the a LSJO trumpeter! many vocals, ‘Play that funky everyone fettled?” Stu shouted as sights was breathtaking, In Montecarlo we played to a music Pete’ and our very we piled onto the coach. With that but I think most people growing audience. It was a great own Italian pianist “Luigi Lancashire accent we knew for sure were holding their breath Montagna gig; both bands played their best Cappuccino”! Not forgetting that Stuart would never speak a word waiting for the shopping Pistoire. Although the and had fun whilst doing so! It was Rachel and Andy who of Italian… time that followed! In the heat of stage was tiny but the audience was a nice surprise when during the couldn’t make it on the tour Thirty-six hours later we arrived the moment Stuart Grills felt the need very appreciative, LSJO managed to break we witnessed a live operatic but have also left for uni. at the hotel in Montecatini, and after to purchase a groovy leather jacket ‘woo’ the Italians by marching around performance sung by a very A bigger thanks to a nice swim and some chill out time (the silver fox!). To top off the day we whilst playing ‘Tuxedo Junction’. Zoë enthusiastic local! Stuart, Paul and all the we went to bed to rest before our set up a stage in the hotel reception and Faye’s singing got them on their We all had a brilliant time, lots of other tutors who put up adventures to come. and had a fun ‘jamming session’ feet dancing to ‘RESPECT’. swimming (underwater races and with us during our tour The first gig in Diacetto went performing to barman Mario and On our last full day we went to ‘Gladiator’ games!), and lots of jazz, of Italy 2007. We learnt great! After a great meal provided on another group of English musicians! Sienna to eat even more pizza and we were ready for home, but not until so much and thoroughly site, both bands performed on a large On the 27 July we went to see do even more shopping! In the main we’d had yet another round of pizza! enjoyed playing under outdoor stage with an enthusiastic the leaning tower of Pisa, it was square a street performer was pulling A big thanks to all players who your direction! crowd of Italians cheering us on. spectacular… and it really was pranks on unsuspecting passers by, have left the band to go to university, The following day we took a leaning! After lots of pizza for fuel we including Jo Mangona and Gwen this includes Callum with his perfect trip to Florence. At what must have played our second gig in Gavinana Grills- hours of entertainment! Later pitch and amazing compositions, 6 TUNE IN AUTUMN 2007 7 TUNE IN AUTUMN 2007 always kept his valuable B&H Imperial 1010’s and lovely Conn tenor sax hidden away TEACHER FOCUS safe and sound. This gave instruments a certain mystique to me and I WITH remember having many a sneaky look at them when dad DAVID LITTLE was out! When I was twelve, my younger sister Julie started to ancashire born David Little instrument and learning to cope with learn the cornet Lcame through the County a wide range of different musical at Longridge system. He was not only a member situations has been one of the great Junior Band of the County Youth brass Band but joys of music for me. with Josette he also was a very active member Coupe who of our regional bands in the Preston now works with area. What made want to play that LMS. Really, I David is now the Musical Director instrument and where did wanted to play of the Lancashire Schools’ Brass the drums but Band and he is also carving a very you have lessons? there was no fine musical career out for himself. I bass trombone caught up with him to find out what My dad was once a very good player in the makes him tick. clarinet player (RNCM student) band at the time and so that’s what of the Lancashire Schools Brass and having ceased playing, he I was offered. Josette taught me Band. Over the years, many of from beginner up to grade 8 and the players in the LSBB have Where did you go to school? did a great job. Along the way I also graduated into Lancashire Youth had lessons with Stuart Grills (which Brass Band directed by Peter Read. went to Longridge CE Primary were always great fun) and later with I was a member of the then called ISchool where I have vague former LMS teacher Michael Foden. Lancashire County Youth Brass recollections of Stuart Grills coming I’ve never met anyone quite like Band for about 7 years and they in to teach the school’s brass Mike. He had the reddest hair and were some of the happiest memories players. At 11 years of age I went biggest glasses I’ve ever seen but he of childhood I have. Still today, my to . I really was a good player and I really liked closest friends are those I met in the enjoyed these five years, especially him. With grade 8 passed, Josette County Youth Band. When I joined the music making. There was a very responsibly suggested that I the band I was the youngest member music centre held at the school go to a bass trombone specialist and nowhere near good enough! every Monday night and Stuart Grills and she helped me to make contact Again, there was no bass trombonist directed a wind band there. I seem with Neville Roberts, the legendary and I was just in the right place at to remember the standard being bass trombonist of the Halle the right time. It was a very steep quite good and as well as playing Orchestra. This was a really levelling learning curve as I was dragged up trombone I sometimes got chance to experience. I though I was the ‘bees- in standard by the best young brass play drum kit which was a real treat knees’ at seventeen years of age, but players in the County. Peter Read at the time! I then joined the area Nev soon brought me down a peg or was inspiring as a conductor and as Concert Band that was run by Stuart three! a player: Musical and demanding, at Newman College. yet often light-hearted and amusing, the rehearsals were great fun and I What’s your instrumental What is your role with the owe much of my fast progress over those years to that band. specialism? Music Service?

Bass trombone. I’ve always been Although I have been an What is your favourite a bass trombonist unlike most who instrumental teacher and service aspect of the job? change from tenor to bass later in manager for Wigan Music Service their studies. I’m so glad to be a David working with the Lancashire Schools’ Brass Band since 1997, I’ve been pleased to Of course the best part of the trombone player. It is such a versatile keep a connection with my friends at LMS through my work as Director continued on p10 8 TUNE IN AUTUMN 2007 9 TUNE IN AUTUMN 2007 ICreaTe

CreaTe is an exciting project composing to children Ithat aspires to create an and young people. innovative fusion of live music •To engage children and and ICT software in a learning young people in live environment that will inform musical performances. and direct an alternative music •To ‘leave a legacy’ curriculum across Lancashire by ensuring that and Cumbria. It will evolve and the activities are develop in response to identified sustainable and need and will seek to build on providing ‘on the job’ strengths and support weaknesses training for school in provision and activity. It will based teachers. involve collaboration between a •Mapping of ICT musical range of partners with the common activities in the school aim of using music as a medium and wider community. to develop greater understanding Above: The children performing the actions of the song. between a diverse range of Trainee teachers, communities and cultures, both whether specialist or non- Below: Obviously having a great time! urban and rural. specialist, at the project David Ashworth is leading this schools should be actively involved initiative and has devised a series in working with children and with of projects using ICT and music school based teachers. The trainee continued from p9 technologies which aim: teachers job is the culmination of a period of my standard of playing up. Senior I went to the University of should rehearsals with a satisfying concert students need to be able to respect Huddersfield where I was taught •To develop creative learning contribute to performance where everyone gives your musicianship and to keep in bass trombone by Leslie Storey and across the curriculum through the or generate their very best. I still get a great buzz touch with the professional world of conducting by John Longstaff. Happy use of ICT research out of concert giving with youngsters. music making can only add to your days! •To introduce and develop outcomes Whether they are very elementary teaching skills. It’s difficult to commit associated groups or county level ensembles, to regular playing so I’ve not been What or who was it that with the the magic of live performance cannot able to be in a brass band for a very made you want to become a project. be underestimated. I’ve been lucky long time. Luckily, I get booked to do enough to conduct my various youth a fair number of professional gigs professional musician? Look out brass ensembles in some of the throughout the year and I have to put for more county’s most prestigious venues myself under pressure to do a good I can’t really do anything else! details including Symphony Hall Birmingham job! Apart from playing fairly regularly I was very average at school in of these and the Royal Albert Hall. There is with the Andy Prior Orchestra a terms of academic achievement projects a terrific sense of achievement on couple of years ago, I’ve also been and my obsession with music during in future these occasions and the students a backing musician for James those formative years didn’t make issues of make you feel very proud. Having Morrison, Bobby Shew, Phil Woods, way for much other extra curricular Tune In. said that, to see the smiling faces Conti Condoli, John Dankworth, Cleo opportunity. I think I always wanted of a group of beginners (and their Laine and many more famous names to be an instrumental music teacher David Ashworth is a freelance Futures; advisory work for QCA, parents) at their first music centre from the jazz world. I also play in the more than a player – they always education consultant, specialising BBC, TDA, Sonic Arts Network and concert is almost as good! Intrada Brass Ensemble which is a seemed to have a good time at work! in music technology. He is the Lead Teachers TV and CPD design and 10 piece orchestral group based in The joyous memories of my own Consultant on Music and ICT for delivery for the Specialist School Preston. membership of Lancashire County the National Association of Music and Academies Trust and many I know you still perform a Youth Brass Band and Preston RMS great deal; do you still get a Educators. LEAs and Music Services. Concert Band just make me want to Other recent work has kick out of playing? give the same opportunities I had to included consultancy for Musical Which college did you train the students I work with today. I think Yes, of course. I’ve always at? they call it a sense of vocation! though it to be important to keep David Ashworth: Consultant on Music and ICT.

10 TUNE IN AUTUMN 2007 11 TUNE IN AUTUMN 2007 LANCASHIRE YOUTH CONCERT BAND ITALY BOUND by Ted Hoyle

DAY 1 catini, via understatement but you have to un- audience. However as the evening ers safely got the coach onto a quiet Arrive Chorley at 6.30 am! Load- the Funicu- derstand that on music tours abroad progressed the numbers increased cul-de-sac and started to change ing was relatively organised and we lar Railway, these things occasionally happen. and we finished with a small but very the wheel. Meanwhile, our ever-re- departed on time at 7.30. and some It’s ironic but a testament to their enthusiastic crowd – we played at sourceful tutors went for a walk and Journey to Dover is uneventful time to ing end to our first full day in Italy. professionalism that the LYCB played least 2 encores before they would let twenty minutes later returned with and we arrived in Calais at 7.30 pm. relax and enjoy the scenery. Back one of the finest concerts that I have us go! Back at the hotel we gathered fresh croissants for the entire band! Settled down to watch Lion King to the hotel for dinner at 5.30, then DAY 4 heard recently! in the bar area for an informal pres- Two hours later we were on our way (again) and soon dropped off to depart for Buggiano Castle about 5 We were expecting the weather entation session and then to finish again and arrived back in Chorley, sleep. or 6 miles away. to be hot and sunny, but nothing pre- DAY 6 packing for the journey home. tired and weary after nearly thirty-six I have to confess that I had grave pared us for the heat and the crowds Hot and sunny again – perfect for hours on the coach. DAY 2 misgivings about this concert. On a that greeted us in Florence. a morning on the beach! We travelled DAY 7&8 All in all we had a very enjoy- Germany and Switzerland passed pre tour visit we walked up the nar- Visually, Florence was staggering about 15 miles to Viareggio, a coastal Breakfast then coach loading – a able and successful visit to Italy and by and we eventually crossed the row streets to the castle and it soon and after statues, shopping, ornate resort not far from Pisa where the very familiar routine when on tour, thanks should go to all the people Alps and passed into Italy – not long became clear that all the gear would churches, shopping, tourists, nar- beach area was very well organised. and after a last look at Montecatini who helped with the organisation of to go now! have to be carried up by hand. Not row streets and more shopping we For about 5 Euros we had a café, and some group photographs round the trip: the ‘Friends of the LYCB,’ Three hours later we arrived at only that but I couldn’t imagine that returned to the hotel exhausted and plenty of shade, numerous sun beds the pool we were ready for the thirty Peter Read and Anne Connal from our destination and checked into the we would actually have an audience! ready for dinner at 7.30 pm. and an inviting stretch of supervised or so hours on the coach. the Lancashire Music Service, and Hotel ‘Cassa Rossa’ in Montecatini. The organisers told me that I should and patrolled sea. Everybody had a These days it seems that delays my own personal thanks to the hard After an excellent meal we had a not worry and when we arrived they DAY 5 chance to relax (I could have stayed are inevitable when travelling and our working team of tutors who were walk down into the town, wandered were as good as their word. The morning was spent at leisure all day) but after a quick lunch in the homeward journey was no exception. again superb. round the evening market and All the instruments were carried and we then travelled to Lucca for café we set off for nearby Pisa. Firstly we spent about three hours eventually returned to our rooms at in a trailer pulled by a three-wheel lunch and some time to look around We completed the journey on one at a standstill in around 10.30 pm. vehicle, the like of which I last saw a much smaller town than Florence of the tourist trains – coaches are the Swiss Alps (we transporting baggage at Preston (equally fascinating and beautiful banned from the city centre – and later realised that DAY 3 Station in the 1960’s and after a short though) soon joined the mass of people who the Swiss authori- Breakfast at 8.00am and af- rehearsal we realised that we indeed The church of Santi Giovanni had come to see only one thing: the ties simply close the ter the tables had been cleared had an audience of fifty or sixty. e Reparata in Lucca would be our leaning tower. After an hour or so we motorway overnight we rehearsed for about 2 hours. The band played well, the audi- venue later in the evening. We had returned to the hotel for dinner and when doing road- Many cobwebs were blown away (it ence responded enthusiastically and a wonderful church to play in, an to prepare for our final concert in works!) and early seemed ages since the concert at after the concert all the chairs were interesting and varied programme of Migliarino. the next morning St. Christopher’s) but the band work cleared, tables put out in their place music as part of the Puccini festival, For reasons still not clear, the the coach suffered hard and we were ready for our first and we were treated to an excellent but we played the whole concert to venue for this concert was changed a puncture on the concert. reception that the local residents had an audience of only seven! To say at the last minute and we started motorway in France. Lunch in the old part of Monte- prepared for us, an altogether satisfy- that were disappointed would be an with only a handful of people in the Our excellent driv- 12 TUNE IN AUTUMN 2007 13 TUNE IN AUTUMN 2007 queuing at the canteen and It’s a funny old devouring large amounts of cereal, world when toast and jam, hard-boiled eggs, the tunes juice, tea and coffee. Rehearsals of my youth started at 9am prompt and come back to continued (with breaks) until the ‘haunt me’, LSCB evening and so our first LSCB (we couldn’t course settled into a format of full be in a better band and sectional rehearsals with place), and I ‘leisure time’ built in. can still be ‘in No mention so far of the one of tune’ with my AT the aims of the course to rehearse pupils and as new music to help us prepare for enthusiastic the concerts planned in the year though maybe ahead. The LSCB tackled both not quite so GHOSTLY BORWICK original music and arrangements energetic in but one of their favourite pieces our music was ‘SPONGEBOBS SQUARE making. PANTS’! When I bought the music Watch out by MARGARET STREET the retailer was adamant that the for these two kids would love it but I had never pieces in our heard of it. My children used to forthcoming Band members with tutors Sam Moody and Margaret Street. watch ‘Thundercats’, (I knew concerts. nd so I set off! From being given the opportunity to hour or so to get acclimatised their music) so is that telling you At the end APreston! At 3.45pm explore such fantastic buildings in to the acoustics and the format something about my approximate of the course I asked a few of the And the final two comments expecting to arrive at Borwick a safe environment. All they had to of the band. Mrs Moody and I age? band members to tell me in one overheard between pupils. “Are we early to get ‘acclimatised’ as it is do was to obey the notices “not to were drafted in to play the lower Another favourite piece was the phrase the best thing about the coming back here next year?” “I our first residential course there. climb the instruments music of ‘QUEEN’ most of the band course, here are just a few: hope so”. I queued on the A6 until driving ropes, slide line as we members knew some of the tunes onto the M6 at approximately over ponds, Another favourite piece was have a and everyone was enthusiastic “It was cool” (James Thomas) So do I. 5.00pm and then queued all the or jump over the music of ‘QUEEN’ shortage about learning the piece despite it “Sponge Bob” (Anna Kember) way to Borwick arriving a little after the canal” of bass being challenging to all instruments. “Ghosts” (Sophie Midgley) Christine Lorriman who works with and not succumb to every young instrument players. The band would LYCB as a woodwind tutor. “What a person’s dream to live dangerously! welcome any student wishing to horrific drive” was the comment of And so to work, after delaying play bass clarinet, tenor saxophone most parents; whilst their children dinner (sausage and chips plus and baritone saxophone as well as were taking in their new ghostly salad) until most people had arrived their main instrument. The shortage surroundings and being suitably we set up our rehearsal room in of brass instrumentalists, especially both scared and exhilarated at ‘Old Borwick’ and played for an lower brass, is nationwide therefore this is a plea to all teachers of young brass players to encourage your pupils to come and join us. Now back to our Borwick weekend, most adults were suitably tired after the journey but a small percentage of youngsters were not! However we made sure all band members were in their rooms fast asleep before retiring for the night ourselves. This was at approximately 1.30am when the conversation dwindled and gentle snores were heard. One young member of the Schools’ Band on her first ever night away from home and family was among a group being told about the ‘ghosts’ of Borwick, consequently Mr. Sagar (the raconteur) was forced to reassure Sophie that there are no such things as ghosts; though she didn’t look too scared to me. Members of the Lancashire Schools’ Concert Band at Saturday breakfast saw a full Borwick Hall. assembly of starving youngsters The LSCB having a great time in rehearsal. 14 TUNE IN AUTUMN 2007 15 TUNE IN AUTUMN 2007 Services conference in 2006. Charanga wanted to open up its proprietary technology and multimedia-authoring tools to teaching organisations that had the ambition and vision ‘E’… It’s Great To Be to see that e-Learning was an opportunity rather than a threat. In subsequent meetings I think In Lancashire neither of us was surprised to find that we shared many of the by Mark Burke (Charanga) same values. In my opening paragraph I set out a false premise of e- Learning versus skilled teacher. I doubt there is any serious thinker in education today who Mark Burke (Director of Charanga) believes that e-Learning in areas such as music can ever -Learning? – well The answer is of course that In 1975 while I was at school be effective without the input of E I’m not exactly sure e-Learning can use some or all in Bolton I met Paul Fletcher, a good teachers. Combining high what it means myself. Is it of these things but how do they great lad who became my best quality technology with face- multimedia CD-ROMs, web stack up against 5 minutes with mate. He taught me some silky to-face teaching is often called sites and web 2.0 communities? a skilled inspirational teacher? football skills and I taught him blended learning and that is Is it software, e-mail, blogs, I’m pretty sure you could tell to play guitar. We grew up. I the vision for our work here in wiki, text chat? What about me the answer. went to the Royal College of Lancashire. computer aided assessment, This Autumn Term sees Music; Paul studied computer From this term Lancashire the launch of science. Later I played guitar, Music Service has at its This Autumn Term sees the Lancashire Music toured, and taught. Paul led disposal a system, which Service’s e- European artificial intelligence includes an e-Learning launch of Lancashire Music Learning platform. projects from his base at platform with a growing bank Service’s e-Learning platform. It’s an e-Learning Barcelona University. We met of interactive resources, partnership regularly on Las Ramblas lesson planning and course educational animation, between the Music Service where we talked much about building tools. It has multimedia simulations and games, or is it and my company Charanga. computer-aided learning, about authoring tools, a networkable learning management software, Charanga may well be an teaching and about music. In software platform and a system virtual classrooms, web-based unfamiliar name to many so I’d 1996, 21 years after we first for students to access your teaching materials? Confused? like to tell you a bit about us. met, we set up Charanga with lessons at home. the aim of producing software It’s powerful but it’s just that would help people learn one half of a partnership. guitar. The coming years will see Charanga released a CD- Lancashire Music Service ROM called Guitar Coach in establish the model for a 1997 and over the last 10 years contemporary Music Service, we have built the business supplying music education through new releases to a expertise and services to every point where Charanga software child and to all sections of the now accounts for a very large community. proportion of instrumental I’ve been lucky to travel software sold in the UK and widely with work over the years North America. People tell us and I’ve come to a couple of we should be proud of that conclusions; firstly, it’s great achievement but actually we’re to be back in Lancashire and most proud of the fact that secondly in this partnership, we’ve seen off big competition we’ll stick to what we do best over the years by sticking and you do what you do better to our traditional Lancashire than anyone else. values: innovation, engineering integrity, high quality and value for money. Speaking of value for money, I met Jim Grisdale Above: Three different resources that can be used with a class out of the hundreds that are available on the site. After login this is the opening screen you will see. following a workshop I ran at the Federation of Music 16 TUNE IN AUTUMN 2007 17 TUNE IN AUTUMN 2007 On Friday the 8 February Kirkham Music Centre with special CONCERT guests the Lancashire Schools’ Jazz Orchestra will give a joint Concert Band Flautist CORNER concert at . For And Finally further details contact Stuart Grills on Wins Sonaré Flute (07850) 025783. Poulton Music Centre will hold by Christine Lorriman it’s Christmas Concert on Saturday morning the 15 December starting at The LYCB with the LSCB will be Here are some more rib 10.00am. For further details contact jingling all the way at their Christmas ticklers, go on you know you like Ian Whittaker on (07887) 7830990. Music Centre will give concert on Saturday the 15 em! a festive concert on Tuesday the December in Preston Minster starting ongratulations to Elizabeth this stage of their development. The 11 December starting at 7.00pm. at 7.30pm. This is ticket only, please CMeyer who is now the tutors include Paul Edmund-Davies How many guitar players does Lytham Music Centre has it’s Contact Margaret Street on (07887) contact Edward Hoyle on (07887) proud owner of Sonaré flute, with (ex-Principal flute of the London it take to change a light bulb? Christmas Concert on Thursday the 830992 for further details. 830995 for further details. a hand-cut solid silver head-joint Symphony Orchestra), Samuel Twelve. 6 December starting at 6.00pm. For by Powell Flutes of America. She Coles (Bordeaux Symphony One to change further details contact Ian Whittaker was awarded the prize at the “Flute Orchestra), Lisa Nelsen (freelance the bulb and on (07887) 7830990. Accrington Music Centre’s Kitchen” in Harrogate. The summer Canadian flautist) and Christine eleven to say Christmas Concert is on Thursday flute course, run by Windstruments Lorriman (Lancashire Music they could do it the 13 December. Contact Margaret If you would like to publicise of Bingley, takes place annually Service). better. Finally staying in the Fylde Street on (07887) 830992 for further your school concert send the during August and is generously Elizabeth, who attends area Kirkham Music Centre’s details. details into me Stuart Grills sponsored by Trevor James/ Ribblesdale High School has her Female five Christmas Concert is on Monday (Editor), address at the front of Miyazwa, Powell flutes and Sonaré. lessons at Clitheroe Music Centre string banjoist the 3 December at 6.00pm again for the magazine. Each company donates a prize and is also a member of the shouting at her boyfriend in a further details contact Ian Whittaker to the course and the Sonaré flute Lancashire Youth Concert Band. crowded shopping mall: on (07887) 7830990. is awarded to the student who the She will be travelling to London with “Don’t forget, sweetheart, I tutors believe would benefit most the band in November to play in the need a new G string.” from up-grading their instrument at Schools Proms at the Albert Hall. How many punk-rock musicians does it take to change a light bulb? Two: One to change the bulb TUNE IN and the other to smash the old Next issue... one on his forehead.

String players’ motto: “It’s better to be sharp than out of tune.”

Why is is good that drummers have a half- ounce more brains than horses? We have a look at another Lancashire So they teacher working in the area. don’t disgrace themselves in parades.

What is the difference between a french horn section and a ‘57 Chevy? You can tune a ‘57 Chevy.

Where are all the brass band instruments? What’s the definition of a “nerd?” Someone who owns his own alto clarinet.

Christine Lorriman presents Elizabeth Meyer with her prize.

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