Inclusive Ensembles

What are 'inclusive ensembles', how do they work, and how can a school or hub start one of their own? These questions form the basis of a set of case study films that showcase five ensembles in the East Midlands.

Together, they demonstrate that there are in fact many answers to all three of these questions, and that fundamentally an ensemble must be built around the needs and interests of the young people it seeks to engage. Begin by watching the overview video to get a sense of each ensemble, then dive in to whichever one(s) are most relevant to your own area of interest.

Keyham Lodge: My Skills Music

Focussing on brass and woodwind instrumental tuition in an SEMH setting, led by Sinfonia Viva.

Ashmount School Accessible Ensemble

An in-school accessible ensemble with a focus on composition and nurturing Disabled educators.

St. Andrew's Academy Open Orchestra

Reflections on an Open Orchestra project in a Derbyshire Special Education school

Northampton Inclusive Ensemble

NMPAT's out of school ensemble for pupils with complex needs (PMLD)

The ABLE Orchestra

A focus on spectacular audio-visual performances from Inspire Music's ABLE Orchestra

The Great Big Orchestra Project

Showcasing a project that brought together together two senior hub orchestras with 250 pupils with additional learning needs

TRAINING

We're excited to poresent Music Mark's New Directions in Inclusive Music series with each event having a focus on one of the areas of the Resource Balloon.

Music Mark are offering those in schools and music education organisations in the East Midlands a FREE ticket to access all four events in the series. Find out more.

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Inclusive Ensembles

Inclusive Instrumental Teaching and Accessible Ensembles

31st January 2024, 4.00pm - 5.30pm, Online (Zoom)

East Mids booking (Free)

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