The Fitzwilliam Museum is the art and antiquities museum of the University of Cambridge, located on Trumpington Street in central Cambridge, England. It receives around 470,000 visitors annually.
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All Music courses include studying types, styles and epoques of music-making. They involve listening and playing. Both primary and secondary schools arrange visits to concerts of all types, run workshops and often have visiting groups or individuals in the school. These can range from playing percussion instruments such as tambourines or marimbas with Early Years and Key Stage 1 students through to having students in their final years at school reaching Grade 5 (GCSE) standard in performance or above.
Many enhance these experiences with opportunities to make music with other schools or with professionals, both at the school and away in other locations. There has been a rapid growth in multicultural music-making at both primary and secondary levels. In particular, the opportunities to learn new and unfamiliar instruments are legion.
Some schools travel abroad and either play to foreign audiences or work with foreign groups, making music together. Over the years many school groups have also put on their plays and musicals at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Most school music workshops are carried out in school but some away-day experiences are on offer where schools work together guided by professionals, such as at the Royal Opera House.
Main organisations:
DfE Project - The Importance of Music
National Foundation for Educational Research
Inclusion: NASEN
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Venues for this Curriculum
Wilton's is the world's oldest surviving Grand Music Hall and London's best kept secret. This stunning and atmospheric building is led by Frances Mayhew and produces an exciting programme of imaginative, diverse and distinct entertainment including theatre, music, comedy, cinema and cabaret.
Music and Theatre at the Barbican
The Barbican welcomes the world's top soloists and musicians in both classical and contemporary music.
We offer the greatest music in our concert hall and world-class theatre in our performance space, which is the London home of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC).
Olympia London is a collection of inspiring spaces that have been recently renovated and refined to enhance the beautiful buildings, connecting them together as never before.
Since being opened by Her Majesty The Queen in 1986, The Queen Elizabeth II Centre has been the venue for thousands of successful events, many of them high profile. We have gained a reputation as a premier event venue in central London, and currently host around 400 events each year.
The iconic north London venue offers everything you need for an extraordinary event or great day out with the benefit of some of the best panoramic views of London.
From the tiny clockwork Musical Box to the self playing ‘Mighty Wurlitzer’, the collection embraces an impressive and fascinating array that will enchant most children.
The Percy Community Centre was opened in 1991 to provide community facilities for the diverse communities of Bath and North East Somerset. The aims of the organisation are to provide a well-maintained, accessible community resource for other voluntary sector and community groups and to support the economic activities of individuals with a range of services.
Take advantage of the many activities offered at Grendon's countryside location. Flexible accommodation, homemade food and a friendly atmosphere make it the perfect place for a residential visit for early years upwards.
An inspiring, surprising, family-friendly, free attraction in South London’s Forest Hill.
Echo Arena Liverpool is one of the the most prestigious venues in the UK, opened in 2008 with the launch event for Liverpool’s year as European Capital of Culture. Part of ACC Liverpool and purpose built as one of the next generation of event venues, Echo Arena has a track record of delivering high profile, world class events and creating unforgettable memories.
Wales Millennium Centre is Wales’ national home for the performing arts in Cardiff Bay. One of the UK’s top cultural attractions and home to eight resident partners, this Welsh landmark stages musicals, opera, ballet, circus and contemporary dance alongside the UK’s largest programme of free performances.
Bath Pavilion is a stunning sandstone building that was first opened on 17 September 1910 as The County Skating Rink, when a roller skating craze was sweeping the nation.
Situated in the heart of the city, Sheffield City Hall is a magnificent art deco classical concert hall which has been respectfully modernised, whilst maintaining the unique atmosphere and charm of the original heritage.
Headquarters of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), this historic Grade II listed building was constructed between 1910 and 1913.
The conference, event and wedding venue is located in the centre of Westminster and has 21 function rooms including the stunning Great Hall which can host events for up to 400 people.
Learning at our outdoor education centre makes Mill on the Brue a perfect environment to inspire people. With over 40 activities to choose on our 25 acre estate, we can tailor-make your programme to suit the needs and requirements of your group.
Leading arts and entertainment organisation Komedia opened its second venue in Bath in November 2008 at the old Beau Nash Cinema, in the heart of the city.
The National Concert Hall of Wales
St David’s Hall is Wales’s largest performing arts venue.
Home to the annual Welsh Proms Cardiff, a world-class Orchestral Concert Series and the biannual BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition St David’s Hall also plays host to jazz, soul, pop, rock, dance, children’s theatre, ballet, musicals and stand-up comedy.
An imposing Tudor house set in beautiful gardens with a collection of Catholic treasures
Coughton Court has been the home of the Throckmorton family since 1409. It holds a unique place in English history with its close connections to the Gunpowder Plot of 1605.
As well as concerts, exhibitions and sporting events the O2 plays host to bowling, you can watch a film, find out how to make a TV programme at the Sky Studios and you can even climb on our famous domed roof to catch the fabulous view across London.
A homely country house dated 1700 set in Victorian walled gardens at the foot of the Lincolnshire Wolds
‘I could live here!’, is what most people say when visiting Gunby Hall and Gardens. Modest-sized rooms full of character and charm make it easy to imagine you can move in yourself.
With links to Tennyson, Darwin and Vaughan-Williams there is so much to discover about the family home of the Massingberd family.
Georgian mansion filled with historic keyboard instruments set in rolling Repton parkland
Hatchlands Park was built in the 1750s for naval hero Admiral Edward Boscawen and his wife Fanny. They gave architect, Robert Adam, one of his first interior design commissions. His work can be seen throughout the house, particularly in ceilings and fireplaces.
The GWR is a steam and diesel heritage railway in the English Cotswolds. Since 1981, the volunteers have restored over 10 miles of line, together with platforms, buildings, steam and diesel locomotives and rolling stock. In addition to a scheduled service, GWR hosts a number of galas and enthusiast events.
The National Exhibition Centre (NEC) is the busiest and seventh-largest exhibition centre in Europe. It is near junction 6 of the M42 motorway and is adjacent to Birmingham Airport and Birmingham International railway station It has 20 interconnected halls, set in grounds of 611 acres (2.54 km2) making it the largest exhibition centre in the UK.
Warwickshire Museum is the name for the body which operates both the Market Hall Museum and St John's Museum in Warwick. It is part of Heritage and Culture Warwickshire.
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