Hello and welcome to the blog of the project - The Big Bash Band of Hawkshead.
Hi this is Shaun here - I am helping the young people of Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School create The Big Bash Band of Hawkshead for the Audio Explorers project for Sound and Music (SAM)Audio Explorers is a brand new sound art bursary scheme that invites primary schools in South Cumbria to explore the creative use of sound through a pupil-led project for Years 5 and 6.
In conjunction with Creative Futures Cumbria and Full of Noises Festival, SAM are offering three schools a small bursary and the opportunity to work intensively with a sonic artist to realise their Audio Explorers project in July 2011. Schools also will be given a chance to showcase their work to the public at the Full of Noises festival in Barrow-in-Furness from 5th - 6th August.
An Audio Explorers project could be anything; from a sound sculpture for the school playground to a new school bell or a performance using home-made sonic instruments! The project aims to engage children and teachers in thinking about sound as a creative medium, as well as enabling them to undertake a self-led project from beginning to end.In May and June five primary schools had a half day session with a local sound artist to develop an idea for a project. From these ideas three schools were selected to receive the Audio Explorers bursary.
Aims of the Audio Explorers project include:
To encourage pupils to exercise their imagination and creativity
To invite pupils to engage with listening and sound
To create opportunities for pupils to gain real-world experience of directing their own learning
To provide opportunities for children and teachers to work with professional artist
To invite pupils to engage with listening and sound
To create opportunities for pupils to gain real-world experience of directing their own learning
To provide opportunities for children and teachers to work with professional artist
The Big Bash Band project will be exploring graphic scoring, animation and we will be putting together our own foley orchestra.
