Outreach

• What kind of outreach activities has Aberdeen City Music School been involved in?
• Have you worked in partnership with outside providers?

What kind of outreach activities has Aberdeen City Music School been involved in?
Our community work in Aberdeen (a city made up of people from all backgrounds including the socially disadvantaged, those with disability and from deprived areas) has been to infect a sense of fun, instil confidence and create opportunity for all. We have employed artists to bring people together. For instance, we have set up instrumental sessions on a "come and try" basis in a variety of schools in areas such as Kincorth, Torry and Northfield, staged major cross-curricular events involving Peacock Visual Arts and Aberdeen City Moves staged at the Art Gallery. We have set up a programme in Torry taking members of The Scottish Ensemble to enthuse and inspire young people and staged a primary school project called “The Brotherhood of Man” using staff from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. Also we have taken groups of young musicians to play at old peoples homes and welcomed overseas students at Robert Gordon University with traditional music (a multi cultural approach).

Have you worked in partnership with outside providers?
We have set up partnerships, thus bringing services together. For example:

• University of Children and Communities - a programme in Torry taking talented musicians to provide "taster" sessions to children who would otherwise be unable to afford tuition.
• Scottish Opera - used their education department as a creative partnership, working with primary schools on a production of Alberich's Curse with costume and small orchestra. This was fully integrated into the curriculum.
• Aberdeen City Art Gallery and Museum - work on joint initiatives combining visual art, dance and music.
• Aberdeen City Arts Education Committee - liaise on various projects for primary and secondary children such as Story Telling in Primary Schools, Youth Theatre.
• Scottish Ballet - funded production of Troy Games working in primary schools.
• The Scottish Ensemble - established partnerships and their players work with pupils from Aberdeen City Music School.