Open Orchestras (Ty Gwyn SEN School)

12:30PM - 2:30PM

Open Orchestras is a project delivering music sessions in special schools in Cardiff enabling both pupils and staff to benefit from bespoke participation and training. In these sessions our music leaders work with cutting-edge technology to enable children with a variety of severe impairments to make music,

There is a building block approach to these session where we start with a one to one workshop which is tailored to the individual pupil, growing into group sessions developing music making skills alongside the individual sessions.

Currently we are working Ty Gwyn & Riverbank SEN schools in Cardiff as part of the Open Orchestras programme. offering transition and continuum through from Primary to Secondary aged participants.

Musicians & Facilitators; Philip Richards May & Emma Davies

  • Open Orchestras

    Open Orchestras has been carefully developed through participatory design with young disabled musicians, teachers and music leaders to address a lack of ensemble musical provision in SEN schools.

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