A Grimethorpe Adventure
Grimethorpe has launched an exciting new project, ‘A Grimethorpe Adventure’, a playalong with Grimethorpe Colliery Band musical adventure story! Learn to play a brass instrument whilst joining us in an audio quest as Kim the Canary discovers the exciting underground world of the Grimethorpe mines, complete with noise, trains, explosions and fun!
The pieces are aimed at giving youngsters an opportunity to learn amongst the finest brass musicians, and there will also be some singing, whistling and pots and pans along the way…
This exciting playalong scheme is aimed at all standards of young player from the absolute beginner up to Grade 1, and caters for Bb and Eb instruments. The scheme is particularly suited to differentiated teaching such as Whole Class Ensemble school teaching (known variously as WOPs / WCET/ First Access), as there are a set of differentiated parts which fit together to enable them to be taught simultaneously. The music is also ideal for learning individually, with or without a teacher, or in a small group setting.
A spokesperson for the project stated, “In performance terms the pieces can be performed in their entirety for an assembly or alternative performance with the backing tracks or as standalone pieces, and the children can take part in narrating the story between tracks. Grimethorpe Colliery Band will also be doing live performances, so keep an eye out to come and perform with the real-life Grimethorpe musicians.
“The parts range from Part A, which is the simplest part aimed at the complete beginner, through to Part C which is pre grade-1 standard. Each part builds gradually in range and complexity, with an emphasis on fun. If you’re feeling adventurous you can work your way through all the A parts, then when you get to the end go back again to the beginning of the story and start all over again with parts B and C.”
For more information and to download parts and tracks go to: http://grimethorpeband.co.uk/grimethorpe-adventure/
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