Lifelong Learning
creating captivating learning experiences for all ages and abilities
Welcome to the new Lifelong Learning pages!
The dynamic and energetic nature of the Scottish Ensemble’s performances translates to captivating learning experiences for those who take part in our programme of education and participation activities.
There are many strands to the Scottish Ensemble’s non-concert activity, including large-scale creative projects, instrumental coaching, team-building seminars for workplaces and interactive concert opportunities. We are extremely privileged to have the award-winning animateur, Paul Rissmann, masterminding unique and highly accessible projects.
As a small and flexible group, we enjoy visiting far-flung corners of the country, providing music experiences for those in remote areas. In the past few seasons, we have got as far north as the Isle of Benbecula, providing string coaching sessions with local school pupils, and as far west as the Isle of Islay, as part of the Carnival project. We also visited Ayr, Aberdeen, Mull, Bute, Kintyre and Glasgow amongst others!
NEWS
As the 2007-08 season draws to a close, so does a busy period in the Lifelong Learning progamme. 2008 has seen new and exciting pre-concert activities spring up in Aberdeen, Inverness and Edinburgh, providing extra ways for young people to get involved in making music with the Scottish Ensemble. This month, the Scottish Ensemble also participated in ...soundspace/soundscape... at BBC Scotland, one-day music technology workshops open to everyone aged 8 to 80!
The ongoing work of the Lifelong Learning programme is generously supported by the Scottish Arts Council, The Ernest Cook Trust, Glasgow and Dundee City Councils.