BBC @ the Ten Pieces Proms

SUNDAY 2 AUGUST AT 09:30 ON CBBC

Watch highlights from the Ten Pieces Prom which adapted the magical world of the Ten Pieces film into an exciting and immersive concert at the Royal Albert Hall.

The creativity of the nation's children took centre stage, with a lucky few performing their own dances and compositions live.

Watch the creative response films that were shown on the big screens during the Proms.

New - Ten Pieces II - for Secondary Schools

Phase 2 of the Ten Pieces project will be working with Secondary schools. A new list of 10 pieces was announced on 20th May 2015 as follows:

1. J. S. Bach, orch. Stokowski - Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
2. Bernstein - 'Mambo' from 'West Side Story'
3. Bizet - 'Habanera' and 'Toreador Song' from 'Carmen'
4. Anna Clyne - Night Ferry
5. Haydn - Trumpet Concerto (3rd movement) Soloist: Alison Balsom
6. Gabriel Prokofiev - Concerto for Turntables and Orchestra (5th movement)
7. Shostakovich - Symphony No. 10 (2nd movement)
8. Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending Soloist: Nicola Benedetti
9. Verdi - 'Dies Irae' from 'Requiem'
10. Wagner - 'Ride of the Valkyries' from 'Die Walküre'

Free Cinema Screenings for Secondary Schools

To launch the next phase of the project, the BBC will again be screening an especially commissioned film to introduce these works. The BBC are organising free cinema screenings across the country for the week beginning 5th October 2015. Places at the screenings can be booking via the BBC Website - www.bbctenpieces.co.uk

Ten Pieces in Cornwall - October 2015

Screenings

The BBC will be offering free cinema screenings of the new secondary film in Penzance, Newquay, Truro and St Austell in October 2015. Please visit the Ten Pieces website to book places for your students

Performances

In Cornwall, we have been working with schools and the Hub ensembles to not only learn about the Ten Pieces but also to compose their own creative responses to these pieces of music. Many of the these were performed at the CMEH Ten Pieces Festival on 26th and 27th June at Heartlands.

In 2016, the Cornwall Youth Orchestra will perform a selection of the pieces at their annual Easter concert in Truro Cathedral on Friday 11th March

About BBC Ten Pieces - Primary

The first phase of the Ten Pieces Project was aimed at primary schools. Led by BBC Learning and the BBC Performing Groups, the project focuses on classical music and creativity. There are lots of free teaching and learning resources available on the website - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01vs08w

What are the Ten Pieces for primary schools?

These are the 10 pieces of classical musical selected to be the focus of this project:

1. John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine
2. Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 (1st movement)
3. Britten: 'Storm' Interlude from 'Peter Grimes'
4. Grieg: In the Hall of the Mountain King from 'Peer Gynt'
5. Handel: Zadok the Priest
6. Holst: Mars from 'The Planets'
7. Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 4 (3rd movement)
8. Mussorgsky: A Night on the Bare Mountain
9. Stravinsky: The Firebird - suite (1911) (Finale)
10. Anna Meredith: Connect It

Support for primary schools

Nearly half the primary schools in the country are already involved in this ground-breaking initiative. Support for Ten Pieces Primary will be continuing throughout the next academic year, and new schools are encouraged to join in. All the Key Stage 2/2nd Level music resources will remain available on the website, and the BBC will continue to add new resources so you can start planning for next year. There will also be audio and video materials for younger children that will enable teachers to extend the project
to Early Years. FREE DVDs of the Ten Pieces film are still available for primary schools, and DVDs for secondary schools will be available from October. Visit the BBC Ten Pieces website for further information.

Ten Pieces for primary – Ideas For The Summer Term

Looking for ideas for summer term activities? Why don’t you browse the KS2 music resources for:
• lesson plans
• music tech - remix Mussorgsky
• masterclass clips to inspire pupils’ creativity
• ‘Guide to the Orchestra’ ebook for tablet devices
• movement and dance programmes
• science of sound clips (inc. instrument making activities)
• downloadable audio
• ‘Connect It’ tutorial

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01vs08w

Order the DVD

Order a free copy DVD of Ten Pieces I (for your primary school) or Ten Pieces II (for your secondary school).

The DVDs for secondary schools will be posted in October.