We can help you deliver the compositional element of the music curriculum with our fun and accessible approach to music-making using ipads. The experience will act as CPD for you too, so you can develop the skills and confidence to continue teaching music tech once we have gone.General workshop outline: Fun electronic music making workshop (ages 7+) making creative electronic music using found sounds (everyday objects and sounds) inspired by Delia Derbyshire's sample based electronic music including her production of the original Doctor Who theme. Unleash imaginations, no previous music experience required!
Our 2 facilitator team work with whole classes alongside your supportive teaching staff who must be present and engaged at all times. Children and teachers report that our workshops are exciting, inspiring and fulfilling with 99% engagement rate. We will travel within 1 hour drive of Manchester.
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Where we travel to
We can visit your school in: North West, Yorkshire, Wales
What activities are available during this school workshop?
As creative artists we are happy to adapt our workshops to suit the needs of your school and students.
1. Intro to electronic music composition/production - after deconstructing Delia's iconic electronic realisation of the original Doctor Who theme, your students make their own wonderful electronic music creations.
2. Improvers/intermediate electronic music composition/production - here we can dive deeper into more advanced composition and production techniques.
3. Literacy and music: your students learn to make their own beats and record their lyrics, rap or spoken word.
Book us for:
- Half day, afternoon, whole class taster workshop - small teams/individual students make a beat with samples chosen and recorded by your children (KS2)
- Full enrichment day "Become an electronic music composer" (KS2) - a fun-filled end of term/year or post SATs experience - small teams/individuals make a track or soundscape - can include a completion certificate for all pupils
- 2 afternoon workshops - you might prefer to break up the full day into 2 afternoon workshops with the same group, to allow in-between project learning.
Equipment: We have 10 ipads and 30 pairs of headphones with audio splitters
Contact us if you would rather use Chromebooks, laptops or other software (eg. Bandlab, YuStudio by Charanga).
1. Intro to electronic music composition/production - after deconstructing Delia's iconic electronic realisation of the original Doctor Who theme, your students make their own wonderful electronic music creations.
2. Improvers/intermediate electronic music composition/production - here we can dive deeper into more advanced composition and production techniques.
3. Literacy and music: your students learn to make their own beats and record their lyrics, rap or spoken word.
Book us for:
- Half day, afternoon, whole class taster workshop - small teams/individual students make a beat with samples chosen and recorded by your children (KS2)
- Full enrichment day "Become an electronic music composer" (KS2) - a fun-filled end of term/year or post SATs experience - small teams/individuals make a track or soundscape - can include a completion certificate for all pupils
- 2 afternoon workshops - you might prefer to break up the full day into 2 afternoon workshops with the same group, to allow in-between project learning.
Equipment: We have 10 ipads and 30 pairs of headphones with audio splitters
Contact us if you would rather use Chromebooks, laptops or other software (eg. Bandlab, YuStudio by Charanga).
Which curriculum topics do we cater for?
Citizenship Workshop
Personal development and resilience Team building Diversity and Inclusion
Children develop skills in team building, resilience and socio-emotional skills such as empathy, respect as well as awareness of discrimination and inequality. We offer aspirational careers education, role models of women in STEAM (Science, Tech, Engineering, Arts and Maths); the children can also learn how to self-regulate and improve their well-being by making the music that suits them.
Music Workshop
Musical Notation Playing Musical Instruments Singing Listening to Music Composing Music Music History
We support inclusive music education that is culturally relevant to most young people; we help a wider range of children access participation in music and composition, without them needing to have had music tuition. We therefore help you cover the music curriculum eg. composition, appraisal of music, the interrelated dimensions of music and music history. We introduce musical concepts and terms which the children are then using by the end of the workshop.
Physics Workshop
Sound
Children learn about the Science of sound as waveforms, amplitude and timbre are explored and experimented with in a hands-on fun way while being creative. We introduce science concepts and terms which the children are then able to understand and use appropriately
What size groups do we cater for?
1-2-1, small groups, half classes and full classes (with a member of your teaching staff present and engaged at all times).
Access for visitors with disabilities
We are passionate about inclusion and do our best to make our music making experience accessible for all. Please discuss any needs and we will do our best to overcome any barriers so your students can enjoy the Delia Derbyshire Day experience.
Visitors with Special Educational Needs (SEN)
We are passionate about inclusion and do our best to make our music making experience accessible for all. We know that many children with SEND love music, are given the opportunity to focus, can self-regulate, build confidence, achieve and shine through our work. Some children are already fans of Doctor Who so they can share their knowledge with their classmates.
We have worked with children in mainstream and specialist SEND settings, including children with hearing and visual impairments.
We want to make sure children with SEND are adequately supported and can thrive, so we usually work 1-2-1 or in very small groups. We require you to provide support staff who know the child/ren so they can make the most of their Delia Derbyshire Day experience.
Who are Delia Derbyshire Day?
Delia Derbyshire Day is a growing charity elevating the legacy of electronic music pioneer Delia Derbyshire (1937-2001) as a catalyst for empowerment now.
Delia Derbyshire Day occurs on 23 November - the date the Doctor Who theme, produced by Delia, first beamed into British living rooms in 1963. We work all year round in schools and community settings delivering music, heritage projects, events and workshops. Delia described herself as a working class girl, so acts as a role model for girls and others facing barriers. Delia's imaginative sample-based work acts as an accessible springboard for teaching music, tech and history. Our expert facilitators, female electronic music artists themselves (33% Global Majority Heritage, 50% neurodivergent and from lower income households) also act as relatable role models.
We are a women-led organisation inspiring and empowering since 2015. We address inequalities by "show, not tell" as we teach whole classes, boys and girls, so all see women and girls have competence and confidence in music and tech. We practice Trauma-informed positive education (TIPE) - a child-centred, trauma-informed, positive language approach. All of our teaching staff have also completed Understanding Autism and Non-Violent Communication training.
Electronic music is everywhere! It unites cultures, from gaming to movies. We provide accessible electronic music education for all - no music knowledge required, our work is often the first opportunity to participate in music-making.
Every DD Day workshop concludes with suggested routes for progression.
Our vision: Inspired by the electronic music pioneer Delia Derbyshire (1937-2001), we envision a diverse ecology of artists, technologists and heritage specialists who thrive and in turn inspire us all.
Our mission: Through events, workshops and development opportunities, we are dedicated to amplifying underrepresented electronic artists past, present and future, catalysed through the archive of electronic music pioneer Delia Derbyshire (1937-2001).
Our impact statement: Elevating Delia Derbyshire's legacy as a catalyst for wider access to fulfilment in creativity, technology and the human experience.
Our values: Collaboration, curiosity, openness and creativity; increasing accessibility, inclusion and empowerment
We keep our rates as low as possible to aid access to participation for all.
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