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Like? It is easy for everyone to join in – no stress.
Improve? -
Learned? At one point everyone was playing their own thing, and you asked them to describe what was happening: and they were able to tell you exactly – kids know the difference between music and noise.
What else happened/Other? Thanks for your input last week, and for your support to me.
Recommend? Yes Use Name? Yes Ring you? Yes
Rating (1 to 5)? 5

Ray Latty, Mythbusters, Scargill House, Kettlewell, North Yorkshire,
30 and 31 October, 2007.
Children from two adjacent schools – one predominantly white; one predominantly Asian – spend three days at Scargill exploring and exploding myths about each other.
01756 760 234; info@scargillhouse.co.uk

The Grammar School at Leeds

Like? Boys loved the opportunity to make noise and then learn to control noise to make it flow and form something.
Improve?
Learned?
What else happened? Great flexibility with different groups.
Recommend? Yes Use Name? Yes Ring you? Yes
Rating (1 to 5)? 5

Myfanwy (“Mivvy”) Tekchandani
Day with year 7 boys at Leeds Grammar School, November 2007
0113 229 1552; mt@gsal.org.uk

Belle Isle Family Centre Tea-Time Club

Like? Opportunity to try out different types of instruments. Everyone was encouraged to participate.
Improve? Could have been a bit more bums off seats!
Learned? That it only takes a few sounds to make music. Basic rhythms
What else happened? Children were given a chance to take the lead in different ways.
Recommend? Yes Use Name? [no reply] Ring you? Yes
Rating (1 to 5)? 4

Belinda, Belle Isle Family Centre Tea-Time Club
0113 277 4819, info@bifc.org.uk
January 2008

Private Party

Like? Informality/Spontaneity. Greatly enjoyed.
Improve? One or two people enjoyed the drums and the hand pipes [Boomwhackers®], but not the bell thing [gangokui/cowbell used for call-and-echo]
Learned? That music doesn’t have to be difficult.