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Friday Afternoons

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Friday Afternoons

Friday Afternoons re-connects teachers and young people with singing, through free music, quality resources and training.

An evolution of Benjamin Britten’s collection of songs for schoolchildren, traditionally sung on a Friday Afternoon, it provides exciting music-making opportunities for all.

Listen to the podcast – Discovery Session: Friday Afternoons

A group of children dressed in white and red stripes singing.

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Discover all the songs.

Make it!

Explore resources to support you making music with young people.

Meet the ambassadors...

  • Emily Barden

    Community Programme Ambassador

  • Charlotte Brosnan

    Community Programme Ambassador

  • Charles MacDougall

    Community Programme Ambassador

Big Sing

Friday Afternoons Big Sing is the annual live event of Friday Afternoons. Children and teachers gather to sing in a giant choir at Snape Maltings Concert Hall in Suffolk.

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Kindly supported by O&C Butcher.

Singing Stories

  1. Friday Afternoons: Six New Songs by Suffolk Students

    We are thrilled to unveil our latest addition to the Friday Afternoons collection: six brand-new songs created by young voices from across…
  2. Work of the Week 47. Friday Afternoons

    This set of songs is one of Britten’s earliest examples of music that would be ‘useful’ to a particular community. It was composed for the children at…
  3. Influential research maps music education in Suffolk

    Music education should hold a similar status to other core curriculum subjects because of its important role in boosting pupils’ wellbeing, an…

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