Friday Afternoons
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.
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Friday Afternoons is kindly supported by O&C Butcher.
Singing Stories
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…
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…
Friday Afternoons: Five nations united by song
Each year, Britten Pears Arts commissions a brand-new collection of songs for schools to learn and perform. This year’s theme, Five Nations, brings…