Big Play List of Events Thank you to all the schools and groups that have signed up it's going to be a fantastic day of music making! School Event Numbers Abbey Federation A celebration of music making through a performance of the BIG PLAY songs including fully signed songs. 200 All Saints RC Primary Brass band on tour or music in the park weather permiting 15 Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School Children will be playing either instruments learned in whole class music lessons or one to one lessons (brass or recorder) for the whole school. They will be playing inside in our school hall. 30 plus Benfieldside Primary School Selection of students performing to the whole school in a musical assembly. Recorders and the violin. 12 Bowes Hutchinsons C of E VA Primary School 3 yr 3 and 4 children performing to the rest of their class 3 Broom cottages primary school KS2 Samba Drumming / Recorders 150 Butterknowle Primary School whole school taking part 40 Byerley Park Primary School We will be joining the event at Greenfield Community College. 60 Byers Green Primary School Whole school music concert with singing, recorders, ukuleles and violins. We will also be singing the BIG PLAY song. 85 Carmel College Various musical activities throughout the day. 40 Castleside Primary School school choir and solo performers - details to be finalised! 40 Chester le Street CE Primary School Cello 4 Chester-Le-Street and Derwentside Concert Big play event 50 Chester-Le-Street District Orchestra Big play event 32 Cleves Cross Primary School Whike school assembly sharing some songs and then learning the BIG play song as well 210 Corporation Road Primary School Children who take music lessons will be performing in assembly. Whole school will be doing a morning of musical activities in the classroom. Whole school to sing BIG play song in assembly. 288 Cotherstone Primary School music talent performance and Big sing 50 Cotsford Infant School Not fully planned yet, but likely that the children will all have percussion instruments. 65 Cotsford Junior School The The whole school will perform and sing. Also Year 4 violin players, individual brass instruments and Year 3 recorders will perform. 117 Coxhoe Primary School Singing and playing woodwind 50 Coxhoe Primary School Whole school performance using the BIG play song and a range of other songs (including our school song). 314 Coxhoe Primary School Whole school performance using the BiG play song and a range of other songs (including our school song). 314 Cream Tees Youth Folk Band 15 performers! concert at Langdon Beck Hotel then a concert on top of the moors 15 Darlington String Orchestra A showcase of the orchestras work this term with a focus on Film Music including epic John Williams tunes and theme tunes from hit Block Buster movies! 45 Durham Gilesgate Primary School Parents joining Reception class to watch them singing and to join in with them country dancing.(Not all the class have permission to have photos on socail media.) 18 Durham Johnston Comprehensive School The Johnston Stompers (Big Band) will be playing a selection of repertoire including Tiger Rag, Summertime, Malaguena, Birdland... we will be playing in the music classroom and the time will also be used as a rehearsal for work later this term. We may have some new members in the group who are looking to join next year. 26 Durham Music Service Upper Weardale music fun day and concert for Rookhope, St Johns Chapel and Wearhead primaries. lots of different music related activities and a concert to parents 45 Durham Music Service Spennymoor area woodwind and brass players gather for a fun afternoon of music making ending witha concert including Sedgefield District Wind Band 100 Durham University (Music Durham) DUOS (the Orchestral Society) rehearsing Mahler 5 and Prokofiev Classical Symphony 9-4pm in Trevelyan college, Durham. The Classical Ensemble also have a concert that evening in in Durham Town Hall 110 (90 in Symphony Orchestra doing Mahler 5 and 30 in Classical Ensemble, some overlap) DurhamMusic Service Teesdale area small schools woodwind workshop and concert involving children from Cotherstone, Ingleton, Montalbo and Cockfield primaries 50 Easington Church of England Primary School KS 1 sing hands feet heat KS2 sing Dancing in the street accompanied by KS2 children playing their instruments. School choir will sing a special song. whole school approx 140 East Durham Orchestra East Durham Orchestra have been preparing a selection of pieces to dazzle parents 20 East Stanley Primary School Year 3 Ukelele and violin to play as part of an assembly 33 Escomb Primary School Whole School performance - singing. Big Play song 210 Etherley Lane Primary School Part of the violin day at St. Johns school on 21st June. School choir (Thurs) Violin - 9, Choir approx 35 Evenwood C of E Primary School Big play song 20 Ferryhill Business and Enterprise College School Choir/Rock Band/Various Mini and Solo pieces. We are going to try to incorporate Anything Goes Around 20-25 Finchale Primary School We are going to have a whole school assembly in which each class will come prepared with a song to sing which involves a variety of instruments. Solo musicians will also be asked to play and we will also prepare a whole school song to sing involving as many instruments as possible. 206 Firthmoor Primary School, Darlington Children from year 3 will perform for parents on Thursday 20th June singing and recorder playing and a group of violinists from across KS2 will also perform. 38 Fishburn Primary School Mrs Knott is leading 16 Frosterley Primary School Music workshops and carousel throughout the afternoon 35 Gainford C of E Primary School 3 x violinists from Years 3 & 4 - Class 3- performing in Assembly 3 Giant Steps Easington Music project 50 Gig in the Town Durham County Youth Big Bandd, Little Big Band, South Regional Wind Band, Darlington District Wind Band will perform on the Joseph Pease Performance area in Darlington Town centre between 1615 - 1900 75 Green Lane CE Primary School violin extravanganza with Mrs Dimont 40 Greenfield Community College 150 performers! Newton Aycliffe area Big Play event involving multiple schools! 150 Hamsterley Primary School We are involving all our different musicians in a massed arrangement of the Grade 1 flute piece Lazy Sunday and the Grade 1 clarinet piece Sundown. Both pieces have lyrics which Andy Jakob uses as mnemonics. We will have our KS2 choir singing (they will be performing with Opera North at the Witham on the following Monday), our KS1 recorder players, KS2 instrumentalists, African drumming, ukuleles and our Year 3 pianist twins. 38 Hartside Primary Academy violin on school stage 6 Heathfield Primary School year 2 glock performance to parents KS1 sing Big play song 30 for glock 60 singing Heighington CE Primary School Violin 5 Hesleden Primary School brass 14 High Coniscliffe C of E primary School Class 3 violins 10 Holy Family RC Primary School Ukulele and singing and signing 60 Hopewood Academy Big Play Assembly on Wednesday 19th June. Bringing together students from across the school to share their musical learning. 50 Howletch Lane Primary School Whole school celebration of music on Friday 21st including the Big Play songs 430 Hummersknott Academy Informal performance from jazz band and choir during lunchtime. 20 Hunwick Primary School Class performance of the BIG play song plus a guitar ensemble. 40 Hurworth School Choir performance! Singing through repertoire both old and new including the Signed BIG PLAY song! Using this day to invite new members to experience singing in the new choir! 45 Kelloe Primary Giants by Calvin Harris with singers and brass players in the hall. 23 Kickstart Big Play Woodwind and brass 120 performers! Primary School woodwind and brass players 120 Kirk Merrington Primary School Performance involving brass players from year 4, 5 and 6. End of year music celebration! 40 Langley Park Primary School We will be playing outside, but at the moment it could be anything! 150 Laurel Avenue Community Primary School Performing in Gazebo outside - Summer concert. Parent/carers/community invited. 8 Laurel Avenue Community Primary School Performing in Gazebo outside - Summer concert. Parent/carers/community invited. 95 Longfield Academy KS 4 pupils and those who play regularly to perform at lunch and after school 25 Ludworth Primary School Our Big Play performance will be outside and in fancy dress. 105 Lumley Infant and Nursery School Each class to perform a song. Musical related themed activities throughout the day. 184 Middlestone Moor Primary School We will be joining the event at Whitworth Park Academy, organised by Ms Unwin and Ms Leggit. Hopefully we will also get involved with the BIG play song. Unknown Middlestone Moor Primary School Well be using the BIG play song, with some classes singing, some playing glockenspiels and some with untuned percussion. Whole School - Y1-6 (about 200) Middleton-in-Teesdale Primary School Whole School music concert with each class performing a song or playing instruments. Whole School to sing BIG play song together. 130 Mount Pleasant Primary school Each Class will be singing their charanga song learnt at our 50th Celebration party on Thursday 23rd.This in front of family and friends of the school. Whole of Key Stage 1 and 2 (approx 180 pupils) Musical Play Grounds 200 200 performers! Musical Play Grounds Jamboree Nettlesworth Primary School Whole school event singing and playing instruments (ukulele, recorder, xylophone...) 95 Nevilles Cross Primary School and Nursery We will be gathering all of our brass band and other instumentalists together to perform as an orchestra for the very first time. Our choir will also be joining the celebration. 70 North Durham Brass Group Brass group to record a performance and message for feeder primary schools. Posiibly invite an informal audience made up of parents etc. 9 North Park Primary school Year 3 Guitar ensemble. Big Play song 30 (possibly more classes with Big Song) Northwood Primary School Recorder, Choir and Ukele 60 Our ady Queen of Martyrs RC Primary School We are all going to play (86 children ) We dont know what yet -possibly something linked to our Cultural Festival so music /songs from China, India, the Caribbean and Scotland. We might use the Big Play Song and go outside 86 Our Lady & St Thomas RCVA Primary School (3425) We will use backing music. Mr Naughton will play guitar and pupils will join in as appropriate on ukelele or violin with assistance from specialist teachers. We will perform for each other and be an audience for one another. We need to see what comes in the Event Pack whole school - 120 pupils Our lady of the rosary Year 3 & 4 singing and playing recorders/flutes/clarinets and saxophone 75 Our Lady Star of the Sea Children from EYFS - Y6 singing and there will be groups playing the recorder and ocacrina. Choreography will be added to some of the perfomances. 115 Ox Close Primary School We will be joining the event at Whitworth Park Academy, organised by Ms Unwin and Ms Leggett. 25 Parkside Academy We are hoping to perform a song (yet to be agreed on) with all of year 7 and possibly year 8 too. It will be in the main hall and hopefully with my year 10 class playing the music. 360 Peases West Primary We were going to do different performances across the day so - EYFS dancing and songs Year 1 and 2 dancing and songs in the hall - Year 3, 4, 5 , 6 share there violin work in assembly lead dance class on the yard - each have a 30 minute slot in the hall to sing - All children have singing with Music teacher on the afternoon interactive. any children who play a different instrument outside of school are allowed to share this within there class. 120 Pittington Primary School Whole school singing performance to celebrate our curriculum and also to relaunch our school song. 200 Prince Bishops Community Primary School Steel Drums will play a variety of pieces, the lower school will particiapte in PBs got Talent, and the whole school will sing some songs 7 in Steel drums. Approx 12 PB performers Red Hall Primary School Big play song 80 Reid Street Primary School Whole school music concert led by DMS staff. Brass, Recorder and singing. 420 Ribbon academy Using Big play song, havent organised details yet. 400 Ribbon academy Using Big play song, havent organised details yet. 400 Rookhope Primary School Making musical cookies and bunting. Djembe drumming session followed by cluster music concert for Upper Weardale small schools 53 Ropery Walk Primary School Our Year 3 children will perform the songs they practise in their music lessons at school. The whole school will watch the performance. watch 30 Rosa Street Primary School Our classes from Reception to Year 6 wil perform a song and play their instruments 180 Roseberry Primary School Afternoon WCET Year 4 class Ukulele concert in front of other classes and parents/carers. 26 Sacriston Academy Singing A Million Dreams across school 222 Seaham Trinity Primary School Brass 60 Sedgefield Community College School Concert on Wednesday 19th June 2019 40 Sedgefield Primary School Brass players and school choir performing for the rest of the school 70 SEND SEND The Oaks 20 SEND Showcase at Croft SEND Showcase 90 Shincliffe C of E Primary School Afternoon of singing and music for the whole school 200 Shotley Bridge Primary School TBC but our brass players, hopefully our ukele players, any of our pupils who play music at home plus as many pupils as possible joining in in some way 380 Shotton Hall Primary School We are having a Shotton Hall Live music festival outside on our school field. Children are coming in fancy dress and we are performing for our parents and families. We will be performing a selection of songs as a whole school, accompanied by our musicians, as well as some songs in smaller groups. 350 Shotton Primary School Whole school singing performance which may include some fancy dress. 400 South Hetton Primary School whole school Greatest Showman songs 200 St Annes CofE Primary School Music concert - choir, ukuleles, recorders, violins, clarinets. School big sing. 200 St Cuthberts Fancy dress outdoor boogie 208 St Cuthberts RC Primary school Whole school involved in concert which will include singing and signing, plus guitars and violins 198 St Francis CofE Aided Junior School Were playing at Greenfield Comprehensive with neighboring schools. 140 St Georges C of E Academy A celebration of music making through a performance of the BIG PLAY songs including fully signed songs. 300 St Godrics RC Primary School Each classs will be involved in a musical activity and we will all learn the Big play song. School orchestra are also involved in the music concert at Red Rose Primary 210 St Hilds CE Primary School All musical instrument children will play their favourite tunes to the classes. Children who play instruments out of school will also be invited to play. All other children will get involved by joining in using percussion instruments and body percussion 40 plus other children who play instruments outside of school and children who will join in with percussion and body percussion St Johns Chapel Primary Making musical cookies and bunting. Djembe drumming session followed by cluster music concert for Upper Weardale small schools 53 St Johns School & Sixth Form College St Johns musicians will perform with other, young musicians from feeder primary schools in a celebration of music. All students will play together as an orchestra & also be given the opportunity to make some noise in a Samba workshop/performance. 80 St Josephs Catholic Primary Big Song Play 213 St Josephs RC Primary Festival song 90 St Leonards Catholic School A Disney-themed choral performance at lunchtime, ahead of our concert tour to Paris in July. 40 St Margarets C of E Primary School Primary School Orchestra 30 St Mary Magdalen School Seaham Year 4 & 5 Singing/Playing Doods & Woodwind instruments 75 St Marys RC Primary Year 3 violins 14 St Marys RCVA Primary School Ukulele performance 27 St Michaels C of E Primary School KS1 will be singing with body percussion and KS2 will be playing the recorder and singing. 121 St Michaels RC Primary School Some classes to perform a song for the school, children who learn an instrument to perform a concert and parents/family/friends of children to be invited to share their musical talents for the children 80 St Patricks RC Primary School, Consett Year 4 playing the ukulele 57 st pius x rcva primary fancy dress, singing with our Music club taking the lead! 95 St Thomas More RC Primary School Small concert in school hall for violin and keyboard - KS2 30 St. Francis Church of England Aided Junior School We will be joining the event at Greenfield Community College. 80 St. Godrics RCVA, Thornley Small brass group performance to younger children. 8 St. Josephs Catholic Primary School, Murton Whole School Singing Performance in Church 150 St. Josephs Primary School, Coundon Proms in the Park! Each class performs a song whilst our parents relax and enjoy in the sunshine! 115 St. Josephs RC Primary School, Ushaw Moor Group of pupils singing 30-60 St. Marys RCVA Primary School, Wingate Whole school singing and playing 58 St. Patricks RC Primary School Dipton Year 5 and Year 6 playing ukulele to an audienec of parents 48 St. Patricks RCVA Primary School, Langley Moor A selection of KS2 pupils will be demonstrating their guitar skills - they will be playing a selection of modern popular music 28 St. Teresas RC Primary School Y3/4 singing together. Recorder class performing. Also brass pupils and any other instrumentalists who wish to perform. Details TBC. 90 St.stephenss C.E Primary Y1 on glockenspiels, Y2 will play recorders, Y3 will be singing a 2-part African song, school choir will perform and there will also be a few soloists playing various instruments. 100 Staindrop CE Primary School a mini concert to celebrate our musical talent in school. We will work alongside our Robert who teaches violin in our school to pull together the concert. We may also look at the additional resources on Charanga to get the whole school involved! 180 Stanhope Barrington CofE Primary School Performance by violin and brass groups during celebration of music assembly 20 Teesdale workshop concert Big play event 60 Test tes 1 The Academy at Shotton Hall On the day/week we will be singing with all year 7s and 8s. The school concert band will be playing. There will also be a special open mic on the day, this will be in-front of the whole school, 1300 students watching. 100 The Gala Big Gig An exhilarating evening of electrifying rock classics and sensational pop hits, bringing together young bands from across County Durham and Darlington. 100 Thornhill Primary School Not yet fixed. Hope to have whole school singing, possibly also the ukulele class playing. Brass players will be out at another school! 200 Thornley Primary School Our Year 5 and Year 6 pupils will be playing and recording a brass/woodwind concert. 50 Timothy Hackworth Primary School To be confirmed but we are hoping to base the performance around The Greatest Showman/ a circus/big top theme. 422 Toft Hill Primary School Singing 150 Tow Law Millennium Primary School Our KS2 violinists will perform during family assembly at the end of the day. 10 Tudhoe Colliery Primary School Brass players are involved in performance and the whole school will take part in a musical assembly. 200 Tudhoe Colliery Primary School We will be joining the event at Whitworth Park Academy, organised by Ms Unwin and Ms Leggett. 12 Vane Road Primary School Violinists playing in assembly 5 Wearhead Primary School Singing in rounds 21 West Park Academy Playing trumpet and barritone. Will be playing outside in our bandstand area. Will also be using the song with sign language. 60 Westlea Primary School Year 4 will play their brass instruments for the rest of the school. 34 Whinfield Primary School Choir and children who take music lessons will be performing in assembly. Whole school will be doing an afternoon of musical activities in the classroom. 600 Whitworth Park Big play event 100 Whitworth Park Academy School acoustic band performing Riptide and Someone You Loved. Brass band playing a selection of pieces. 25 Wingate Primary School Whole school singing using the Big Play songs and Festival songs, and instrumental performances. 371 Witton-le-Wear Primary School We will be using The Big Play Song as a whole school event with children playing a variety of precussion instruments to accompany the song. WE also have perepatetic woodwind lessons on Friday mornings so we will try and see if they can do some small performances for our children as part of this event. Whole school 94 Wolsingham Primary School whole school singing, small group of instrumentalist playing 220 WOLSINGHAM SCHOOL Instrumental students from across the families of instruments will play a selection of pieces they are working on with their teachers. 20