Transforming the music room
Description
The magazine series helping to improve the school environment.Castle Vale performing arts College in Birmingham have a thriving music department. But the specialist room is not very effective. The All Change team work with the staff to transform the space, providing a performance area and mobile seating for students to enjoy each other's music.Project Manager John Cregg builds some new shelving to provide a better environment for the students to work on composition, computers and music keyboards have to be accessible at the same time.Architect Marco da Cruz's design also provides an opportunity for the music students to design graffiti art display boards with a musical theme to brighten up the space. Also in the programme is a visit to Chancellor Park primary School in Chelmsford, a new-build school where the headteacher Lallie Godfrey had a major input into the design.
Runtime
28 min
Series
Subjects
- Classroom environment (31)
- School environment (45)
- Classroom (2)
- Music in education (32)
- Schools (205)
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
2005
Database
Alexander Street
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