About Ten Pieces

Ten Pieces is an exciting new initiative for primary schools, led by BBC Learning and the BBC Performing Groups, focusing on classical music and creativity.

When?

Ten Pieces will run over a school year. Starting in the autumn term 2014 with a week of free cinema screenings for schools across the country, the project will culminate in a major celebratory finale in the summer of 2015.

Why?

Ten Pieces aims to open up the world of classical music to children – and inspire them to develop their own creative responses to the pieces through music, dance or digital art. The repertoire includes a range of music from baroque to contemporary.

Who?

Five BBC Orchestras and the BBC Singers are involved, as well as celebrities such as Barney Harwood from Blue Peter. There will be pan- BBC coverage of the initiative, from Children's to Radio 3.
Stakeholder Partners include the Arts Council England, Arts Council Wales, Arts Council Northern Ireland, Creative Scotland, Music Mark, Youth Music, ABO and Into Film.
In addition there are more than 200 Ten Pieces Champions supporting the initiative at a local level, including Music Education Hubs, Music Services and specialist music, dance and arts organisations.
The project is also supported by seven classical music experts who have taken on the role of Ten Pieces Ambassadors.

P6 and P7 pupils at Sciennes were given an exciting opportunity to attend a free screening of BBC's "Ten Pieces"on Tuesday 7th October at the Filmhouse Cinema. P4 and P5 pupils will be able to view excerpts on a DVD version of the film, sent to school from the BBC. The film is designed to engage primary pupils with classical music and creativity through story telling which features high quality musical performance and visuals. This truly innovative, UK wide, project aims to develop creativity in children's responses to the Ten Pieces.

Grateful thanks to Lucy Vaughan, Principal Officer Creative Learning (Performing Arts), and Frances Baker, Drama Development Officer, from City of Edinburgh's Arts and Creative Learning Team, for providing this opportunity for our pupils.

BBC - Introducing Ten Pieces from Tim P Baxter on Vimeo.