Visiting Music Workshops in the NorthEast

For schools in the North East of England (Tyne & Wear, County Durham and Stockton-on-Tees),  Dr B. Renwick presents a wide variety of interactive Music Workshops.

These are 50 minute presentations to whole year groups or Key Stages (up to 100 pupils) which explore aspects of the National Curriculum for Music in a lively and practical way, with good opportunities for pupil participation. Cost per workshop is £ 75 (academic year '25-'26).

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for Key Stage 1 Music Workshops Choose From...

Music & Nature  A musical journey through the natural world, exploring the ways in which animals, the seasongs and the environment can be expressed through music.

Music & Science  A musical laboratory of sounds, exploring the science behind a range of familiar and intriguing instruments. Good opportunities for participation using sticks, stones, tubes, bells, water bottles and more !

For Key Stage 2 Music Workshops Choose From...

Junior Djembes   A loud, lively, fully inclusive drumming experience for groups of 20 KS2 pupils, exploring djembe drumming technique and rhythmic patterns on authentic instruments. No music reading skills required - and focused on working and performing together. READ MORE DETAILS about our new  Djembe drums music workshop

Music Around The World   A whistle- stop tour around the southern hemisphere, exploring traditional musical genres and instruments from other cultures. Introduces pentatonic, gamelan, call & response, tala and calypso.

Music & Science   A musical laboratory of sounds, exploring the science behind a range of familiar and intriguing instruments. Good opportunities for participation using sticks, stones, tubes, bells, water bottles and more ! Differentiated for KS2 (developed from the KS1 version of this workshop).

Explore Our Primary School Musicals, Plays & Songs

Discover our engaging music resources, starting with our newest additions. Promote emotional wellbeing with Bouncebackability, a set of 8 resilience songs for children. For the Early Years Foundation Stage, explore our early years rhythm and rhyme collection and our letters and sounds phase 1 songs. We also offer a wide selection of nursery songs and early years songs, including curriculum-focused PSED songs and PSHE songs.

Plan your school year with our fantastic range of seasonal productions. We have inspiring KS2 Easter musicals and lovely Easter songs for children. Looking for a show-stopper? Find a Key Stage 1 and whole primary school song and dance spectacular, or celebrate the end of the year with our lively Year 6 leavers plays, school leavers plays, and school leavers musicals. Don't miss our popular junior Easter musical, the Sing Easter! CD of Easter assembly songs, or our brand new Christmas nativity songs in Here We Go Round The Christmas Tree.

We have a proven track record of tried and tested school musicals and plays. Browse our full range of KS1 musicals and KS2 musicals, or find the perfect early years nativity musicals and Christmas musical plays. From general musical plays and musicals for children to musicals for schools and plays for kids, we have your next production sorted. See our topic-based Foundation Stage Maths Songs, key stage 2 healthy eating short play scripts, and the new People Who Help Us - The Musical! We also have various songs CDs, and resources like bouncebackability to promote resilience.