Coming Up for Air is the perfect vehicle for a variety of educational workshops, open to composers of all ages and experience levels. Workshops have been delivered in wide range of settings, Cambridge University to whole-class primary Year 4.
Using the guiding question: "what is possible to perform in one breath?", composers are immediately drawn in to the universally relatable function of breathing, how sounds are produced on the flute, how different respiratory conditions can affect breathing capacity, what extended technique sound like and how they are notated, and what novel techniques can be invented to include sounds on the inhale - the most often forgotten element of playing, but possibly the most important action of all.
Examples of works in the 150+ collection are also shared, with approaches spanning text scores, traditional Western classical notation, graphic scores, scribbles on paper, and pieces that only live in my memory.
Coming Up for Air workshops create a playful and safe space for experimentation. They are accessible, flexible, and tailored to each setting.
Please contact me for more information on delivering Coming Up for Air workshops.
Using the guiding question: "what is possible to perform in one breath?", composers are immediately drawn in to the universally relatable function of breathing, how sounds are produced on the flute, how different respiratory conditions can affect breathing capacity, what extended technique sound like and how they are notated, and what novel techniques can be invented to include sounds on the inhale - the most often forgotten element of playing, but possibly the most important action of all.
Examples of works in the 150+ collection are also shared, with approaches spanning text scores, traditional Western classical notation, graphic scores, scribbles on paper, and pieces that only live in my memory.
Coming Up for Air workshops create a playful and safe space for experimentation. They are accessible, flexible, and tailored to each setting.
Please contact me for more information on delivering Coming Up for Air workshops.
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Under-18 composers:
Higher Education and Courses:
Public installations
Examples of delivery options
Based in Greater Manchester, I can offer online, hybrid, and in-person modes of delivery. Please contact me for more options to suit the needs of your setting.
Hybrid with 1 in-person visit + performance
- Aldeburgh Young Musicians
- BBC NOW - Primary Schools
- BBC Philharmonic Learning - Primary Schools
- Bristol Pre-Conservatoire
- Chetham's School of Music
- Junior Royal Northern College of Music
- National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
- Sound & Music Skills Session
- The Purcell School
Higher Education and Courses:
- Britten-Pears Young Artist Programme: Composition, Alternative Performance and Performance Art (CAPPA)
- Cambridge University
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Dartington Summer Music School Advanced Composition Course
- Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
- Royal Northern College of Music
- Sound and Music Skills Session (online)
- University of Huddersfield
- University of Leeds
- University of York
Public installations
- Ażtak Festival, Poland
- Bendigo International Festival of Exploratory Music, Australia
- Poulton Library
Examples of delivery options
Based in Greater Manchester, I can offer online, hybrid, and in-person modes of delivery. Please contact me for more options to suit the needs of your setting.
Hybrid with 1 in-person visit + performance
- online pre-visit workshop (90 mins)
- open access for fielding questions and giving feedback set to a deadline (to be agreed)
- in-person workshop and public performance including premieres of all completed pieces (1 or 2 full days)
- professional recording of each piece (either from the venue or through Turnpike Studios)
- online group workshop 1 (90 mins)
- open access for fielding questions and giving feedback set to a deadline (to be agreed)
- online group workshop 2 or individual sessions (to be agreed)
- professional recording of each piece (Turnpike Studios)
- from Key Stage 2 (50 mins per group)
- can incorporate children's instruments
- will involve giant scrolls of paper, many colouring pens, possibly a bubble machine
