Clyde Waterfront Education

The Waverley

Concert on the River Clyde

This project idea will develop a knowledge and understanding of the process involved in planning, organising and performing a concert. Learners will work together with other subject areas and the Clyde vessel to ensure the smooth running of this event.

Broad Outcomes of learning

• Subject knowledge gained and enhanced through preparing and performing various items for a concert and participating in the educational excursions on board the Clyde vessel
• Enterprising skills enhanced – application of knowledge in a real situation by project managing an event
• Pupils take responsibility for their learning through making decisions about the musical repertoire and content of the concert and the organising and planning of the excursion
• Learners have developed enterprising skills identified as 4 capacities of CfE

Relevance to curriculum

• Learners can use performing skills developed in class and through extra-curricular activities for musical repertoire at the event
• Relevance to CfE National curriculum on Expressive Arts and Environmental Studies
• Relevance to Standard Grade and National Qualifications musical performing

About this lesson/project idea

Theme Curricular area Age group
Arts and culture Expressive Arts Upper Secondary
Lesson/project focus Interdisciplinary Learning Opportunities Cross cutting themes
Live performance organisation Expressive Arts;
Social Studies;
Technologies
CfE;
AifL;
Citizenship;
EiE;
ICT;
PSD;
Study Skills;
Taking Learning Outdoors;
NEET