On Tuesday, a group of Year 8s visited the Port of Blyth, where amongst other things they took part in some oyster catching! Here’s some photos of the trip!
After two years of remote video auditions and online shows, Marden’s Got Talent made a triumphant return to the school building this week, with a packed sell out show in the auditorium.
The students on show were fantastic, with video submissions mixed with live action talents including singing, karate, Rubik’s cube, circus skills, piano and more!
Here’s a montage of footage and photos from the evening:
On 13th July, Newcastle-based education charity Hand Of, pupils of North Tyneside Schools and Ex-Easter Island Head – a Liverpool-based experimental music ensemble – will present Coastal Explorations at the Whitley Bay Playhouse.A collaboration with three secondary schools (Norham, Marden and John Spence) the Coastal Explorations project has seen year 8 pupils learning about the North East coast and building their own Aeolian instruments – instruments played by the wind.
Alongside these pupils, Ex-Easter Island Head and GCSE music students have created an impressionistic exploration of the Northumbrian coast in sound; tracing a journey from Holy Island to Newcastle city centre by way of brass, voice, piano, electric guitar, percussion and other instruments in a ten piece ensemble.Coastal Explorations mixes the otherworldly, alien sounds of aeolian flutes, harps and chimes and recordings made by the pupils along the coast into a collaborative and ambitious performance piece. Drawing on the pupils’ local environment and the critically acclaimed instrumental and compositional approaches of Ex-Easter Island Head, the piece is a unique journey through experimental sound and the environment.
Program:
Wednesday July 13th
Whitley Bay Playhouse
Whitley Bay Playhouse
Doors 7pm, start 7:30pm
First half: 7:30 – 8:00pm: Ensemble performance by year 8 pupils + a short set from Ex-Easter Island Head
Interval: 8:00 – 8:20pm
Second half: 8:20 – 9:00pm: World Premiere: Coastal Explorations for ensemble, electronics and field recordings
First half: 7:30 – 8:00pm: Ensemble performance by year 8 pupils + a short set from Ex-Easter Island Head
Interval: 8:00 – 8:20pm
Second half: 8:20 – 9:00pm: World Premiere: Coastal Explorations for ensemble, electronics and field recordings
Tickets £5, available on Eventbrite: https://www.
About:
Hand Of is a charity that gives children and young people unique creative opportunities to work alongside professional artists, musicians, archivists, academics and more.
Their projects harness the arts, heritage and education sectors to create a cultural education, which allows children and young people to create artistic responses to their experiences and understanding of the places they call home.
Ex-Easter Island Head are a UK-based musical collective composing and performing music for solid body electric guitar, percussion and other instruments. Active since 2009, their unique approach to re-inventing the electric guitar through mechanical preparations and extended playing techniques has seen them perform throughout the world with their music receiving critical acclaim from the likes of The New York Times, The Wire, Pitchfork and the BBC.
“Free flowing genius” – The Guardian
Year 8s participated in a workshop yesterday from a local marine conservation project – The Wild Oyster project. Students discussed the reasons why we should look after our ocean and made pledges on what they could personally do to help the ocean.
Yr 8 have been learning about Respiration – in this practical we were investigating fermentation using yeast (a form of Anaerobic respiration).
FRIDAY 24th JUNE: GAMING WORKSHOP.
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Over the past few months our Year 8 and Year 11 students have been working with the music group Ex Easter Island Head and the company Hand Of, building their own instruments and making their own music as part of a music, arts and heritage project.
The final performance will be taking place on the 13th July, 7:30pm at the Whitley Bay Playhouse.
We’d love for as many people as possible to join us for this music extravaganza. The tickets are bookable by clicking THIS LINK.
After two years of remote submissions and video auditions, we are delighted to announce the in-school return of our annual summer talent contest, Marden’s Got Talent!
The live show will take place on Tuesday 28th June, with students encouraged to book their auditions through their form teacher or by e-mailing [email protected] by Friday 6th May.
Video submissions are also still welcomed this year, to show off as many talents as possible and to encourage students who wish to take part remotely.
Watch this space for more information and audition dates and times in the near future!
Thanks to everyone who joined in with the Easter bonnet making and had fun at our PTA Easter quiz!
Almost £600 has been raised for today’s ‘Wear a Hat’ day, to support Brain Tumour Research, with some money still to be counted.
Well done to everyone for their contributions and for all the creative headgear on show!
