A huge thank you to everyone who participated in our 3^rd National CânSing Day on Friday 21^stJune 2013.

 

We know that there were events across Wales , large and small. There were over 1000 hits on our website that day – and that means that thousands of children and young people were able to participate.

 

We have collated all the reports submitted and have created a special edition of the CânSing Bulletin (please click link to download)

 

Also, if you are aware of any local media coverage that we may have missed – please do let us know.

 

Again, many thanks for your continued support

 

Suzanne

 

Project Manager CânSing

Bwletin Diwrnod CânSing Day Bulletin.pdf

   

A huge thank you to everyone who participated in our 3^rd National CânSing Day on Friday 21^stJune 2013.

 

We know that there were events across Wales , large and small. There were over 1000 hits on our website that day – and that means that thousands of children and young people were able to participate. We are still collating all the reports – ready to publish in our special edition of the bulletin just before the end of summer term. It’s not too late – please send your reports and any photographs you have (with relevant permissions) to info@cansing.org.uk

 

Also, if you are aware of any local media coverage that we may have missed – please do let us know.

 

Again, many thanks for your continued support

Suzanne

 

Project Manager CânSing

   

Dear All

 

In readiness for our 3^rd National CânSing Day (Friday June 21^st) I am pleased to announce that the following new materials are now live on the website:

Click on the song title for a direct link to the resource. 

NEW SONGS

Daw hyfryd fis

 

Round the horn

 

Foundation Phase Songs

 

The seasons

 

Learning

 

Ten green bottles

 

In the morning

 

Recycling

 

CânSing also now has a recording of the full BBC National Orchestra of Wales performing “Sing Out Loud” – the signature song composed by Einion Dafydd and arranged for orchestra by Gareth Glyn. This means that pupils can actually perform with the backing of a full symphony Orchestra. The backing tracks can be found (from Friday) at: “Sing Out Loud”

 

Many thanks to the BBC National Orchestra of Wales for making this possible.

 

Please do let us know how you are celebrating National CânSing Day; we would be grateful for any photos (with permission) or stories as we will be creating a special edition of the Bulletin in early July and it would be great to show the many events that are happening all over Wales on Friday. If you use Twitter, please tweet about your event using #cs2013.

 

Wishing you all a Happy National CânSing Day 2013 – let’s get fired up for singing!

 

Suzanne

 

Suzanne Barnes

CânSing Project Manager

National CânSing Day!

 

Hundreds of children across Wales will have the opportunity to celebrate their involvement in the ‘CânSing’programme on Friday 21 June 2013. 

 

CânSing is now in its fourth year, managed by CaST Cymru (formerly ContinYou Cymru), and funded by the Welsh Government. The programme targets pupils in Years 5, 6 and 7 and offers a training, bespoke support programme and curriculum-linked resources to support the teaching of singing across Wales.

 

Schools across all Welsh local authorities have taken part in the scheme, and on National CânSing Day are invited to celebrate their achievements. Many teachers have chosen to work with other nearby schools and will be bringing pupils together to unite voices by using the CânSing resources.

CaST Cymru is delighted that so many schools are taking up this opportunity to celebrate their achievements with CânSing.  CânSing is hugely successful and we are confident that the experience is having a lasting impression on both teachers and children alike, encouraging them to use their voices today and well into the future. This is our third National CânSing Day and the support for and interest in the programme continues to grow. CânSing has funding until March 2014 but the future beyond that is, as yet unknown so it is vital that schools are enabled to showcase their success.

 

Education Minister, Leighton Andrews said:

 

“CânSing has been designed to improve standards and opportunities for singing in schools and to motivate and engage learners, helping them develop essential skills such as team work, communication and confidence .  

 

 “I’m pleased that the programme is having such a positive impact on a variety of aspects of young people’s development, and it was for this reason that I awarded the project nearly £245,000 of funding earlier this year.

 

“I look forward to attending National CânSing Day later this week, and offer the schools and organisers involved my best wishes for a very successful event.”

 

There are CânSing Day events happening all over Wales and the six CânSing Animateurs (Vocal Coaches) are very busy attending events in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Conwy, Powys and RCT.

 

For more information about the initiative, or to find out about local celebrations, please contact me suzanne.barnes@castcymru.org.uk

 

Best wishes

 

Suzanne Barnes

CânSing Project Manager

 New CânSing You Tube Channel

Song ofthe Shepherds

The Song of the Shepherds by Welsh composer Gareth Glyn and lyrics by his wife Eleri Cwyfan has been part of the repertoire www.cansing.org.uk web site for some time now. This has been a very popular song and has been used extensively by schools across Wales specifically for concerts / Christmas services.

This year the Welsh version of the song has been included as part of the Urdd National Eisteddfod texts which will be held in Pembrokeshire. It is included for the Parti Bechgyn (Boys party) competition for Year 7 - 9.

On our web site there is a  Song Sheet Support which provides guidance on how to go about learning the song effectively. In addition there is a link to vocal exercises that can be done during rehearsals. There are scores of the music notation available for download as well as an interactive screen to practice in a classroom with an Interactive White board or projector. You can also downloaded mp3 tracks in order to practice because the full track, track without voices and individual parts tracks.

Good luck if you intend to compete this year, why not send us your performance as an example of good practice or create a video for our new YouTube channel?

Happy New Year!

 

We hope you all had an enjoyable Christmas break – we look forward to working with you in 2013.

 

For further information about CânSing please contact info@cansing.org.uk

 

Learning communities

 

We are also bringing together three new CânSing PLCs Pofessional Learning Communities), and would love to hear from anyone

who’d like to be involved in these. The PLCs will explore the links between CânSing and:

• literacy

• special educational needs

• bilingualism

For more information on these subjects, or to suggest a different subject for a CânSing PLC, please email info@cansing.org.uk

  

Important dates

  

16 January  - CânSing Training Day 2 – Flintshire and Wrexham schools (English);

21 February  - CânSing Training Day 2 – Flintshire, Denbighshire and Wrexham schools (Welsh),

20 March  - CânSing Training Day 2 – Conwy and Gwynedd (Welsh),

 

Hello All!

 

We have had three very positive training days in North Wales in the last couple of weeks, with schools from Wrexham, Flintshire, Denbighshire, Conwy & Gwynedd. There are two more events in South Wales before half-term so it’s a very busy time for the CânSing team.

 

We are in the process of bringing together 3 new CânSing PLCs (Professional Learning Communities) and would love to hear from anyone who’d like to be involved. The subjects to be explored include the links between CânSing and:

Literacy

Special Educational Needs

Bilingualism.

 

For more information on these, or to suggest a different subject for a CânSing PLC, please email info@cansing.org.uk

 

We are also in the process of arranging some twilight sessions– focusing on our Christmas material, if you are interested in these free sessions (or would like to host an event at your school) please get in touch. These will hopefully help those of you who will be thinking about your school Christmas production.

 

In the meantime, thank you for your continued support, we really appreciate your feedback.

 

Best wishes

 

Suzanne Barnes

Project Manager