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CORDA COURSES FOR SPECIAL
EDUCATIONAL NEEDS
Course Director: Andrew
Quartermain
andrew@procorda.com
ENHANCING THE SENSE!
EXCITING THE
IMAGINATION,
INCREASING SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT!
What is the Pro Corda SEN
Programme?
Pro Corda’s national
programme for special educational needs
is
available for SEN
Schools, Colleges and Units throughout
the country and is the largest such
programme in UK. Monday to Friday
courses are held at Leiston Abbey during
term.
Participants are given
the opportunity to visit every corner of
the worlds of music, dance and theatre
working together as an ensemble and
taking ownership of the collective
creative process. Coaching is in small
groups by some of the country’s leading
professionals. Creative skills are
developed alongside social and
behavioural skills with the emphasis at
all times on ensemble preparation and
performance, together with creative
expression.
Everyone was excited,
glowing, and grateful for this unique
artistic experience. They could grasp
this programme’s purpose, namely through
the Arts to lift each young person above
the ordinary to taste, become and share
the extraordinary.”
Arthur McDonald. Senior
Teacher, Philpots Manor Steiner School,
W Sussex.
CURRICULUM
Creative Musicianship:
Developing instrumental skills alongside
creative musical expression.
Compositions are developed in small
groups to be performed in the Final
Production.
Dalcroze Eurhythmics:
Encouraging creative expression through
movement, focusing pulse and phrase and
the “journey” of music.
Music Theatre: Developing
drama skills and performing technique as
well as communication skills while
preparing the action and songs for the
Final Production.
Technical Theatre:
Designing and making the set, props and
costumes for the Final Production.
World Music: Introducing
instruments, music and dance from around
the world while developing new skills.
COMING TOGETHER AS ONE!
TAKING PRIDE IN CREATIVE
ACHIEVEMENT!
“This was the most
fulfilling experience I’ve witnessed in
30 years of teaching.”
Sue Palmer. Performing
Arts co-ordinator, Warren Special
School, Lowestoft
Production Meetings:
Participants and coaches come together
on an equal footing to discuss the
creative work produced in sessions and
plan for the final production
Full Company Rehearsals:
Full rehearsals in the Barn Theatre to
prepare the Final Production.
CREATING TOGETHER!
LIVING TOGETHER!
“You have truly cast a
magic spell over our young people. The
ongoing impact on them long after the
course is quite remarkable.”
Carole Stevenson. Key
Stage co-ordinator, St Dominics School
for Autistic Children, Surrey.
The beautiful
surroundings and setting of Leiston
Abbey combined with the extensive
facilities of an international music
school help to provide a warm and highly
stimulating atmosphere. Accommodation is
in the 22 bedroom Abbey Farm House and
neighbouring Guesten Lodge. Meals, using
healthy and home grown produce, are
taken in the Guesten Hall. There is a
short House Concert after supper each
day. Each day starts with a group warm
up in the Barn, and everyone comes
together after the afternoon break for a
“Time to Relax” session to refocus the
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