Exceptional music education for all children
Aurora Classroom brings music of the highest quality directly into your setting, introducing children to music in an innovative and exciting way.
Meet the creators: Aurora Orchestra
Aurora Orchestra is a pioneering orchestra that crosses boundaries to create concert experiences beyond the ordinary. You might find us presenting whole symphonies from memory, collaborating with dancers, film-maker or actors, or performing in nightclubs.
The common thread which links all of this work is simple: we believe in exceptional music for all.
Where we started
Our resources for primary and SEND settings have grown out of our award-winning Far, Far Away concert series for children, combining the music of a composer with a vibrant imaginary world, such as ‘Bartók and the Pirates’ and ‘Debussy and the Snow Elephant’.
Aurora Classroom began by adapting ‘Tchaikovsky and the Magical Toy Box’ into a set of classroom resources for EYFS and KS1 music lessons. Over the past four years, our classroom music resources have expanded to cover the primary curriculum, with the creation of new units to also include KS2 music lessons.
Today, we are at an exciting point in our journey, expanding our resource library into the secondary curriculum and developing our live offer so that we can welcome more young people into the concert hall to experience Aurora Orchestra for themselves.
Our impact
“It inspired the children. They were talking about pitch to their friends. It was lovely to see them showing what they had learnt” – Teacher feedback, Aurora Classroom resources
Every child deserves access to a high-quality music education, but the persistent erosion of school budgets, lack of support for teachers and the worrying devaluing of music within the curriculum makes it difficult for many schools to regularly offer inspiring musical activity. Through Aurora Classroom we want to support schools and teachers to enable more children to develop a love of music – by learning with our free resources in the classroom, or by attending a live performance. In academic year 2024-25, we have reached more than 3,500 children and 300 teachers through our online resource platform, CPD programme, and live events.
“I’m not sure they will ever forget this experience” – Teacher feedback, secondary schools’ performance
The Aurora Classroom team
- John Harte
Chief Executive - Jane Mitchell
Creative Director - Rebecca Barnett
Learning Director - Anahita Falaki
Concerts and Participation Manager - Sarah Lloyd
Learning Resources Producer - Helen Mead
Learning Resources Producer - Kate Wakeling
Writer - Iain Farrington
Composer and arranger - Jessie Maryon Davies
Creative consultant and songwriter - Stanton Media
Filming and photography - Saboteur
Visual design - Long White Digital, with Orke Design and Admataz
Digital design / development
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