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Ten Pieces

Children's: Music

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Music: Classical

Ten Pieces aims to inspire a generation of children to get creative with classical music.

An initiative for schools, led by BBC Learning and the BBC Performing Groups that aims to open up the world of classical music to children and inspire them to develop their own creative responses.

Ten Pieces is an exciting initiative for primary and secondary age students led by BBC Learning and the BBC Performing Groups. Its aim is to open up the world of classical music to a new generation of children and inspire them to develop their own creative responses to ten pieces of music using a variety of art forms - digital art or animation, performance poetry, dance or movement and composition.

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Barney Harwood

Khalil Madovi

Laura Mvula

Katy B

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Thomas Søndergård

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Serena Cross

Sam White

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Nick Wickham

Ten Pieces: Ten Pieces Extra

Ten Pieces Extra

09/10/2014

CBBC - Ten Pieces, Ten Pieces Extra

A deeper exploration of some of the music featured in Ten Pieces.

A deeper exploration of some of the music featured in Ten Pieces, as celebrities offer further insight into the composers and works included in the film.

Ten Pieces Extra is a deeper exploration of some of the music featured in Ten Pieces. Celebrities offer further insight into the composers and works featured in Ten Pieces. We learn more about the history and background of the composer and the piece of music itself - interesting facts and stories about the work, the inspirations behind it and some detail on the historical context in which it was composed.

From Gustav Holst's bombastic Mars to Stravinsky's magical Firebird Suite, the programme touches on and delves into the detail of the huge range of wonderful pieces within the genre available to young people and encourages viewers to explore and develop their own taste in classical music while letting their own imaginations run wild when listening.

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The BBC's multiplatform offering bringing the very best programmes to 6-12 year olds.

CBBC is the BBC's multiplatform offering for 6-12 year olds bringing the very best drama, entertainment and factual programmes to its young viewers.

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