Enrichment activities are a huge part of any Music department. They often provide the 'end product' for parents to see but this does not mean that they are more important than curriculum activities. Afterall, if a child does not have access to a stimulating and enjoyable Music curriculum, why would they want to spend time after school in Music activities?​
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​Key Stage 2 Choir, Cairo, 2014
This video is of the 'Key Stage 2 Choir' that I set up whilst Head of Primary Music in Cairo. Prior to my arrival, the school had never had a choir in the Primary School. The choir was selected from children who went through an audition process. ​
"Pompeii" (D. Smith)

Conductor: Lorna Mallory
Piano & Musical Director: Adam Briggs

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​DUCKS and Junior School Choir, Singapore, 2018
​Through the links that I developed as Band Programme Coordinator, I was invited to take a choir to perform with 'Westwinds: Band of the Bukit Batok Community Club' at the Victoria Concert Hall, Singapore. We sang alongside a local Singaporean primary school.
DUCKS Choir, Singapore, 2018
To celebrate the installation of the pipe organ in the school theatre, the DUCKS Choir participated in a whole-school concert. They collaborated with Senior School Choir, Junior School Choir and the School Orchestra.

"Sing" (D. Wilcocks)
Guest Organist: Evelyn Lim
Musical Director: Malcolm Godsman
DUCKS Choir Director/Trombone: Adam Briggs
DUCKS Choir Conductor: Lorna Mallory

​DUCKS Choir, Singapore, 2017
A selection of songs from the DUCKS Choir performance in May 2017. The DUCKS Choir consists of approximately 80 children from Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 2. Some selected Year 2 children act as 'Singing Leaders' to help the EYFS students.

"Hey! Mr Miller" (D. Machell)
"Gonna Build A House" (taken from BBC Tweenies)
"Best Day Of My Life" (American Authors)

Conductor: Lorna Mallory
Piano and Musical Director: Adam Briggs
Bass Guitar: Nelson Tan
Drum: Year 9 student
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DUCKS Sofa Singers
During the COVID-19 e-learning period, I organised the Sofa Singers choir which consisted of students from Nursery to Year 2, their parents and teachers. I provided all the resources for the parents and children to rehearse and record at home.

"Rockin' All Over The World" (J. Fogerty)

Mixed and produced by Adam Briggs

This video has appeared on the school's Facebook feed and is available for the public to view but has been blurred on this website.
 DUCKS Choir
Due to COVID-19, the DUCKS Choir concert was cancelled and rehearsals were interrupted but I had managed to rehearse enough to ask the parents to record the children singing so that I could mix it together.
The school's theme was 'Be The Change' and so I asked the children to contribute ideas that I could use to re-write the lyrics of this song.
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"Be The Change" (based upon the song "That's Not My Name" by The Ting Tings)
Musical Director, Producer and Mixer: Adam Briggs

​This video has appeared on the school's Facebook feed and is available for the public to view but has been blurred on this website.

DUCKS Enrichment Activities​
Listed below are some of the other Enrichment Activities that I organised for the DUCKS students. Although I organised the programme, I did not lead all of the sessions. The sessions offered were:
  • Family Choir
  • Reception Drum Circle
  • Music Technology
  • Y2 pBuzz
  • Year 1 Recorders
  • Year 2 Ukuleles
  • Y1 Choir
  • Y2 Choir
  • 'Take A Bow' String Orchestra

Key Stage 2 Singing Leaders
​Whilst working as Head of Primary Music in Cairo, I took the opportunity to develop the leadership skills of the upper-primary students by helping them become 'Singing Leaders'. 

I worked with the Singing Leaders during a lunchtime session to help them plan their activities and then they would deliver the sessions to their classes. This continued for all six Year 1 classes throughout the whole academic year.
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