The Old Redingensians

The Old Redingensins Association continue to support core initiatives at Reading School such as:

The annual Book Week –March 2020 which saw a host of author’s deliver inspiring talks and workshops.

This included inspirational talks and interactive workshops from: Chris Bradford; Alex Hibbert; Professor Tredell; Matthew Cuthbert; Paul Dowswell; Holly Webb; Alex Baker and Sarah Govett. There was something for everyone.

Power to the 9s—a new initiative launched this year but due to Covid-19 the ORA kindly agreed to reposition funds to the Future Stories Support Fund as these activities were no longer going ahead in the wake of the Pandemic.

Books provided to the LRC and The Annual School Magazine –Summer 2020.

The Music Masterclass In February, Reading School welcomed rhythms from Africa, South America, Israel/Palestine, and India in musical workshops throughout the day. GCSE Music students attended workshops that explored rhythms from all four corners of the world with guest musicians and percussionists Oliver Tunmer, Yaron Engler, Johnny Kalsi, and Lucky Moyo.

Students were split into four groups to explore the different musical styles of each culture.

“The first music culture we attended was the African one, which was led by a man called Lucky. This session was mostly body percussion taught by Lucky –who is from Zimbabwe. “We were all given djembe drums (African drums that are similar to the ones used in Israeli), plus an extra percussion instrument for us to play. We were then taught some simple rhythms to play on the drums. “We got to learn about his life in Africa and the culture there. It was a fun session and we learnt that there are many ways to make music, not just with instruments.” Rishabh C 9W

Thank you to the Old Redingensians Association for sponsoring our Annual Book Week and Music Masterclass