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[For an introduction to the ‘Finding Our Voices’ project, including a discussion of our strategy and methodology in engaging primary schools, and an overview of the initial workshops in each school, see this article] Finding Our Voices: Leuchars & Balmullo Primary Schools To start with, our learning of Jimmy Shands was imbued with a certain...
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[For an introduction to the ‘Finding Our Voices’ project, including a discussion of our strategy and methodology in engaging primary schools, and an overview of the initial workshops in each school, see this article] Finding Our Voices: Pittenweem Having completed the initial workshops looking at Scotland’s commercial audio history, and going on to look at...
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[For an introduction to the ‘Finding Our Voices’ project, including a discussion of our strategy and methodology in engaging primary schools, and an overview of the initial workshops, see this article] Finding Our Voices: Crail We’d been looking to work in Fife for a long time, so we were delighted to have the opportunity as...
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[For an introduction to the ‘Finding Our Voices’ project, including a discussion of our strategy and methodology in engaging primary schools, and an overview of the initial workshops, see this article] Finding Our Voices: Dundee – Craigiebarns and Forthill Primary Schools We chose Dundee as one of our project areas for a number of reasons:...
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[For an introduction to the ‘Finding Our Voices’ project, including a discussion of our strategy and methodology in engaging primary schools, and an overview of the initial workshops in each school, see this article] Finding Our Voices: Arbroath – Inverbrothock and St Thomas Primary Schools Arbroath had several obvious advantages which led us to choose...
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In 2016, the National Library of Scotland approached Local Voices to help promote Scotland’s sound heritage to young people as part of their ‘Connecting Scotland’s Sounds’ initiative. Our task was to find a way to engage schoolchildren in several different parts of the country in creative projects which would both highlight the rich history of...
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