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UPDATE: As the Aldanat Community Hub isn’t often booked in the evenings right now, we’ll be closing earlier on some nights. If the Hub is booked for the sensory rooms, cinema, or hydro pool, we’ll remain open until those sessions finish. Thank you for your understanding and continued support as we get fully up and running!
Music & Drama
Building skills through stage and song.
Our Music and Drama courses are all about building confidence, creativity, and self-expression through performance. The Foundation course introduces the basics of rhythm, movement, voice, and storytelling in a relaxed, supportive environment, perfect for beginners or those exploring performing arts for the first time. The Intermediate course offers the chance to develop these skills further, working on group performances, musical pieces, and expressive techniques. Each session encourages teamwork, communication, and personal growth while celebrating every individual’s talent and imagination.
Term 1: 5th Jan - 27th Mar 2026
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Term 2:
Term 3:
13th Apr - 3rd Jul
31st Aug - 4th Dec
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Term 1:
Term 2:
Term 3:
4th Jan - 26th Mar
12th Apr - 2nd Jul
30st Aug - 3rd Dec
Foundation
Foundation Music & Drama Course
Course Length: 12 weeks
Session Duration: 1 hour per session
Group Size: Maximum of 8 learners
Support: 1 x facilitator and 1 x workshop assistant both with experience of working with adults with learning disabilities and sensory impairments.
Course Aims:
This course aims to:
Build confidence through music, movement, and drama.
Develop communication, listening, and social interaction skills.
Explore rhythm, beat, and storytelling through creative activities.
Express emotions using body, voice, and instruments.
Encourage creativity, improvisation, and group work.
Introduce technical roles and teamwork in performance.
Celebrate achievement through a final performance.
Week 1 – Introduction and Getting to Know You
Activities:
Workshop aims and expectations.
Group introductions.
Explore percussion instruments.
Focus Skills: Establishing routines, listening, social and emotional skills, hand-eye coordination.
Week 2 – Exploring Sound & Rhythm
Activities:
Explore sounds.
Create a sound journey.
Focus Skills: Communication, listening, memory, cognitive skills, problem-solving.
Week 3 – Exploring Movement and Space
Activities:
Explore “feeling the beat.”
Mirror game.
Travel across the room in different ways.
Focus Skills: Understanding rhythm and beat, confidence in group activities, memory, listening, communication.
Week 4 – Storytelling with Drama and Music
Activities:
Recap movement from week 2.
Build a simple story with beat, body, and facial expressions.
Focus Skills: Storytelling, sequential thinking, listening skills, creativity.
Week 5 – Emotions in Drama and Music
Activities:
Explore emotions using cards, body language, and movement.
Link emotions to characters in Our Story.
Focus Skills: Expressing emotions, confidence in communication, emotional awareness.
Week 6 and 7 – Building our Theme
Activities:
Brainstorm journey ideas in small groups.
Try out a short scene or soundscape.
Focus Skills: Creative thinking, group work, confidence, spontaneity.
Week 8 – Building Confidence
Activities:
Rhythm warm up.
Rehearse chosen scene/story.
Focus Skills: Self-confidence, emotional awareness, communication, celebrating individuality.
Week 9 and 10 – Character and Role Play
Activities:
Emotion walk.
Try costumes and props.
Short role play introductions.
Focus Skills: Understanding technical roles, teamwork, confidence in theatre skills.
Week 11 – Dress Rehearsal
Activities:
Rehearse full performance.
Reflection and feedback.
Praise and encouragement.
Focus Skills: Stage presence, confidence, teamwork, performance preparation.
Week 12 – Final Performance
Activities:
Perform a short piece to an audience.
Record performance.
Celebrate success and reflect.
Focus Skills: Public performance, confidence, reflection, celebrating achievement.
Outcomes:
By the end of the course, learners will:
Demonstrate improved communication and confidence through performance.
Explore and express emotions using music, movement, and drama.
Understand rhythm, beat, and storytelling.
Work creatively with others in group activities.
Gain experience in basic technical roles within performance.
Take part in a short performance and celebrate their achievements.
Intermediate
Intermediate Music & Drama Course
Course Length: 12 weeks
Session Duration: 1 hour per session
Group Size: Maximum of 8 learners
Support: 1 x facilitator and 1 x workshop assistant both with experience of working with adults with learning disabilities and sensory impairments.
Course Aims:
This course aims to:
Develop confidence and independence in music and drama activities.
Build communication, listening, and group collaboration skills.
Explore rhythm, voice, and movement in storytelling and performance.
Express emotions and ideas creatively using music and drama.
Introduce improvisation, technical roles, and leadership opportunities.
Prepare learners for a group performance and encourage reflection on achievements.
Week 1 – Getting to Know You & Review
Activities:
Recap Foundation activities.
Introduce new percussion patterns.
Explore group ideas for stories.
Focus Skills: Social confidence, listening, hand-eye coordination, group participation.
Week 2 – Voice and Movement
Activities:
Develop expressive voices and movement.
Practise speaking, walking, and acting like story characters.
Focus Skills: Communication, memory, creativity, expressive movement.
Week 3 – Rhythm and Beat
Activities:
Learn longer and more complex clapping patterns.
Apply rhythm to story sequences.
Explore sync with peers.
Focus Skills: Understanding rhythm, timing, teamwork, memory, coordination.
Week 4 – Storytelling with Drama and Music
Activities:
Build longer story sequences.
Combine movement, music, and voice.
Explore character interactions.
Focus Skills: Storytelling, sequential thinking, confidence, listening.
Week 5 – Emotions in Drama and Music
Activities:
Explore a range of emotions in characters.
Practise facial expressions, gestures, and body language.
Focus Skills: Emotional awareness, confidence, expressive skills, communication.
Week 6 – Creativity and Improvisation
Activities:
Improv games:
“Yes… and…”
Imaginary objects.
Group problem-solving in scenes.
Focus Skills: Creative thinking, spontaneity, group work, confidence.
Week 7 and 8 – Building Confidence in Performance
Activities:
Prepare short scenes or pieces to share with the group.
Peer feedback and reflection.
Focus Skills: Self-expression, confidence, presentation skills, teamwork.
Week 9 and 10 – Technical Practice & Roles
Activities:
Try sound, lighting, props, and stage roles in rehearsal.
Apply to story scenes.
Focus Skills: Understanding technical roles, teamwork, problem-solving, confidence.
Week 11 – Dress Rehearsal
Activities:
Rehearse full performance.
Reflection and feedback.
Make adjustments as needed.
Focus Skills: Stage presence, collaboration, self-evaluation, preparation.
Week 12 – Final Performance
Activities:
Perform to an audience.
Celebrate achievements.
Record performance for reflection.
Focus Skills: Performance, confidence, leadership, communication, reflection.
Outcomes:
By the end of the course, learners will:
Develop confidence in performing music and drama independently or in small groups.
Use voice, movement, and rhythm to tell stories and express emotions.
Practise improvisation and problem-solving in creative activities.
Understand and take on basic technical roles in performance.
Prepare and perform a group piece, demonstrating teamwork and creativity.
Foundation
Foundation Music & Drama Course
Course Length: 12 weeks
Session Duration: 1 hour per session
Group Size: Maximum of 8 learners
Support: 1 x facilitator and 1 x workshop assistant both with experience of working with adults with learning disabilities and sensory impairments.
Course Aims:
This course aims to:
Build confidence through music, movement, and drama.
Develop communication, listening, and social interaction skills.
Explore rhythm, beat, and storytelling through creative activities.
Express emotions using body, voice, and instruments.
Encourage creativity, improvisation, and group work.
Introduce technical roles and teamwork in performance.
Celebrate achievement through a final performance.
Week 1 – Introduction and Getting to Know You
Activities:
Workshop aims and expectations.
Group introductions.
Explore percussion instruments.
Focus Skills: Establishing routines, listening, social and emotional skills, hand-eye coordination.
Week 2 – Exploring Sound & Rhythm
Activities:
Explore sounds.
Create a sound journey.
Focus Skills: Communication, listening, memory, cognitive skills, problem-solving.
Week 3 – Exploring Movement and Space
Activities:
Explore “feeling the beat.”
Mirror game.
Travel across the room in different ways.
Focus Skills: Understanding rhythm and beat, confidence in group activities, memory, listening, communication.
Week 4 – Storytelling with Drama and Music
Activities:
Recap movement from week 2.
Build a simple story with beat, body, and facial expressions.
Focus Skills: Storytelling, sequential thinking, listening skills, creativity.
Week 5 – Emotions in Drama and Music
Activities:
Explore emotions using cards, body language, and movement.
Link emotions to characters in Our Story.
Focus Skills: Expressing emotions, confidence in communication, emotional awareness.
Week 6 and 7 – Building our Theme
Activities:
Brainstorm journey ideas in small groups.
Try out a short scene or soundscape.
Focus Skills: Creative thinking, group work, confidence, spontaneity.
Week 8 – Building Confidence
Activities:
Rhythm warm up.
Rehearse chosen scene/story.
Focus Skills: Self-confidence, emotional awareness, communication, celebrating individuality.
Week 9 and 10 – Character and Role Play
Activities:
Emotion walk.
Try costumes and props.
Short role play introductions.
Focus Skills: Understanding technical roles, teamwork, confidence in theatre skills.
Week 11 – Dress Rehearsal
Activities:
Rehearse full performance.
Reflection and feedback.
Praise and encouragement.
Focus Skills: Stage presence, confidence, teamwork, performance preparation.
Week 12 – Final Performance
Activities:
Perform a short piece to an audience.
Record performance.
Celebrate success and reflect.
Focus Skills: Public performance, confidence, reflection, celebrating achievement.
Outcomes:
By the end of the course, learners will:
Demonstrate improved communication and confidence through performance.
Explore and express emotions using music, movement, and drama.
Understand rhythm, beat, and storytelling.
Work creatively with others in group activities.
Gain experience in basic technical roles within performance.
Take part in a short performance and celebrate their achievements.
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Intermediate
Intermediate Music & Drama Course
Course Length: 12 weeks
Session Duration: 1 hour per session
Group Size: Maximum of 8 learners
Support: 1 x facilitator and 1 x workshop assistant both with experience of working with adults with learning disabilities and sensory impairments.
Course Aims:
This course aims to:
Develop confidence and independence in music and drama activities.
Build communication, listening, and group collaboration skills.
Explore rhythm, voice, and movement in storytelling and performance.
Express emotions and ideas creatively using music and drama.
Introduce improvisation, technical roles, and leadership opportunities.
Prepare learners for a group performance and encourage reflection on achievements.
Week 1 – Getting to Know You & Review
Activities:
Recap Foundation activities.
Introduce new percussion patterns.
Explore group ideas for stories.
Focus Skills: Social confidence, listening, hand-eye coordination, group participation.
Week 2 – Voice and Movement
Activities:
Develop expressive voices and movement.
Practise speaking, walking, and acting like story characters.
Focus Skills: Communication, memory, creativity, expressive movement.
Week 3 – Rhythm and Beat
Activities:
Learn longer and more complex clapping patterns.
Apply rhythm to story sequences.
Explore sync with peers.
Focus Skills: Understanding rhythm, timing, teamwork, memory, coordination.
Week 4 – Storytelling with Drama and Music
Activities:
Build longer story sequences.
Combine movement, music, and voice.
Explore character interactions.
Focus Skills: Storytelling, sequential thinking, confidence, listening.
Week 5 – Emotions in Drama and Music
Activities:
Explore a range of emotions in characters.
Practise facial expressions, gestures, and body language.
Focus Skills: Emotional awareness, confidence, expressive skills, communication.
Week 6 – Creativity and Improvisation
Activities:
Improv games:
“Yes… and…”
Imaginary objects.
Group problem-solving in scenes.
Focus Skills: Creative thinking, spontaneity, group work, confidence.
Week 7 and 8 – Building Confidence in Performance
Activities:
Prepare short scenes or pieces to share with the group.
Peer feedback and reflection.
Focus Skills: Self-expression, confidence, presentation skills, teamwork.
Week 9 and 10 – Technical Practice & Roles
Activities:
Try sound, lighting, props, and stage roles in rehearsal.
Apply to story scenes.
Focus Skills: Understanding technical roles, teamwork, problem-solving, confidence.
Week 11 – Dress Rehearsal
Activities:
Rehearse full performance.
Reflection and feedback.
Make adjustments as needed.
Focus Skills: Stage presence, collaboration, self-evaluation, preparation.
Week 12 – Final Performance
Activities:
Perform to an audience.
Celebrate achievements.
Record performance for reflection.
Focus Skills: Performance, confidence, leadership, communication, reflection.
Outcomes:
By the end of the course, learners will:
Develop confidence in performing music and drama independently or in small groups.
Use voice, movement, and rhythm to tell stories and express emotions.
Practise improvisation and problem-solving in creative activities.
Understand and take on basic technical roles in performance.
Prepare and perform a group piece, demonstrating teamwork and creativity.
