The Sound of Croydon: Celebrating Samuel Coleridge Taylor
Free inaugural schools programme at the Museum of Croydon!
For the first time the Museum of Croydon is offering school groups an exciting opportunity to learn more about Samuel Coleridge-Taylor through our self-led activities programme.
Black British composer and conductor, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912) was the son of a Sierra Leonean doctor and an English mother. He came to Croydon aged one and lived the rest of his life in the borough. A graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, Coleridge-Taylor’s classical compositions were heavily influenced by traditional African music and his Pan-Africanist beliefs. He is best known for the internationally successful 1898 Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s work continues to inspire musicians today.
Bring your students to the museum to see our temporary exhibition The Sound of Croydon: Celebrating Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and learn about Croydon’s most famous composer.
A resource is available for educators to use within the exhibition, complete with activity sheets. Prior to visiting, our Teacher’s Pack, (downloadable below) designed for teachers to introduce Samuel Coleridge-Taylor to students and includes activities for Key Stage 1, 2 & 3.
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To book your self-led visit please contact our admin team on 020 8604 7501 or email museum@croydon.gov.uk
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Schools have exclusive use of the galleries every Monday and Tuesday. School groups are also welcome during our public opening hours, Wednesday-Saturday 10 – 4.30pm.
Incredibly, the museum is also offering the first 10 schools who book a visit to the exhibition a fully funded in-school drumming lesson led by a professional musician!