Educational workshops with Paul Archibald, Benedict Hoffnung & Scott Bywater

	Paul Archibald (left) & Benedict Hoffnung

An important part of Paul's work in education is the trumpet and percussion workshops undertaken with Ben Hoffnung and Scott Bywater. The workshops are designed to encourage children to perform. The music they play accommodates children who are experienced and working towards graded examinations but at the same time includes young people who have yet to learn a musical instrument but would enjoy performing as part of a group activity.

The Flexiband series is a collection of pieces specifically written by Paul to incorporate all levels of attainment and allows groupings of any instruments to be included. Transposed parts are available for children who may play instruments such as clarinet, saxophone or french horn. Alternatively children can 'create' their own parts to give a completely unique version of the piece.

Demonstration Recitals

Paul, Ben and Scott offer a programme that gives a thousand years of world music in an hour! The demonstration recital takes the listener back 1000 years to the very beginnings of music and, with the use of musical extracts, show how music developed right through to the latest chart buster of today!

Critical features & benefits
•	Informal concert and/or workshop tailored to the requirements of your school.
•	Demonstration of complete family of trumpets including piccolo trumpet, cornet and flugelhorn.
•	Demonstration of different families of percussion instruments - tuned and non-tuned percussion
•	African, Latin American, Indian, Kit and Timpani.
•	Performance of pieces written and arranged specifically for trumpet and percussion.
•	Pieces to include participation by students of any age.
•	Specific help and advice to students who are learning brass or percussion instruments.
•	Integrates with and complements instrumental tuition currently undertaken at your school.
•	Consistent with guidelines as set out in the National Curriculum.

In parallel with this development the musicians show how music from different cultures and regions of the world was performed and the type of instruments that were used. Early forms of trumpets and percussive instruments have been part of the world’s culture for millennia and this fascinating insight into the colours ands sounds of these two families of instruments leave children enthused and enthralled!

Ben Hoffnung studied at the Royal Academy of Music and enjoys a diverse career as a percussionist. He regularly performs as timpanist with orchestras in London, and is currently Principal Timpanist with the London Mozart Players. He is involved with several early music groups including the Hanover Band and The Sixteen, and owns several antique instruments as well as designing and building his own Baroque timpani. He also enjoys composing and performing popular music, and has produced two successful CDs with Mike Howlett.

As a recording artist he has worked with many well-known names, including Frank Zappa, Eric Clapton, Mike Oldfield, and Peter Gabriel. He conducts and co-produces The Hoffnung Concert devised originally by his father Gerard, the well-known cartoonist. His work with Paul Archibald includes community work and concerts and workshops for children and young people.