With the support of Leeds City Council's Learning & Leisure Department and Education Leeds, the Leeds International Pianoforte Competition has a flourishing Outreach Education Programme.

If your organisation would like to be involved with the Education Programme, please contact the Piano Competition Office, pianocompetition@leeds.ac.uk

Workshops in Schools
A series of workshops has been held in Leeds schools, Space at Bracken Edge Primary in Chapeltown, Rosebank Primary, Harewood Primary School and the school at Leeds General Infirmary.

The Trio in action with children from the Space project
at Bracken Edge Primary School


Benjamin Frith shows children at Rosebank Primary
how a piano works

Workshop in the hospital school of Leeds General
Infirmary

Bach+ Piano Project
Between March and July 2007, Musical ARC collaborated with the Leeds International Pianoforte Competition  on Bach+. This project, funded by the Arts Council, involved Benjamin Frith working together with Musical ARC to create a new piece of music which used a keyboard suite by J. S. Bach as inspiration. Four new members joined the Musical ARC for the experience. The results were heard, together with the original Bach suite, in a unique series of concerts. www.musicalarc.com 

Pianos Everywhere
To celebrate the 2006 Leeds International Pianoforte Competition, pianos were set up in some unusual locations around the city, and talented members of the public came to play them.
 
Pianos popped up just about everywhere and pianists turned up and played anything from 'Light my fire' in The Light, to 'Apples and Pears' at Kirkgate Market, 'Come Fly with Me' at the airport and even 'Chopsticks' in Chinatown!

Students from Leeds College of Music and the School of Music, University of Leeds, were also involved with performances at the following locations:

• BBC Building - Quarry Hill Leeds
• Chinatown Shopping Arcade
• Civic Hall, the chamber
• Kirkgate Market
• Leeds Bradford International Airport
• Leeds City train station
• The Light
• Queens Hotel
• Victoria Quarter
• The Wardrobe

A free open-air lunch time concert was held right in Millennium Square featuring renowned pianist Benjamin Frith, winner of many past international piano competitions.  

Want to learn how to play?
If you or your children are of school age, contact Artforms Music and Arts Initiative on 0113 230 4074, or your local music teacher for advice on how to learn to play.

Leeds College of Music offer evening classes and ensembles - for more information, please call 0113 222 3416 or visit www.lcm.ac.uk/courses.