Juilliard Curriculum Specialists Brian Drye visits BSB Jan 2024

Watch the above video highlights from Juilliard Curriculum Specialist Brian Drye’s visit to BSB!

Everyone was truly inspired by Brian who spent 2 days with us on 9^th and 10^th January, 2024.

The Juilliard School in New York is one of the world’s leading institutions for performing arts education. This collaboration with Juilliard is exclusive to students at BSB and Nord Anglia Education schools. It allows our students access to the skill and experience of world-leading performing arts delivered by BSB’s outstanding teachers. Combined in our day-to-day BSB dance, drama, and music programmes, this inspires our students and sparks their passion to pursue their talents and interests.

 

Juilliard Curriculum Specialist in our Classrooms

Brian is BSB’s designated Curriculum Specialists and works closely with our Performing Arts teachers throughout the year. During his two days at BSB, Brian hosted Professional Development sessions with the music teachers, performed demo classes, and conducted lesson observation and feedback sessions with music teachers.

We aim that our Juilliard visitors will see different ages and musical groups every time they come to BSB. Brian has visited many classes in both Primary and Secondary school and many students got the chance to hear and interact with him.

 

Hear what our Music Teachers like about Brian’s visit:

Seungyoun Han said “It was inspiring to see Juilliard Curriculum Specialist Brian Drye teach our students. All students engaged their musical ability by playing an instrument or singing. In a short amount of time, students were able to construct music with multiple layers creating wonderful harmonies.”

Misuzu Burns said “The Juilliard Professional Development with Brian was very nice because Juilliard offers cutting-edge, inquiry-based teaching and learning, and it prepares BSB students for further education. The Juilliard curriculum makes our school special and unique. This inspiring programme is for both our students and teachers.”

 

Juilliard Specialists Performance Session

On Tuesday 9^th January at 1pm, Brian hosted a fabulous performance session in the school’s foyer. All parents, teachers and students were invited to attend and everyone who took part enjoyed the fun musical jam. Brian also answered some interesting questions and he even explained how the trombone works during the Q&A session.

 

Upcoming visits from Juilliard

We are thrilled that regular visits from Juilliard Specialists will resume again like before. Juilliard Drama specialist Nick Mahmat will be coming in February and Dance specialist Salla Saarikangas-Kramer is scheduled to visit in April 2024. Stay tuned for more information!

 

 

More about our collaboration with The Juilliard School

Performing arts are so much more than what is seen on stage. They encourage self-expression and self-awareness, as well the development of empathy, confidence and cultural exploration. Our exclusive collaboration with The Juilliard School, the world-renowned performing arts school, combined with our outstanding dance, drama, and music programmes, inspires our students’ creativity, team-work and resilience.

1. Delivering an excellent performing arts education with Juilliard

Your child’s learning of the performing arts will be enhanced using a repertoire of core music, dance and drama works encompassing a wide range of genres, styles and cultures designed and hand-selected by Juilliard. Our teachers will use the Juilliard Creative Classroom, an extraordinary collection of educational resources that have been designed to enhance and supplement our performing arts curricula. Juilliard designed teaching materials, creative activities and rehearsal strategies lead students through explorations of core works of music, dance, and drama and emphasise building students’ personal artistry through their own creativity. Click here to read more.

 

Juilliard Creative Classroom Y11 Drama in 2023.

 

2. Visits from Juilliard Artists and Curriculum Specialists

Juilliard curriculum specialists and artists frequently visit our schools around the world to bring excellence into the classroom and ignite the love of the performing arts in our students. Their expertise, combined with our exceptional teachers have a positive impact on your child’s experience and connection to the performing arts. This visit from Curriculum Specialist Brian Drye is a perfect example.

3. Professional Development

Our teachers enjoy the benefits of being trained by world-leading performing arts educators, with each school having designated Juilliard Curriculum Specialists assigned to work with them. This active community encourages collaboration and professional development through frequent communication, school visits and workshops led by Juilliard experts both at The Juilliard School in New York and regionally in China. This ensures that the level of teaching at our schools remains at the highest standard, energising and encouraging your child to develop and pursue a love for the performing arts. Click here to read more.

BSB Mr. Burns and Mr. McLaughlin at the Juilliard Creative Classroom Training in Shanghai 2023

 

4. Summer Performing Arts with Juilliard

We also provide students with the chance to participate in the Summer Performing Arts with Juilliard programmes in the USA and China; immersive experiences where students explore music, dance and drama in depth and form lasting relationships with others passionate about the arts from across the world. Unique programmes designed by The Juilliard School and taught by their teachers offer students an inspiring and fun-filled experience, during term-time and in the holidays.

Click here to read BSB students David and Air's experience.

Click here to see how to sign up for the Summer Performing Arts with Juilliard Programme July 2024.

BSB student David at the Summer Peforming Arts with Juilliard in 2018

BSB student Air at the Summer Peforming Arts with Juilliard in 2018

 

Please contact our Director of Expressive Arts Mr. Daren Burns if you have any questions regarding our Performing Arts Curriculum.