"MESH aims to bring a slice of Huddersfield's rich and varied musical life to a wider audience "

MESH is an interactive sound toy which was launched as part of the HCMF 2007 Education & Outreach programme, and is currently available on-line at: http://www.hcmf.co.uk/mesh

Aiming to bring a slice of Huddersfield's rich and varied musical life to a wider audience, MESH uses audio material from thirty of Huddersfield's diverse music groups, ranging from orchestras, brass bands and choral societies to samba bands, rock and pop groups and dhol drummers. Each sound file is linked to an image of an iconic Huddersfield building or landmark. Visitors to the website can drag buildings onto an imaginary landscape to make their own compositions / mixes of Huddersfield sounds and can save them for others to listen to.

HCMF has produced a colourful Curriculum Support Pack to further promote the use of MESH to support specific programmes of study at KS3. The pack includes:

• Introduction to using MESH
• Sample lesson plan
• MESH board game
• Links to other curriculum areas

The MESH Curriculum Support Pack is available free of charge to Secondary Schools in Kirklees, and costs £5 for schools outside of Kirklees (includes postage).

For further information please contact Heidi Johnson, HCMF Education & Outreach Officer on
01484 425082 or email: heidi.johnson@hcmf.co.uk