Schools Competition: Making Musical Waves Challenge
COMPETITION IS OPEN!
We are pleased to announce that the Making Musical Waves Challenge, which was postponed due to Covid-19, re-opened for entries from the 1st November 2021.
The closing date for entries is 15th December 2021, and winners will be contacted in January 2022.
Entries must be submitted by a teacher or stem club leader, details on how to enter below.
Teachers can register interest, and we will be in touch with teachers who have already pre-registered.
The Science of Musical Instruments: Resources for supporting activities that can be run in class or STEM club are available here.
We are pleased to announce that the Making Musical Waves Challenge, which was postponed due to Covid-19, re-opened for entries from the 1st November 2021.
The closing date for entries is 15th December 2021, and winners will be contacted in January 2022.
Entries must be submitted by a teacher or stem club leader, details on how to enter below.
Teachers can register interest, and we will be in touch with teachers who have already pre-registered.
The Science of Musical Instruments: Resources for supporting activities that can be run in class or STEM club are available here.
Making Musical Waves
To celebrate International Year of Sound 2020/2021, we are launching the Making Musical Waves Challenge! This is a national cross-curricular STEM competition that challenges secondary school pupils to combine design, science, mathematics and music to create original musical instruments from repurposed materials.
The competition supports key elements of the KS3 and KS4 (and CfE 3rd/4th) physics, and mathematics curriculum. Prizes are up for grabs for the most creative and innovative entries!
Who can enter?
Secondary school students aged 16 and under may enter in teams of up to 4. Entries are submitted by your teacher or STEM club leader, and the competition can be run as a class or STEM club activity.
When can we enter?
Competition entries can be submitted between the 1/11/2021 and 15/12/2021. Teachers interested in taking part can sign up for email notifications here.
The challenge
The challenge is to design and create one or more musical instruments using what you have learned about sound, and your own imagination!
Your musical instrument must:
The competition entry has two parts:
Competition entries must be submitted by your teacher. Guidelines to help you create your entry are available below.
The competition supports key elements of the KS3 and KS4 (and CfE 3rd/4th) physics, and mathematics curriculum. Prizes are up for grabs for the most creative and innovative entries!
Who can enter?
Secondary school students aged 16 and under may enter in teams of up to 4. Entries are submitted by your teacher or STEM club leader, and the competition can be run as a class or STEM club activity.
When can we enter?
Competition entries can be submitted between the 1/11/2021 and 15/12/2021. Teachers interested in taking part can sign up for email notifications here.
The challenge
The challenge is to design and create one or more musical instruments using what you have learned about sound, and your own imagination!
Your musical instrument must:
- Be acoustic
- Be able to produce notes in a scale of at least one octave
- Be made mostly from repurposed or recycled materials
The competition entry has two parts:
- Submit a poster of your design. One poster per team entry. We want to see the finished instrument, how you arrived at your design, and a brief explanation of the science behind it.
- Perform! Your teacher will send us a video or audio recording of your team playing your instrument(s). We want to hear an octave scale and a short piece of music. The musical performance may be solo or ensemble, but may only feature the instruments your team have built and only team members may perform. Recordings must be short (1 minute or under).
Competition entries must be submitted by your teacher. Guidelines to help you create your entry are available below.
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How to Enter
Entries must be submitted through your teacher or adult STEM club leader between 1/11/2021 and 15/12/2021.
Teachers should first register interest, giving their name, school name and contact email.
Entries will be submitted by email, by your teacher, together with a completed Competition Cover Page for each team entry. See Submission Guidelines for acceptable file sizes and types.
Please read our privacy notice and competition rules, terms and conditions.
Entries must be submitted through your teacher or adult STEM club leader between 1/11/2021 and 15/12/2021.
Teachers should first register interest, giving their name, school name and contact email.
Entries will be submitted by email, by your teacher, together with a completed Competition Cover Page for each team entry. See Submission Guidelines for acceptable file sizes and types.
Please read our privacy notice and competition rules, terms and conditions.
Prizes
Prizes are up for grabs for:
Prizes are up for grabs for:
- Best designed instrument (on the basis of your poster and video submissions together)
- Best performance
- First placed team: £30 in gift vouchers
- Second placed team: £25 in gift vouchers
Please Note:
Teachers are responsible for carrying out any necessary risk assessments for pupils' activities related to this competition.
Team names must not contain pupil names.
Students must obtain parent/guardian permission, which teachers must confirm on the cover page.
Videos and posters will be used for judging purposes only. However, we may wish to publish winning submissions on our web site or social media for publicity purposes, in which case we will contact the school to obtain parent/carer consent. We will not publish or share any videos or images of pupils without first obtaining consent
Please read our privacy notice and competition rules, terms and conditions.
For more information please contact waves_competition@manchester.ac.uk
Teachers are responsible for carrying out any necessary risk assessments for pupils' activities related to this competition.
Team names must not contain pupil names.
Students must obtain parent/guardian permission, which teachers must confirm on the cover page.
Videos and posters will be used for judging purposes only. However, we may wish to publish winning submissions on our web site or social media for publicity purposes, in which case we will contact the school to obtain parent/carer consent. We will not publish or share any videos or images of pupils without first obtaining consent
Please read our privacy notice and competition rules, terms and conditions.
For more information please contact waves_competition@manchester.ac.uk