Join the musicians of Southbank Sinfonia for a unique musical and colouring experience – visiting the musical zoo! You’ll have the chance to meet lots of different families of instruments and can even have a go at playing some of them too. You’re also very welcome to bring your own instrument and play along with the musicians from the orchestra in our big musical celebration.
This workshop is ideal for children aged 5–11 years, but adults can have just as much fun too. All instruments and all ability levels are welcome at the Musical Zoo (from Beginner Bassoonists to Pro Percussionists, and everything in between). If you don’t play an instrument or don’t have your own, no problem, there will be plenty of percussion instruments available for you to borrow, and the wonderful Southbank musicians on hand to show you how to use it.
At the end of the musical adventure, we encourage you to draw about your day. Find the colour within the instruments and animals you meet... and display them on the walls of St John's Smith Square for all to see!
