Workshop offer
For all class teachers, music teachers, parents and lovers of music:
- What does the child of the 21st century need in terms of music?
- How does one choose the right music for the right grade?
- How do children need to be challenged in music?
- How does one inspire the motivation to make music?
My workshops will:
- help you to use music in the classroom in a fun, creative way including the
- use of musical games, improvisation and much more
- develop a solid music curriculum for the school
- provide you with carefully selected songs from Grades 1-8 and many insights for High school
- present you with songs which meet childrens' needs and pose the right challenges for them while explaining the underlying importance of the music
- include everything from Medieval to Classical period with an emphasis on folk music and multicultural music
- integrate newly designed instruments, Orff instruments and recorders in a creative way
- create rhythm work using body percussion, games and instruments such as shakers, drums, boomwhackers etc.
- teach rhythmic perfomance pieces for numerous styles including African drumming and Brazilian Samba.
Designed specificially for:
- lower grades: lyres, pentatonic flutes, creative music games, appropriate songs for each class
- middle grades: energetic songs, rhythm-games and exercises, performance pieces
- upper grades: Choir, performance pieces, jazz-type songs and challenging rhythms which will engage even those students who have little interest in music