- Pedagogy: Primary – Kate Tyson
- Pedagogy: Secondary – Jenny Gillan
- Pedagogy: Kokas – Kata Kortvesi
- Super-useful tech tools that enable differentiation and foster an inclusive learning environment in the music classroom – Katie Argyle
- Cultivating New Voices: Creating Engaging and Inclusive Early Childhood Music Learning – Kimberley Lloyd
- Harmonising Learning: Engaging Choir Sessions from Lower Primary to Secondary – Claire Halse
Session 2
Session 2 Day 4
11:00 - 11:55
11:00 - 11:55
Daily interactive sessions covering engaging activities for all years of Primary that promote the development of musicianship through both rigor and creativity. Explore modes of learning and assessing to ‘turn on’ the most ‘turned off’ students. Sessions will include new activities for familiar tunes, lesser-known folk repertoire and songs from outside of the folk and classical genres with a focus on effectively fostering students’ understanding and skills through active music making.
There is a unique educational approach, where music is a great tool for the learning-teaching process, where we can step closer to ourselves using full attention, self-expression, openness, acceptance, silence and last, but not least creativity.
This path has been set by one of Hungary’s most inspiring music pedagogues, the late Klára Kokas, who proved that the Kodály concept of music education is not a closed educational system, but it can be complemented by various creative pedagogical approaches. This experience-based pedagogy has its roots in the Kodály philosophy. An encounter with the most beautiful songs and lyrics of folk music, the active, profound reception of classical masterpieces is the most authentic manifestation of Kodály’s idea that “music is everyone’s”.
The principles of Klára Kokas’ music pedagogy lie in her realization that the best way to guide people towards concentrated attention and an absolute perception of classical music is through movement, activity, and creative work. Her pedagogy uses an age-appropriate, holistic approach with both children and adults to help them perceive music in its totality.
Come barefoot, bring comfortable clothes😊
From the recently-released to the “why didn’t I know about this before?”, there are some incredibly useful tech tools available that can help empower student learning in music education. Technology can provide opportunities to differentiate learning quickly and effectively through apps and browser extensions that are readily available and mostly free to use.
Attendees will discover apps that allow students to snap a photo of their sheet music in order to play it back or transpose it quickly. We’ll look at rehearsal and transcription tools that will change the tempo of videos and audio recordings without changing the pitch, plus set up short practice loops, transpose songs and bookmark important sections of a piece to enable quick navigation. Learn how to create instructional playalong videos that show synchronised notation on screen. Discover an on-screen keyboard that displays notes that are pressed and identifies chords in real-time – just like the keyboard tutorials you see on Youtube. Explore the in-sync lyrics in apps like Spotify and Apple Music to speed up the learning of songs. Learn how to make your own screen tutorials or verbal/visual feedback videos that allow students to pause or rewind the teacher and more!
Parachutes, Lycra, Puppets, and more all help reinforce movement and support the understanding of concepts, skills, and imagination. Make your lessons memorable and join Kimberley to discover new songs, engage in fun games, master lively dances, and immerse yourself in captivating song stories in this fun and active session for Early Years and Lower Primary Students.
Join an interactive workshop, “Harmonising Learning,” where we delve into the art of teaching engaging choir sessions tailored for Lower Primary to Secondary students. This dynamic session focuses on enhancing musical education through interactive methods. We’ll kick off with creative warm-up exercises, setting the stage for an energised learning environment. Discover the power of brain-break activities, fostering focus and creativity among students while keeping them enthused.
The workshop will delve into teaching techniques employing solfa and rhythm names, providing innovative strategies to demystify musical concepts. Participants will explore inventive teaching ideas that make learning both fun and educational. By the end, you’ll be equipped with a toolkit of engaging activities and methods tailored to diverse age groups, ensuring that your choir sessions resonate with excitement and learning.
Get ready to harmonise your teaching approach and leave inspired to create enriching musical experiences for your students!