Training Course for teachers:
Fri 30th Nov 9.30 to 3.00pm. Lunch provided.
Barwick and Stowford C P S
BA22 9TH
One teacher £100+VAT
Two teachers £180+VAT
Special offer......Make a full day booking of the DrumCrazy Orchestra for this term and pay £70 per teacher
For further details on this course ring John Walter on 07976 835546

Comment from the last training day:
by Roy on Tue 19 Jun 2007 07:54 AM BST |
Hi John,

Thanks for posting "Eh Away" so quickly. The workshop yesterday was excellent with so many applications throughout the school. In addition to the obvious application to music teaching, the workshop encouraged social skills, and non verbal communication skills.

Thanks again for a fantastic day.

Roy


Here are the basic areas of work we will cover on the day:

 

Creating a percussion orchestra:

 

The Instruments:

            Using sections of different types of instrument.

            Selecting a balance of instruments.

            Seating for maximum levels of communication.

            Buying or creating instruments.

             Using Boomwhackers and soundshapes

INSTRUMENT SUPPLIERS:

I recommend :

Soar Valley Music Ltd,
6 Victoria Mills,
Fowke Street,
Rothley,
Leicester,
LE7 7PJ.
U.K.

+44 (0) 116 230 4926

 sales@soarvalleymusic.com

 

They supply Samba and African bands all over the country and have cheap but good quality instruments.
 
The Hands On Approach:

            Everything can be learnt by ear.

            Creating communication.

            Listening and watching.

            Using visual cues and signals.

             Developing facilitation skills

 

Musical elements:

            Start and stop

Tempo: fast and slow

            Dynamics: Loud and soft

            Pitch: High and low

            Timbre: wood metal skin etc.

            Rhythm and beat

 

Creating Rhythms:

            Mnemonics.

            Sounding out.

            Body rhythms.

            Using themes.

            Combining pairs of rhythms.

            Seed rhythms.

 

Conducting games:

            Jumps.

            Stops.

            Go Crazy.

            Count in.

            Count in sections.

            Call and response

            Pass out parts.

            Carry on signal.

Marching.

Story elements.