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| OVERVIEW: | |||||||||
| All children are born with the potential to become musical. With inappropriate or no music experiences children can loose their intuitions for music. This workshop will provide a bridge from research to practice by demonstrating how a repertoire of traditional children's songs, rhymes, games and dances as well as movement with classical music can develop the next generation of tuneful, beatful and artful citizens. To achieve that goal, an 8-part curriculum will be presented that can be easily used with preschool and elementary aged children. | |||||||||
| AGENDA | |||||||||
| AN 8-PART MUSIC READINESS CURRICULUM FOR 3–8 YEAR OLD CHILDREN | |||||||||
| SINGING/TONAL ACTIVITY CATEGORIES | |||||||||
1. Pitch Exploration/Vocal Warm-up (Discovering the sensation of the singing voice)
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| MOVEMENT ACTIVITIES CATEGORIES | |||||||||
6. Movement Exploration/Warm-up (Developing expressive sensitivity through movement)
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| Potential Audience: | |||||||||
| Preschool and Elementary Educators | |||||||||
| JOHN FEIERABEND | |||||||||
| Dr. John Feierabend is considered one of the leading authorities on childhood development in music and movement. He is a Professor Emeritus and former Director of Music Education at The Hartt School of the University of Hartford and is a past President of the Organization of American Kodály Educators. He has given presentations in all fifty states and many other countries. He is the author of over seventy books, recordings, and DVDs, several of which served as the inspiration for the award-winning PBS children's television series Lomax: The Hound of Music. Dr. Feierabend has been honored as a Lowell Mason Fellow by the National Association for Music Education (Name); was named University Educator of the Year by the Connecticut Music Educators Association; received the Outstanding Alumni Award from Wayne State University, the Outstanding Educator Award from the Organization of American Kodaly Educators, and the James Bent Award for outstanding achievement in scholarship and creativity from the University of Hartford; and was the first U.S. recipient of the LEGO Prize, an international award given annually to "an individual who has made a distinctive contribution to the betterment of children." Dr. Feierabend continues to be committed to collecting, preserving, and teaching the diverse folk music of our country and using that folk music as a bridge to help children understand and enjoy classical music. Dr. Feierabend's creativity and research has resulted in two music methods: First Steps in Music, a music and movement program for infants through elementary-aged children, and Conversational Solfege, a music literacy method suitable for elementary through college-aged student. |
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| Venue: Dalian American International School 2 Dianchi Road, Golden Pebble Beach Jinzhou New District, Dalian, P.R. China 116650 8.30 am to 3.30 pm Registration at 8.00 am on the 30th April 2020. |
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