Teacher training for teaching children and young voices

This course will give you a firm foundation in the development of children’s voices, what they are capable of at each stage and the issues encountered during puberty. If you are a singing teacher, a choral director, a classroom music teacher or a Musical Theatre MD – this is what you need to know. The content is based on research evidence and a lifetime of experience in the field; it is not a teaching method, you will be given the tools to devise your own teaching strategies.

Day 1: 10:30-17:00
– Why teach singing to children?
– Recent educational research looking at learning and aptitude
– The benefits of singing for achievement and well being
– Foundations in vocal anatomy
– Basic structure and function
– Challenging assumptions
– Choosing our language
– Development from birth to 6yrs
– Early musical experiences
– Musical play
– Vocal abilities and suitable repertoire

Day 2: 10:00-17:00
– Singing in Key Stage 2
– Vocal development
– Musical development including singing in tune
– Relationship between parents, student and the teacher
– Adolescent girls
– The role of hormones in vocal development
– Common issues like breathiness in the voice
– Repertoire choices
– Adolescent boys
– Recognising the stages of voice change
– How to keep singing though these changes
– Common challenges such as working with a limited range or choosing whether to use falsetto
– Less common issues such as puberphonia
– Finding repertoire that fits

Day 3: 10:00-16:30
– Structuring lessons and practice
– Warm-ups: what to do and in which order
– Crossing genres: pop and musical theatre techniques
– Dealing with fear – memorising music and performance anxiety
– Teaching students with different learning needs, for example: dyslexia, dyspraxia, ADHD, visually impaired
– Child protection issues
– Vocal health
 

Målgrupp
Kursen passar t.ex. lärare som sjunger med barn, sångpedagoger, körledare, musiklärare, musikteaterledare och dig som undervisar unga röster på andra sätt. 

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