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This workshop will offer you the chance to experience folk song in a living, dynamic and contemporary way, and will open your ears and voices to new ways of singing folksongs in a choral setting. This course will explore:
- The unique mature of the music that underlies out folk songs
- The mysteries of modes in folk melodies
- The subtle and elemental nature of folk song rhythms
- The stunning chords of oral harmony
Fees:
- £65 for students, OAPs, when booked with evidence by March 1st.
- Couples/Partners & Group Bookings (3+): £58/£65/£70 (see date deadlines above)
- Work Scholarship: £50 (by March 1st) For details, contact the Tonalis office.
This workshop is for everyone interested in environmental questions and nature’s music, including environmentalists, Goethean scientists, land artists, music educators, community musicians, instrument makers, and people who work with Creation spirituality.
- Caring for our Acoustic Environment and the Tuning of the World
- Open Your Ears to the Symphony of the World
- Go on a Fascinating Journey into Soundscape Composition & Aural Ecology
Fees:
- £65 for students, OAPs, when booked with evidence by March 10th.
- Group Bookings (3+): £60/£65/£70 (dates as above)
- Work Scholarship: £55 (by February 15th)
The Well-Tuned Choir
25th April in the Tonalis Music Centre, Stroud, GLOS
- Learn exciting new methods to transform flat / sharp singing
- Discover how to create a great blend of voices!
The Art of Choir Conducting
26th – 27th April in the Tonalis Music Centre, Stroud, GLOS
- Explore a practical guide to all the key components of Choral Conducting
Fees:
- For Both Workshops: £105 (for booking by March 1st), £110 (by April 1st), £115 (thereafter)
- For ‘Choral Conducting’ (2 days): £75 / £80 / £85 (see date deadlines above)
- For ‘The Well-Tuned Choir’ (1 day): £42 / £48 / £54 (see date deadlines above)
- Group Bookings (3+, couples, students, and OAPs): Please contact us for details
- Work Scholarship: £70 (3 days), £50 (for 2 days); please contact us for details
A modular course, 15 days over 1 year:
- New Creative Pathways in Music for Teacher and Child
- Learn to Compose Your Own Music for Children
- Explore a New Curriculum for Improvising & Composing with Children
- Discover how Music Works from the Inside Out
Tuition Fees:
- £595 (if paid in 1 installment), £630 (if paid in 2 installments), £665 (if paid in 3 installments)
- Discounted Fees: £20 deducted from the Fees for Early Booking by March 1st. £45 deducted from the Fees for full-time students, people on income support, and OAPs
- Work Scholarship: £80 off the above fees
A modular course, 10 weekends over 1 year:
- Explore a Step by Step Guide to Composing Your Own Music
- Get Inside the Realms of Musical Creativity
- Investigate New Paradigms in Music for the Contemporary Composer
- Discover how Music works from the Inside Out
Tuition Fees:
- £795 (if paid in 1 installment), £835 (if paid in 2 installments), £870 (if paid in 3 installments)
- Discounted Fees: £20 deducted from the Fees for Early Booking by March 1st. £45 deducted from the Fees for full-time students, people on income support, and OAPs
- Work Scholarship: £95 off the above fees
Intuitive Pedagogy with Pär Ahlbom
Co-sponsored by the Association for Waldorf Music Education,
Mercurius International, & Choroi Instruments
Offering two sessions! (This is the Portland session. View the Chapel Hill session details here.)
For music teachers, early childhood and class teachers, parents, administrators—all are welcome!
In their 15th year, the annual Waldorf Music Conferences (sponsored by the Association for Waldorf Music Education – AWME) are once again blessed to welcome Pär Ahlbom from Järna, Sweden, who will share with us his innovative approach to music-making with children. A master Waldorf pedagogue and one of the original developers of the Choroi flutes, he will offer insights into the pedagogical beginnings of these unique instruments and share with us ways to work with the interval flute, the pentatonic flute, and the diatonic C-flute. If you have any of these flutes, please, please bring them along! Pär will also work with the lyre, rhythm games and exercises, movement, Werbeck singing, and vocal improvisation.
In addition, our time together will include choral work and sessions on the Waldorf music curriculum itself. There will be opportunities to attend special topics sessions as well as roundtable discussions, question and answer sessions, and a forum for sharing music teaching ideas.
Representatives from Mercurius International and Choroi Instruments will have a display area with instruments available to view, try out, and purchase. They will also be on hand to answer questions and take part in our discussions about the flutes, lyres, and other instruments we use in our work with the children.
On Thursday, there will be an evening of music sharing that will include pieces we have worked on together as well as offerings from individuals to share with one another and the larger community. Please bring any and all instruments as well as music copies as needed.
Conference Fee (does not include housing, meals or transportation):
- $455 for AWME members
- $495 for non-members
Housing options for both conferences vary greatly (ranging from camping to family homes to hotels). Morning and afternoon light snacks will be provided each day during the conferences. Catered lunches and some suppers will be available for purchase.
The conferences will begin at 5:30 pm on Sunday evening with registration, a simple shared meal (provided) and our official opening. The conference ends midday the following Friday.
For questions or more information, please contact Andrea Lyman.
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Register for the Portland Session:
Intuitive Pedagogy with Pär Ahlbom
Co-sponsored by the Association for Waldorf Music Education,
Mercurius International, & Choroi Instruments
Offering two sessions! (This is the Chapel Hill session. View the Portland session details here.)
For music teachers, early childhood and class teachers, parents, administrators—all are welcome!
In their 15th year, the annual Waldorf Music Conferences (sponsored by the Association for Waldorf Music Education – AWME) are once again blessed to welcome Pär Ahlbom from Järna, Sweden, who will share with us his innovative approach to music-making with children. A master Waldorf pedagogue and one of the original developers of the Choroi flutes, he will offer insights into the pedagogical beginnings of these unique instruments and share with us ways to work with the interval flute, the pentatonic flute, and the diatonic C-flute. If you have any of these flutes, please, please bring them along! Pär will also work with the lyre, rhythm games and exercises, movement, Werbeck singing, and vocal improvisation.
In addition, our time together will include choral work and sessions on the Waldorf music curriculum itself. There will be opportunities to attend special topics sessions as well as roundtable discussions, question and answer sessions, and a forum for sharing music teaching ideas.
Representatives from Mercurius International and Choroi Instruments will have a display area with instruments available to view, try out, and purchase. They will also be on hand to answer questions and take part in our discussions about the flutes, lyres, and other instruments we use in our work with the children.
On Thursday, there will be an evening of music sharing that will include pieces we have worked on together as well as offerings from individuals to share with one another and the larger community. Please bring any and all instruments as well as music copies as needed.
Conference Fee (does not include housing, meals or transportation):
- $455 for AWME members
- $495 for non-members
Housing options for both conferences vary greatly (ranging from camping to family homes to hotels). Morning and afternoon light snacks will be provided each day during the conferences. Catered lunches and some suppers will be available for purchase.
The conferences will begin at 5:30 pm on Sunday evening with registration, a simple shared meal (provided) and our official opening. The conference ends midday the following Friday.
For questions or more information, please contact Andrea Lyman.
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