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~ The Waldorf Music Continuum: How do we meet the developing child through music? ~

Sponsored by the Association for Waldorf Music Education

In its 17th year, the 2016 Waldorf Summer Music Conference will offer a journey through the grades, looking more closely at what stands behind the music curriculum. Bringing ‘the right thing at the right time’ is the hallmark of Waldorf education, and the music curriculum reflects this profound pedagogy.

Our work together will explore the what, when, how, and why of what we do, and how it meets each stage of the child’s development. Included in this spectrum will be hands-on experience with the instruments we use in our curriculum, a deeper look at Rudolf Steiner’s indications for bringing music to children, alternatives to traditional ensemble work, the changing voice, and more! There will also be sessions dedicated to questions and answers. For our own development as well as for enhancing and supporting our work in the classroom, our days will be rounded out with Werbeck vocal exercises and choral work in addition to movement and games.
Since we will be including hands-on instrumental work, we ask participants to bring Choroi interval flutes, pentatonic flutes, diatonic/C-flutes, recorders of any voicing, kinderharps, or bordun lyres, if possible. We will also have some instruments available to borrow at the school, but please bring whatever you have, and extras to share, if possible! On Thursday evening, we will have our traditional music sharing for the larger community – everyone is welcome to attend! For this occasion, participants are invited to bring any and all instruments to make music to share with each other as well as extra copies of sheet music if you would like to prepare something with others.

This year’s facilitators:

• Sheila Johns – Sheila Johns taught music for 14 years at the Washington Waldorf School in Bethesda, Maryland where she served in a variety of capacities, including mentoring other music teachers. She teaches courses in the mood of the fifth and has developed a curriculum for working with the pentatonic kinderharp for grades 1-3 as well as for an applied music course for grades 7/8. Sheila served as president of the Lyre Association of North America for 9 years and has trainings in both instrumental and vocal anthroposophic music therapy. She has been a carrying member of AWME for the last 8 years.
• Andrea Lyman – Andrea Lyman has been a Waldorf music teacher since 1992, has taught music courses at Sunbridge College, Waldorf Institute of Southern California, Sound Circle Center, and has been an adjunct faculty member of the West Coast Institute in Vancouver, BC since 2011. In addition to evaluating and mentoring Waldorf music teachers and faculties throughout North America, Andrea also gives courses and workshops in South America and Asia. She has authored several articles on the Waldorf music curriculum and has served as president of AWME since its inception in 2001.

NOTE: The conference will begin at 5:30pm on Sunday, July 10th, with registration; a simple shared meal (provided), and our official opening. The conference will end midday of the following Friday, July 15th.

Conference Fee:

$455 for AWME members ($40 discount!), $495 for non-members

(registration fees exclude housing, meals, or transportation)

For information on housing, meals, or transportation, please contact Diana Bright.

For more questions or information, please contact Andrea Lyman.

PLEASE NOTE: In the event that we do not have the required minimum number of participants to support the conference, registered participants will be notified by April 18th, and all payment will be returned. If we do have a minimum by April 15th, we will continue to take registration and payment until June 1st.

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Register now! – Our minimum number of participants has been met! We welcome all registrations through June 25, 2016.

Cancellation Policy:

• $350 up until deadline
• $200 from May 15-June 25th
• Non-refundable after June 25th

Would you love to be able to READ MUSIC?

There are still places available if you would like to join this course…

Testimonial:

“Tonalis has the most wonderful and effective methods for teaching you how to read and understand music. They go far beyond mechanically reading music; they enable you to feel and embody it. I learnt more in one day with Tonalis than I had done in decades of music lessons and choir singing.” –(Sophie Baker participant on Tonalis ‘Inner Life of Music’ Training)

For more details & to see the leaflet use this link.

Fees:

• £74 (for booking by May 15th), £82 (by June 15th), £88 (thereafter)
• Couples, OAPs, and Group Bookings (3+): £68 / £73 / £78
• Saturday Attendance Only: £48

Tuition Fees:

• 1 installment, £475
• 2 installments, £495 (i.e.2x £248)
• 3 installments, £520 (i.e.3x£174)
• Discounted Fees = £20 deducted from the Fees for Early Booking by June 1st.
• Work Scholarship Fee: £65 off the above fees. A LIMITED number of Work Scholarships are available to help with setting up and clearing away, etc. Priority is given to students and people on Income Support. Please check availability.

Discover Everything You Need to Lead and Inspire Children’s Singing

Come and explore:

• Voice Education – for Teacher & Child,
• New Multi-sensory Song Teaching Methods,
• a New Progression for Teaching Part Songs,
• How to Help Children who cannot Pitch Match,
• the Boy’s Changing Voice in Adolescence,
• and much more . . .

This Course will inspire everyone involved in Children’s Singing and is appropriate for participants with ALL levels of vocal and musical experience.

For more details & to see the leaflet use this link.

Fees:

• £190 (for booking by May 15th), £200 (by June 20th), £210 (thereafter)
• £180 for Waldorf Teachers; £170 for STUDENTS & 2 TEACHERS FROM THE SAME SCHOOL (both by June 1st)
• Work Scholarship Fee: £135 A work scholarship is available to students and the unwaged.

Sing your heart out on an unforgettable weekend of life enhancing music, and explore new ways to create balance and harmony in your life through song!

For more details & to see the leaflet use this link.

Fees:

• £74 (for booking by May 15th), £82 (by June 15th), £88 (thereafter)
• Couples, OAPs, and Group Bookings (3+): £68 / £73 / £78 (dates as above)

New Horizons for Choir Leaders and Choir Singers

Take the Whole Course or come to individual Workshops:

• 20 – 21 August: Sing Freedom – How to make your Choir Sound Great & New Warm-ups for Choirs
• 22 August: Tuning In – Questions of Intonation & Blend
• 23 August: Explore New Multi-sensory Song Teaching Methods
• 24 – 25 August: The Art of Choral Conducting

For more details & to see the leaflet use this link.

Tuition Fees:

• 1 Day: £50
• 2 Days: £77 (by June 1st), £85 (thereafter)
• 4 Days: £150 (by May 20th), £158 (by July 1st), £168 (thereafter)
• Whole Course: £215 (by May 20th), £225 (by July 1st), £235 (thereafter)
• Concessions (for 6 days): £200 for Full-time Students, O.A.P.s & People on Income Support (with evidence) when booked by June 1st.
• Work Scholarship Fee (for 6 days): £155 A LIMITED number of Work Scholarships are available to students & the unwaged. (Please check availability & apply with evidence.)

Re-Imagine!

This New Training course will help you to Sing Your Songs in ways that are filled with Imagination, Soul and Musicality

It offers you New Pathways to develop:

• Expressive Singing,
• Vibrant Performances,
• and Deeper Levels of Musical Meaning

This is a modular, part-time course – to start Easter 2017 → Duration: 15 Days – 3 Weekends & 3 three-day Modules

For more details & to see the leaflet use this link.

Tuition Fees:

• 1 installment, £565
• 2 installments, £590 (i.e.2x £295)
• 3 installments, £615 (i.e.3x£205)
• Discounted Fees = £20 deducted from the Fees for Early Booking by September 1st.
• Work Scholarship Fee: £75 off the above fees.

Sponsored by the Association for Waldorf Music Education

with guest presenter Christiaan Boele
Michael Fields Agricultural Institute
July 9-14, 2017

~ Singing as a New Means for (Self-)Education ~

Founding a new musical culture as an answer to the needs of our time

The Association for Waldorf Music Education is very pleased to have the opportunity this summer of 2017 to host our annual summer music conference with master teacher, Christiaan Boele in beautiful southeastern Wisconsin, at the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute in East Troy, Wisconsin from Sunday afternoon, July 9 through Friday morning, July 14.

Christiaan Boele brings his vast knowledge and expertise in the Werbeck method of singing and voice work to our summer conferences in 2017! Christiaan travels around the world from his home in Europe, giving trainings, workshops and classes that focus on the proper use of the voice, its potential, and its healing power in our lives. He has trained with those who studied with famed vocalist, Valborg Werbeck-Svärdström herself (who worked with Rudolf Steiner), and has for many years, continued this approach to healthy singing and voice work that according to Steiner, can offer a major contribution to the future evolution of humanity.

During the conferences, Christiaan will be available during the week to offer individual 45-minute voice lessons to participants wishing to deepen their own personal voice work for a fee of $65 per lesson. Cash only will be accepted, and will be paid to Christiaan directly at the time of the lesson. If you are interested, please note this when you register, or as soon as possible during the conference, as these slots will fill up fast! His cancellation policy requires that if someone cancels, for any reason, he expects payment for the full cost of the lessons. The ONLY exception is if you are able to find another person to take your lesson time!

During the conference, we will also be covering many other topics of interest such as: instrumental music in the Waldorf curriculum, specific grade-related repertoire and activities (songs, movement, games, etc.), and Spacial Dynamics. There will be an evening of music presentations we have worked on together, and/or individually, to share with one another and the larger community.

Conference Fee:

$450 for AWME members ($40 discount!); $490 for non-members, everyone after May 31st

For more questions or information, please contact Andrea Lyman.

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REGISTER NOW! – We welcome all registrations through the deadline June 15, 2017.

Sponsored by the Association for Waldorf Music Education

with guest presenter Christiaan Boele
Michael Fields Agricultural Institute
July 9-14, 2017

~ Singing as a New Means for (Self-)Education ~

Founding a new musical culture as an answer to the needs of our time

The Association for Waldorf Music Education is very pleased to have the opportunity this summer of 2017 to host our annual summer music conference with master teacher, Christiaan Boele in beautiful southeastern Wisconsin, at the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute in East Troy, Wisconsin from Sunday afternoon, July 9 through Friday morning, July 14.

Christiaan Boele brings his vast knowledge and expertise in the Werbeck method of singing and voice work to our summer conferences in 2017! Christiaan travels around the world from his home in Europe, giving trainings, workshops and classes that focus on the proper use of the voice, its potential, and its healing power in our lives. He has trained with those who studied with famed vocalist, Valborg Werbeck-Svärdström herself (who worked with Rudolf Steiner), and has for many years, continued this approach to healthy singing and voice work that according to Steiner, can offer a major contribution to the future evolution of humanity.

During the conferences, Christiaan will be available during the week to offer individual 45-minute voice lessons to participants wishing to deepen their own personal voice work for a fee of $65 per lesson. Cash only will be accepted, and will be paid to Christiaan directly at the time of the lesson. If you are interested, please note this when you register, or as soon as possible during the conference, as these slots will fill up fast! His cancellation policy requires that if someone cancels, for any reason, he expects payment for the full cost of the lessons. The ONLY exception is if you are able to find another person to take your lesson time!

During the conference, we will also be covering many other topics of interest such as: instrumental music in the Waldorf curriculum, specific grade-related repertoire and activities (songs, movement, games, etc.), and Spacial Dynamics. There will be an evening of music presentations we have worked on together, and/or individually, to share with one another and the larger community.

Conference Fee:

$450 for AWME members ($40 discount!); $490 for non-members, everyone after May 31st

For more questions or information, please contact Andrea Lyman.

________________________________________________________________________

REGISTER NOW! – We welcome all registrations through the deadline June 15, 2017.

Sponsored by the Association for Waldorf Music Education

Waldorf School of Orange County
July 7-12, 2019

~ The Journey of Waldorf Music Education ~

Meeting the challenges of both new and experienced teachers

In its 19th year, the 2019 Waldorf Summer Music Conference will offer a journey through the grades and high school, looking more closely at what stands behind the music curriculum. Bringing ‘the right thing at the right time’ is the hallmark of Waldorf education, and the music curriculum reflects this profound pedagogy.

Our work together will explore the what, when, how, and why of what we do, and how it meets each stage of the child’s development. Included in this spectrum will be hands-on experience with the instruments we use in our curriculum, a deeper look at Rudolf Steiner’s indications for bringing music to children, alternatives to traditional ensemble work, the changing voice, and more! There will also be dedicated sessions to address the questions, concerns, and special interests of both new and experienced teachers. For our own development as well as for enhancing and supporting our work in the classroom, our days will be rounded out with Werbeck vocal exercises and choral work in addition to movement and games.

What to bring:

Since we will be including hands-on instrumental work, we ask participants to bring Choroi interval flutes, pentatonic flutes, diatonic/C-flutes, recorders of any voicing, kinderharps, or bordun lyres, if possible. We will also have some instruments available to borrow at the school, but please bring whatever you have, and extras to share, if possible!

On Thursday evening, July 11th, we will have our traditional music sharing for the larger community, and everyone is welcome to attend! For this occasion, participants are invited to bring any and all instruments to make music to share with each other as well as extra copies of sheet music if you would like to prepare something with others.

This year’s facilitators:

Sheila Johns taught music for 14 years at the Washington Waldorf School in Bethesda, Maryland where she served in a variety of capacities, including mentoring other music teachers. She teaches courses in the mood of the fifth and has developed a curriculum for working with the pentatonic children’s lyre for Grades 1-3 as well as for an applied music course for Grades 7/8. In addition to her work in the U.S., she also gives a variety of music courses and workshops in South America and in China. Sheila serves as president of the Lyre Association of North America and has trainings in both instrumental and vocal anthroposophic music therapy. She is the author of a number of articles on music and the developing child and is currently editing several translations of related publications in English. She has been a carrying member of AWME for the last 10 years.

Andrea Lyman has been a Waldorf music teacher since 1992, has taught music courses at Sunbridge College, Waldorf Institute of Southern California, and Sound Circle Center. She has been an adjunct faculty member of the West Coast Institute in Vancouver, BC since 2011. In addition to evaluating and mentoring Waldorf music teachers and faculties throughout North America and offering online mentoring for individuals around the world, Andrea also gives courses and workshops in South America, China, Philippines and Malaysia. She has authored several articles on the Waldorf music curriculum and has served as president of AWME since its inception in 2001.

Conference Fee:

$455 for AWME members ($40 discount!)
$455 for non-members before April 30th; $495 thereafter

For more questions or information, please contact Andrea Lyman.

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We regret to inform you that we did not receive our minimum number of registrations by neither the first nor extended deadlines. We have certain costs involved for any conference, and must set a minimum number of participants to make it viable. As a result, we will not be going forward with our AWME music conference this summer.

We will consequently refund your conference registration payment in full, intending to return the funds to you on Wednesday (May 29). If there is an issue or some other unforeseen need, we will contact you. If you registered—but did not yet make payment—we cannot count this to be a completed registration, nor can we include into our minimum number count those who have said they hoped to register sometime soon.

Please know that much consideration will go into re-imagining and redesigning of both our conference, and the way we get out the notifications. We hope you will again consider us next year in 2020, when we plan to have the next AWME conference. Hopefully, many more colleagues will attend and make for a richer and more rewarding conference!

REGISTER NOW! – We accept all registrations through our final deadline of May 24, 2019.