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COTTAGE SCHOOL of MUSIC - Senior WORKSHOPS |
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Micheál McCarthy and Laurissa Wyllie McCarthy Micheál McCarthy is a specialist in the areas of Aural and Choral Training. He conducts workshops in Australia and overseas for schools, tertiary institutions, community organisitions and corporate groups. |
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Primary and Secondary Musicianship Classes |
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Primary and Secondary Musicianship Classes These age-specific workshops for children aged 4-16 focus on a wide range of areas including aural and listening skills development, use of games to promote creativity and dynamism in a group, exploration of the role of the individual within an ensemble, aural/visual reactions and interaction, movement, stage management skills, performance-related anxiety, development of performance focus and communication skills, memory development, group awareness/utilisation of space, development of voice blending, group sound development, promoting multi-layered part thinking and development of gross motor skills. The workshops cater for different learning styles, and include activities in which both boys and girls thrive. The active nature of the workshops engage students fully for the entire length of the session. Back These sessions focus on practical issues concerning choral conducting and include aspects such as preparation, rehearsal technique, performance and related pedagogical skills. Thes 'hands-on' workshops concentrate skills such as listening, reacting/interacting, warm-ups, technical skills development, communication, critical evaluation, movement and body awareness, group sound focus and development, rehearsal procedure, part thinking skills, voice reflex, ensemble development, score preparation, use of games to promote creativity and dynamism in a group, movement, stage management, pitch and rhythm development, rehearsal management for experienced and inexperienced singers, aural skills development, score reading skills development, and 'contemporary' choral techniques. Back 'General' and 'Specialist' Music Teaching These workshops for 'general' and/or 'specialist' music teachers look at a variety of ways of teaching music in a fun, exciting and challenging way. Specific skills areas covered include pitch, rhythm, memory skills, reading/writing, creativity and interpretation, composition, improvisation, inner hearing, part thinking, form, and stylistic awareness. Sessions explore ways of integrating these skill areas in a creative learning environment covering all levels from basic through to advanced. The use of the voice and movement are both seen as essential in the discovery, internalisation and learning processes. As a result much emphasis is placed on active and interactive learning. Back These workshops focus on aural training, creativity and related performance skills. Through a series of exploratory activities classes work on a range of skills such as pitch, rhythm, listening, memory, part thinking, creativity, interpretation, movement, improvisation, structure/form, inner hearing, choral singing, sight reading, writing/dictation, and harmonic hearing. The classes also investigate the links between communication and performance and investigating the role of the individual as an independant decision maker within the ensemble context. Material covered ranges from quite basic through to advanced. The use of the voice and movement are both seen as desirable in the discovery, internalisation and learning processes. As such an emphasis is placed on active and interactive learning. Use of instruments in the process is also regarded as important, with regular connections being made between singing and instrumental playing. Back These singing workshops are suited to Community Music organisations such as adult choirs and informal singing groups. Sessions concentrate on a range of aspects of singing including warm ups, choral ensemble skills, aural and listening skills, rote learning skills, memory development, aural/visual reactions and interaction, movement, stage management, performance focus, creative expression and communication, and innovative rehearsal techniques. These sessions will include stimulating vocal music from different parts of the world including Africa. Back These movement, rhythm, singing and game-based workshops focus on a range of aspects of musically related activities. These activities highlight a range of important issues relating to teamwork, individual responsibility, leadership, communication, fun, performance fear and vocal training/health. These workshops are ideal as icebreakers or as 'time out' sessions as part of larger corporate training events, and are equally well suited to team-building days. Back |
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