Group Class Techniques Workshop
Feb 5 – 6, 2016 in Draper, UT
at Suzuki Association of Utah
What
Group Class Techniques Workshop
Instructor: Carey Beth Hockett
Event Description
Group Class Techniques Workshop
[color=3086c8]With Carey Beth Hockett[/color]
19th Annual Utah Suzuki Convention
February 5-6, 2016
A group class is a dynamic social context in which many aspects of music making can be explored efficiently and enjoyably.In this special workshop, Carey Beth Hockett will present tools and tactics to help teachers get more out of groups. Participants will learn how tomake every child feel an integral part of the group,how to involve parents, andhow to engage players of different standards.Activities designed around scales and simple folk songs will cover a variety of areas, including:
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learning by watching and listening
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understanding melody, harmony, and rhythm
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hearing music inside our heads and feeling music inside our bodies
Violin, viola, and cello teachers should bring instruments and be prepared to play. Teachers of other instruments are encouraged to observe and to participate in the non-instrumental activities, mimicking the role of parents in Suzuki group classes. The activities will help everybody
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improve their ability to focus and multi-task
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become more aware of themselves and others without becoming more self-conscious
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laugh very hard
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make lots of mistakes and not worry about it
Teachers who attend all 10 hours may register this Enrichment Course with the Suzuki Association of the Americas.
Location of Event:
Friday:
Holladay City Hall
4580 S 2300 E, Holladay, UT 84117
11:00 AM—5:00 PM (Lunch provided)
Saturday:
American Preparatory Academy Draper #2
11938 S. Lone Peak Parkway
Draper, UT 84020
8:30 AM—4:00 PM
(Register 8:30, Keynote address 9:00, Class 10:00-12:00, Lunch provided, Class 1:00-4:00)
Group Class Techniques Workshop
[color=3086c8]With Carey Beth Hockett[/color]
19th Annual Utah Suzuki Convention
February 5-6, 2016
A group class is a dynamic social context in which many aspects of music making can be explored efficiently and enjoyably.In this special workshop, Carey Beth Hockett will present tools and tactics to help teachers get more out of groups. Participants will learn how tomake every child feel an integral part of the group,how to involve parents, andhow to engage players of different standards.Activities designed around scales and simple folk songs will cover a variety of areas, including:
-
learning by watching and listening
-
understanding melody, harmony, and rhythm
-
hearing music inside our heads and feeling music inside our bodies
Violin, viola, and cello teachers should bring instruments and be prepared to play. Teachers of other instruments are encouraged to observe and to participate in the non-instrumental activities, mimicking the role of parents in Suzuki group classes. The activities will help everybody
-
improve their ability to focus and multi-task
-
become more aware of themselves and others without becoming more self-conscious
-
laugh very hard
-
make lots of mistakes and not worry about it
Teachers who attend all 10 hours may register this Enrichment Course with the Suzuki Association of the Americas.
Location of Event:
Friday:
Holladay City Hall
4580 S 2300 E, Holladay, UT 84117
11:00 AM—5:00 PM (Lunch provided)
Saturday:
American Preparatory Academy Draper #2
11938 S. Lone Peak Parkway
Draper, UT 84020
8:30 AM—4:00 PM
(Register 8:30, Keynote address 9:00, Class 10:00-12:00, Lunch provided, Class 1:00-4:00)
Signup closed.
Trainer Information
Carey Beth Hockett has been actively involved in the Suzuki world for more than 40 years. She taught at the Ithaca Talent Education School and then for the London Suzuki Group and is now on the faculty of the Colburn School in Los Angeles. She was a member of the International Suzuki Association’s Cello Committee and served as repertoire consultant to the Associated Board of Royal Schools of Music in England and the Royal Conservatory in Toronto. She teaches string pedagogy at the Colburn Conservatory and is the Director of the schools’ Jumpstart String Program.
When
Friday, February 5 to Saturday, February 6, , 2016
Where
Suzuki Association of Utah
American Preparatory Academy Draper 2 (for Saturday class)
11938 S. Lone Peak Parkway
Draper UT 84020
USA
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