We Are The Music Makers
RIMEA General Music Workshop Series 9AM-Noon
Saturday, March 10th, 2018 Pilgrim High School, Warwick, RI
Dr. Audrey Cardany, University of Rhode Island Audrey.Cardany@uri.edu
In this workshop, we’ll experience activities that enhance our music makers’ musicianship to feed the heart, mind and body. Using a sequence of instruction that progresses from musical understanding through the body, ears and eyes, to cognitive knowledge, we’ll sing, play, move, listen, read/write, and improvise music that touches our hearts in poignant, sometimes powerful, and even whimsical ways.
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Ear before Eye: Musicianship Activities for Choir
THURSDAY, March 9, 2017 & SATURDAY, March 11, 2017
4:45PM – 5:45PM 11:45AM – 12:45PM
Dr. Audrey Cardany, University of Rhode Island
http://www.chorusofwesterly.org/mmea-conference-notes
Sound before sight is a well-established principle of music teaching and learning. Yet, putting the “ear before the eye” in the choral rehearsal may at times challenge an ensemble’s focus on preparing and performing music. In this session, participants will explore activities designed to improve singers’ musicianship throughout the choral rehearsal. We will experience ways for the conductor-teacher to foster their singers’ musicianship through movement to internalize music concepts; creative “games” using Curwen hand signs to improve audiation, intonation, and part-singing; and visuals—both iconic and standard notation—to aid music reading and understanding. Examples from SATB repertoire will be shared.
Friday, March 10, 2017
8:00AM – 9:00AM
Dr. Audrey Cardany, University of Rhode Island
http://www.chorusofwesterly.org/mmea-conference-notes
Singing games are a true gem in the general music classroom. They offer opportunities for students to integrate text, rhythm, and melody in meaningful ways through movement and social interaction. Participants will experience rediscovered play parties, and newly student- and teacher-created activities suitable for K-6 students.
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