Course Information
Music is a rich, joyful and valuable experience. Learning music has a positive influence on many aspects of human development including emotional intelligence, cognitive abilities, physical coordination, health and wellbeing as well as social interaction.
In this course participants will gain practical skills teaching music in the primary classes, utilising mainly the voice, recorder and percussion instruments. Discussion of Steiner’s philosophies of music education will be supported with practical examples of music to teach classes 1 through 6.
Participants will develop recorder skills and learn how to impart this knowledge without any prior knowledge of musical notation or playing an instrument. There will be instruction on correct recorder technique including tone production, articulation and finger co-ordination.
As singing is of central importance in Steiner education, this course will explore simple unison melodies for use in the early primary classes, through to singing in rounds, and singing in harmony for the upper primary levels.
Movement and body percussion will be used as a basis for rhythm development that can then be transferred to tuned and untuned percussion to use as accompaniment to recorder and vocal pieces.
Participants will become familiar with the elements of music: pitch, duration, expressive techniques, timbre, texture and structure.
There will be some exploration of music notation reading, composition and improvisation, as well as some discussion of current research on the holistic benefits of music education.
Supportive resources will be provided via hard copy and YouTube links.
This is a valuable and essential workshop for teachers of the Primary classes. We invite casual participants to enrol in the workshop as a standalone module, or to join us for the full Spring Seminar this October.
Cost: $200 AUD per person (incl. GST)
Tutor: Adrienne Alexander
Please note that this module requires some self-paced learning activities to be completed prior to in-person sessions.
Dates and Times
Presented at the Spring Seminar for Primary Teaching
Session 1: Wednesday 2 Oct: 9am – 12.30pm (includes 30 min break for morning tea)
Session 2: Thursday 3 Oct: 1.30pm – 5pm (includes 30 min break for afternoon tea)
Enrolments for this course will close Tuesday 24 September 2024
Required Materials
Participants are required to bring their own recorder or the recommended model by Adrienne, the Mollenhauer descant.
If you would like to purchase a new descant recorder here is a list of suggested websites.
- https://www.ozwinds.com.au/recorders-mollenhauer-recorders-c-322_291_517.html
- https://www.mercurius.com.au/collections/music-sound?filter.p.product_type=Recorders
- https://orpheusmusic.com.au/47-mollenhauer-recorders
Venue
Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School, 121 Edinburgh Road, Castlecrag 2068
