2024-2025 Workshops
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Making space in our music place: using creativity and improvisation - Foundations of orff
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EARTH SONGS FOR CHILDREN
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Join master educators Carmen So and Laurel Nikolai as they share their pedagogical expertise teaching young music educators song and dance. Witness the process of first meeting a new group of children, through the journey of teaching music and movement, an awe inspiring process in which the children learn new repertoire, culminating in a sharing session that will leave teachers and audience members inspired. Students will have the expertise of building connection through music and movement. Educators and families are invited to watch the choral Orff process and witness the power of community music making and the power of arts education at its finest.
Laurel Nikolai is an arts educator who has taught students from pre-K through graduate students. Her teaching career has spanned Canada, Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates. Laurel holds her Master of Education degree from the University of Alberta where she has taught courses in music and dance pedagogy including the movement component for Orff levels. Laurel is currently a music specialist with Edmonton Public school teaching K-6 students. Laurel served on the Alberta Orff Chapter board for 16 years including her term as chapter president. She has served on Carl Orff Canada as National Secretary and as a member of the Diversity Equity and Inclusion committee and the Editorial Board. Laurel is the newly elected First-Vice-President of Carl Orff Canada and she looks forward to sharing her dedication to arts education with music and dance specialists across Canada. Carmen So is known for her passion, creativity, and innovation in the music learning process. Ms. So is the founding director of Kokopelli's children's choir, Kikimasu, which was featured in a spotlight concert at the prestigious national PODIUM Conference in 2016. She has also taught with the Edmonton Public School Board for 18 years and is currently the music specialist at Rutherford School. She attained both her Bachelor of Music/Bachelor of Education combined degrees (2004) and a Master of Education degree specializing in Elementary Music (2015) from the University of Alberta. Ms. So holds a Level III certification in Orff Schulwerk and Kodály and is working towards certification in Dalcroze. In the summer of 2014, she had the privilege of studying choral conducting with renowned conductor and composer, Henry Leck. As a lifelong learner, she is always searching for opportunities to learn and adores all things involving creative pedagogical practices. She is inspired by working with musicians from all walks of life and feels blessed to have such a wonderful career as a music educator. WORKSHOP SCHEDULE8:15 AM - 9:00 AM - Registration
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM – Session #1 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM - Break 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM – Session #2 12:30 PM – 1:15 PM - Lunch - Please bring your own 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM – Session #3 |
SING Well: A voice toolkit to speaking and singing with longevity
VOCAL THERAPY (ADD ON SUBSCRIPTION)
WORKSHOP #1: OCTOBER 15, 2024
WORKSHOP #2: MARCH 4, 2025
Kim denis and SABLE CHAN
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This two part Orff series will cover topics such as:
● Basic overview of the larynx and anatomical components for voice production ● Voice warm-ups for speaking and singing
● Exercises to improve vocal flexibility and stamina
● Exploring different vocal registers and how to use them effectively and safely ● Working with developing voices and safely demonstrating for students
● How to recover a sick voice
This session is focused on the hands-on, interactive trial of voice techniques. These skills will help maintain your voice longevity and strengthen your vocal muscle to help build strength, flexibility, and expressivity. It will also provide you with tools to support your students struggling with their own voice concerns.
Kimberley Denis is known for her energy and enthusiasm both on stage and off and is sought after as a soloist, conductor, adjudicator and choir clinician. Upon completion of both a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Music at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, she returned to Alberta to pursue a double Masters degree in choral conducting and vocal performance at the University of Alberta. She has won many accolades for her work as a soprano soloist and conductor, and was recently awarded a Con Spirito Award from Choir Alberta for her work supporting choral music in Alberta and the Alberta Band Association Award of Distinction for her contributions to supporting music education in the province. She is a singer with Edmonton’s professional choir, Pro Coro Canada and has a flourishing voice studio at her own music school – the Purple Door Music Academy. She is also the voice instructor at The King’s University in Edmonton and presently directs Shumayela (a choir for treble and changing voices for singers between the ages of 11 and 16) with the Korora Choir Association and the River City Chorus (a non-auditioned adult community ensemble). In addition to her work as a singer, teacher, conductor, and adjudicator, she arranges pieces for choirs.
Sable is a professional choral singer in Edmonton. She has sung with ensembles such as, Pro Coro Canada, Edmonton Opera Chorus, Canadian Chamber Choir, and is co-founder and singer with FEMME Vocal Ensemble. Sable has also been working as a Speech-Language Pathologist in private practice and specializing in the area of voice therapy for the past 12 years. She is also the author of The Choir Girl Blog, where she publishes articles and interviews with choral individuals from across Canada. Most recently, Sable was named Top 40 Under 40 by Edify Magazine for their Class of 2019.
● Basic overview of the larynx and anatomical components for voice production ● Voice warm-ups for speaking and singing
● Exercises to improve vocal flexibility and stamina
● Exploring different vocal registers and how to use them effectively and safely ● Working with developing voices and safely demonstrating for students
● How to recover a sick voice
This session is focused on the hands-on, interactive trial of voice techniques. These skills will help maintain your voice longevity and strengthen your vocal muscle to help build strength, flexibility, and expressivity. It will also provide you with tools to support your students struggling with their own voice concerns.
Kimberley Denis is known for her energy and enthusiasm both on stage and off and is sought after as a soloist, conductor, adjudicator and choir clinician. Upon completion of both a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Music at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, she returned to Alberta to pursue a double Masters degree in choral conducting and vocal performance at the University of Alberta. She has won many accolades for her work as a soprano soloist and conductor, and was recently awarded a Con Spirito Award from Choir Alberta for her work supporting choral music in Alberta and the Alberta Band Association Award of Distinction for her contributions to supporting music education in the province. She is a singer with Edmonton’s professional choir, Pro Coro Canada and has a flourishing voice studio at her own music school – the Purple Door Music Academy. She is also the voice instructor at The King’s University in Edmonton and presently directs Shumayela (a choir for treble and changing voices for singers between the ages of 11 and 16) with the Korora Choir Association and the River City Chorus (a non-auditioned adult community ensemble). In addition to her work as a singer, teacher, conductor, and adjudicator, she arranges pieces for choirs.
Sable is a professional choral singer in Edmonton. She has sung with ensembles such as, Pro Coro Canada, Edmonton Opera Chorus, Canadian Chamber Choir, and is co-founder and singer with FEMME Vocal Ensemble. Sable has also been working as a Speech-Language Pathologist in private practice and specializing in the area of voice therapy for the past 12 years. She is also the author of The Choir Girl Blog, where she publishes articles and interviews with choral individuals from across Canada. Most recently, Sable was named Top 40 Under 40 by Edify Magazine for their Class of 2019.
WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM - Snacks
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM - Workshop
Location: Hilwie Hamdon School, 13815 Cumberland Rd. NW, Edmonton, AB.
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM - Workshop
Location: Hilwie Hamdon School, 13815 Cumberland Rd. NW, Edmonton, AB.