Stepping Notes

Teaching music through the body and the voice

A ONE-DAY COURSE FOR TEACHERS OF PRE-SCHOOL & INFANT CHILDREN

Saturday, 10th February, 2018
9.45 a.m. – 5.00 p.m.
Church Hall, Christ Prince of Peace, Portmore Way, Weybridge, Surrey KT13 8JD

Stepping Notes is a holistic, integrated, multi-sensory approach to music education, based upon
the philosophies of Kodály and Jaques-Dalcroze and the Colourstrings method. The hallmarks of the Stepping Notes approach
are:
(1) Movement and singing as the prime conduits for musical learning.
(2) Developing the inner ear.
(3) Feeling and understanding the inner life of music.
(4) Maintaining natural body flexibility and sensitivity.
(5) The judicious and sensitive use of high-quality musical instruments.
(6) The world of the imagination; this is where young children live.

This course is designed to help those who teach children aged 2 to 7 to develop their students’ musicianship through the voice, and through natural body movement. We will concentrate on the following areas:
(1) using the body and the voice to help children to feel and understand rhythm, melody and harmony;
(2) teaching musical literacy using singing and movement;
(3) choosing and using children’s instruments in such a way as to preserve and enhance their co-ordination and sense of rhythm.
In this course, a large number of wonderful songs and activities will be learnt. Multi-sensory teaching aids will be used. Many beautiful instruments will be played. Information will be provided about sources of further training, books, materials, teaching aids & instruments.

The fee for this course is £70.

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