Creating New Blends - Adelaide 2010

Presenter	Session Title	Session Description
Mandy Carver	Out of the blender: African recipes for Orff classrooms	This workshop takes a Xhosa song from the Eastern Cape of South Africa and transfers it to barred instruments, retaining the elements of African music making embedded in the sung tradition: harmony, independent parts, cross rhythm and groove. In keeping with style, parts for moving bodies, joyful voices and tuned and untuned percussion will contribute to the learning.
Susie Davies- Splitter	Music for children with special needs - making Positive Connections	Inclusive opportunities for each individual to shine by providing simple musical connections and creating ‘special moments’ in a safe and nurturing environment.
John Handley	Body Percussion to Rock Drumming	This unit uses a body percussion approach to teaching six basic rock drumming patterns. It is suitable for students in year 7 and 8, but would apply to upper primary students as well.
Peta Harper	Dr Seuss meets Ross Edwards	Dr Seuss meets Ross Edwards: Using visual and aural stimuli to fully explore and develop the potential of one or two musical/movement ideas in composition.
Heather McLaughlin	Using Marimbas & Xylophones Pieces for all ages 5 - 11 yr olds	This session will present a variety of pieces for melodic percussion instruments, suitable for children from 5 to 14 years. Pieces are by Jon Madin, some are from the 'volumes' (Music for Children, by Orff/Keetman), and others.
Sibelius	TBA	More information to come...

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