Music EDUCATION

Music Education
Music Education
Music Education

"Taking it to the Streets" FREE MUSIC EDUCATION WORKSHOPS for Children
Saturday, June 15 at the Burlington Art Centre (Brock Street and Lakeshore Road)

Presented by

Sound of Music Festival and our community partners are pleased to bring you this unique music education program. Sign your child up today for an interactive and educational workshop.

These sessions are FREE and 45 minutes in length. They will be running on the afternoon of Saturday, June 16 at the Burlington Art Centre, space is limited, please contact MusicEd@soundofmusic.ca to secure your spot for any of the workshops listed below.

Please include in the email: parent or guardian name, phone number(s) child’s name and age and preferred session. On June 15th you must bring the signed consent form.

Drumming Workshop - The drumming workshop will offer students and insight into the basic knowledge of drumming. Students will be using World Drums (mainly djembes) to learn and demonstrate rhythmic patterns, tempo control, and striking techniques. After an introduction and mini lesson, students will be given the opportunity to demonstrate, through a small performance, the different techniques and concepts that they learned.

Guitar Workshop - Whether you have been playing for six months or you have never played before, our guitar workshop will provide exposure to techniques, styles, and musicianship skills. Through an introduction and mini lesson, students will learn strumming and note picking techniques, basic chords, the proper way to play, and the key parts of a guitar. Students will also be given the opportunity to learn a simple song and put on a mini “concert”.

Orff Workshop - A hands-on workshop that introduces the Orff process of music. We will explore creative paths through music including pitch and unpitched percussion (the Orff Instrumentarium). Students will be lead in simple improvisation and composition activities and collaborative learning. Students will use instruments like shaker, xylophone, metallophone, and glockenspiels.

 

Drumming Workshop times will be from:

1:30 – 2:15 pm for ages 4-7
 

2:30 – 3:15 pm for ages 8-12

This session will be conducted by “The Naked Beat”

3:30 - 4:15 pm for ages 8-12
 

Guitar Workshop times will be from:

1:30 – 2:15 pm for ages 8-12
 

2:30 – 3:15 pm for ages 8-12
 

3:30 – 4:15 pm for ages 8-12
   

Orff Workshop times will be from:

1:30 – 2:15 pm for ages 4-7
 

2:30 – 3:15 pm for ages 4-7
 

3:30 - 4:15 pm for ages 4-7

 

Through this program, the Festival organization endeavors to:

  • Grow our youth’s creative development and teamwork through musical education
  • Make music available in the community to all through a unique program of musical education and training including singing and instrument practice and performances
  • Foster a love and respect for the Arts
  • Realize the intrinsic values of community, respect and the goodness of society which are natural outflows of music, education and teamwork