Vocal Music: Megan Hook
Students explore the fundamental elements of music (such as pitch, melody, beat, rhythm, and storytelling) while learning the foundation of healthy singing (breath support, mask resonance, diction) through residencies that focus on singing songs. Megan’s background as a professional performer in a variety of genres including opera, jazz, and pop and rock allow her offer a wide variety of residency options. The residency will culminate with a performance which allows students to hone rehearsal techniques and create choreography.
Technical Requirement: Piano
Students explore the fundamental elements of music (such as pitch, melody, beat, rhythm, and storytelling) while learning the foundation of healthy singing (breath support, mask resonance, diction) through residencies that focus on singing songs. Megan’s background as a professional performer in a variety of genres including opera, jazz, and pop and rock allow her offer a wide variety of residency options. The residency will culminate with a performance which allows students to hone rehearsal techniques and create choreography.
Technical Requirement: Piano
Classical Music: Beth Sussman
These exciting and highly interactive workshops, entitled Classical Connections, use classical music, as well as movement and literature. Students learn music vocabulary, such as tempo, pitch, timbre, piano/forte, legato/staccato, and dynamics. Students are introduced to various composers and their music, as well as learn the instruments of the orchestra. Each concept is presented in two sessions allowing for review and an expansion of skills using a variety of engaging activities. At each session, the artist will play some of the world’s greatest classical music and students are asked to respond to the music or partake in activities throughout each session. The musical selections are short and age appropriate.
Technical Requirement: Piano
These exciting and highly interactive workshops, entitled Classical Connections, use classical music, as well as movement and literature. Students learn music vocabulary, such as tempo, pitch, timbre, piano/forte, legato/staccato, and dynamics. Students are introduced to various composers and their music, as well as learn the instruments of the orchestra. Each concept is presented in two sessions allowing for review and an expansion of skills using a variety of engaging activities. At each session, the artist will play some of the world’s greatest classical music and students are asked to respond to the music or partake in activities throughout each session. The musical selections are short and age appropriate.
Technical Requirement: Piano
Musice/Percussion/Steel Drum: Joseph Peck
This residency will introduce students to the innovation, development, and cultural significance of the steel drum instrument. Through the use of audio and visual materials, students will be introduced to Calypso, Caribbean jazz, Soca, and Panorama styles of music. Students will learn the instrument’s history and origins in Trinidad. Through hands-on activities, students learn basic hand and stick techniques for steel drums and other percussion instruments that make up a “carnival engine room.”
By participating in performance and audience groups, and through group discussion, students gain skills that enable them to creatively express themselves though musical performance, and constructively critique their fellow students through listening and responding in a thoughtful manner. Workshop activities strengthen students’ abilities to listen, play rhythmic and melodic phrases, and compose original musical ideas. Participants have the opportunity to play steel drums, bongos, shakers, cowbells, woodblocks, bamboo sticks, brake drums, and other percussion instruments.
Technical Requirement: Space for instrumental set-up, where classes can rotate in.
This residency will introduce students to the innovation, development, and cultural significance of the steel drum instrument. Through the use of audio and visual materials, students will be introduced to Calypso, Caribbean jazz, Soca, and Panorama styles of music. Students will learn the instrument’s history and origins in Trinidad. Through hands-on activities, students learn basic hand and stick techniques for steel drums and other percussion instruments that make up a “carnival engine room.”
By participating in performance and audience groups, and through group discussion, students gain skills that enable them to creatively express themselves though musical performance, and constructively critique their fellow students through listening and responding in a thoughtful manner. Workshop activities strengthen students’ abilities to listen, play rhythmic and melodic phrases, and compose original musical ideas. Participants have the opportunity to play steel drums, bongos, shakers, cowbells, woodblocks, bamboo sticks, brake drums, and other percussion instruments.
Technical Requirement: Space for instrumental set-up, where classes can rotate in.
Music/Storytelling: Baba the Storyteller
Musical Storytelling (All Grades): Students learn to pronounce, sing and perform in the African Language of Bamanakan, while exploring the ancient West African Musical-Storytelling craft known as Jaliyaa. Instruction is developmentally appropriate and include a rudimentary introduction to music theory (timbre, tone, rhythm, beat, etc.). This residency culminates with a musical-storytelling performance by students before an audience of their peers, staff and/or family. (8-10 Workshops)
Speaking and Listening (Grades 3-12): Students learn Listening as a Skill and Speaking as an Art Form by employing various methods and techniques of traditional storytellers. This residency combines basic elements of music (tone, timbre, rhythm, beat, etc.) with fundamentals of public presentation (prosody, vocal projection, movement, gesturing, etc.). Depending on the length of the residency, students begin with several sessions of listening development before delving into the discipline of public speaking. During the oral delivery portion of the residency, students are assigned written material as the basis of their oral presentations. All lessons are carefully crafted to be developmentally appropriate. This residency makes connections to standards in History/Social Science, Foreign Language, English/Language Arts and Music. This residency culminates with student presentations before an audience of peers, staff, and/or family with equal focus given to both Listeners and Speakers. (8-10 Workshops).
Musical Storytelling (All Grades): Students learn to pronounce, sing and perform in the African Language of Bamanakan, while exploring the ancient West African Musical-Storytelling craft known as Jaliyaa. Instruction is developmentally appropriate and include a rudimentary introduction to music theory (timbre, tone, rhythm, beat, etc.). This residency culminates with a musical-storytelling performance by students before an audience of their peers, staff and/or family. (8-10 Workshops)
Speaking and Listening (Grades 3-12): Students learn Listening as a Skill and Speaking as an Art Form by employing various methods and techniques of traditional storytellers. This residency combines basic elements of music (tone, timbre, rhythm, beat, etc.) with fundamentals of public presentation (prosody, vocal projection, movement, gesturing, etc.). Depending on the length of the residency, students begin with several sessions of listening development before delving into the discipline of public speaking. During the oral delivery portion of the residency, students are assigned written material as the basis of their oral presentations. All lessons are carefully crafted to be developmentally appropriate. This residency makes connections to standards in History/Social Science, Foreign Language, English/Language Arts and Music. This residency culminates with student presentations before an audience of peers, staff, and/or family with equal focus given to both Listeners and Speakers. (8-10 Workshops).
Percussion/Samba Music: Kirk Brundage
Students go through an authentic cultural and educational journey, culminating in a final classroom presentation. Students learn music vocabulary and concepts (such as, pulse, tempo, meter, (steady) beat, rhythm, pitch, melody), and given the opportunity to apply them to practice. Students practice starting and stopping by taking cues from a director; students practice singing in call-and-response; students learn simple choreography that fits with the song and rhythm. Each lesson is build upon the ideas and concepts learned from the previous lesson. Music, song, and dance are integrated in this residency. Percussion instruments may be used, if there is space for the set-up. This residency can be adapted to project goals and objectives.
Technical Requirement: Space for instrumental set-up
Students go through an authentic cultural and educational journey, culminating in a final classroom presentation. Students learn music vocabulary and concepts (such as, pulse, tempo, meter, (steady) beat, rhythm, pitch, melody), and given the opportunity to apply them to practice. Students practice starting and stopping by taking cues from a director; students practice singing in call-and-response; students learn simple choreography that fits with the song and rhythm. Each lesson is build upon the ideas and concepts learned from the previous lesson. Music, song, and dance are integrated in this residency. Percussion instruments may be used, if there is space for the set-up. This residency can be adapted to project goals and objectives.
Technical Requirement: Space for instrumental set-up