November 2019 Workshops for piano teachers
Garageband Workshops:
Workshop A: GarageBand (Beginner)
Presenter: Julia Wee
Date: 8 November
Last date to register: 6 November
This is a 2 hour hands-on introductory
session for the complete beginner to GarageBand.
Attendees will be walked through the main
features of the app and will have the opportunity to incorporate the various
components in a guided sequencing of a short melody into a simple but complete
orchestrated arrangement.
Pre-Requisites
1.
iPhone or iPad with
pre-installed GarageBand app including its
Sound Libraries.
2.
A pair of earphones ( for
non-Apple earpieces, please ensure functionality with the devices you intend to
use ).
This is a 2 hour hands-on session
following up from Workshop A or for those with some prior knowledge of
GarageBand.
The main focus is the musical
incorporation of GB features towards higher quality arrangements
through a guided project. Attendees will also be given opportunity to flex
their creativity in creating an accompaniment track for a technical exercise
for music instruments.
More ‘advanced’ features of GB will be
introduced during this session, as well as it’s educational features for music
education.
The session’s objective is greater competency in
the usage of GB so as to unleash
the creativity and imagination of the attendees as well as maximising GB’s potential
that benefits both educators and students.
Pre-Requisites
1.
iPhone or iPad with
pre-installed GarageBand app including its
Sound Libraries.
2.
A pair of earphones ( for
non-Apple earpieces, please ensure functionality with the devices you intend to
use ).
Pedalling Workshop:
Workshop: Advance Pedalling for Teachers
Presenter: Dorothy Chia
Date: 15 November
Last date to register: 13 November
This course is suitable for
advance students especially those taking the diploma exams as well as piano
teachers. Dorothy Chia will demonstrate the different pedalling techniques
available on the grand piano and its application on advanced piano music. She
will be drawing examples from the book, 'Artistic Pedal Technique' by Katherine
Faricy. Dorothy studied Piano Performance under Katherine Faricy for her
Bachelor of Music degree. Dorothy will demonstrate pedalling techniques used
for different piano styles and periods.
REGISTRATION DETAILS:
FEES: $180
5% Discount given to past attendees of the "Music Industry Veterans Sharing Workshop".
5% Discount given to past attendees of the "Music Industry Veterans Sharing Workshop".
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Presenter's Biography
Trained on the Electone in Yamaha Music School, Julia
joined Yamaha’s teaching staff after obtaining the Yamaha Grade 3 Teaching and
the Trinity Licentiate certifications, working there from 1980~1996.
Thereafter, she became one of the core team founders
of MusicTec Pte Ltd, which sought to incorporate technology in its music
education programs offered to MOE schools. MusicTEC gave her exposure to music
software such as Cakewalk, GarageBand, Logic Pro X, Finale and Sibelius, which
led to music sequencing, transcription, music type-setting and charting for
bands.
Dorothy holds a Master of Music in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (1992). She is the 1992 winner of the Baldwin Fellowship given out to participants from the whole of USA who demonstrate excellence in piano teaching. She is the author of Piano Pedagogy: The Questions & The Answers, a piano textbook for piano teachers wishing to prepare for the piano teaching diplomas. And, Theory Explorer books 1 & 2, a music theory book for beginners aged 4-6.
Dorothy's business Forte Music Training, aspires to bring piano lessons up to the next level by offering training courses for piano teachers in Singapore and Asia, private 1-to-1 coaching for teachers, as well as ongoing seminars and workshops.
Here is what teachers say about our past workshops:
"Dorothy's Courses are very well crafted in terms of syllabus, timing and sessions. It was very professionally and calmly conducted."
Miss He
"I'm happy that I attended this seminar as it gave me new ideas on how to better handle my students and how to deliver my lessons effectively. I learned different approaches of teaching based on my student's learning styles. It was also very helpful to learnn from other piano teachers' experiences and points of view. Thank you for organizing this event and please keep me updated for more teacher conferences and seminars in the future."
Miss Jeniva
