For
Teachers
At
Music Works Magic, we understand that the voice is our first
instrument and that if you can sing in tune, you know how to listen
and recall the sounds that you hear.
And,
if you want your children to learn to play instruments, it’s vital
they master their first instrument - the voice - and learn to sing
in tune. Good musicians always sing.
This
process can begin with babies. We don’t wait until our children are
old enough before we talk to them. Babies have musical memory from as
young as 22 weeks in-utero. It’s wonderful if children can be
surrounded by a community, or group that can sing together,
vocalise and interact through music.
- Music Works
Magic teachers can come for a special one off incursion
visit
- Music Works
Magic teachers can come weekly on a regular basis
- Music Works
Magic teachers can visit several times a term
- Our Director Anna Mlynek-Kalman can come to your centre to
conduct a workshop for your staff so that they can feel more
confident to sing and create music in your centre.
- Our fabulous range of resources may be of interest. Need advice
on which resources would best suit your needs and budget -call Anna
on 0425854020 or leave a message on 9029 68790 for us to call you
or email anna@musicworksmagic.com
Anna
Mlynek-Kalman will run 3 courses in 2009
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Course
1
An
8 week workshop
introducing teachers to a broad range of music, presentation and
resource ideas suitable for babies-8yrs. No experience
required.
Next
course February 2010
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Course
2
A
12 week Kodaly pre- school teacher course
run under the auspices of KMEIA.
We will run this
course as soon as we have 10 enrollments.
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Course
3
Sing
Me
A
Rainbow.
A 5 week course exploring the magic of the material
produced by Anna Mlynek-Kalman.
Next
course October 2009
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Our
teaching is based on the following understanding
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1. Our
teachers sing live
Recordings
can be fun to listen to but in a music class it is vital that the
teacher can be a good model for the children. The children need to
hear their teacher sing and hear their own voices. In our courses we help
teachers guide
young children through a range of activities that include warming
up, vocalising and exploring the range of the
voice.
2. Our
teachers help children explore their voices
If adults sing in an adult friendly
pitch, down low, this is not going to serve your child best. We
help teachers to sing up high and explore the whole range of
the voice not just the lowest notes we can produce. These will
serve to turn your toddlers into droners. They will confuse their
singing and talking voices.
3.
Our program includes a range of traditional children’s songs as
well as songs specifically written for children.
4.
Our program includes movement, both creative and non-prescribed and
folk dances.
5. Our program provides the
opportunity to develop a strong sense of beat from birth and to
develop rhythmic skills for older children.
6.
Our
program helps teachers to foster good
listening skills.
Good listeners become good learners and with the right experiences
good musicians.
7.
Our program provides opportunities for audiation or inner
hearing.
This
is a process where we hear the sounds in our heads. this process
ensures that the children hear the sounds they will produce in
their heads before sounding them out. This helps to develop greater
accuracy in singing.
8.
Our program uses instruments in a carefully guided fashion
and only once the children have a repertoire of song to play along
to.
If making more and more noise is the sole purpose of the
instruments then one would have to ask what’s the
point?
9.
Our program helps children identify different timbres or sounds of
the various instruments.
Teachers explore how children can
use their listening and audiation skills to play the instruments
with greater awareness of sound produced, sensitivity and
accuracy.
10.
Our program looks at how children learn, how the voice works,
stages of development and explores the various goals we as music
educators must strive to achieve in our teaching.
11.
Our program looks at evaluation techniques.
It’s
important to remember that each child learns differently at a
different pace. Many children need to explore a room and feel
comfortable and familiar in a space and with a group and repertoire
of songs before they will interact and participate.
12.
We explore a range of fabulous resource materials available for
purchase and those that can be made simply for effective teaching.
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If
you have a passion for singing and making music with young children
and would like to join our team of committed and creative teachers
contact us to find out what to do. Arrange to come and see our
classes in action. Meet our director, Anna
Mlynek-Kalman.
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Doing your course has given me the confidence not just to work
with children but to sing and lead parents to sing with their
children. You have inspired me, Anna to go out there and get
everyone singing! Together we can change the world, and fill it
with the love, joy and energy that music brings! Thanks so
much Keep in touch. S. T. (teacher)
8 week Teacher training workshop commences February 17th 2009.
Learn how to teach music effectively to babies-8yrs. 
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Tie Me
Kangaroo Down, Sport was a hit song in the 1960s for Rolf Harris in
Australia, Britain, Canada and the United States, and remains
strong in the memories of all who have heard it then and since.
Now, with this self-illustrated hardback book, Rolf brings the
story to a new generation. Featuring Rolf's distinctive painting
style, the book will appeal to readers old and young. Those
familiar with the song will sing along as they read, while readers
new to the story will delight in the story detailing the exploits
of the 'old Australian stockman lying, dying' and his menagerie of
iconic Aussie animals.
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This final Teachers Manual
was the final part of a 10 year project undertaken by ann
Mlynek-Kalman and Music Works Magic. It includes 40 original
songs, games dances and mini musicals together with simple
accompaniments. and arrangements written for children aged
0-12yrs.
Designed for
adults working with children in music education, it is a complete
and comprehensive resource containing music, lyrics, tone sets,
rhythmical elements, beautiful action photographs, and extensive
teaching notes and ideas.
It contains
clear instructions for teachers with photocopyable music and lyrics
for classroom application. A backing tracks Karaoke Cd is
included.
A vocal cd was
completed in 2007 and is also available |
Retells
the story of the Mozart Opera in which the noble Prince Tamino
seeks the fair Pamina against a backdrop of the battle between
darkness and light.
Offers a retellig Of Mozart's opera about a magical world in which
Prince Tamino must save Princess Pamina from the evil Queen and
Chancellor Monostatos, in a beautifully ikkustrated volume,
accompanied by a Cd version of the opera.
A great
way to introduce art music to children and develop a love and
understanding at a young age.
You've heard of the Mozart effect... this is the real
deal! |
Price $24.95 + postage
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Price$55 + postage (Vocal Cd $35)
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Price $49.95 + postage
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