Musical Parenting Newsletter May 2009

Canterbury Musical Parenting Association Inc.
Newsletter May 2009

NEXT MONTHLY MEETING
Wednesday  20^th May in the Trinity Room at the Christchurch School of Music. Barbadoes St. Next to the Catholic Cathedral.
7.00-7.30pm     Committee Meeting
7.30-7.45pm     Library time -Kathy & Sarah will help you with your hire needs.
7.45- 9.00pm    ‘LET’S START AT THE VERY BEGINNING”  A DVD PRESENTATION BY ROSE ROBINSON WITH DISCUSSION ABOUT THE FILM FOOTAGE
Our monthly meeting will feature Rose Robinson a highly experienced early childhood cognitive therapist and psychotherapist who has considerable experience in helping parents with relating and communicating with their child. Rose has been coming to Julie Wylie’s baby group each week for a term filming the babies’ musical responses and looking at musical interactions between parent and child.  She has produced some remarkable footage which should be of great interest to everyone who values the philosophy of musical parenting.

Free for members, $2 non-members

Julie Wylie’s Corner
Julie has been asked by Helen Willberg to write an article for the next edition of Sound Arts, the METANZ newsletter.  The article is available as a pdf.

Sound Arts Percussion Article by Julie Wylie

Caring and Sharing
This chant can be used with very young children when playing percussion as it gives them the space to hear their own instrument
and improvise.  For older children  it can be used as an echo opportunity.  It also works well with body percussion.

Rhythm and Beat chant                 by Jody Keehan (2009)
We can feel the rhythm, we can feel the beat,
We can feel the rhythm from our heads to our feet.
(Name) can feel the rhythm from his/her nose to her toes
(Name) can play the (instrument) and this is how it goes.

Dates to note:

• ONZA Music Education Professional Development Day in Auckland on Friday 29^th May

ONZA Professional Development Day in Auckland

• The Big Sing Canterbury is on Thursday 4^th and Friday 5^th June in the Christchurch Town Hall.  37 choirs from 22 schools will perform.  The Festival concert is on Friday night at 7.30pm.
• Disney Princess Wishes on Ice is on at the Westpac Trust stadium from Friday 5^th to Sunday 7^th June. Book at ticketek.
• NZCT Chamber Music Contest 2009 recall concert will be held on Sunday 21^st June, 7pm at the Chapel of the Music Centre of Christchurch.
• Music09 Modulations - Music Education Conference 2009 will be held from 6th to 10th July at thge Hotel Grand Chancellor in Christchurch.  CMPA will be involved! For more info go to www.music09.org.nz
• The 8^th Biennial Christchurch Arts Festival and Winter Garden hits Christchurch Thursday 23^rd July to Sunday 9^th August.  Highlights will include ‘The Kreutzer’, and the TVOne Ice Dome, complete with skating rink in the middle of Cathedral Square.  For info go to http://www.artsfestival.co.nz/

If you have any information to go in the next newsletter, please e-mail Louise at specialtymusic@gmail.com