Canterbury Musical Parenting Association Inc. Newsletter June 2009

NEXT MONTHLY MEETING

Wednesday 17^th June in the Trinity Room at the Christchurch School of Music on Barbados St.

7.00-7.30pm Committee Meeting re: Music 09 Fees

7.30-7.45pm Library time -Kathy & Sarah will help you with your hire needs.

7.45- 9.00pm “Keep in Time to the Rhythm and the Rhyme”.

Melanie Koster is going to give ideas about how she writes rhyming stories for young children. Her delightful book “The Reluctant Little Flower Girl” was published last year. There will also be a general time of sharing ideas linking in with the theme “rhythm and rhyme” so come with your ideas that work well in your own music classes or with your children.

Julie Wylie’s Corner

Music 09 Modulations conference begins at the Hotel Grand Chancellor on Monday 6^th July. We are so lucky to have world-renowned presenter Dr.Colwyn Trevarthen as a main speaker and presenter. He has written a great deal about his neuro-scientific research on music interaction with newborn babies and their parents. I have heard him twice and each time I was captivated with his film footage and really inspired by his work. I really encourage as many of you as possible to register for this conference which has a lot to offer musical parenting including a workshop “Musical Parenting in Action” with some of our members showcasing their music sessions. There will be a special rate for casual or 1-day registration and some of the workshops do not require registration for the conference.

 

Musical Parenting members are also involved in Kidsfest and are offering a series of classes at Chisnallwood Intermediate School.

Idea for June

Here is a traditional finger play that encourages children to listen and enjoy the sequence of actions. This is a great calming activity.

OPEN SHUT THEM (Traditional)

Open, shut them, open shut them, (opening and shutting hands)

Give a little clap > > > (three beats rest after the clap)

Open, shut them,

Open, shut them,

Lay them on your lap > > >

Open, shut them,

Open, shut them,

Give a little shake < < <

Open, shut them

Open, shut them,

Keep them all awake (hold hands up and move them around in a circle)

Open, shut them, (arms)

Open, shut them,

Don’t get in a muddle (wind arms around and around)

Open, shut them,

Open, shut them,

Give yourself a cuddle.

DANCE THUMBKIN DANCE (Traditional)

Dance, Thumbkin dance,

Dance, Thumbkin dance,

Thumbkin cannot dance alone,

So all the fingers dance

Dance Pointer Dance,

Dance Pointer Dance,

Pointer cannot dance alone,

So all the fingers dance.

(Use a little finger puppet or draw a little face on thumb or appropriate finger. )

Melody:

 So me me, so,

 So, me, me so,

 Do, re, mi, fa so, so so,

So fa mi re do

Or use numbers for chime bars

5, 3 3 5

5,3,3,5

1,2,3,4,5,5,5

5,4,3,2,1 

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MUSIC 09 Modulations Conference

 

Hotel Grand Chancellor in Christchurch from 6th - 10th July. Canterbury Musical Parenting is involved. Go to www.music09.org.nz to register and for full programme information.

Some highlights and relevant presentations:

Modulating Our Musical Selves Wednesday 8^th July 3 - 4pm

Colwyn Trevarthen is a Professor (Emeritus) of Child Psychology and Psychobiology at the University of Edinburgh and is internationally recognised for his research which focuses on the communication of infants and toddlers, the interpersonal foundations of language and meaning, and on developmental problems such as autism that affect communication and thinking. In Bosnia he collaborated in founding a centre for music therapy. 

Blues For Juniors Tuesday 7th July, 12.40.pm to 1.20pm Chancellor 1 with Julie Wylie and Louise Shand cost $8.00 per child $10.00 per family (no conference registration necessary). This event is also part of KidsFest.

Musical Play as Inclusive Education for Children with Disabilities  Tuesday 7^th July 2 - 3pm with Julie Wylie, Susan Foster-Cohen and Louise Shand

Musical Play in Action Tuesday 7^th July 3.30 - 4.30pm with Jody Keehan, Julie Gaudin and Katharina Cairns

Swing me a Song Thursday 9th July 9.30.am to 10.30.am Chancellor 1 featuring the wonderful band Barock with Judith Bell and players playing music by Julie Wylie $8.00 per child $10.00 per family

Kiwikids Songs “Pacifica” Thursday 9^th July 1.30 - 2.30 with Siliva Gaugatao

The Art, Science & Psychology of Musical Play Thursday 9^th June 11 - 12am. Presentation by Julie Wylie and Louise Shand

Dates to Note

Music for Midwinter Sunday June 21^st at the Muse, 3^rd floor of the Chch Music Centre, 2pm. An afternoon concert of community music - the family choir, ukulele group, Open Song Choir and others. Entry is just $5 and includes an afternoon tea.

Chamber Music Contest 2009 Recall concert will be held on Sunday 21st June, 7pm at the Chapel of the Music Centre of Christchurch.

Children’s Disco Dance Saturday 27^th June at Terrace Downs for 5 - 12 year olds… visit http://www.terracedowns.co.nz/ for more information.

Matariki - Storytime Monday 1st-Tuesday 30th June 2009. A free event suitable for 2 - 4 year olds at various libraries. Visit http://www.bethere.co.nz/ for more information

The 8th Biennial Christchurch Arts Festival and Winter Garden hits Christchurch Thursday 23rd July to Sunday 9th 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 www.artsfestival.co.nz

Under 5’s Series at the Christchurch Music Centre

Mondays at 10.00am: $3 per child - carers/parents free

6th July                             Julie Wylie - preschool music

3rd Aug                             Celia Stewart - folk dancing

7th Sept                            Chisnallwood Intermediate Orchestra

5th Oct                             Louise Shand & Sarah Cannon

2nd Nov                            Pandemonium - Percussion

14th Dec                           Julie Wylie - Christmas programme

 

New CMPA email address for enquiries / contributions to the newsletter:

musicalparenting@gmail.com

 

The 2009 Music Education Conference (Modulations - Music ‘09) to be held at the Hotel Grand Chancellor, Christchurch, 6-10 July 2009 will welcome home a very special New Zealander whose internationally acclaimed research has impacted our understanding of infants and young children far beyond the interests of music specialists.

Professor Emeritus Colwyn Trevarthen of The University of Edinburgh, has been a pioneer in the study of the musical nature of the relationships infants have with their parents and the ways such relationships support children’s brain development, communication, learning and emotional health. His ideas have been used worldwide to improve the quality of relationships between infants and parents.

Here in New Zealand, Colwyn Trevarthen’s ideas have supported the creation of the Musical Parenting Association, a parent-led approach to discovering, exploring and expanding the power of music to support adults and children coming into ‘synch’ with each other, paying close attention to each other, learning each other and, above all, enjoying each other. A far cry from the fast and furious hype of most music programmes for children, musical parenting is about parenting better through allowing the inherent musicality of human beings to come to the fore and dictate the gentle attunement of parent and child. Started in Christchurch, the Musical Parenting Association now has activities nationwide. For more information go to: http://www.musicalparenting.org.nz/

Using the same approach to parent-infant/child interaction, Professor Trevarthen’s ideas have been integrated into the Champion Centre programme for children with developmental disabilities for the last 15 years.  Children attending the Champion Centre with their parents have music sessions with a focus on the parent-child relationship and its power in supporting development in all children. Parents discover the “competence of infants for sharing impulses of voice and gesture in play with sympathetic partners” (to quote Professor Trevarthen). Different from much standard music therapy, this relationship centred approach provides a way for children with a range of significant disabilities to enter relationships with others through music. For more information on the Champion Centre go to: http://www.championcentre.org.nz/ 

At the Music 09 conference to be held at the Grand Chancellor Hotel in Christchurch from 6^th to 10^th July 2009, Professor Trevarthen will be presenting an address entitled Making moving music: How innate rhythms of life become fabulous art in sound. Find out more at http://www.music09.org.nz/

This is a joint press release of the organisers of the Music ‘09 conference, The Musical Parenting Association and The Champion Centre. For more information, please contact Dr. David Sell (david.sell@canterbury.ac.nz) or Dr. Susan Foster-Cohen (susan@championcentre.org.nz)  

June 16^th 2009.