Workshop with visiting Finnish musician and educator Soili Perkiö

THE WISDOM OF TRADITIONAL CHILDREN’S SONGS AND GAMES

Saturday, 1 May, 10.00am - 4.00pm
Chisnallwood Intermediate School Performing Arts Centre
76 Breezes Road, Avondale
Cost: $60.00

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Enquiries:  celia@xtra.co.nz or 027-529-9000

A workshop for teachers, parents, grandparents and anyone interested in sharing music with small children

In this workshop we will sing, dance and play, as well as analyse the elements of activities which help children to learn and grow. We will explore how to get closer to young ones, through music and play, and how to claim our own creativity and playfulness.

Soili Perkiö is recognised world wide for her inspirational music workshops, theatre productions and publications. She chairs the Department of Music Education at the Sibelius-Akademy, Helsinki and is also a guest lecturer at the Universität Mozarteum in Salzburg. She studied music education, piano and voice at the Sibelius-Akademy, and is an expert in music and movement, folk music and early childhood music education. Soili has written a number of music books for primary and early childhood classroom with such titles as Time to sing with your baby, Singing with children and Music and movement for children. She has worked with the Finnish Broadcasting Corporation making radio programmes for children since 1984, and is an inveterate tourer, giving concerts in schools and kindergartens as a way of awakening an interest in Finnish folk instruments.

“Soili’s workshops are based on sound music and dance pedagogy. I have been totally inspired and enchanted with her musicality, warmth and depth of knowledge.” Julie Wylie

This will be a fantastic one-off opportunity to learn from a wonderful Finnish presenter. If you are a teacher working in early childhood or junior school, a parent or a grandparent then you mustn’t miss this. We anticipate if filling quickly so please register early.

This workshop has been made possible thanks to a collaboration between MEC (Music Education Canterbury) CMPA (Canterbury Musical Parenting) and  ONZA (Orff New Zealand Aotearoa)