Sally Cathcart in Cambridge
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Summary
The day will kick off with a fast paced 30 minute session where teachers will learn simple chants and songs, playing the games that go with them. Sally will focus on showing how a basic feel and understanding of pulse and rhythm can be taught through the activities.
There will be a chance to calm down during the Lazy Piano Teacher; however, the topic is anything but lazy! Instead teachers will be challenged to consider how to engage pupils in the learning process and why teachers talking less in lessons leads to an increase in pupil motivation. There will be the opportunity for everyone to consider and discuss how to ask the right questions at the right time!
After lunch there will be more songs and games, this time focussing on the development of pitch awareness. Sally will show a video of herself working with a small group of children after which there will be time for everyone to discuss and analyse her teaching. What worked and what didn't work will all be considered and teachers will be encouraged to consider what elements they could incorporate into their own teaching.
Following this Sally will present research and her own thoughts about the introduction of fixed pitch notation to young pupils. Teachers will be introduced to the floor staff, landmark notes, alphabet strings and there will be plenty of time to discuss many of the issues and problems that teachers commonly face.
The day will end with Sally sharing some of her favourite iPad apps that she uses in her piano lessons.
Saturday 10.00 am to 5.30 pm
10.00 am Coffee
10.30 am Songs and games - part 1
11.00 am The Lazy Piano Teacher
12.45 pm Lunch (please bring a packed lunch)
2.00 pm Songs and games - part 2
3.00 pm An introduction to fixed pitch notation
4.30 pm Tea
5.00-5.30 pm Effective uses of the iPad in lessons
Costs
Costs, including tea/coffee:
Full day: £40
Half day: £20
Location
The college is 15 mins walk from Cambridge city centre
Map of location of Robinson College:
There will be a chance to calm down during the Lazy Piano Teacher; however, the topic is anything but lazy! Instead teachers will be challenged to consider how to engage pupils in the learning process and why teachers talking less in lessons leads to an increase in pupil motivation. There will be the opportunity for everyone to consider and discuss how to ask the right questions at the right time!
After lunch there will be more songs and games, this time focussing on the development of pitch awareness. Sally will show a video of herself working with a small group of children after which there will be time for everyone to discuss and analyse her teaching. What worked and what didn't work will all be considered and teachers will be encouraged to consider what elements they could incorporate into their own teaching.
Following this Sally will present research and her own thoughts about the introduction of fixed pitch notation to young pupils. Teachers will be introduced to the floor staff, landmark notes, alphabet strings and there will be plenty of time to discuss many of the issues and problems that teachers commonly face.
The day will end with Sally sharing some of her favourite iPad apps that she uses in her piano lessons.
Saturday 10.00 am to 5.30 pm
10.00 am Coffee
10.30 am Songs and games - part 1
11.00 am The Lazy Piano Teacher
12.45 pm Lunch (please bring a packed lunch)
2.00 pm Songs and games - part 2
3.00 pm An introduction to fixed pitch notation
4.30 pm Tea
5.00-5.30 pm Effective uses of the iPad in lessons
Costs
Costs, including tea/coffee:
Full day: £40
Half day: £20
Location
The college is 15 mins walk from Cambridge city centre
Map of location of Robinson College:
Tutor Biography
Sally Cathcart
Sally is Director and Co-founder of The Curious Piano Teachers, an online resource that provides an innovative and inspiring space for piano teachers across the world to meet, share, reflect and grow: thecuriouspianoteachers.org.
She has many years of teaching experience both as a piano teacher and as a classroom music teacher. After her travels as a 2005 Winston Churchill Fellow, Sally founded the Oxford Piano Group, theoxfordpianogroup.org.uk, as a place for pianists and teachers to collaborate and share experiences.
She was awarded a PhD from the Institute of Education, UCL, in 2013. Her topic was the first comprehensive study of UK piano teachers, exploring common practices, expertise, values, attitudes and motivation to teaching.
She is very involved in teacher training and is a Principal Tutor on the Piano Teachers’ Course run by EPTA (UK). Furthermore, she is a trained Kodaly practitioner and is currently Director of Development of The Voices Foundation. Sally is an examiner for the ABRSM and is on the ABRSM Music Education Advisory Committee. She is a member of EPTA (UK) and the ISM.
Sally is Director and Co-founder of The Curious Piano Teachers, an online resource that provides an innovative and inspiring space for piano teachers across the world to meet, share, reflect and grow: thecuriouspianoteachers.org.
She has many years of teaching experience both as a piano teacher and as a classroom music teacher. After her travels as a 2005 Winston Churchill Fellow, Sally founded the Oxford Piano Group, theoxfordpianogroup.org.uk, as a place for pianists and teachers to collaborate and share experiences.
She was awarded a PhD from the Institute of Education, UCL, in 2013. Her topic was the first comprehensive study of UK piano teachers, exploring common practices, expertise, values, attitudes and motivation to teaching.
She is very involved in teacher training and is a Principal Tutor on the Piano Teachers’ Course run by EPTA (UK). Furthermore, she is a trained Kodaly practitioner and is currently Director of Development of The Voices Foundation. Sally is an examiner for the ABRSM and is on the ABRSM Music Education Advisory Committee. She is a member of EPTA (UK) and the ISM.