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23/04/2009

Art skills

Music Making, Junk Orchestras, Exploring Sound

Other skills

Communication, Special needs

Phase/sector

Dalcroze, Early Years Foundation Stage framework, Enquiry / Play based Workshop, Every Child Matters, Froebel approach to play, Kodaly

Prepared to work

Nationally

Full day fee

250

Half day fee

140

Planning day fee

100

Zoe Greenhalgh (Turton Music)

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Statement

I am an experienced and qualified independent Early Years Music Specialist. I work in a variety of childcare settings on both a weekly/regular visit and "one off" workshop basis with Early Years Foundation Stage children and their parents or carers. I also provide training workshops for childcare professionals and have experience of evaluating Early Yers music projects.

My music sessions and workshops are based on the Kodaly approach to music education which focuses on engaging children in enjoyable, practical, carefully structured musical activity relevant to their physical, intellectual and emotional stage of development. This philosophy is based on teaching, learning and understanding music through the experience of singing. It is child centred using traditional singing games and rhymes to encourage each individual to find and develop a singing voice and to experience firsthand the joy of music.
Teaching music this way with young children has a huge impact on the emotional, social and intellectual aspects of the child's development by for example:-
    • encouraging the development of communication skills
    • developing motor skills & co-ordination
    • building self confidence
    • increasing oral & memory skills
    • developing listening & concentration span
    • improving spatial skills
    • developing social skills - listening to each other, taking turns etc
    • exploring different settings both real & imaginary through music & song
    • provding opportunities to express different emotions & imaginative ideas
    • and is also great fun.
        (More information on the British Kodaly Academy website at www.britishkodalyacademy.org )

    Experience

    Zoe Greenhalgh:
    CPD Early Childhood Music (Kodaly); PGCE; BA(HONS); RGN
    Member of the Incorporated Society of Musicians, British Kodaly Academy and NAME
    Employment & Experience
    • Jan 2003 - present; Running independant music groups for 0-5 year old babies/children accompanied by a parent/carer.
    • April 2004 - present; Early Childhood Music Specialist, Rochdale Music Service running music groups for 0 - 5 year old babies/children and a parent/carer at the music centre.
    • 2004 - present; Providing music sessions in various childcare settings including Special Needs settings
    • June 2007 - present; Music sessions with reception/yr 1 children excluded/at risk of exclusion from school
    • Various Individual Sessions; Singing workshops with reception/KS1 classes for Mid Penine Arts and various other Primary Schools; Sessions with Rainbow/Brownie packs etc.
    • March 2008; Adjudicator, "Talented Tinnies", Rochdale Music Festival
    • Jan/March 2007; Early Years Kodaly training workshops for Music Leader Northwest
    • Spring 2007; Training provider for Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council Children's Services - Workshops and follow up visits.
    Education and Training
    • April 2008; British Kodaly Academy Intensive Spring Course (2 days)
    • August 2007; British Kodaly Academy Summer School (7 days)
    • 2005 - 2006; Certificate of Professional Development in Early Childhood
      • Music (Kodaly), (Sound Beginnings), Roehamption University
    • Nov 2004; "Music for Early years",British Kodaly Academy weekend course
      • with Helga Dietrich & Lucinda Geoghegan
    • April 2004; "Kodaly in the Klassroom"BKA course with Len Tyler (3 days)
    • 1994 - 1995; Postgraduate Certificate in Education
      • Manchester Metropolitan University
    • 1991 - 1994; BA (HONS) Health Studies University of Central Lancashire
    • 1983 - 1986; Student Nurse Training, South Glamorgan;
      Qualified as Registered General Nurse June 1986
    • 1979 - 1980; Guildhall School of Music & Drama first study viola
    • 1972 - 1979; Wells Cathedral School(Music Bursary) Grade viii viola; A level
      • music. Played & sang at major national music venues.

    Projects
    Vocal Workshops, 2007 , Nursery/KS1
    These workshops were taken up by reception classes in Primary schools. Singing games and rhymes formed the basis of these music sessions using a holistic, child centred approach to engage more..."

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