The
Texas Folk Music Foundation is hosting its 9th Professional
Development Program for Teachers to be held at the 39th
Annual Kerrville Folk Festival. The Program is FREE to teachers
(holding festival ticket for that day) seeking continuing
education in a unique Texas Hill Country setting. The
Texas Folk Music Foundation was created by festival
volunteers to support songwriter education & development and
is the sponsor of the program bringing songwriters together
with teachers as a way of introduction and to say thanks to
both groups.
Curriculum is designed
to assist teachers in meeting the objectives of Texas Essential
Knowledge Skills (TEKS). Teachers can earn up to 12 HOURS
continuing education credit. Program is accredited by the
State Board for Educator Certification (Course #500546) and
is FREE to anyone holding festival tickets for those days.
Teaches will be issued a certificate on Friday afternoon for CEC's earned.
Based on school schedule challenges,
the Teacher's Program was designed to be a one-day event in
recent years. In 2010, it will tentatively be held Friday,
June 11, 2010 at the festival with a Voice Workshop on June
10, but could be expanded to
multiple days. Please check back for updated information!!
9th
Annual Professional Development Program For Teachers
June
10 - 11, 2010
Teachers will be able to earn up to 12
CECs if they attend
both morning and afternoon sessions, on both days, at the Threadgill
Theater. The workshop is FREE to teachers who have
festival tickets for Thursday and Friday, June 10 - 11.
THURSDAY,
JUNE 10 - VOICE WORKSHOP
Morning Session: 9 a.m. - Noon
Threadgill Theater
9 a.m. Brenda Freed -
In this workshop, participants will experience Brenda's effortless singing techniques and how to use them to safely project the voice, avoid hoarseness, increase vocal range and stamina, and improve accuracy and tone. Brenda will also cover the basics of how to find and sing vocal harmonies effortlessly. All ages and all levels of singing experience, from beginners to professionals, will have fun and benefit. The only prerequisite is the desire to improve one's singing or harmonizing skills. Come prepare to sing!
Afternoon Session: 1 p.m to 4
p.m.
Threadgill Theater
1 p.m. Randall Williams
- This three-hour workshop is for anyone who'd like to tap more deeply into their creativity.
We'll start by connecting to our breath, learning how it behaves as it moves through us and how it pushes past our vocal cords to make sound. We'll play with vowels and consonants, tossing syllables back and forth like playground balls. We'll wheeeeee and ooooohhhhh and free ourselves to just have fun, with no emphasis whatsoever on doing anything "right," least of all "singing." Most children will tell you they are artists, most adults will tell you they are not. This session encourages grownups be playful and improvise without seeking results.
FRIDAY,
JUNE 10
Morning Session: 9 a.m. - Noon
Threadgill Theater
9 a.m. Larry Long
- "Elders' Wisdom, Children's Song" uses oral history, music and art to strengthen communities and foster reconciliation. Students record and expand upon the life stories of community elders long established and newly arrived. These stories are then translated into student choreography and music. The final result is an evening showcase that celebrates the chosen elders who, through their own personal stories, teach all of us about the beauty and the purposeful life found in the midst of difficulty, hard work and perseverance. Elders’ Wisdom, Children’s Song encourages students to become active, compassionate, and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their different lives and perspectives, can also be right. The program aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural and intracultural understanding and respect.
Afternoon Session: 1 p.m to 4
p.m.
Threadgill Theater
1 p.m. Peter Alsop
- "Stuck Between Lesson Plans?" With hilarious sing-alongs and stories, Peter helps teachers with one of our biggest challenges; helping students build social interactive skills they need, when we’re mandated to get their test scores up. We can do both when we create an emotionally safe place in the classroom. We help ALL our students, AND our own children, co-workers, clients, families and ourselves. Dr. Alsop models a practical experiential technique called “sculpting with people” that clarifies the complicated social interactions that come up for students in and out of classrooms. This technique make emotionally loaded subjects clear to even the most reticent student.
Classes
are held daily from 9 a.m. to noon & from 1 p.m. to 4,
with 2 breaks in each session.
