2012 Teacher Training Course for Singing Teachers
22nd — 28th August 2012
The 2012 Course Home
- At Dauntsey’s School
- West Lavington, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 4HE
- 19th — 25th August 2012
6 places for Continuing Professional Development
- Core content one to one work with experienced mentors using visiting pupils, an opportunity to try new areas of work and refresh ideas.
- Sessions on anatomy, developing voice, musical theatre styles, classical styles, repertoire, exams, business sense, teaching techniques
6 places for new teachers (up to two years experience)
- Introduction to teaching in group and one to one sessions
- Work with one pupil with experienced guidance
- Join the experienced teachers for external speakers as listed above.
Accommodation
- Individual spacious study bedrooms
- Rural location three miles from the market town of Devizes
- Exclusive use of the Manor House for full board and course facilities
- Click here for further information on the accommodation and location.
Visit to Devizes and stone circle village of Avebury
Faculty for 2012:
- TEACHING FACULTY - Liza Hobbs, Graham Titus
- Margaret Aronson, Nicola-Jane Kemp : new teachers especially
- Individual attention and guidance throughout the course from your teaching mentor.
- Flexibility between new and experienced teacher strands
- VISITING FACULTY – Coral Gould, (exam preparation and business sense)
- Linda Hutchison, (anatomy for singers and music theatre techniques)
- Paul Deegan, ( the adult beginner and classical styles)
- Lyn Boreham, (Alexander technique)
- Janice Thompson (the developing voice – with videos and students)
- Included in the price are three individual lessons with the visiting faculty, tailored to meet the student teacher’s requirements
Future developments in Teacher Training at AOTOS.
In response to extensive consultation with faculty and past students we are continuing to mingle the experienced and new teacher strands of the course. Both sets of participants have enjoyed working with each other and certainly the atmosphere in the past couple of years has been most positive and cooperative.
I am very grateful to Margaret Aronson and Heidi Pegler for their help in developing the course to introduce new teachers to the profession. We hope we have put together a week to show the excitement and challenges of teaching singing and we hope to welcome you to the course in 2012.
Please contact me with any further questions or concerns that you may have.
Penny Price Jone
STUDENTS ON THE 2011 COURSE SAID
On the teaching structure and mentoring”
“Invaluable and great to have so much one-to-one time with the mentor and to be able to put things into practise with students”
“Excellent support – well structured but flexible”
“Great to have progression of lessons to provide examples of a first lesson and the follow on.”
“The mentors were generous with their time, helpful and approachable.”
On the visiting faculty
“Visiting faculty was excellent – a wide range of expertise, so much to take away and digest!”
“Individual sessions were fantastic! Visiting faculty very inspiring”
On the week as a whole
“It has given me a newfound confidence to get out there and teach, but also has encouraged me to rediscover my own voice.”
“Administration was very efficient – I felt very listened to!”
“It was great to have mixed new teachers and professional development – it gave a real opportunity to share and exchange ideas.”
“A real essential for those considering a career in singing teaching but not sure where to start.”
“I’ve had a fantastic time, the staff were so supportive and approachable”
“Inspiring, thought-provoking, fun, well-organised – and generally a tremendous week”
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