User profile: Emma Sykes
I am the Musical Director of Barnoldswick Brass Band in Lancashire, and an enthusiastic supporter of the Dartington International Music Summer School.
- Occupation:
- Music Workshop Leader and Classroom Teacher
- Email:
- joininmusic@hotmail.co.uk
- Organisation:
- Join in Music
- Location:
- United Kingdom, West Yorkshire, Halifax
- Interests:
- Join in Music is an exciting new company, with a portfolio of music and history curriculum based workshops, working with schools throughout most of the Yorkshire region. WE AIM TO BRING LEARNING TO LIFE THROUGH MUSIC BY GIVING CHILDREN AND TEACHERS A PRACTICAL, HANDS-ON, CREATIVE AND INCLUSIVE EXPERIENCE, WITH PERFORMANCE AS THE KEY ELEMENT. See www.joininmusic.co.uk for further details.
Workshop titles include: Music Since 1948, Victorian Music Hall, Music of World War Two, Name that Instrument (an introduction to musical instruments of all types), Blow Your Trumpet (an introduction to the world of brass instruments), Play that Rhythm (drumming and rhythm workshop) and Tune In (playing tunes on glockenspiels). Each workshop can lead to a quality concert, prepared and performed within the 1 or 2 days of the workshop.
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I think we need to identify the type of 'fun' involved. There's fun = messing about, joking around, or fun = playing games, or fun = the pleasure of gained from an achievement. For my Primary age pupils, having fun only truly happens if they can feel the sense of achievement gained from working hard at a performance until it sounds as good as possible. They recognise this themselves together as a group, and are likely to spontaneously applaud themselves if they can feel that they are performing well.
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