TMEA FALL REGIONAL WORKSHOP

 LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR ARTISTIC SINGING

 TMEA REGIONS 8, 18, 26 and Central Texas Kodály Educators of Texas

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ELEMENTARY & VOCAL DIVISIONS

 CLINICIAN:        LYNNEL JOY JENKINS

DATE:           SEPTEMBER 29, 2007

TIME:         8:30 – 9:00 AM Registration

                   9:00—4:00 AM Workshop

LOCATION:       

Round Rock ISD Performing Arts Center

5800 McNeil Drive – Austin, Texas 78729 Ph.# 512 464-6580

 COST:        $20.00 TMEA MEMBERS, $30.00 NON-MEMBER

(BOX LUNCH INCLUDED)

6 HOUR PDA CERTIFICATE

For additional information or questions, please contact

Lisa Roebuck

Email: Lisa_Roebuck@roundrockisd.org

512 464-5636 – work

512 589-6175 - cell

Please mail early registrations by Aug. 25, 2007 to

Debra Johnson

2208 E. Adams Ave.

Temple, TX 76501

HAYS CISD HONOR CHOIR – DEMONSTRATION CHOIR

Workshop Octavos will be provided and will include:

This Little Light of Mine        Ferry Me Across the Water              Hine Ma Tov

Ken Berg                                     Lyn Williams                                       Allan Naplan

Colla Voce 20-96460                Boosey & Hawkes                               Boosey & Hawkes 

Unison, piano, cello                  Hal Leonard #HL 48004765                Hal Leonard #HL 48004533

                                                   Unison, piano                                      Two-part, piano

about the workshop…

Join us for an inspiring workshop with internationally known children’s choir clinician, Lynnel Joy Jenkins.  This workshop will present techniques that will develop and strengthen your youngest choral ensembles.  A teaching model that empowers choristers to be musicians and nurtures their innate musicality through expressive choral singing will be demonstrated. Aural, visual, and kinesthetic activities will be introduced to support the learning of the fundamental principles of singing with artistry.  Quality choral literature to support artistic and healthy singing, ranging from simple to more complex literature of various styles, periods, and cultures will be reviewed. 

Sub-topics will include:

1.                  Pedagogical preparation for introducing a new piece

2.                  Developing different styles with young singers

3.                  Rehearsal techniques for elementary and middle school choirs

4.                  Incorporating physical movement to support their learning

5.                  Quality repertoire for young singers

Lynnel Joy Jenkins is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in choral conducting at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona.  In her capacity as graduate assistant, Ms. Jenkins teaches undergraduate music education courses including choral methods for the Music Education Department at the University of Arizona.  Prior to her doctoral studies, Ms. Jenkins served as Assistant Professor of Music Education at the Westminster Choir College of Rider University and Conductor of the Resident Training Choir at the American Boychoir School in Princeton, New Jersey.  At Westminster, she has presented numerous seminars on techniques for children’s choirs in the Continuing Education program and Summer Session and at the Boychoir annually toured the Mid-Atlantic region with the Resident Training Choir.  A former music specialist at the Haverford School in Haverford, Pennsylvania, she developed and implemented a general music program for elementary school children based on the pedagogy of Zoltán Kodály.  She was on the conducting staff of the Temple University Children’s Choir where she served for three seasons.  In her last year, she was the Associate Music Director of that ensemble.

Ms. Jenkins is a music educator and choral conductor of international stature, having lectured and conducted in Hong Kong, South Africa and Iceland.  Ms. Jenkins has served as guest conductor for numerous choral festivals in the United States including the 2006 National Children’s Choir of the Organization of American Kodály Educators.   Additionally, she is a clinician for numerous professional music conferences and has held positions in the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) organization including the Boychoir Repertoire and Standards Chair for ACDA’s Eastern Division

Ms. Jenkins has earned degrees from Westminster Choir College of Rider University and Temple University.  She holds a certificate in Kodály pedagogy and level two Orff-Schulwerk certification.