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Vocal Union Residentials & Training Days

SAGE GATESHEAD- Vocal Union Training Day March 22 2011

Musicianship Through Movement with Rosie Walton HERE

HAYBERGILL - Vocal Union Training Residential Oct 13-15 2010

Three days of music, discussions and theory. See Reports and Videos HERE

SAGEGATESHEAD - Vocal Union Training Day June 8 2010

Bethan James - Dalcroze - see videos HERE

SAGEGATESHEAD - Vocal Union Training Day Feb 2 2010

Julia Regan - Vocal Technique Exercises - pdf notes
Val Sonley - songs built on me, so la. pdf notes | Len Tyler songs | Cobbler (Kodaly)
(For more information on Len's work go to: lentylermusicschool.co.uk

BLACKTON GRANGE - Vocal Union Rediential 9 - 11 Oct 2009

see separate page for videos and reports

SAGEGATESHEAD - Vocal Union Training Day 10 July 2009

Morning session: song share led by Lindsay hannon:
Round and round the world is turning - led by Sarah Kekus: mp3 parts | mp3 round
Whitehouse Farm Song - led by Belinda Wright: mp3 | score |

ALLENDALE, NORTHUMBERLAND - Vocal Union Residential 31 OCT-2 Nov 2008

Friday evening: Using the Kodaly approach in vocal sessions - Jane Harland Saturday morning: Focussed conversation - Dawn Williams
Development and continuity in the music sessions. Children’s progress, how we nurture this and monitor our effectiveness. Saturday all day: South Indian song and dance - Supriya Nagarajan.
Brief notes & song lyrics
Sunday morning: young leadership: discussion and performances - Jilly Jarman
Sunday afternoon: Pacific culture, songs and stick games - Sarah Wall.
Songs shared and written during the weekend..(did anyone record or remember anything from the pub?)
Autumn Leaves are Falling - Karen Lester. A mellow 12-bar blues with optional harmony line. Great fun to learn and easy for young voices to sing. mp3 | mp3(harmony)
Keep On - Ed Alcroft. An anthemic song about our inner journey. Great for a big choir or whole school assembly special occasion. mp3 | mp3(piano acc)
Colours of the rainbow in French - sung by Alison Scott mp3
Yenamanoa - gaelic nonsense song - led by Val mp3
Sept marin sur mer - lovely Breton song - sung by Sarah Kekus words

SAGEGATESHEAD - Vocal Union Training Day: 6 Feb 2008

Sharon Durant’s session: she taught us this version of the US army chant as a way to introduce the concept of pulse.
score
KEY STAGE 1 & 2. Sharon also brought this version of How much is that Doggy in the window? It can be changed to be about any animal. The words here are about a pussycat.
KEY STAGE 1 & 2.
score

ALLENDALE - Vocal Union Residential 2007

Why we do what we do: vocal leaders’ thoughts in a nutshell
QUOTES




Sing Up, the Music Manifesto National Singing Programme, produced by Youth Music with AMV-BBDO, Faber Music and The Sage Gateshead supported by Government.
Vocal Union is part-funded through Sing Up and is part of its national singing programme.