Theatre schools for children in Truro and Penzance with classes in drama, singing and dance. Contact the Principal Ashleigh Sendin 0800 781 7696 www.stagecoach.co.uk
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Cornwall Community Choir
Cornwall Community Choir is a new project, starting in July 2009. The ultimate aim is to get people singing in a network of community based choirs throughout the county. These choirs are open to anyone from 18 -108 with four groups initially running in Central Penzance, Hayle, St Ives and Truro.
To register your interest, please contact Neil Shepherd on 01736 759944, e-mail him at neilshepherd@yahoo.co.uk or visit www.cornwallcommunitychoir.co.uk
New and exciting free training for singing leaders in Cornwall
New and exciting free training for singing leaders in Cornwall
This is a FREE Training programme for potential singing leaders working with primary aged children from June 2009 to February 2010. You can be a primary school teacher, male voice choir member, folk musician, singing leader…
The programme includes practical twilight sessions for planning, and introducing repertoire for you to use with children, special focus days with visiting practitioners who are expert vocal leaders, and cross sector visits so you can learn from and get experiences from other members of the programme.
The intial meeting was held in June 2009 and currently the people involved in the programme include primary teachers, vocal teachers, choirs, male voice choirs, arts organisations, and musicians so there are plenty of people to learn from and share expertise!
The notes from the initial meeting can be downloaded here.
The Lev Krev Kernow newsletters detailing what’s been going on during the project can be downloaded below:
The Programme
The dates of the next sessions are below. If you haven’t already joined the programme, you are welcome to, but please contact CUMPAS who manage the programme before attending a session info@cumpas.co.uk
Focus Sessions – 10am – 5pm
Saturday 21 November: Choral Directing and Boys Singing with Chris Grey and Angela Renshaw at the Columba Centre, St Columb Major
Twilight Sessions – 5pm – 7pm
Thu 26 Nov Fowey Primary School
Wed 9 Dec Padstow/Newquay (tbc)
For other training as part of the general Sing Up programme in Cornwall please go to the main Sing Up page
If you join the programme you can also become a member of the ”Lev Krev Kernow – Vocal Force Cornwall’ Facebook group which holds dates for your diaries, pictures, files and audio clips of the sessions for you, and a place for you to share feedback, comments, or queries.
What is Vocal Force?
Vocal Force deliver inclusive, learner-centred training for leaders singing with primary-age children in 60 target areas across England. Vocal Force is delivered as part of Sing Up. We are delighted to be able to offer a Vocal Force programme led by CUMPAS, in Cornwall, commencing in April 2009.
This is a FREE training opportunity for potential leaders of singing in the Cornish Folk and Male Voice Choir traditions as well as teachers and TAs.
Vocal Force aims to encourage and exemplify healthy, musical singing within primary education as well as develop a broad repertoire base using singing in the context of the whole curriculum, working to encourage schools to become singing communities.
The Vocal Force emphasis is on providing training, skills, repertoire and networks for those who lead singing with primary age children or who are interested in developing their confidences and abilities in order to lead singing with this group.
A series of training sessions over a year will be delivered by Cumpas, a charity promoting Cornish culture through music, song, dance and language.
Topics covered will include:
• Embedded partnership working and peer-learning;
• The drawing together of vocal leaders from a wide range of backgrounds;
• Inclusive, learner-centred approaches to singing culture;
• Vocal techniques and how to encourage and exemplify healthy, musical singing;
• How to develop a broad and inclusive repertoire base;
• Singing in the context of the whole curriculum;
• Whole class and whole school delivery.
Who are CUMPAS?
Frances Bennett has 30 years of singing experience, from classical to folk, in choirs and ensembles. Alongside running Cumpas with Hilary she plays fiddle and is a member of singing group Kescana. She is a Cornish language speaker.
Hilary Coleman studied singing at school and continued her vocal training through working in theatre. She runs Cornish song workshops alongside Frances and leads a community choir. She plays clarinet and sings with Cornish band Dalla.
Kath Matthews – Advanced Skills Teacher currently working at St Hilary primary school and is very well known and respected throughout Cornwall.
Cheryl Rosevear – Professional Singer and teacher in Cornwall. Cheryl graduated from the Royal College of Music with a Post Grad Diploma in Vocal performance and a BMus. She teaches locally both in schools and privately and is a highly acclaimed Soprano soloist.
Plus special expert guest leaders from the world of singing and vocal training.
If you are interested in being part of Vocal Force Cornwall, please return the booking form before May 4 2009 in order to guarantee a place on the course. Booking form and more detailed info can be downloaded here
If you have any questions, call CUMPAS on 01209 313233 or info@cumpas.co.uk
Community Choirs
Community Choirs include Male Voice Choirs and tend to be for over 18s. A list of them can be found on the following websites:
www.choirs.org.uk/england.htm and www.cornishchoirs.co.uk
Come and sing! Levow an Bys (World Voices) is welcoming new members
Would you like to try singing in a friendly community choir in Penzance?
Levow an Bys (‘World Voices’) is welcoming new members from 8th September 2010.
We are a friendly community choir which sings beautiful harmonies from around the world (in 2, 3 and 4 parts).
We meet on Wednesday evenings during term-time, 7-9pm in the community rooms at Humphry Davy school, Penzance.
Open rehearsal – come and see if it’s your thing.
Wednesday 8th September 7-9pm.
We do perform a few times a year – but mostly we sing for pleasure, relaxation and the delight of singing in harmony.
All voices very welcome, men, women … high voices, low voices or ‘not sure what I am’ voices.
No audition and no need to read music.
You can find out more about the choir at:
http://levowanbys.co.uk
or by contacting the Pip Wright who leads the Levow an Bys
wright@dit.upm.es Telephone 01736 763766
Cornwall Community Choir
Cornwall Community Choir is a new project, starting in July 2009. The ultimate aim is to get people singing in a network of community based choirs throughout the county. These choirs are open to anyone from 18 -108 with four groups initially running in Central Penzance, Hayle, St Ives and Truro.
To register your interest, please contact Neil Shepherd on 01736 759944, e-mail him at neilshepherd@yahoo.co.uk or visit www.cornwallcommunitychoir.co.uk
Sally Spens Textile Designer
Falmouth
Specialism: Textile design for fashion and interiors; drawing, painting and printmaking. Part of textile design partnership Bentley & Spens who are the only western designers to be commissioned by a Japanese textile company to design prints for kimonos, and have had their fashion and furnishing textiles archived by the Victoria & Albert Museum.
Support for C & M Diploma: Professional expertise in design industry including working with clients to specific briefs; can offer workshops in textile design and drawing, which involve setting project briefs for students to enable them to expand their visual reference and work from concept to cloth. These can be linked to current fashion or to costume for theatre or dance.
Contact:
01326 340056
info@sallyspens.com
www.sallyspens.com
Public Liability Insurance: SAA membership
CRB: 001239509968 12.06.2009
References: David Neale received David Judd received
Alessandra Ausenda Visual Artist/Educator
Penzance
Specialism: Sculpture/installation, film, collage, drawing, animation. Art teacher.
Background in visual arts, works collaboratively delivering projects across a variety of different artforms. Recent work has included intergenerational projects involving a cross section of the community and resulting in films.
Support for C & M Diploma: Professional expertise in any of the above artforms; overview and experience of working in the creative industries; CPD delivery for teachers; supporting planning of C&M projects.
Contact:
alessandraausenda@tiscali.co.uk
Mob: 07968 225738
www.alessandra.eu.com
Public Liability Insurance: BECTU
CRB: 001238410948 04.06.09
References: Amanda Harris received Miron Quick received
Matthew Pontin Photographer
Cornwall
About: Matthew Pontin is a photographic artist based in the region who has worked freelance since graduating from Swansea Metropolitan University with a First Class Honours Degree in 2002. After several years working within documentary photography, developing community arts projects and teaching young people on the Isle of Wight he relocated to Cornwall to undertake MA Photography which he completed in 2005. Since he has developed his own practice and exhibits across the UK, he works within all areas of education from primary through to adult, he is part-time lecturer at University College Falmouth and Director of FOTONOW CIC.
Specialism: All areas of photography from documentary to studio, working with both digital and film. Black and White printing. Alternative printing (Cyanotpyes). Advanced Adobe Photoshop (image manipulation). Adobe Indesign (book making and desk top publishing). Time-lapse photography. Visual research. Basic Dreamweaver web-design. Exhibition management and curatorial work. Community arts project development. Fund-raising.
Support for C & M Diploma: Freelance expertise in all aspects of photography; much experience working with young people and in project development and management; overview and experience of working in the creative industries; current relationship with University College Falmouth, FOTONOW and many other links into arts organisations and practitioners in the South West.
Contact:
07734 429412
Public Liability Insurance: Artist Newsletter – AIR Scheme
CRB: 001149002816
References: Deborah Baker received Naomi Bissell received