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A voice for vocal training!

Koenraad De Meulder LEO Sings! Session

Barcelona – 6 February 2014

A voice for vocal training -‐ Research results 2

VOICE is a European project that brings together •  14 co-‐organizers in •  11 countries for a duraJon of •  3 years (June 2012 to May 2015), during which •  18 main events are organised, along with •  3 research programs and •  3 data and song collecJon efforts. www.thevoiceproject.eu

VOICE a project of ECA-‐EC


•  exchange, discover and share good pracJces and innovaJve approaches at the European level;

•  work together to develop new ideas and projects;

•  help singers, composers and conductors travel across Europe and meet one another;

•  gather data about the choral world to develop beYer policy making;

•  promote singing as a tool for educaJon, peace and personal development for people of all ages and origins.

14 partners involved

A voice for vocal training

How can the choral world and the world of educa0on inspire more schools in Europe to become

‘singing schools’?

ObjecJves: •  Acquire and exchange knowledge •  Build a stronger network between schools and choirs

•  Develop concrete iniJaJves for singing in schools

4 A voice for vocal training -‐ Research results

Ac<on plan

1.  European research into inspiring iniJaJves

2.  PublicaJon of new internaJonal singing resources for teachers.

3.  InternaJonal impulse project and conference

4.  Networking


European research

•  list of 113 iniJaJves from 19 different countries

•  top 3 of organizers: 1.  Cultural organisaJons; 2.  Music schools or universiJes; 3.  Choral organisaJons.

•  Wide range of successful approaches and partnerships.


Good prac<ces

30 good pracJces are presented in the report and on the project website: Criteria:

  Inspiring   Quality   AYracJve   Broad music base   InnovaJve   InternaJonally inspiring


Five concepts

o  Train the trainer o  MoJvate the future teacher o  Use a digital environment o  Singing schools o  Work together and create awareness


Train the trainer

•  Answer to teachers’ need for vocal training, repertoire and instrucJonal methods.

•  Wide range of methodologies and approaches.

•  Ogen close collaboraJon with (professional) music-‐ or singing instructors.

•  Mostly pracJce-‐oriented and flexible.


Train the trainer   Singen macht Schule – Austria   AYakatamoeva – Belgium   Find din stemme -‐ Denmark   JEKISS (Jedem Kind seine SJmme) – Germany   Singpause – Germany   Singt euch ein – Germany   Muziek met een staartje – The Netherlands   Zangmakers – The Netherlands   Musical Futures – United Kingdom   Singing Playgrounds – United Kingdom   Voices FoundaJon – United Kingdom


Mo<vate the future teacher

•  Music and singing are (ogen) part of the basic curriculum.

•  Other choral acJviJes: – University choirs; – CollaboraJons with universiJes, music schools and professional choirs.

(NL)


Mo<vate the future teacher

 Wiener Chorschule – Austria  Wy Sjonge – The Netherlands   Barn och sång – Sweden   Singing at the high school of Luzern -‐ Switzerland


Use a digital environment

  Providing high quality material   Ogen linked to teacher training courses.   Accessible.   Flexible.   Requires substanJal investments.

(UK)


Use a digital environment

  Zing’es – The Netherlands   Cânsing – United Kingdom -‐ Wales   The great Scots Song Treasure Hunt – United Kingdom -‐ Scotland

  Sing Up – United Kingdom


Singing schools

•  Singing is fully integrated into all aspects of a school day: singing schools –  School choirs; – WriJng and creaJng original songs; –  Singing events; – Quality labels for singing in schools; –  Singing combined with wriJng, music making, pracJcing language skills, etc.


Singing schools

•  Choeur à l’école -‐ Belgium •  Chant’école – France •  ProgreYe Musica in Emilia Romagna – Italy •  Cor Vivaldi – PeJts Cantores de Catalunya – Spain – Catalonia

•  School choir and cor infanJl – Spain – Catalonia

•  Kolibri-‐Musiclabel -‐ Switzerland


Work together and create awareness •  Partnerships between schools and professional parJes, e.g. –  Professional orchestras; –  Cultural centres and art houses; – Music schools.

•  Large audiences: creates wide public support for singing.

•  Gives children access to cultural acJviJes.


Work together and create awareness

  Sing! – Rundfunkchor Berlin -‐ Germany   Tempel zonder drempel – Koninklijk Concertgebouw -‐ The Netherlands

  SuperTrieda – Slovakia   Cantània – :’Auditori -‐ Spain -‐ Catalonia


Conclusions: Singing with children •  as a vocal training

•  as a part of a musical and cultural educaJon in a much broader sense

•  to help increase language skills •  to get acquainted with other cultures •  to raise awareness about one’s own culture, idenJty, language and history

•  as a vehicle to integrate pupils into school life


More informa<on?

•  www.thevoiceproject.eu •  www.koorenstem.be


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