Courses for Classroom Teachers
A rolling-list of interested teachers is maintained, and when enough
teachers are on the list with interest in a particular course, and the
course will be viable to run, a date will be organised.
Please
contact us to register your interest
in one of these teachers courses.
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Become an Accredited Tobin Music Teacher
You may also be interested in our Accreditation Scheme, where you can train
by studying a series of modules and take an exam. Accredited teachers are
listed on the Accredited Teacher
Register.
If you are interested, please
click here to learn about
the scheme and check the course calendar.
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Infant music classes
Participants will arrive on Saturday morning and observe classes taking place
with 3½ to 5 year olds.
In these early lessons the children learn all the theoretical requirements
before going on to their individual instrumental lessons.
Note lengths are taught by the use of activity games and shapes showing how
mathematics is an integral part of music
Musical shorthand is a fascinating lesson showing how it can in fact be the
child's first writing lesson.
Pitch is taught and participants will be intrigued to see how all children
learn their notes right across the Great Stave by using mnemonics.
How the five-year olds learn to write their own compositions and play them on
various instruments.
The rest of the weekend is spent going over the material.
Teachers are shown how to teach this subject and the psychological
techniques are explained.
Tiny Steps manual & workbook provided free.
Demonstration of infant music class
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Classical Guitar Course
This course has been specially designed for use in the classroom and there
are many innovative ideas to help the teacher to make their classes successful
and interesting.
It is especially helpful when group teaching. The private guitar teacher will
also find it of immense help as it reveals the fingering of all chords and
makes for rapid progress.
It will also be found useful for those who wish to learn the guitar.
In one weekend participants will be surprised at how much they have covered
and they will be shown how they can continue on their own.
Guitar book one provided free.
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General Musicianship & Simple Composition
This course is designed for those who want to know and be able to teach the
rudiments of music.
It is also for those who wish to learn how to compose and how to teach
simple composition.
The theory of music is illustrated by means of patterns and colours. Thus
concepts can be taught to a greater depth because of the clarity of the explanation.
Composition is again taught in such a way as to make it immediately comprehensible
to all; even to those who have never attempted to compose.
This way of teaching is ideal in the classroom as all pupils are able to produce
something meaningful and pleasing. The students are taught to write away from
an instrument, using conventional harmony.
Aural awareness is an integral part of the system.
Again this is made possible by means of using colour.
Composition Workbook provided free.
Demonstration of infant composition class
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Teaching the Recorder in the Classroom
This course covers the material found in the Colour Piping and
Wizard's Way Recorder Books.
Designed especially for those wishing to teach the recorder, but there are
also many ideas for those who already teach the recorder.
You will be delighted at the rate of progress.
Wizard's Way Recorder Book provided free.
Demonstration of infant music classes
Fee for the weekend course £80. - £15 deposit secures a place
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Piano Course
This course contains many exciting innovative ideas and explains to the
piano teacher how to approach this method.
This differs from other piano methods as it allows the children to use
the whole keyboard immediately.
How all scales are learnt with real understanding by the use
of tetrachords.
Children are less inhibited by the keyboard and soon are dancing on
the keys because the music that is written lies easily under the hands.
Improvisation and transposition are taught from the very beginning
and the use of the notation strip and the magic circle make
elusive theoretical concepts easy for any child to understand.
Traditional musical notation is adhered to in all respects but the
learning process is accelerated by the use of patterns and colours.
Wizard's Way 1st piano Book provided free.
Interesting projects for the piano teacher.
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