Themed Workshop
Our workshops are based around subject and musical themes that cover many aspects of the Early Years National Curriculum
Here is an example:
Subject Themes: Food, Dinosaurs, The Jungle, The Farm, Fairytales, The Weather, The Seasons, The World Around Us, The Sea, Water, Ourselves, Recycling, The Arctic, Fireworks, Transport, Christmas
Musical Themes: The Octave, Rhythm in Words, Keeping Time, Moods in Music, Singing and Vocalisation, Descriptive Use of Instruments, Body Percussion, Environmental Wounds, Jungle Percussion, Practicing for a Performance, Loud and Soft Dynamics, Fast and Slow
The Workshop Structure
The Workshops follow a flexible format to meet the stage of the group. In general the structure is based on the following outline:
1. Vocal warm up
2. Physical activity
3. Themed section involving a story, rhymes, role-play and Boogie Mites songs
4. Percussion session involving use of home-made instruments following a conductor or body percussion
5. Cool down, using soft toys and lullabies