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Bobby McFerrin Get's his Orff ON

Check out his amazing video. Shows the unity between movement and music quite well methinks!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne6tB2KiZuk

Posted by David Cameron on August 28, 2009 at 1:41am

We Are Greek Gods!

‘The modern music teacher . . . is cast into an environment that demands the intellectual intensity and physical stamina of the Greek Gods’

(Turpin, 1986)

Turpin, D. (1986). Kodaly, Dalcroze, Orff and Suzuki: Application in the Secondary Schools
. Music Educator's Journal 72 (6), pp.56-59.

Posted by David Cameron on August 24, 2009 at 7:23am

BT Dance Project visits UNIS Hanoi -- Fantastic!

Just this last week, Esther Baker-Tarpaga and her husband, Olivier Tarpaga (along with their gorgeous little girl, Windiga), the two founders of BT Dance Project, visited UNIS, Hanoi for a week filled with rhythm and dance from West Africa. Olivier is fabulous djembe player and dancer from Burkina Faso and Esther is a dancer and choreographer from the US who did her master's work in Sengalese hip hop. The two worked with students of all ages and performed at two assemblies on Friday with our mid… Continue

Posted by David Cameron on May 24, 2009 at 8:18pm

EARCOS 2009, Use of This Site, Leaving South East Asia.

Hello all -- A couple of quick comments on the EARCOS teacher's conference, use of the this site, and my departure from Asia.

EARCOS -- although I didn't attend the conference this year (officially) I did catch the last day as I was visiting a friend in Borneo. The location was spectacular, and the couple of environmentally related workshops I attended were quite inspirational. There was not much in the way of music, although I do believe one of our members presented on the importance of being… Continue

Posted by David Cameron on March 29, 2009 at 2:19pm

any music jobs out there?

Some of you may remember me from EARCOS last year, when I taught at Shanghai American School. I am now in Bolivia, at American Cooperative School, La Paz. Bolivia is beautiful and he job is great BUT with so much political turmoil this year the school has lost lots of students and I need to find a job for next year! I've taught Band, Choir, Orchestra, IB Music, World Music Drumming, General Music. If anybody knows of any music openings please email me at rgreenblatt@acslp.org
Thanks

Posted by Ralph Greenblatt on October 8, 2008 at 12:43am — 3 Comments

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KODALY & DALCROZE approaches workshop conduct by Gerald Joseph in October 19 -21, 2009, Bangkok. 3 Replies

Started by Zukhra Suleymanova Sandre. Last reply by David Cameron Nov. 9, 2009.

BT Dance Project comes to UNIS in Hanoi!`

Started by David Cameron May. 24, 2009.

Dalcroze Master Class for Piano and Music teachers

Started by Zukhra Suleymanova Sandre Dec. 18, 2008.

Stepping Documents

STEPPING – MOVEMENT AND RHYTHM
Taught by David Cameron who learned it from Doug Goodkin who learned it from his students.

• Derived from gumboot dancing in the mines of South Africa
• Popularized by black fraternities and sororities in North America during the 1980’s
• Very effective in teaching middle school boys in particular due to its aggressive nature and vigorous movement
• Those with bodily kinesthetic intelligences excel at this!
• Can be combined with body percussion to create complex rhythmic routines
• Investigate Keith Terry and Crosspulse for more information on body percussion
• www.crosspulse.com
• Excellent for teaching pulse, beat, syncopation, synchronization and what I call ‘intent’
• ‘Intent’ meaning enthusiasm, energy, physical release, aggressiveness
• Ways to show intent include bent knees, straight arms, vigour, vocalizations, etc.
• I often show video of the “Haka” from New Zealand in order to demonstrate intent
• Vocalize rhythms as much as possible
• ‘Dung’ is a step and ‘dac’ or ‘a’ is a clap
• Home Sequence
• Dung dac a dac dung dac
• Sequence 1
• dung dung dung, dung dung dung, dac dac dung, dac dac dung, dac dung dac dung
• Sequence 2
• dung dac dac, dung dac dac, dac dac dac dac dac dac dac dac dac
• Sequence 3
• dung dac dac, dung dac dung dac dung dac dung dac, dung dac a dac dac
• Teach the ‘Home Sequence’ first and come back to it as a grounding point
• Try using a drum to sound the pulse when students invariably start to speed up their stepping.
• Feel free to contact me at dcameron@unishanoi.org or teampeacedove@gmail.com. The teampeacedove.org website is still under construction so although it is listed in my bio, it’s not going to do you a whole lot of good right now!
• Good luck!

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David Cameron replied to Zukhra Suleymanova Sandre's discussion 'KODALY & DALCROZE approaches workshop conduct by Gerald Joseph in October 19 -21, 2009, Bangkok.'

Hi Zukhra -- I'm coming alone, but am meeting friends. I'd love to play at your house. Could you please let me know the date so I can put it in my calendar. This year away from work is getting pretty busy and I don't want to double book! Also, if th…

November 9, 2009

Zukhra Suleymanova Sandre replied to Zukhra Suleymanova Sandre's discussion 'KODALY & DALCROZE approaches workshop conduct by Gerald Joseph in October 19 -21, 2009, Bangkok.'

Hi David It's so good to hear from you. Are you coming alone? we are looking for some jazz musicians to make a concert at my house in early December... Will you be interested? Take a look at www.amantee.com. If not , dont worry about it. If you nee…

November 9, 2009

David Cameron replied to Zukhra Suleymanova Sandre's discussion 'KODALY & DALCROZE approaches workshop conduct by Gerald Joseph in October 19 -21, 2009, Bangkok.'

Zukrha -- this looks great! Good luck with it. BTW, i will be in BKK for two or three weeks beginning in early December. Let's get together! -- David

November 4, 2009

Zukhra Suleymanova Sandre added a discussion

KODALY & DALCROZE approaches workshop conduct by Gerald Joseph in October, 2009, Bangkok.

Dear Friends and collegues, Eurhythmics Center by Nillawanna Eungamporn proundly presents A Joint Workshop with Gerald Joseph during October 5-9; 12-16; 19-23 2009. For more information, please contact Poupee nillawanna_dst@hotmail.com , mob. (66)8…

September 23, 2009

Ding and Dawn Lovig joined EARCOS Music

September 21, 2009

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Bobby McFerrin Get's his Orff ON

Check out his amazing video. Shows the unity between movement and music quite well methinks! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne6tB2KiZuk

August 28, 2009

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We Are Greek Gods!

‘The modern music teacher . . . is cast into an environment that demands the intellectual intensity and physical stamina of the Greek Gods’ (Turpin, 1986) Turpin, D. (1986). Kodaly, Dalcroze, Orff and Suzuki: Application in the Secondary Schools .…

August 24, 2009