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- About Me:
- I teach music at Hong Kong International School from Pre-school to Grade 2. I am very interested in collecting simple multicultural songs to orchestrate for children, so if you have a good one, please send it to me! I love to travel and discover the "roads less traveled."
I love drumming, playing golf, and "Orffing Around." I love playing around to create new and original songs and am learning to use Finale. One of my greatest joys (besides watching kids develop into musicians) is organizing events with guest clinicians for our region!
I have been in Hong Kong 14 years and enjoy Asia.
I am in the process of collecting simple children's traditional songs from Southeast Asia as well as surrounding countries. If you can make suggestions or if you have children's mp3's, I would really like to have access to them. I would also like to connect with some local musicians and interview them. Thanks to anyone who may be able to assist me in this project. You can email me at marcia.barham@gmail.com
My other passions: golf, reading, surfing the net and learning new things, having a drink or two or three with friends, hanging with my crazy family in the summer, China and Thailand - my two "other" homes.
- Job Title:
- Lower Primary Music Teacher
- Areas of Expertise:
- General Music, Choir
- Instruments Played:
- Piano, voice, drums, and anything I can strike!
- Areas of Musical / Pedagogical Interest:
- Orff, Drumming, Integrating music and the process of learning to read, World Music
- Current Employer:
- Hong Kong IInternational School
- Country of Residence:
- Hong Kong
- Email:
- marcia.barham@hkis.edu.hk
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The Visitors! (DVD Coming)
This movie will be out on DVD October....a must for all of us. Go to amazon.com and see the trailer. That alone may make you weep.......
Posted on September 21, 2008 at 12:02pm —
Thai Musicians coming to Doug and Kofi's Workshop
Two interesting and talented local musicians from Bangkok are joining us for the Kofi/Doug weekend. They are Poomjai Ruenroeng known as Bot and Cheeranan Ruenroeng known at Tag. Bot is a musician and maker of the Thai renad instrument. His websites are http://www.freewebs.com/ruenroeng/ and http://thaimusic.exteen.com. You can see his work at http://www.freewebs.com/ruenroeng/xylophone.htm
Tag is his wife and she is a visual artist. They will be great additions!
Tag is his wife and she is a visual artist. They will be great additions!
Posted on August 23, 2008 at 11:45am —
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It has being a long time I wanted to chat with you.
How is everythings? Any new idea to get together?
I am traing to get to SF school for the L-1. But Doug said that they are ful with a long waiting list. But may be it 'll work ?! I despiritely need training.
Are you traveling this summer?
How about to pass here. I am workin on aranging 1 of the Russian folk song .I would love to share with you.Hope to hear from you very soon. Give me some news...
keep in touch
friend Zukhra.
I hope we will meet all again.hugs ,Tag!
Anyway, when I first started teaching I promised my self that I would take a sabbatical when the time is right and that time is now. I have no debt and no real responsibilities. I have enough money saved so it won't hurt my pocketbook too much, and if i don't do it now I might not ever. I am planning on cycle touring through as much of the world as I can, studying music, and also exploring other career options (such as visiting teaching, consulting, and cycle tour leading)
So, to make a long story short, that is how I am taking some time off. I'd love to come visit. I feel as though I could offer some quality education to your students and also some strong PD for teachers (both teaching and non-teaching as well). However, my experience in guest instructing and leading PD in limited to about two years. In view of that, I think a 200.00 per day stipend plus travel expenses would be fair. This is what NIST paid me for my time with them earlier this academic year (much less than Doug and Kofi). I would be happy to stay with you, and in fact, would probably prefer that to a hotel.
I am free as of June 17 of this year. I am currently in the process of putting together a calendar of activities beginning in July and would be happy to schedule in a visit to Hong Kong when it suits both of us. I don't plan on having a solidly fixed schedule for several months so there is plenty of time to negotiate. Also, I assume that both you and your administration would want an outline of what I would do with both students and staff, so if you gave me specifics on what you were looking for I could prepare that for you.
Please stay in touch and good luck with the stepping! You can send the PDF directly to my email address if you would like. teampeacedove@gmail.com
Take care - David
Also, simple body percussion is a good way to get into it. I am guessing you have already done some of this, and it sounds like you are also using speech rhythms, which is great. I make sure that students leave the session being able to say the rhythms. 'Dung' for steps and 'Tak for everything else.
Let me know what else I can to help. As far as possible coming out there -- funny you should ask. I am taking some time off from teaching next academic year and putting together a year of cycle touring and music study. This means that, as of now, I am VERY free as of June 15th. If you are interested in setting something up, please let me know.
I hope you are well! Take care.
-- David
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