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Bring the story of Christmas right home to Cornwall!A unique new workshop from Julie helps children to learn a very special Christmas carol. The fascinating story of the Cornish carol “I saw three ships come sailing in…” with DVD footage of the history of St. Michael’s Mount and the tin trade, and recounting the legend of the visit of Joseph of Arimathea and the young Jesus to Marazion. |
Credentials
Julie is CRB checked, has public liability insurance via the Musician’s Union and is a Professional Music Leader.
Julie has been teaching for fifteen years across the entire age spectrum of primary and secondary schools, both mainstream and freelance.
She has a natural ability to captivate, entertain and inspire the groups she meets and children always leave sessions feeling that they have had a very positive experience.
Julie celebrates her Cornish ethnicity and is a regular performer on the inter Celtic circuit. She has won international awards for her song writing and performance and been featured on radio TV and film, in Britain and Europe.
As a linguist, Julie is also interested in language and song from other parts of the world. She is able to offer an interesting selection of workshops, which may be delivered in isolation or as part of a series of musical exploration.
"Standard" Workshops
THE 5 FACTORS OF SINGING – ACAPELLA WORKSHOP
An interactive workshop, where children learn to physically experience the elements of vocal performance, through drama and movement. Usually, held in the school hall.
TRADITIONAL CORNISH FOLK SONGS
The children will learn a series of Cornish folk songs, in the tradition of male voice choirs.
CORNISH LANGUAGE FOLK SONG
The children will learn the story of this Cornish folk song, which recounts the life story a young girl growing up in Cornwall, followed by a singalong in Cornish.
ABORIGINAL SONG WORKSHOP
The children will learn an original aboriginal song along with percussion and movement.
FRENCH SONG WORKSHOP
The children will learn a popular and fun song in French.
RUSSIAN FOLK SONG WORKSHOP
The children will learn an original Georgian folk song.
WRITING A SONG
The children explore different themes and styles of song writing before collaborating on song writing, themselves.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENT FROM SCRATCH
The children will learn to play the penny whistle and will finish the workshop playing a tune. They can keep the whistles to take home.
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE PIANO ACCORDION
A demonstration of the piano accordion, with a chance for the children to have a go at playing themselves.
© Julie Elwin 2008