Teacher
Workshops offered
by
Mother-Daughter Song Team
The
workshop, "Fun Music Activities for Classroom or Music Room",
taught
by veteran teacher Pat Harris and her daughter Terri Thurman Finck.
The
workshop is available to teachers in public schools, private
schools, pre-schools, and to other organizations.
The
hands-on workshop can be offered as a half-day or whole-day class with
most
schools offering CPDU credits. (Graduate university credit can be
obtained
for an additional small fee and an extended student activity.)
The music activities workshop has been enthusiastically received
when
presented every year since 2001 at Willamette University, Salem, Oregon
each October during Oregon’s State Teacher In-Service workshops.
No
prerequisites are required for the workshop. The music book, "Fun
Music
Activities
for Classroom or Music Room", along with the songs from the
CDs,
"Galliump!" and "Galliump! Folk Songs and New Favorites", are
used as
the
text for the workshop. Those attending are invited to participate
actively in the songs,
dances,
puppetry, movement, and playing rhythm instruments. A fun time is
guaranteed!
Patricia
Harris and Terri Finck are offering the workshop widely in
Oregon
and Washington, and would gladly offer it in other locales
as
well. Schools or other groups interested in the workshop are
welcome
to contact them by phone or e-mail (shown below).
School
Assemblies and Library Shows
The
Mother-Daughter Song Team, Patricia Harris and
Terri
Thurman Finck, continue presenting interactive shows
for
children in schools and libraries --as a team and individually.
They
use a variety of their original Galliump! songs and dances,
their
new songs, as well as folk songs, songs and dances from other
countries
(including Mexico), patriotic and holiday songs.
Patricia
and Terri tailor their children's shows to fit appropriate
age
levels. They are able to present songs and dances to fit particular
themes when asked
to do so (Patriotic, Holiday, Bears, etc.) Pat's school
teaching experience enables her
to choose the right songs for each age level.
Their
performances are interactive with
children - invited to sing along at times,
play rhythm instruments, dance
along (stand-in-place dances), and act out songs
with puppets. Many
songs relate well to books and school curriculum, particularly
science, social
studies, history, art, and the study of other cultures. Such songs
include
"Amanda the Panda", "Singin Alligator Boogie", "The Funny Little
Rockhopper Penguins", and several new songs, "Jungle Beat", "Snork
the
Elephant", "Down On Pelican Bay", "Joe the Iguana from Tijuana",
and "Sea Biscuit",
as well as several folk songs from other
countries and from America's
Westward Movement.
Contact
Pat or Terri for more information.




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