Join Deb Brydon and Debbie O' Shea from Qld for this special session on the power of music to influence the well being of our students.
Face to face or online option.
Location: ‘The Well” 28 Hay Street Klemzig
Instrumental Music and FOM office car park- adjacent to Klemzig PS.
MUSIC FOR WELL-BEING
Presented by Deb Brydon and Debbie O’Shea
In this session, Deb and Debbie will look at the power of music to positively influence the well-being of our students. We will begin to investigate this important area of education for the whole child through:
· Whole school singing
· Name games
· Positive touch (including hand clapping games)
· Social aspects
Deb Bryden
Deb Brydon is a primary music specialist who has taught music for over 20 years, been an accredited do-re-mi early childhood teacher and worked as a Senior Project Writer with the Education Queensland’s Curriculum into the Classroom (C2C) project.
Deb has been the project co-ordinator for Kodály QLD’s DVD Projects including Musical Beginnings, Middle Years Music Education and Step Up With Music. She holds an Australian Kodály Certificate (Early Childhood), is an Honorary Life Member of Kodály Australia and is currently President of Kodály QLD. In 2020 Deb was nationally accredited as a Highly Accomplished Teacher by AITSL. She lives on Yagara Country with her husband and 3 children.
Debbie O’Shea
Debbie O’Shea is an enthusiastic and experienced music educator. Her qualifications include a Masters of Music Studies, a Graduate Diploma of Music Education, a Bachelor of Education, and the Holy Names Kodaly Summer Certificate (California - held in Brisbane). In 2020 Debbie earned national accreditation as a Highly Accomplished Teacher.
Debbie is passionate about supporting music educators through Crescendo Music Education. She has worked as a classroom teacher, primary music specialist, early childhood music teacher, curriculum writer, lecturer, workshop presenter, massed choir conductor and composer. Debbie is currently the Treasurer for Kodály Queensland and has the Kodály Philosophy in the heart of her teaching. She has had the honour of working with, Catholic Education, KMEIA Qld, Musica Viva in Schools, Music Count Us In, UQ and Griffith University. Currently, she works as a Primary Music Specialist for the Department of Education Queensland.
Debbie lives North of Brisbane on Turbul Land with her husband and has two children, now lovely young men.
Prices:
Members $20 ftf and online- recording sent afterwards
Non members $30
Students $10