School Music Program with Alison Vardy

Your performance certainly added to the school's music

program and children's knowledge. You handled the multi-aged

and different grade levels extremely well and gave very

interesting answers to their many questions.

Having and using 2 harps was a worthwhile approach;

then both Jeannie (primary music teacher) and myself expanded

with filmstrips and discussion. I would thoroughly recommend

your program to any elementary school.

Trish House,

Savory Elementary School

Alison is a gifted harpist and her presentation to the class

(Grade VI Music Appreciation) is well designed for students in elementary

school. I highly recommend her to any music class or school for a

presentation of an instrument with such a vast and great history.

George Koenig,

North Saanich Middle School

Alison is an Experienced Presenter of the Harp in School Music Programs.

The Format of Presentation is either:

|Classroom Workshops - a 45 minute presentation of 2 styles of

folk harp to smaller groups of children

(suggested maximum group size - 35).

Cost: $60 for one workshop, $100 for

two and $200 daily (maximum of 4

workshops per day). Travel costs may

apply.

|School Performances - a 45 minute concert to school assemblies.

Cost: $300 - includes set-up and

provision of professional amplification

system and sound engineer. A diverse

program of multicultural music

performed on Celtic and Paraguayan

harps. Travel costs may apply.

School

Music

Program

Classroom

Workshops

Performances

Alison's Professional

Background

Experienced International Performer

10 years Conservatory Training on Piano

BSc - University of British Columbia

New Zealand Adult Teaching Certificate

7 years Polytechnic Teaching Experience

Experienced Communications Skills Tutor

Trained Group Facilitator

Trained Community Mediator

Parent of 2 Teenagers

Experienced 4H Volunteer Co-ordinator

Experienced Youth Program Administrator

Producer of Own Solo Harp CDs

Recipient of Professional Arts Awards

Sample 45 minute Lesson Plan for a

Classroom Workshop

|Introduction of the Celtic and Paraguayan harps

|History? -- Pre-history? -- Performance of music traditional

to each instrument's origins.

|Demonstration of different features of each instrument

|What are these features? -- Why and how did they develop?

Are there other types of harps?

|Question Period.

|How do we make music? -- The creative use of melody,

harmony and rhythm.

|Demonstration of the "building" of an arrangement of a

well-known tune.

|Performance music from a variety of cultures -- Children

respond with impressions from music.

|More questions….Alison's newest composition -- Can you

name it?