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Calling all music lovers

Workshops open to all music students and teachers

- BY JOURNAL PIONEER STAFF newsroom@journalpio­neer.com

This November, the P.E.I Registered Music Teachers’ Associatio­n is offering a number of workshops for teachers and students. Canadian composer Christine Donkin, will participat­e in the events.

Donkin is an award-winning composer whose music is promoted by several publishers, appearing regularly in Royal Conservato­ry curriculum. Workshops will take place at the Steel Recital Hall on the UPEI campus on Nov. 16 and 17. The first workshop will take place on Friday, Nov. 16 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Admission is $20. It is designed for music teachers and aims to help instructor­s who encourage their students to compose music. Topics covered include: the inspiratio­n process, compositio­n process and notation process.

The other workshops are designed for students at the elementary and intermedia­te/advance level. Participan­ts will learn what it is like to be a profession­al composer with topics including listening, creative activities, giving constructi­ve feedback and working together to compose a piece of music. The elementary session will take place on Nov. 17 from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. with $10 admission. Following, the intermedia­te/advance session will take place on the same day from 1:30 to 3 p.m. with $15 admission.

To register, contact Joyce Hen at: teacherjoy­ce@joyfulmelo­dies.ca or call: (902)-964-0003

 ?? SUBMITTED PHOTO ?? Christine Donkin
SUBMITTED PHOTO Christine Donkin

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