Kids at the Con School Holiday Workshops

Our Kids at the Con School Holiday Workshops for 3-10 year olds are a great way to experience what the weekly programs are like! Workshops are held in the January, April, July and September school holidays.

Our next holiday workshops will be taking place face to face, Tuesday 1st, Wednesday 2nd, and Thursday 3rd October, 2024.

Please note that class details, delivery, and conditions of entry are subject to change

Structured workshops are based on the Orff-Schulwerk approach, Dalcroze and Kodaly methods, and will include activities such as singing, imitation, movement, playing tuned and un-tuned percussion instruments, improvisation, story-telling and guided listening activities.

All workshops take place in the Conservatorium’s historical Macquarie Street buildings.

Participants only need to attend one workshop, as material will be repeated the following day.

Holiday Workshops for 3-4 year olds

Our youngest participants will explore the musical concepts of pitch, beat, and tempo through creative play and a range of unconscious learning activities. Listening and motor skills will be engaged through echo singing, movement, imitation,playing percussion instruments, and musical games.

This workshop will run for 50-minutes each day and will be taken by tutor Vanessa Hill. Parents/guardians are encouraged to sit in this workshop with their children to listen to the activities and recreate them at home. Material presented in this workshop is similar to that of the weekly Red classes, providing a great opportunity to test our program!

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Holiday Workshops for 4-5 year olds

Activities in this workshop will be similar to the workshop for 3-4’s, but at a slightly faster pace and targeted to match the higher levels of the older participants. More complex rhythmic activities and listening exercises will be presented, including call and response singing and musical signal recognition.

This workshop will run for 50-minutes each day and will be taken by tutor Vanessa Hill. Parents/guardians are not required to sit in on this workshop, but attendance is encouraged. Material presented in this workshop is similar to that of the weekly Orange classes, providing a great opportunity to test our program!

Click 'HERE'' to view all available dates and times, and enrol your child.

Holiday Workshops for 5-6 year olds

This workshop runs for 3 hours each day, from 9am to 12pm, and 1230-330pm.
Activities include pitch and rhythm work using tuned and un-tuned percussion instruments, active listening activities, and if time allows, the opportunity to make your own instrument.

The workshop will be taken by tutor Irene Stone and Megan Ling. Material presented is similar to that of the weekly Yellow classes.

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Holiday Workshops for 6-10 year olds

This workshop runs for 5 hours each day, from 9am to 2pm.
Activities include pitch and rhythm work using tuned and un-tuned percussion instruments, active listening activities, and the opportunity to make your own instrument.

The workshop will be taken by tutor Irene Stone and Megan Ling. Material presented is similar to that of the weekly Green and Blue classes.

There will be two short breaks for morning tea and lunch (participants must bring their own food). Parents/guardians are welcome to drop off their children in the morning, and return at 1.45pm for a ‘mini performance’ of the children’s activities from the workshop.

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