ANATS NSW Presents: Raising Little Voices - Singing in the Primary School Classroom

Raising Little Voices: Singing in the Primary School Classroom is a practical workshop to help build skills and resources for teachers and singers bringing singing into primary school classrooms, with an emphasis on Early Stage One and Stage Two classes. Our workshop presenter is Cassy Bartolomei who brings a wealth of experience as a professional singer and classroom teacher to this event. Cassy presents the value of classroom singing for enhancing children’s learning, as well as an analysis of the resources available and how to make strong choices. This is a highly interactive workshop with participants engaging in group singing and movement. A fun opportunity to develop your repertoire and specialist skills for younger students.

Cassy (Darvall) Bartolomei has been working as a professional singer for over 30 years, working in jazz clubs, cabaret and comedy festivals; at civic and community events, as well as private and corporate functions. For much of her professional life she has also worked as a singing and acting/drama teacher. She taught acting for 13 years at The Australian Theatre for Young People. For the past 18 years she has been teaching classroom singing at Bondi Beach Public School. She also runs a Seniors’ Choir for Waverley Council and is the singing teacher at Rose Bay Secondary College. Cassy and her husband, pianist and composer Michael Bartolomei, have written many songs for primary aged students. In 2010 they received an ‘Artists in Schools’ government grant to write a musical for young performers.

This event is aimed at mentoring singing teachers with less than 5 years teaching experience and building an inclusive community of early career singing teachers.