#folkdance

Jenny Ferris

Aug 7, 20192 min read

Sarawak Cultural Village

Today I was lucky enough to visit the Sarawak Cultural Village (SCV)as part of the International Kodaly Symposium 2019 in Kuching,...

Jenny Ferris

Jun 20, 20192 min read

The Lion Sleeps Tonight: A Scarf Dance

In one of my previous posts about neuropsychology, I mentioned attending a workshop with the wonderful Robyn Stavely in which she...

Jenny Ferris

May 25, 20182 min read

Favourite Folk Dances for the music room

Whilst for many, the term folk dancing may conjure images of wizened Morris dancers with silk scarves, they are still relevant today and...

Jenny Ferris

Feb 18, 20183 min read

Where's Joseph? He's HAYDN! Surprise!

I'm sure many of you are familiar with Haydn's Symphony No. 94, the "Surprise Symphony" - especially the 2nd movement. If you're not,...

Jenny Ferris

Jan 26, 20183 min read

Froggy Went A Courtin'

The school I was working in last year was new to the Kodaly approach and had suffered lots of disruptions to their music program in the...