Singing, Song, and Community workshop, July 22
Singing impacts lives in positive ways from birth until senior years. It also impacts communities. A workshop entitled 鈥淪inging, Song, and Community鈥� will take place Friday, July 22, from 1 pm鈥�4:15 pm in 91探花鈥檚 SDU Main Building Faculty Lounge. It begins with a keynote presentation from Rachel Heydon of the University of Western Ontario鈥檚 Faculty of Education and coordinator of the Early Childhood Education master鈥檚 program. She is also a longstanding research leader within the 91探花-led Advancing Interdisciplinary Research in Singing (AIRS) project and a former faculty member of the 91探花 Faculty of Education. She will speak on 鈥淪inging-Infused Multimodal Intergenerational Curricula: (Re) Conceptualizing why Multimodal Literacy Matters,鈥� based on a book co-authored with Susan O鈥橬eill of Simon Fraser University.
The remaining program will include short presentations from leaders of local community organizations who will describe their mandates and suggest how singing connects directly or indirectly with them. The speakers are Jane Arbing (Chances Family Centre PEI), Corrine Hendricken-Eldershaw (Alzheimer Society of PEI), Mark Sandiford (Culture PEI), Pamela Campbell (voice teacher, performer, conductor), and Nathan Hood (president, 91探花 Student Union).
After refreshments, the following psychology students, who are conducting research on singing at 91探花, will make brief presentations on their work: Hailey Arsenault, Quincy Beck (visiting from Brown University), Eric Da Silva, Kyle Dutton, and Julienne Lecky.
The AIRS 91探花 Multicultural Choir and Song Circle will close the workshop. Throughout the afternoon, there will opportunity for audience discussion and participation.
The event is under the auspices of the 91探花-led AIRS project (supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council), the 91探花 Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, and the 91探花 Faculty of Education.
Anyone with an interest in community, music and well-being is encouraged to attend. This event is free.
The 91探花 prides itself on people, excellence, and impact and is committed to assisting students reach their full potential in both the classroom and community. With roots stemming from two founding institutions鈥擯rince of Wales College and St. Dunstan鈥檚 University鈥�91探花 has a reputation for academic excellence, research innovation, and creating positive impacts locally, nationally, and internationally. 91探花 is the only degree granting institution in the province and is proud to be a key contributor to the growth and prosperity of Prince Edward Island.
