News & engagements
In this page you will find the latest information about Cellobabies and about Kay and her other professional activities, especially adjudicating. Most festivals occur in Spring, and Kay's timetable quickly gets filled up, so if you would like her to be an adjudicator, please do contact her in good time!
Cellobaby & Violinbaby Workshops
These are now coming on-stream, and are open to all interested teachers and parents:
Exeter: Sunday 11th May 2008 - click here for the flyer/booking form and full details [in pdf format]
Horsham [Sussex]: Saturday 28th June 2008 - click here for the flyer/booking form and full details [in pdf format]
Aberdeen: Thursday August 28th 2008 workshop for the Aberdeen ESTA [for full details follow this link]
2009
Adjudicating: Kay will be adjudicating at these festivals in 2009:
- Reigate & Redhill - May
- Blackheath Music festival - May
- Swindon Music festival
- Inverness Music Festival - March
- Woodley music festival - March
- Eastbourne music festival - February
2008
Aberdeen ESTA have invited Kay to lead a workshop on Cellobabies/Violinbabies on 1st May this year.
Adjudicating: Kay will be adjudicating at these festivals in 2008:
- Buckingham Music festival November
- Leigh upon Sea - May
- Rothwell Music Festival - April
- Gorleston St. Andrews music festival - March
- Kent Competitive music festival - March
- Peterborough Music Festival - March
- Southampton & Aldershot regional festivals - March [National Festival of Music for Youth]
- Hatfield Music Festival - March
- Basingstoke Music Festival - March
- Sudbury Festival - February
- Inverness Music festival - February
2007
Materials: [Sept] 2nd Ed available - you can now use PayPal from this site.
Materials: [June] Cellobabies pupil & parent/teacher books now available.
Blog: starting in January Kay now has a blog on the site, so that she can comment on things of interest and so that you can reply back, ask questions etc.
Congratulations
Well done to Lisa Fordham, Elizabeth Elliott, Charlie Larkman & Ben Black, all Cellobabies 'graduates'.
Lisa - Grade 1 (Distinction)
Elizabeth - Grade 1 (Merit)
In the Trinity Guildhall Initial Exam, Charlie & Ben both gained a Distinction.
Adjudicating: Kay adjudicated at the following festivals:
- Worthing Music Festival - November
- Taunton music festival - November
- Leigh Upon Sea music festival - May
- Blackheath music festival - May
- Redhill & Reigate music festival - May
- Woodley music festival - March
- Watford music festival - March
- National Festival of Music for Youth in March [Brighton]
- Aldershot & Portsmouth regional festivals: National Festival of Music for Youth - March
- Beechwood Park school festival - March
- Eastbourne symphony orchestra young soloists competition final round on Feb. 11th.
- Inverness music festival - February
2006
Seminars: Kay is giving an seminar to final year students at Guildhall on 19 October. This 3 hour seminar is one in a series on 'principles of teaching'; it includes the topics: 'teaching across all age ranges', 'special needs' and 'CelloBabies'.
Congratulations
Well done to Lucy Price, Elizabeth Elliott & Lisa Fordham, all Cellobabies 'graduates'.
In the Trinity Guildhall Initial Exam, Lucy, aged 6, gained a Distinction, Elizabeth, aged 7, gained a Distinction, and Lisa, aged 6, gained a Merit.
Adjudicating: Kay adjudicated at the following festivals:
- Kingston upon Thames Festival - November
- Chelmsford Music Festival - November
- Suffolk (County Festival) - October
- Aberdeen music festival - June
- Cheltenham music festival - May
- Basingstoke music festival - March
- Portsmouth music festival - March
- Inverness music festival - February
- Mrs Sunderland musical festival in Huddersfield - February
Sussex Piano Trio concert: February 10 for the Horsham Music Circle
2005
Seminars: Kay gave several seminars on aspects of music teaching to:
- Incorporated Society of Musicians
- Guildhall School of Music and Drama - to final year students
ESTA article: Watch out for the winter edition of the ESTA [European String Teachers Association] magazine. Kay has written a significant article on the Cellobabies project. The magazine comes out in December. [now out!]
St Albans Music festival: Kay is adjudicating at the St Albans music festival on Nov 27th.
Trinity Guildhall: Kay has been appointed selector of cello repertoire for the Trinity Guildhall syllabus for 2007-2009.
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