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SUMMARY:Partnerships and collaborations in developing a collection of new 
 songs for children - Peter Hilken OBE
DTSTART:20150121T123000Z
DTEND:20150121T133000Z
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CONTACT:Ann Waterman
DESCRIPTION:Peter has helped translate from Dutch 32 songs for children. T
 he originals were written by Jeroen Schipper\, who also composed the music
 . The lyrics are in contemporary idiom\, and there is a basis for musical 
 education built into the collection\; genres include jazz\, calypso\, rock
 \, blues and ballad. Kathleen van der Weerd\, who is bilingual\, is the th
 ird author involved in the project.\nThe songs are expressions of every ch
 ild’s concerns: going to the doctor and dentist\, growing out of one’s
  clothes\, getting shut out\, bike riding\, changing moods and emotions\, 
 listening to echoes. There are also fantasies: taking a dinosaur to school
 \, having tea with an octopus under the sea\, setting out alone on an adve
 nture. In singing these songs there is plenty of scope for interaction: th
 ere are refrains\, arguments\, echoes - and opportunities for children to 
 add their own ideas and verses. There is also potential for their use in t
 he teaching of English as a foreign or second language. \nIn this seminar\
 , Peter will share aspects of the unique partnership and collaborative pro
 cess involved in completing this project.  Peter has postgraduate qualific
 ations in education\, linguistics\, and an MA in Education Planning in Dev
 eloping Countries. He worked for the British Council from 1966 to 1996\, m
 ostly in Africa. He co-authored Teaching Primary English\, published by Lo
 ngman. In retirement he has worked as a storyteller (he founded the Cambri
 dge Storytellers) and as a puppeteer. Top Dog is his first publication as 
 a songwriter. As well as playing some of the songs he will talk about the 
 language considerations in writing lyrics for children\, looking at matter
 s of rhyme\, rhythm\, vocabulary and syntax\, within the constraints of me
 trical form\, and what is singable\, and enjoyable. He believes strongly i
 n the value of singing for social bonding - and for health generally! \nTh
 e need to promote the book and the songs has entailed research into the in
 stitutions supporting music in schools. Peter will outline the authors’ 
 marketing strategy. \n Examples of the songs can be heard on the website: 
 www.topdogsongs.nl\n
LOCATION:Faculty of Education\, 184 Hills Road\,Cambridge\, CB2 8PQ\,DMB R
 oom GS1
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