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Karin works regularly for:


Royal Northern College of Music Manchester (1991 continuing)
Post-Graduate professional training course (PGCE with Specialist Strings in association with Manchester Metropolitan University).
Additional classes and workshops.

Central School of Ballet London (1989 continuing)
Professional Training Course: music/interpretation and choreography; singing; remedial work; diagnostic programme; staff development

Trinity College of Music London (1984 continuing)
BMus. Course. Modules in Dalcroze Eurhythmics.

Associazione Italiana Jaques Dalcroze Rome and Milan, Italy (1993 continuing)
Teaching and coaching for professional training courses. Also for SIEM. several times a year.

Conservatorio di Latina, Italy (2002)
Course supervisor, Dalcroze Certificate



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INTERNATIONAL


Rhythmik Compact; rhythmik vernetzt: Symposion. University of Vienna, Nov 2004.

2004 Sächsische und Internationale Rhythmikwerkstatt: Rhythmik und Instrument, Hellerau, Germany. Rhythmics and Dynamic Rehearsal Techniques

Singapore Dalcroze programme: Singapore Music Conservatory and teacher development course, rhythmics, improvisation and pedagogy. Singapore. August 2004.

Dalcroze Eurhythmics International Conference, Tokyo, Japan. August 2004.

Osterreich Rytmikverband. Wien, Austria. Summer Course. Rhythmics, Dalcroze Subjects, Plastique Animée. July 2004.

Institut Jaques-Dalcroze, Geneva, Switzerland. External Examiner. May 2004

Conservatorio do Latina, Italy. Examiner. April 2004

Conservatorium Schijndal, Holland. Dynamic Rehearsal Training Course Feb 2004.

Conservatory of Tilburg Holland 2003

Rytmikverband, Austria Summer course. Vienna 2003

Conservatotio di Latina Latina, Italy 2002/3/4

Dalcroze 2002 (2nd. Saxon workshop) Hellerau, Germany 2002

World Piano Workshops Slovenia, 2002

International Workshop Festivals Brisbane, Australia.2001

Queensland Conservatorium Brisbane, 2001

Associazione Italiana Jaques Dalcroze Milan, Italy 2001/2/3

Dalcroze Council of Australia Sydney, Queensland, Adelaide (1998/99/2000/02/03)

Longy School of Music Cambridge, Mass. U.S.A. (1996/7/2000)

European String Teachers Assn. Norway (2000)

Fédération Internationale des Enseignants de la Rythmique (FIER): congresses Geneva, Switzerland(1982/84/88/92/96/99/2003)

3e Congrés International du Rythme, Geneva, Switzerland (1999) paper and workshop

Canada Council Visiting Guest Artist Toronto Canada (1995): dancers

University of North York Ontario, Canada.(1996): musicians and dancers

Canadian Children’s Dance Theatre Toronto, Canada (1996)

Toronto Dance Theatre Toronto, Canada (1995/6)

Institut Joan Llongueras Barcelona, Spain (1994)

Akademie F. Chopin Warsaw ( held in Zakopane), Poland (1992)

Institut Jaques Dalcroze Geneva Switzerland (1996)

Hellerau Symposion Hellerau, Germany (1992)

Musikhochschule, Hannover, Germany (1992)

Rythmik School Bienne, Switzerland (1990) Course: Hungarian Music

Akademie Remscheid Remscheid and Karlsruhe, Germany (1981/82)



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UNITED KINGDOM


Dalcroze Society UK Summer Schools, Courses and Workshops since 1978 (continuing 4 or 5 times a year)
BASBWE conference Manchester 2002
Music Mind and Movement Co-founder. Workshops since 1996
Royal Academy of Dancing, London workshops, especially dance teachers and pianists
European String Teachers Association UK workshops, esp. "Strings ’99"
Royal Northern College of Music Quartetfest 2004 and other workshops
Quartetfest Royal Northern College of Music 2004 Arts in business and staff dev workshops
Dalcroze Society UK training courses, Summer school and course on teaching improvisation, 2004/5
Artis teacher training programme, September 2004
The Yorke Trust. Pied Piper arts school for Young People, Nov/Dec 2004

Several workshops for each of the following:


European Guitar Teachers Association
European Piano Teachers Association
British Assn of Brass and Wind Ensembles
Northern Ireland Opera Assn. Of the Teachers of Singing
World Harp Conference
Guildhall School of Music, music therapy dept.
Institute of Education
Yorkshire Ballet Seminars
Ceccheti and Greek Dance Societies
Diocese of Sourozh workshops for readers and singers


Karin has also taught for the Royal Ballet School and several nursery, primary and state secondary schools



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THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON RHYTHM:


Rhythm in Human Development Uni. Dufour, Geneva (1999)
Paper and practical workshop: "Anacrusis, Being and Action"
Published in "3e Congrés International du Rythme" Editions Papillon, Genève( Dec. 2000)

Institute for Neuro-Physiological Psychology (1999) presentation

D. Phil. Advisor. Subject Specialist (1999-2000)
(movement and gesture in the teaching of singing to children)


FILM:

"Die Befreiung des Körpers", dir. Norbert Göller. Balance Film, Dresden. Dec.2000
English version "the Liberation of the Body" with subtitles. Special mention Monaco Film Festival Dec. 2000. Shown in Dresden, Germany, Toronto, Canada. Versions in English, French and German

Teaching and Coaching Dynamic Rehearsal as featured in Bernd G, W. Out’s Film "Playing the Concertina" (see Publications)


MASTERCLASSES & WORKSHOPS

"Dynamic Rehearsal Techniques" ( the application of Dalcroze and general movement principles to the rehearsal and performance of the concert repertoire, solo and ensemble). (2000/1/2/3/4) Techniques developed by Karin for improving performance and interpretation.

R.N.C.M.; DISS, Australia; AIJD, Italy; Dalcroze Society, UK; Hellerau, Germany

Northern Ballet Theatre (1993/94/95) Pre-choreographic course

Company singing for the ballet "A Christmas Carol" music: Carl Davies; choreography: Massimo Morricone. BBC Recording

Northern Ballet Theatre Orchestra (1995) Music project with deaf children

Warwick University: "Orpheus" project. (1990/91) Revival of historic Appia/Dalcroze production of Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" with Drs. R, Beacham, D. Thomas and S. Odom. Classes, production team asst., rehearsal conductor and pianist. Two Films

University of North York, Ontario, Canada Course for dance teachers and pianists in Dalcroze Eurhythmics for dancers and musicians and playing for movement.



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SINGING

OPERA: Company member, Grand Teatre, Geneva, Switzerland (1982/83)

RECITALS: solo and ensembles:
Operatic excerpts, Lied, Mélodie, Italian and Russian; romantic and contemporary rep.

Own compositions and arrangements. Recitations.

CHORAL: various ensembles: singing and conducting

FESTIVALS: incl. Brighton and Lewes ;


INSTRUMENTAL

PIANIST: accompaniment: recitals, competitions, auditions, theatrical performances dance accompaniment
HARPSICHORD: Concerts: London and UK venues
Oakwood Ensemble;London Baroque Orchestra etc. Concerts: Wigmore Hall; St Martins within Ludgate; Bath etc.
VIOLINIST: concerts and festivals
Leader, Surrey Youth Orchestra and Farnham Youth Orchestra
Premier: "Tom Sawyer’s Saturday" by John Dankworth.


CONDUCTING

chamber orchestras, opera, choirs.


STAGING AND DIRECTING

ENSEMBLES - singers, song and dance; plastique Animée - choreographies performed in London theatres and elsewhere
REPERTOIRE: Karin's work has covered a variety of styles: folk, early music, baroque, classical, romantic, contemporary, jazz, musicals, own compositions.
COLLABORATIONS: Christopher Gable (pre-choreographic course, singing etc) Carl Davies and Massimo Morricone (singing ballet "A Christmas Carol ")
STUDENTS have gone on to careers in music as performers, teachers and composers, in music theatre, singing, dance, choreography.



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HONORARY POSITIONS

1999 - 2003 President of the International Co-ordinating Committee for Eurhythmics in Professional Training
Member of the CollÈge of the Institut Jaques Dalcroze, Geneva, Switzerland
British Delegate to the Fédération International des Enseignants de la Rytmique
Director of Studies of the Dalcroze Society UK
Advisor/Supervisor for the Dalcroze training course at the Conservatory of Latina, Italy
Co-Founder of Music Mind and Movement.
QCA consultant
Singapore Music Teacher's Association Performer's festival. Advisor.




Design projects, chairing, translation.



TEACHING LANGUAGES:

English; French; German; Italian



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