A Vocal Mosaic of AIRS 2010 -Charlottetown UPEI, August 12th
UPEI’s Dr. Steel Recital Hall will be the venue for the ‘Vocal Mosaic of AIRS’, a community event from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm on August 12 featuring workshops, demonstrations, guest speakers, and an evening concert. Chaired by Dr. Annabel Cohen, a leading researcher in the field of auditory perception and music cognition with the UPEI Department of Psychology, the day-long event is designed to share with the community the exciting research that AIRS – Advancing Interdisciplinary Research in Singing – is conducting and to discuss and celebrate the act of singing. The idea of a ‘vocal mosaic’ symbolizes the variety of topics interconnected with song.
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PROGRAM
A Vocal Mosaic of AIRS
Advancing Interdisciplinary Research in Singing (AIRS)
AIRS 2nd Regional Workshop
University of Prince Edward Island, Dr. Steel Recital Hall
August 12, 2010
8:45-9:00 Registration
Chair - Annabel J. Cohen
Welcome - Dean of Arts Richard Kurial
Welcome - Philip Smith, Chair Department of Psychology and AIRS Advisory Board member
9:05-9:10 Oh Canada
9:10-9:15
Greetings on behalf of the Dean of Arts and Department of Psychology - Philip Smith
9:15-09:30 Overview of AIRS Annabel Cohen - "You gotta sing" - Serena Ryder
Theme 1: Development of Singing
9:30-9:35 Intro to the AIRS test Battery Annabel Cohen
9:35-9:45 Kamille LaRosa - (UPEI) - Component 4 and 10 - Familiar song
9:45-9:55 Ruth Reveal - (UPEI) Component 7 - Song completion
9:55-10:05 Lauren Mitchell - (UPEI) Component 8 - Song creation - Lyrics and Visual aspects
10:05 - 10:15 Anick Lamarche - (UPEI) Component 9- Unfamiliar song
10:15-10:25 Discussion
10:25 - 10:28 Demo Dale Sorensen The Singing Trombone and call to Coffee Break
10:30-10:50 Coffee break*
Keynote Address
Psyche Loui Ph.D. - Harvard Medical School & BIDxx
SINGING:NEUROLOGICAL BASES & IMPLICATIONS FOR STROKE RECOVERY
10:50-10:52 Introduction of keynote speaker (Kouri Agawa)
Theme 2: Singing and Education
11:18-11:20 Introduction
11:20-11:35 Martha Gabriel (UPEI - Faculty of Education)
11:35-11:50 Pamela Campbell (voice teacher and performer, PEI) "JUST MOUTH THE WORDS": Rediscovering the Joys of Singing
11:50 - 11:55 Questions
11:55-12:15 Aindrias Hiort (U of Otago- New Zealand) Abair amhrán: saying the song in Gaelic tradition.
12:15 - 12:20 Discussion
12:20-13:20 LUNCH
13:20-13:35 Kelly Leighton (UPEI Music student) confirmed
13:35-13:55 Eva Götell (Sweden by videoconference) Caregiver singing during dementia care may improve the quality of care.
Discussion
Hands-on Workshops
13:55-14:00 Workshop orientation session Anick or Denise
14:05-15:05 Drop-in Workshops
1) Behind the scenes of the AIRS lab in CMTC-E (Lower Level Robertson Library)
2) Four basic steps to singing
15:10-15:30 Coffee break*
15:30-15:50 Jenny Sullivan (St. Francis Xavier) Can we teach vocabulary to preschoolers via singing?
Discussion
AIRS - Connections and Connecting
15:55-16:15 Jonathan Lane (UPEI) Website tour Overview of the AIRS Web Project Questions
Theme 3: Singing and Wellbeing:
Cross-cultural understanding, Intergenerational Understanding & Health
16:20-16:40 Godfrey Baldacchino- (UPEI CRC Island Studies) chair The Italian Lesson: Moving beyond an Exotic Appreciation of Newcomers on PEI
16:40-17:00 Elizabeth Gallant (music therapist, PEI) Singing to Work. Singing for Fun! 17:00-17:20 Catherine O'Brien Director: Young At heart Musical Theatre for Seniors Inc
Discussion
17:20-17:40 Theresa Doyle (PEI Performer) Sound yoga
Discussion 17:45
17:45- 17:48 Closing remarks and group singing of AIRS Round Annabel Cohen
17:50-18:50 Dinner - Outdoor Barbeque
7:00 - 9:00 Evening Concert - A Vocal Mosaic of AIRS
9:00 - 10:00 Reception Main building
*During Coffee Breaks - Opportunity to visit demo of language training software from Chuala/ potential applications to singing
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