Marimbas! Making & Playing
IMPORTANT TO NOTE:
For ages 12 to adult - BEGINNER skill level
You must be aged 15+ to do this course by yourself
Venue is BELLINGEN HIGH SCHOOL (mobility aid accessible)
Course runs for 5 HALF-DAYS - Monday to Friday 9am until 12pm
Need an NDIS invoice? Call Nicole on 0419 379 146 during business hours BEFORE booking.
Join us for a hands-on workshop where you'll craft a marimba—an oversized xylophone designed for three players to perform together.
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A GROUP PROJECT, ALL STUDENTS IN THIS COURSE WILL BE WORKING ON A SINGLE MARIMBA.
THE FINISHED MARIMBA WILL BE GIVEN AWAY AS A RAFFLE PRIZE .
THERE WILL BE 30 TICKETS AVAILABLE AT A COST OF $5 EACH.
YES! YOU CAN WORK ON THE MARIMBA WITH YOUR CHILD
You only need to purchase 1 ticket per team. The ticket must be for the oldest person in the team eg. if the oldest person is aged 15-17 you need a teen ticket. If the oldest person is 18+ you need an adult ticket.
At checkout you must advise the full name(s) of your extra team member(s).
Children aged 12 to 14 can attend FREE to build as a team with a paying adult.
Keen on this half day course? You could pair it with another half day course to fill up your week!
Check out the other options here.
IMPORTANT TO NOTE:
For ages 12 to adult - BEGINNER skill level
You must be aged 15+ to do this course by yourself
Venue is BELLINGEN HIGH SCHOOL (mobility aid accessible)
Course runs for 5 HALF-DAYS - Monday to Friday 9am until 12pm
Need an NDIS invoice? Call Nicole on 0419 379 146 during business hours BEFORE booking.
Join us for a hands-on workshop where you'll craft a marimba—an oversized xylophone designed for three players to perform together.
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A GROUP PROJECT, ALL STUDENTS IN THIS COURSE WILL BE WORKING ON A SINGLE MARIMBA.
THE FINISHED MARIMBA WILL BE GIVEN AWAY AS A RAFFLE PRIZE .
THERE WILL BE 30 TICKETS AVAILABLE AT A COST OF $5 EACH.
YES! YOU CAN WORK ON THE MARIMBA WITH YOUR CHILD
You only need to purchase 1 ticket per team. The ticket must be for the oldest person in the team eg. if the oldest person is aged 15-17 you need a teen ticket. If the oldest person is 18+ you need an adult ticket.
At checkout you must advise the full name(s) of your extra team member(s).
Children aged 12 to 14 can attend FREE to build as a team with a paying adult.
Keen on this half day course? You could pair it with another half day course to fill up your week!
Check out the other options here.
IMPORTANT TO NOTE:
For ages 12 to adult - BEGINNER skill level
You must be aged 15+ to do this course by yourself
Venue is BELLINGEN HIGH SCHOOL (mobility aid accessible)
Course runs for 5 HALF-DAYS - Monday to Friday 9am until 12pm
Need an NDIS invoice? Call Nicole on 0419 379 146 during business hours BEFORE booking.
Join us for a hands-on workshop where you'll craft a marimba—an oversized xylophone designed for three players to perform together.
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A GROUP PROJECT, ALL STUDENTS IN THIS COURSE WILL BE WORKING ON A SINGLE MARIMBA.
THE FINISHED MARIMBA WILL BE GIVEN AWAY AS A RAFFLE PRIZE .
THERE WILL BE 30 TICKETS AVAILABLE AT A COST OF $5 EACH.
YES! YOU CAN WORK ON THE MARIMBA WITH YOUR CHILD
You only need to purchase 1 ticket per team. The ticket must be for the oldest person in the team eg. if the oldest person is aged 15-17 you need a teen ticket. If the oldest person is 18+ you need an adult ticket.
At checkout you must advise the full name(s) of your extra team member(s).
Children aged 12 to 14 can attend FREE to build as a team with a paying adult.
Keen on this half day course? You could pair it with another half day course to fill up your week!
Check out the other options here.
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YOUR COURSE TUTOR
Heather McLaughlin
I have led around 20 marimba making days in Victoria and Japan over the years. The most common type is for a group of primary school families, where we make a marimba for the school in one day, with about 5 families taking part.
My main career has been as a primary school music teacher, now retired, but still teaching in a primary school as a volunteer. I am also involved in the Taree area as co-ordinator of the U3A program for the Manning Valley U3A, and offer sessions in Recorder and marimba playing. I also play the violin and organise and play in many music events such as Folk music afternoons and a Baroque orchestra.
Kim Price will be working alongside Heather as the assistant for this course.
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Following techniques from Jon Madin's guide "Make Your Own Marimba," you'll learn the art of chiseling hardwood bars to achieve proper pitch and tone.
Over five morning sessions, participants will work collaboratively to build a complete, playable instrument from start to finish.
We will also be playing music each day on instruments provided, using marimbas, xylophones, boomwhackers, and percussion. There will likely be some informal performances during the week.
Students will gain experience and knowledge of tuning wooden bars/construction of a marimba and learn up to 8 pieces of music played in the marimba and percussion group.
The completed instrument will measure approximately 2 metres wide by 1 metre high, with folding legs.
Please note that all students on this course will be working on ONE marimba together as a group. The instrument will then be given away as a raffle prize, with tickets available for any interested students.
The intention is to enjoy working on a group project and gain some new skills.
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Please bring the following on your first day of class:
Some tools will be provided, but if students have their own set of chisel(s)/mallet please bring along.
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No experience required
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The week will start with introductions, getting to know each other.
We will check out the two marimbas that the tutor has provided, and try playing the instruments.
Then we will get onto the initial division of tasks - some adults to make the frame, and instruction of others as to chiselling the bars for tuning.
The week will be interspersed with learning to play the marimba, along with other instruments that the tutor will bring along.
