ABCD Intermediate class of 2015

ABCD Intermediate class of 2015

WORKSHOPS

I enjoy tailoring bespoke choral workshops to a broad variety of choirs and organisations with specific requirements.

My workshops can cover a diverse range of musical styles, from Baroque through to Contemporary, including fun and engaging warm ups, rounds and choral 'games'. I have a particular passion for world music, particularly of the African diaspora, but whatever your requirements, I would be delighted to discuss workshop opportunities with you.

I am also thrilled to lead an annual singing holiday in Tuscany, Italy, for all those who love to sing. To find out much more about this lovely opportunity, click here: Antico Borgo La Torre

Amy. You are just amazing. A huge talent! The manner in which you put people at ease, communicate with such clarity and skill, whilst never undermining them or making them feel inadequate is just amazing. Your technical skill and expertise coupled with your heightened emotional intelligence creates a climate where everyone improves and learns at pace.
— Mat Wright - MD Barnsley Youth Choirs
Thank you for your warmth, patience and skillful guidance throughout!
— Jane Kershaw - Italy Singing Holiday 2024
I have only good things to say about our singing week in Tuscany; style, pace and quality of teaching were great and I really enjoyed all the music we sang.
— Sally Fenn - italy singing holiday 2024

Choirs, schools and organisations I’ve led choral workshops for:

Amabile Girl’s Choirs, Kendall

Guildford Barbershop Chorus

Sitwell Singers, Derby

Sainsbury’s Choir (BBC Sing while you work), London

Ladies Association of Barbershop Singers

Huddersfield People’s Choir

Camden Community Choir

Cranleigh School, Surrey

Hawthorns School, Surrey

St Theresa’s School, Surrey

Halton Youth Choir

Kent Youth Choir

Epsom Male Voice Choir

Chiara (female voices)

Downing College Choir

Vox Cantab, St David’s, Wales

Marchington Singers, Shropshire

Milton Keynes Community Choir

ISM

NHS

Sing for Pleasure

St John’s Church Choir, Waterloo

Waterloo Festival

Stone Choral Society, Staffordshire

Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival

Barnsley Youth Choir

Girls Day School Trust

Serenata (female voices)

 

ANIMATEUR / TEACHER TRAINING

Following training with Sue Hollingworth and Michael Stocks on the Voices Foundation course, I have worked in primary schools as an Animateur and Teacher Trainer all over the country.

I have led projects for a variety of organisations during the last twenty years as a Primary Music Specialist.  My teaching relies heavily on kinaesthetic (movement) approaches and draws on the teaching principles of Kodaly and Dalcroze.  If you would like to arrange a workshop with your children, or teacher training with your staff, please get in touch.

I am delighted to have engaged Amy Bebbington to deliver two courses for us so far on Leading Singing Effectively – aimed at primary school teachers and others who lead singing in primary schools. Amy is indeed superb. She has a thoroughly professional approach to everything she does – including evincing admirable clarity in the planning process. She is a superb musician, teacher, and singing leader, whose expertise is based upon many years of practical on-the-ground experience. She has the highest of musical standards, and demonstrates sensitivity and intelligence in judging how best to elicit excellence from her trainees. The songs and activities she uses are lively, beautiful, full of movement and imagination, pedagogically perfectly chosen and superbly presented. I cannot recommend her enough!
— Nikhil Dally - Principle, Stepping Notes Music School
You always had an excellent rapport with the classes you taught, keeping them interested with material suitable for their age and stage. You were very positive in your comments thus encouraging them to want to participate, especially in singing by themselves. You were able to set a very good example by expressing high expectations, and you delivered your subject with ease and competence
— Elizabeth Willett - Music Co-ordinator at St. John’s Primary School, Lincoln

Feedback from Teacher Training courses for the Trinity/Open University CPD courses in KS2 Music:

An excellent range of activities which were carefully directed by the trainer. A very useful and enjoyable session.”
“Amy was very confident and obviously had a lot of knowledge and experience which was inspiring!
“I can’t remember being on a course I have enjoyed so much. You are a talented lady with an infectious love of music. I found you very inspiring and have not stopped thinking of all the things we learnt.
— Trinity/Open University course students

Picture credits: GDST/Paul Broadrick