David Hodges
Music & Sound
Specialities: Creative writing, Music Production, Songwriting
Contact Info
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Resides in
Lester B. Pearson
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Experience working with
Student In
- Cycle 2 Elementary
- Cycle 3 Elementary
- Secondary 1 & 2
- Secondary 3 & 4
- Secondary 5
- CEGEP
I regularly explore the following Broad Areas of Learning/Themes in my work
- Health and Wellbeing
- Personal and Career Planning
- Environmental Awareness and Consumer Rights and Responsibilities
- Media Literacy
- Citizenship and Community Life (Identity & Belonging)
Listed in the Quebec Culture in the Schools Repertoire
- No
I have experience working with
- ArtsSmarts
- MikwChiyâm
- N'we Jinan Programs, Notre Home Music Program, The Lifeboat Music Program
I can facilitate virtual creative experiences
- No
Travel
- I am available for travel within the same day
- I am available for travel overnight
I'm a music producer, songwriter, community & youth worker, and school activator. I've been working in the education sector for 20 years in various capacities. I took a 10 year break from working within the Quebec Education System; but have found myself in a place where I'd love to connect with teachers and students again; especially on the island of Montreal and surrounding regions in Quebec.
Creative Approach and Experiences Offered
DAY 1: I conduct group songwriting activities with classes as large as 20 students. One class of up to an hour is needed to create a class song with student input and validation. Up to 4 songs can be written within a day.DAY 2+3 (depending on how large the classes are): I conduct a song recording workshop, so that students can record their individual lines to be part of their class song. Songs are completed on the same day that recordings have finished taking place. Students remain in the room during the exprience and are able to watch the full process and are introduced to curriculum based concepts in a hands on experience.
LAST DAY (option to be determined by teacher): OPTION 1: I conduct a content creation workshop where students can create fun and engaging videos with an iPad or cell phone. OPTION 2: I conduct a school-wide performance / presentation of each song that was created by the students.
Video
overview video (this program doesn't exist but serves for promotion of workshop formats)
Student Performance Live At Lester B Pearson School Board