kathy kennedy

Music & Sound

Contact Info

Email address

kathykennedy.ca@gmail.com

Website address

www.kathykennedy.ca

Where Artist lives

Montreal/Gaspé

Resides in

English Montreal

Social Media

Experience working with

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
Environmental Awareness and Consumer Rights and Responsibilities
Media Literacy
Citizenship and Community Life (Identity & Belonging)
STEAM

Listed in the Quebec Culture in the Schools Repertoire

I have experience working with

I've given public singing workshops for all ages for several decades, and recently taught as an artist in elementary school with CentreTurbine.org

I can facilitate virtual creative experiences

School board areas you are available to work in

Eastern Shores - Gaspe/Coast
Eastern Townships
English Montreal
Lester B Pearson - outside Montreal transportation areas (STM)
Lester B Pearson - within public transit area
New Frontiers - Chateauguay
New Frontiers - Chateauguay Valley
Sir Wilfrid Laurier – Laurentian
Sir Wilfrid Laurier – Laval
Western Quebec - Southern area (Hull, Wakefield etc)

Travel

I am available for travel within the same day
I am available for travel overnight
An extended residency is an option

I want to help students to learn all about listening! There are more ways to listen than you would think! There's also so much we can learn about our environment through listening. I enjoy helping people understand how sound works through a wide variety of activities. This goes hand in hand with understanding how our voices actually work. We can learn the science of the voice, and also explore making a new kind of vocal music together. https://kathykennedy.ca/sound-art/hmmm/

Creative Approach and Experiences Offered

The HMMM project has been uniting participants from all walks of life through workshops that explore vocal skills, listening skills and acoustic ecology. I aim to educate audiences about our sonic environment, the principles of acoustics and the physiology of the human voice. HMMM workshops consist of a balanced combination of information, activities and games. Important musical skills can be explored without focussing on traditional singing, encouraging all students to be on an equal footing. HMMM reinforces themes of creativity, inclusivity, team building and environmental awareness.