Teacher Training

Our First Teacher Training sessions!

We’re really excited to be hosted by Cornwall Folk Festival to help us develop the next generation of Cornish music teachers!

Register here

About the Workshops

Perghenegi Teacher Training

At Cornwall Folk Festival

Venue: Town Hall, Wadebridge

Times: Workshops 22nd – 23rd August + Showcase 24th August

Teaching music in Cornwall?

Upskill your practice using distinctive Cornish folk music.

Explore lesson structures and inclusive learning with leading experts.

This two day CPD is designed for all music educators.

You will learn:

• How to include cornish folk music, dance and song in your teaching practice

• How to plan and deliver a 10 week first access course

• How to use a Cornish pedagogical approach unique to its musical heritage

Schedule:

Thursday 22nd 10:30am – 4pm

Friday 23rd 10:30am – 4pm

Saturday 24th 10:30am – 12pm (workshops showcase for festival goers)

Participants also get free entrance to selected Cornwall Folk Festival events:

Nos Lowen with Bagas Fellyon Thursday 22nd 7:30pm

Richard Trethewey & Annie Baylis Friday 23rd 7:30pm

Participation is free but registration is essential: Register here

The Perghenegi project comes at a pivotal time for folk music education in Cornwall. Cornish music and dance is enjoying an explosion of interest and Cornwall Council moves towards the implementation of Curriculum Kernewek. What place will cornish folk have in schools? How can we create clear pathways for young people to discover their local music? What do young people want from folk music education? Lowender have secured seed funding to help answer these questions and to increase opportunities for folk music teaching in schools across Cornwall.

Your participation will be a crucial step in this journey, helping us all discover how Cornish folk music is passed on, in your local community, in your choir, in your school. We will also discuss opportunities for teaching folk music in schools in the next academic year and beyond.