Presentations

As a choral expert, I regularly present at conferences and professional development events.

Professional Development and Research Presentations

As a choral expert, I regularly present at conferences and professional development events. Presentations I give range from my latest research to practical strategies to implement with your choir.

Recent choral presentations have included "Choir 101: Help, I'm taking the choir!" for Kodály NSW and choral reading sessions for Kodály NSW (2019 and 2021) and Devirra Music (2018).

I also present regularly at ANATS, ISME, ASME, CMA, APSMER, APCMN conferences individually, with colleagues and on panels. Recent conference papers are listed below and details on my research can be found on the research page.

I have lectured and tutored in vocal studies at Macquarie University and on choir at Western Sydney University.

If you have a specific topic request, I can tailor presentations to your university, organisation, association, school, choir or workplace.

Naomi Cooper presenter

Presentations may include

  • My latest research

  • Choral reading sessions

  • Teaching strategies for choirs

  • Choir basics for general classroom music teachers

  • Musicianship in the choir rehearsal

  • Warm ups, cool downs and vocal care for choral singers and choir directors

  • Community music

  • Contemporary voice

  • Guitar pedagogy

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Conference papers

 

Cooper, N. (2018). Estonian singing traditions as an impetus for community-building and expressing Estonian cultural heritage in Australia. ISME Community Music Activity Commission. International Seminar, Tbilisi, Georgia.

 

Lee Higgins, Kathryn Deane, Thomas Johnston, Alicia de Banffy Hall, Don Coffman, Lee Willingham, Kari, Veblen, Naomi Cooper, Maria Shiobara, Magali Klber and Deanna Yerichuk (2016). Community Music Policy Symposium. ISME Community Music Activity Commission. International Seminar, Edinburgh, Scotland.

 

Diane Hughes, Veronica Monro, Liz Pascoe and Naomi Cooper (2015). Celebrating communities of musical practice: Group singing, pedagogies and creative opportunities. Australian National Association of Teachers of Singing National Conference, Hobart, Australia.

Cooper, N. (2016). Becoming a community choir director in Australia in the 21st Century. ISME Community Music Activity Commission. International Seminar, Edinburgh, Scotland.

 

Cooper, N. (2015). Learning to direct community choirs in Australia. Asia Pacific Community Music Network Seminar, Tokyo, Japan.

 

Diane Hughes, Veronica Monro, Anne Power, Belinda Lemon-McMahon, Sarah Powell, Naomi Cooper. (2014). Why sing? Multidimensional approaches to the singing voice. International Society for Music Education International Conference, Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Cooper, N. (2016). Ways community choir directors in Australia teach. International Society for Music Education International Conference, Glasgow, Scotland.

 

Cooper, N. (2015). Community choir singing: ways choir directors teach. Australian National Association of Teachers of Singing National Conference, Hobart, Australia.