WORKSHOPS
Fitzroy Community School, Vic
(Artist in Residency 2010)
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Yalgoo School, rural WA
(Artist Residency 2007)
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Concord Special Ed School, Vic
(Artist Residency 2011)
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Marble Bar School, rural WA
(Rhythm Time Show, 2008)
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE
(B.A. Contemporary Music, Dip. Ed.)
Sam Menzies is a qualified high school music teacher, having over 15 years experience in and out of the classroom. He has taught music, circus, dance and theatre through-out Australia with children from different cultural and socio-economic backgrounds aged K-12, including indigenous children and special needs children. He has worked extensively in remote community schools, teenage correctional centers and has been an Artist in Residence at three schools in W.A. and Victoria. In recent years Sam has also started facilitating adult choirs and creative, live-music dance workshops.
WORKSHOPS
Sam Menzies’ speciality is song-writing, choir leadership, vocal percussion and recording. He is experienced at running workshops in lyric/rap writing, beat-box, vocal percussion, and body-percussion. Workshops can include a little bit of each of these skills or can be tailored to suit the interests of students. Workshops work towards a final demonstration/performance by students and a CD recording.
TEACHING HISTORY:
2013 - 2016
MUSIC TEACHER K-6 (classroom), Heany Park PS, Vic: Sound-scape creations, song-writing, rock band, samba band and choir leadership.
MUSIC TEACHER K-6 (classroom), Panton Hill PS, Vic: Song-writing/recording program
MUSIC TEACHER Mary Immaculate and Mother Of God Primary Schools, Ivanhoe, Vic: Choirs, rock bands, guitar and ukulele workshops, song-writing/recording program.
MUSIC TEACHER Northcote P School: Guitar, ukulele, voice workshops and band, Vic
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE at Saint Brigid's Catholic Primary School, Gisborne, Vic.
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE at All Saints Anglican School, Qld.
CHOIR LEADER of the Belgium Ave Lunch Time Choir for adults with mental illness, Vic
SONG/RAP-WRITING FACILITATOR as Narative Therapy for teenagers at risk at Operation Newstart, Bendigo, Vic
CHOIR LEADER/FOUNDER of Vocal Boogie improv group, North Carlton, Vic
MUSIC TEACHER for The Dreaming Space kids music performance company, Sassafras, Vic
2012
MUSIC TEACHER, Fairy Hills Kindergarten, Ivanhoe, Victoria
CIRCUS SKILLS TEACHER, The Dreaming Space children’s performance company, Sassafras, Vic.
CIRCUS SKILLS TEACHER, Sacred Heart Primary School, Fitzroy, Vic
2011
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, Concord Special Ed School, Victoria
2010
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, Fitzroy Community School, Victoria
2009, 2010
SONG-WRITING/RECORDING TEACHER, Melbourne Youth Justice Ctr, Vic.
MUSIC WORKSHOPS/RECORDING TEACHER, Aust. Children's Music Found., Vic.
RELIEF TEACHER, Various schools, Victoria
2007, 2008
MUSIC, THEATRE + CIRCUS WORKSHOPS throughout Australia
2007
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, Yalgoo School, WA
2006, 2007
MUSIC AND CIRCUS TEACHER, Bankcia Hill Detention Centre and Rangeview Remand Centre, Perth, W.A.
2004, 2005
RELIEF TEACHER, Various schools, Perth, WA
2004
MUSIC TEACHER (classroom) Melville SHS, Perth, WA
2002, 2003
HEAD OF MUSIC, Mirrabooka SHS, Perth, WA
(B.A. Contemporary Music, Dip. Ed.)
Sam Menzies is a qualified high school music teacher, having over 15 years experience in and out of the classroom. He has taught music, circus, dance and theatre through-out Australia with children from different cultural and socio-economic backgrounds aged K-12, including indigenous children and special needs children. He has worked extensively in remote community schools, teenage correctional centers and has been an Artist in Residence at three schools in W.A. and Victoria. In recent years Sam has also started facilitating adult choirs and creative, live-music dance workshops.
WORKSHOPS
Sam Menzies’ speciality is song-writing, choir leadership, vocal percussion and recording. He is experienced at running workshops in lyric/rap writing, beat-box, vocal percussion, and body-percussion. Workshops can include a little bit of each of these skills or can be tailored to suit the interests of students. Workshops work towards a final demonstration/performance by students and a CD recording.
TEACHING HISTORY:
2013 - 2016
MUSIC TEACHER K-6 (classroom), Heany Park PS, Vic: Sound-scape creations, song-writing, rock band, samba band and choir leadership.
MUSIC TEACHER K-6 (classroom), Panton Hill PS, Vic: Song-writing/recording program
MUSIC TEACHER Mary Immaculate and Mother Of God Primary Schools, Ivanhoe, Vic: Choirs, rock bands, guitar and ukulele workshops, song-writing/recording program.
MUSIC TEACHER Northcote P School: Guitar, ukulele, voice workshops and band, Vic
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE at Saint Brigid's Catholic Primary School, Gisborne, Vic.
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE at All Saints Anglican School, Qld.
CHOIR LEADER of the Belgium Ave Lunch Time Choir for adults with mental illness, Vic
SONG/RAP-WRITING FACILITATOR as Narative Therapy for teenagers at risk at Operation Newstart, Bendigo, Vic
CHOIR LEADER/FOUNDER of Vocal Boogie improv group, North Carlton, Vic
MUSIC TEACHER for The Dreaming Space kids music performance company, Sassafras, Vic
2012
MUSIC TEACHER, Fairy Hills Kindergarten, Ivanhoe, Victoria
CIRCUS SKILLS TEACHER, The Dreaming Space children’s performance company, Sassafras, Vic.
CIRCUS SKILLS TEACHER, Sacred Heart Primary School, Fitzroy, Vic
2011
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, Concord Special Ed School, Victoria
2010
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, Fitzroy Community School, Victoria
2009, 2010
SONG-WRITING/RECORDING TEACHER, Melbourne Youth Justice Ctr, Vic.
MUSIC WORKSHOPS/RECORDING TEACHER, Aust. Children's Music Found., Vic.
RELIEF TEACHER, Various schools, Victoria
2007, 2008
MUSIC, THEATRE + CIRCUS WORKSHOPS throughout Australia
2007
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, Yalgoo School, WA
2006, 2007
MUSIC AND CIRCUS TEACHER, Bankcia Hill Detention Centre and Rangeview Remand Centre, Perth, W.A.
2004, 2005
RELIEF TEACHER, Various schools, Perth, WA
2004
MUSIC TEACHER (classroom) Melville SHS, Perth, WA
2002, 2003
HEAD OF MUSIC, Mirrabooka SHS, Perth, WA
SCHOOL SHOWS
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