Sing To Beat Parkinson's Training

Sing To Beat Parkinson’s (STBP) have developed a training programme for group facilitators and people wanting to set up new groups. We have formed partnerships with Snape Maltings at Aldeburgh, where we hold an annual two day residency, Morley College in London, Folkestone Quarterhouse, University of Derby and Canterbury Christ Church University.

STBP Spring 2021 Online Training Series

STBP has adapted its training programme to be delivered online whilst we are still unable to gather in person. We will be delivering 4 independent sessions in March 2021. Participants can choose to register for individual sessions, at a cost of £25 per session, or book the full programme of 4 sessions for £80.

Before the first session, we will be sending out a link to a film from our January 2020 training residency at Snape Maltings, that features Prof. Grenville Hancox leading a Sing to Beat Parkinson's group session. This film will be linked to some of the session content, and will be exclusively available to people who have registered for the training. A short film that encapsulates our approach, with testimonies from previous participants, is available to view here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qq2O58_AMIU

Session 1: 20th March 2021 

Introduction and Overview

Living with Parkinson’s: What we know 

10am – 12pm

Session 2:  21st March 2021 

STBP groups - the art of facilitation 

10am – 12pm

Session 3:  27th March 2021

Research into practice

10am – 12pm

Session 4:  28th March 2021

STBP groups - practicalities and adapting online

10am - 12pm

COST: £25 per session or as a block of 4 for £80 through Paypal button below.

There is NO separate registration - payment through Paypal is the registration for the course.

Each session can be booked separately.

All sessions will be delivered on ZOOM.

If you have any questions prior to registration (see full range of options below), please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Online Training Sessions

March 20th £25.00 GBP March 21st £25.00 GBP March 27th £25.00 GBP March 28th £25.00 GBP Full Course £80.00 GBP

 

 

Our SPRING ONLINE STBP Training Team comprises:

Nicola Wydenbach - Director of Training

Prof. Grenville Hancox - Founder and Artistic Director

Matt Shipton - Programme Director

Dr. Trish Vella-Burrows - Associate Director of Research and Trainer

Dr. Yoon Irons - Lead Researcher 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STBP Autumn 2020 Online Training Series

October-December 2020

STBP has adapted its training programme to be delivered online whilst we are still unable to gather in person. We will be delivering 5 independent sessions on Saturday mornings, starting on October 17th , with the final session on December 12th. Participants can choose to register for individual sessions, at a cost of £20 per session, or book the full programme of 5 sessions for £85.

Before the first session, we will be sending out a link to a film from our January 2020 training residency at Snape Maltings, that features Prof. Grenville Hancox leading a Sing to Beat Parkinson's group session. This film will be linked to some of the session content, and will be exclusively available to people who have registered for the training. A short film that encapsulates our approach, with testimonies from previous participants, is available to view here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qq2O58_AMIU

SESSION 1 - October 17th 10am-11.30am

Sing to Beat Parkinson's Introduction and Overview

Living with Parkinson's: What do we know? 

SESSION 2: November 7th 10am-11-30am

STBP Groups - The art of facilitation 

SESSION 3: November 21st 10am-11-30am

Singing and Parkinson's: The Research 

SESSION 4: December 5th 10am-11-30am

Running STBP Groups - practicalities and funding  

SESSION 5: December 12th 10am-11:30am

Refresh, reboot, and adapting online

 

If you have any questions prior to registration (see full range of options below), please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Our SPRING ONLINE STBP Training Team comprises:

Nicola Wydenbach - Director of Training

Prof. Grenville Hancox - Founder and Artistic Director

Matt Shipton - Programme Director

Dr. Trish Vella-Burrows - Associate Director of Research and Trainer

Dr. Yoon Irons - Lead Researcher

AUTUMN 2020 ONLINE TRAINING

PAYMENT & REGSITRATION

Online Training Sessions

October 17th £20.00 GBP November 7th £20.00 GBP November 21st £20.00 GBP December 5th £20.00 GBP December 12th £20.00 GBP All 5 sessions £85.00 GBP

  

 

 

 

 

 

Sing to Beat Parkinson’s

Training Residency for Practitioners

January 27th and 28th 2020

Venue: Snape Maltings, Snape, Suffolk IP17 1SP 

 

Sing to Beat Parkinson’s invite you to join their fourth annual training residency at Snape Maltings on January 27th and 28th 2020. 

The course offers a unique and specialist opportunity for musicians and emerging artists to gain invaluable experience and a toolkit to run a Singing Group for people with Parkinson's and their carers, friends and families. 

The course will be led by Grenville Hancox (Honorary Professor in Music, Health and Well Being, University of Kent; Artistic Director and Founder, Sing to Beat Parkinson’s)

and Nicola Wydenbach (Director of Training at Sing to Beat Parkinson’s)

Additional specialist input will be provided by Dr Trish Vella-Burrows

The course will run on two levels:

Stage 1 for NEW participants to

• gain a greater awareness and understanding of singing and Parkinson’s
• work alongside people with Parkinson's and their companions in practical workshops
• seek advice on how to set up, fund and run a Parkinson’s singing group

Stage 2 for RETURNING Participants

• share experiences, best practice and repertoire
• network, problem solve, and discuss common issues

 

Cost for the two days - £150

(a 50% discount applies if you are already running an STBP network group)

This price includes lunch on both days. Overnight accommodation is not included * 

 *Limited rooms are available in Snape's artists' accommodation in Aldeburgh at a cost of £48 per night. These are allocated on a first come first served basis. There are also numerous accommodation options in the local vicinity.

PLEASE EMAIL This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (Programme Director)

for a SNAPE 2020 application form

 

 

 

PREVIOUS TRAINING EVENTS  

Sing to Beat Parkinson's Training at Trinity Laban on Sunday November 17th 2019

Trinity Laban are offering community choir leaders, vocal teachers or music therapists confident in group leading the opportunity to find out more about leading singing for people living with Parkinson’s disease. Sing to Beat Parkinson's Director of Training, Nicola Wydenbach, will be leading the training. Full details can be found at https://www.trinitylaban.ac.uk/take-part/for-adults/professional-development/music-professionals/sing-for-parkinsons-training

 

SING TO BEAT PARKINSON’S  are running a Derby training date on Sunday 22nd September 2019 at the University of Derby. 

Now in our third year of training, more than 25 new Sing to Beat Parkinson’s groups have been established across the country. This course offers a unique and specialist opportunity for musicians and emerging artists to gain invaluable experience and develop a toolkit to run a Singing group for people with Parkinson’s and associated conditions, and their carers and family members. 

The course will be led by:
Grenville Hancox (Honorary Professor in Music, Health and Well Being, University of Kent; Artistic Director, Canterbury Cantata Trust Founder and expert in singing and wellbeing)
Yoon Irons, Senior Research Fellow, Arts and Health Centre of Excellence, College of Health and Social Care, University of Derby. 

Participants will gain a greater awareness and understanding of singing groups for people with Parkinson’s. There will be practical workshops and demonstrations on how to lead warm-ups and songs and other activities that are tailor-made for this client group as well as practical advice about how to set up and run a group once the course is finished. 

The event is free to attend, but you will need to pay a refundable deposit of £20 to reserve your place. 

If you have any questions or would like further information about the day, please email Sing to Beat Parkinson’s Programme Director Matt Shipton: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

VENUE Multi Faith Chaplaincy, University of Derby, Kedleston Road, Derby, DE22 1GB 

DATE: Sunday 22nd September

TIMINGS 10.30am- 3.30pm  

TEA AND COFFEES WILL BE PROVIDED. PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN LUNCH

 

 

Sing to Beat COPD FREE Training Day 2019

The Sing to Beat network are collaborating with Canterbury Christ Church University on a groundbreaking research project looking further into the impact of group singing for people with COPD. We are pleased to be able tooffer this FREE training day for people interested in learning about the benefits of singing for people with COPD and for those looking to develop and diversify their skills as practitioners. 

This event will be led by Sonia Price, Principal Research Fellow at CCCU, Registered Nurse with a specialism in respiratory conditions, and experienced singing for health practitioner

Date: Saturday June 29th 2019

Time 10.30am-4pm

Venue:

ourZone  

Medway Community Healthcare

Pattens Lane
Rochester
Kent
ME1 2RB 

To reserve a place, please email Sing to Beat programme director, Matt Shipton: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

Sing to Beat FREE Introductory Training Day 2019

Venue: Quarterhouse, Folkestone

Date: Sunday June 23rd 2019 11am-3.30pm

For details and booking https://www.creativefolkestone.org.uk/whats-on/sing-to-beat/

 

Sing to Beat Parkinson's Training Day - Morley College, London. Sunday June 16th 2019 10am-4pm

The course offers a unique and specialist opportunity for musicians and emerging artists to gain invaluable experience and a toolkit to run a Singing Group for people with Parkinson's and their carers. 

Training will be led by:

Grenville Hancox (Honorary Professor in Music, Health and Well Being, University of Kent; Artistic Director, Canterbury Cantata Trust Founder and expert in singing and wellbeing)

Nicola Wydenbach (an experienced Parkinson's and Singing practitioner and Founder of the Contented Music Club)

This year the course will run on two levels. 

Stage 1 for new Participants

Participants will gain a greater awareness and understanding of Parkinson's and singing. As well as gaining practical experience of working in this context, attendees will have the chance to work alongside people with Parkinson's and their carers each afternoon. There will be practical workshops and demonstrations on how to lead warm-ups and songs and other activities that are tailor made for this client group as well as practical advice about how to set up and run a group once the course is finished.

Stage 2 for returning Participants

Any opportunity for returning participants to network, problem solve, discuss issues that have arisen from leading actual sessions, share best practice and development in a shared environment. 

 

SCHEDULE (PROVISIONAL) 

10.15 Coffee and welcome

10.15-10.45 Intros and Warm ups

 

Stage 1          

10.45-11.30 The science: What is Parkinson’s?

11.30-11.45 COFFEE

11.45-12.30 Practical demonstrations: Songs and suitable exercises .

12.30-12.45 Sing to Beat and introduction of new funding and opportunities

12.45-1.45 LUNCH

1.45-2.30 A session with Pimlico Skylarks, a local singing group for people with Parkinson’s.

2.30-3.00 Advice about funding and setting up a new group 

3.00-3.45 Breakout sessions with Stage 2 participations, sharing repertoire and ideas.

3.45-4.00 Q and A

 

Stage 2 

10.45-11.30 Stage 2 Catch up: tell us about the successes and issues in your group.

11.30-1145 Coffee

11.45-12.30 Presentation about the latest research into singing and Parkinson’s

12.30-12.45 Sing to Beat and introduction of new funding and opportunities

12.45-1.45 LUNCH

1.45-2.30 Sharing and devising own repertoire 

2.30-3.00 Trouble shooting and discussion with participants from Pimlico Skylarks

3.00-3.45 Breakout sessions with Stage 1 participants, teaching devised repertoire.

3.45- 4.00 Q and A  

 

 

The cost of the course is £50 and runs from 10am-4.30pm with a break for lunch. Tea and coffee will be provided but not lunch. There are local sandwich shops that provide lunch or you can bring your own.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recent Events:  

Snape Maltings  28-29 January 2019 (STBP Training Residency)

Hoffmann Building, Snape Maltings, Snape, Suffolk IP17 1SP 

After last year’s third successful training session, Snape is delighted to be hosting another two days of training. Since last year, new Parkinson’s groups have been formed and a national network of Sing to Beat Parkinson's groups has now been fully established. The course offers a unique and specialist opportunity for musicians and emerging artists to gain invaluable experience and a toolkit to run a Singing Group for people with Parkinson's and their carers.