Nottingham Girls High School – VMT INSET
9 Arboretum St, Nottingham NG1 4JB
Thursday 1st September 2016
9.30 Registration and Coffee
10.00 Session 1 – Sarah Upjohn
‘Are You Sitting Comfortably?’
This interactive workshop looks at risk factors for playing related injuries and at risk reducing measures, focusing on sitting posture for instrumental musicians.
Sarah Upjohn is a specialist Performing Arts Medicine Physiotherapist who works at The Purcell School and for the British Association of Performing Arts Medicine (BAPAM).
11.30 Coffee
12.00 Session 2 – Open Forum with ABRSM and Trinity exam board representatives. This is an opportunity for you to ask any questions that you have about practical and theory exams.
13.00 Lunch
13.45 Session 3– Charlotte Tomlinson
‘Managing Performance Nerves’ Charlotte is a Performance Coach who over a number of years has developed a holistic approach for helping musicians manage performance anxiety.
15.15 Finish and Depart
Cost: £15 per VMT. Any staff at the host school may attend for free. Hubs may send up to three delegates for free.
