Workshops

Workshops, Masterclasses & Professional Learning

Join Paula Melville-Clark, a highly sought-after workshop presenter, for inspiring and practical professional learning experiences for music educators. Paula presents regularly at seminars, workshops, and conferences across Australia and internationally, including events such as the Australasian Piano Pedagogy Conference and the National AUSTA Conference.

Each workshop is carefully designed in consultation with organisers and can be tailored for early childhood educators, classroom music teachers, studio teachers, or instrumental specialists.

Paula’s work is grounded in Dalcroze-inspired practice, with a strong emphasis on movement, listening, imagination, and embodied musical understanding as tools for solving musical and pedagogical challenges.

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🎶 Movement, Rhythm & Musical Understanding

• Dalcroze Eurhythmics

• Applying kinesthetic learning to musical understanding

• Fundamental rhythm and movement

• Improving listening skills through movement

• Musical concepts in the early years

🎹 Instrumental Teaching & Performance

• Applying movement solutions to technical and musical problems

• Masterclass performance preparation (all instruments)

• Developing expressive performance through embodied learning

• The Baroque Suites: dance forms and stylistic understanding

• Dance forms as a key to musical interpretation

🎵 Creativity, Improvisation & Musicianship

• Improvisation through movement, voice, and instruments

• Exploring improvisation in the studio and classroom

• Music games for developing creativity and musicianship

• Developing teachers’ own musical skills

👶 Early Childhood & Classroom Music

• Musical concepts in the early years

• Children can sing!

• Folk dances and games for the young child

• Structuring engaging and effective music sessions

• Dalcroze activities for the classroom teacher

🎓 Teacher Development & Professional Pathways

• Supporting music teachers through formal teaching qualifications

• Courses and mentoring to support teacher certification and diplomas

• Demonstration classes and model teaching sessions

• Workshops for developing reflective, confident, and creative teachers

Workshops may be presented as:

• keynote sessions

• practical workshops

• demonstration classes

• multi-session professional learning programs

• or conference masterclasses

Custom topics and formats are always welcome — just ask.