Belinda Smith
PEAK Presenter
Based in:
Sydney, NSW, AustraliaBelinda is a passionate musician and educator. Having graduated from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, The University of Sydney in 2015 with a Bachelor of Music (Music Education) Honours, Belinda has been teaching in primary and secondary schools for the past 9 years as a music specialist and is currently a music teacher at Mosman High School.
Belinda completed her Level 4 Orff-Schulwerk Training in 2018 through the OSANSW.
In addition to school teaching, Belinda also works as a vocal and instrumental tutor for the NSW Department of Education’s Arts Unit, and since 2019 has taught music education methods, including Orff-Schulwerk Pedagogy, at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music to pre-service music teachers.
Belinda has been studying Balinese music since 2013, and was a founding member of Suara Jaya, Sydney Balinese Gamelan Ensemble, playing and teaching with the group for a number of years.
When not teaching, Belinda loves spending time with her family, especially her new baby daughter. Belinda sings with Sydney Philharmonia Choirs – Vox, studies at the Australian Taiko Academy and loves to travel.
PEAK Elective Session | Tuesday, 7th January 2025 | 3:00pm - 4:00pm
When Pop Meets Orff
This session is essentially a model of a listening and composition lesson. It starts with movement and body percussion. Add a bit of speech rhyme and some chairs. Then add the DJ, laying down those sweet pop tunes. Then, with the power of technology, participants get to do it all themselves! This will grow into group composition and experimentation with different pop songs. This lesson could slot into a Popular Music, Song Writing or Found Sounds topic. It is pitched at Year 7 or 8, but would work with upper Primary students too.