Robyn Reuther
PEAK Presenter
Based in:
Adelaide, SA, AustraliaRobyn is a Performing Arts (Dance, Drama and Music) teacher at Our Lady of Hope Catholic Primary School in Adelaide where she has been for 23 years. She teaches Reception to Year 6 Performing Arts classroom lessons, as well as Band, Choir, Drumbeat and Liturgical Dance.
She has completed Levels 1 and 2 as well as the Orff Leadership course (SA). She is a regular presenter for OSASA. She has also completed training with Lynn Kleiner, John Feierabend and more recently was lucky enough be part of a week’s jazz course with Doug Goodkin in January 2024.
Robyn is also a Music Mentor for Musica Viva SA, as well as working with pre-service teachers at Magill Campus of UniSA. On Saturday mornings she teaches private students at her home.
Robyn has organised Jon Madin’s visits to SA schools for around 15 years and is thrilled to share with you not only Jon’s amazing songs but she will also demonstrate how she teaches them to her students.
PEAK Elective Session | Tuesday, 7th January 2025 | 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Musicmaker - Jon Madin
Jon is a music maker who has also worked extensively in musical instrument design - marimbas in particular, as well as many other experimental musical instruments. This session will share how to teach pieces Jon has written, a few from each of his publications. Each piece allows for differientated learning as there are different levels of difficulty that can be added or taken away, or adapted. I have also been organising Jon's visits to SA school for over 15 years and everybody loves him. It's amazing that after one workshop each class can perform at the end of the day concert and sound amazing. His pieces allow for each child to have immediate success. In 2019 a documentary was created to showcase his extraordinary talents, and this will also be shown as part of the session. If you don't know Jon's work you will love it. If you do come along and have some fun!