I am specifically interested in creating new music and sounds with children through active workshops, which allow children to explore, create and perform their own compositions. Children are intuitively open, curious and inquisitive. My aim as an artistic educator is to introduce new sounds and musical experiences, which incite creativity and allow children to perform, explore and create their own brand of music. Much of my work in this area includes the use of improvisation, an awareness of our natural soundscape and the creation of alternative natural instruments as performance tools. Current practice is focusing on early years and babies.

Educational Activities:

Always Considering Kitchen Sinks performance @ St. Patricks College


No Barriers at Cage Event

Jan. 28th, 2012: Karen Power will facilitate a workshop for 6-9 year olds

IME (Irish Music Education) Commission a New Work from Karen Power for all to play

always considering kitchen sinks (2011) by Karen Power

PAST:


The Galway Music Residency - Oct - Feb. 2013 - Karen worked with primary and secondary children in Galway




April 14th, 2012: Triskel Arts Centre, Cork

Creative children’s workshop with composer Karen Power

Aged 5-7: 2-3pm

Aged 8-10: 3:30 - 5pm


A workshop that encourages and guides children to create their own music, to improvise, to explore and to hear sound in a new way.


Contact Triskel Arts Centre for Booking and Availability (restricted numbers)



Composition Summer Course for Children - 1 week (5 days) - Triskel, Christchurch, Cork City


Ages 5-7 and Ages 8-10 - dates and details to follow.

Karen Power Early Years/Primary Educator

Music4children

Feb. 15th, 2012: Karen Power will deliver a workshop for pre-schoolers on creative listening and composing. This workshop will be the first of a developing relationship between Karen and music4children.

Feb. 22nd, 2012: Tow more composition workshops with music4children in Crosshaven, Cork.

CURRENT:

Our Tunes @ CMC April 17th/18th 5-8 year olds - natural creators program in association with Music Town, Dublin.


Natural Creators Program - https://vimeo.com/123606656 - 3/4 years old 6 week creche program


Belgooly Primary School: Found Sound and Soundscape Composition workshops throughout the entire school - Sept. - Dec. 2014


Graffiti BEAG Project - Cross Arts Program development and rollout to 0-3 years across Cork and County.


Cork City Music Generation - Composer in Residence for Early Years (3-5 years) - New creative program designed and facilitated by Karen, which is based on natural sounds and open exploration: Natural Creators