Natasha Hendry

Experience

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  Freelance

  Apr 1997 - now

  Choir Director/Facilitator for Singing-based Team Workshops

  In addition to founding my own 40-strong local community pop choir in West London, I have run vocal workshops with wide-ranging groups from teenagers in socially deprived locations to corporate workforces such as Apple and Channel4. Workshops are confidence-buidling, fun, team based and technically sound in terms of vocal pedagogy. Get your group to learn some basic vocal technique, performance skills and learn & perform a song in 3-4 part harmony.

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  Self-employed

  Aug 2019 - now

  Researcher, Speaker and Social Activist

  From professional singer and vocal coach to artists and amateurs in the music industry for 20+ years, to a new journey towards the study of psychology and later music psychology. New ventures into the study of music and psychology combined has unearthed a passion for promoting good mental health in the Arts and greater inclusion, diversity and equity in music education and the industry, in particular for people of colour.As a director and arranger of a successful West London community choir, continued research and activism in the use of singing as a tool for wellbeing, social connectedness and belonging, is also a key focus. Show less

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  Adult Learning and Skills

  Jan 2020 - Nov 2021

  • Created, developed and taught a 3-term group program including online Zoom sessions and multimedia remote worksheets during lockdown and reduced face to face teaching.• Developed 30 innovative lesson plans that teach music skills whilst embedding functional & wider skills such as communication, language, numeracy and social skills.• Incorporate Support, Stretch, Challenge principles into every lesson to facilitate a wide range of learning abilities.• Identified individual needs of learners in order to adapt lesson plans to fit their learning styles and needs. This could involve, using larger fonts, being aware of seating positions in classroom, extra engagement tasks or liaising with learning support assistants regarding personalised tasks and goal- setting for individual learning plans.• Use a variety of resources, examples, instruments and props to reflect the diversity of the class demographic and encourage inclusivity. • Developed basic Makaton sign-language skills for use within songs. Show less • Created, developed and taught a 3-term group program including online Zoom sessions and multimedia remote worksheets during lockdown and reduced face to face teaching.• Developed 30 innovative lesson plans that teach music skills whilst embedding functional & wider skills such as communication, language, numeracy and social skills.• Incorporate Support, Stretch, Challenge principles into every lesson to facilitate a wide range of learning abilities.• Identified individual needs of learners in order to adapt lesson plans to fit their learning styles and needs. This could involve, using larger fonts, being aware of seating positions in classroom, extra engagement tasks or liaising with learning support assistants regarding personalised tasks and goal- setting for individual learning plans.• Use a variety of resources, examples, instruments and props to reflect the diversity of the class demographic and encourage inclusivity. • Developed basic Makaton sign-language skills for use within songs. Show less

  • Music Teacher for Adults with Learning Difficulties and Disabilities

    Jan 2020 - Nov 2021

  • Music Teacher for Adults with Learning Difficulties and Disabilities

    Jan 2020 - Jul 2021