Posted 28 July 2008

1. TWO THRASS COURSES IN AUGUST

2. SING-A-LONG TASTER WORKSHOPS FOR KIDS

3. SING-A-LONG SHEET MUSIC BOOK

4. THRASS CONSULTANTS IN SOUTH AFRICA

1. TWO THRASS COURSES IN AUGUST
Just in case you have any colleagues that are interested, the next 2
courses booked for the THRASS accredited certificate are:

29 & 30 August 2008 at Varsity College (Durban North) in KZN (presenter
Laola Altschul)
22 & 23 August 2008 at The Kings School in Johannesburg (presenter Laola
Altschul)

The costs is R1200 per person for the course and includes light
refreshments.
Please remember that you will need the following resources for the course:

T-50 R513.00
T-03 R42.75
T-06 R17.10
Total R572.85

You can either bring these from your school if you have it, alternatively
you can purchase
these items from PWS. Please note that the bank details for the resources
is different to
those of the course, as follows:

Course payment to THRASS Africa FNB, Acc #:62164353254
Resources payment to PWS is FNB, Acc #:62072043161 Branch Code: 251045
Pretoria North

Please fax or email proof of payments.

If you are interested in attending or have any other queries please feel
free to contact me
Layton Brown lbrown@pws.co.za or Angelique (angelique@pws.co.za)
Tel: +27-(0)-12-523-1000 Fax: +27-(0)-865-003-593

2. SING-A-LONG TASTER WORKSHOPS FOR KIDS (in association with Absa and
Pritt)

Janine Plunkett is presenting complimentary SING-A-LONG Taster Workshops
for children during the school day.
Here are the dates for the schools that have already booked for a workshop:
28 July 08: Gauteng, Benoni
30 July 08: Gauteng, Dainfern
31 July 08: Gauteng, Fourways
4 Sep 08: Gauteng, Benoni
9 Sept 08: Gauteng, Pretoria
10 Sep 08: Gauteng, Inanda
26 Sep 08: Gauteng, Birdhaven

If you would like the details for the tasterworkshops (perhaps for your own
school), please contact Layton Brown (as above).

3. THRASS SING-A-LONG SHEET MUSIC BOOK (in association with Absa and Pritt)
is now available for schools and homes!

Having fun with 45 different musical styles:

This 84-page sheet music book is for young musicians, music teachers and
classroom music teachers.

The book contains piano reduction arrangements for the 45 songs on the
THRASS SING-A-LONG CD, which are featured in the associated hardback Book
and Interactive Book software (all sold separately). Now, children can play
the SING-A-LONG songs at home and at school - on the piano and also other
instruments, such as guitar!

The arrangements are in an easy piano style, though there are pieces for
different musical abilities. The melodies and words remain the same as on
the CD, but modifications have been made to the accompaniments to give
children the opportunity to play all of the songs. Some of the
introductions and endings may require more practise but they give a good
feel for the style, without the whole piece being difficult.

In music lessons, ensembles can be created using voice and percussion
instruments. The SING-A-LONG CD is a double CD, with 45 vocal tracks and
45 instrumental tracks. The songs have been arranged in this book in their
original keys, to maintain the suitable vocal range for children. The Vocal
CD or Instrumental CD can be used as a backing track for rehearsals and for
performances.

For the sale price in South Africa, Botswana, Swaziland and Namibia and/or
to order, please contact Layton Brown (the price will be based on the UK
selling price of £20 sterling) - which is a bargain for this 84-page sheet
music book!

4. THRASS CONSULTANTS
We will soon be giving details of our THRASS Consultants in South Africa,
along with their locations and contact details.