As the Year of South Africa draws to a close, The Center for Teaching and Learning is delighted to welcome Mollie Stone <http://ctl.qc.cuny.edu/mollie-stone-workshops/#mollie_stone>, expert in choral music from South Africa, for a two-day residency at Queens College. Join us in one, or two, or all three of the workshops she will be leading on April 28 and April 29. For information, email hrozwoll@gmail.com, or visit the following websites: http://ctl.qc.cuny.edu/mollie-stone-workshops/ http://southafrica.qc.cuny.edu/mollie-stone-music-workshops/ Linguistic and Musical Diversity in South Africa Tuesday, April 28 / 4:45-6:30 PM Music Building, Room 264 | Queens College Using choral music, this workshop will provide an overview of linguistic diversity in South Africa, including languages using non-pulmonic consonants (“clicks”). A particular focus will be how we may use music to teach language, and how studying language gives a deeper understanding of music. The workshop is designed for faculty but ALL are encouraged to attend, including students. The Queens College Women’s Choir will give a short performance during the workshop. South African Choral Music with Mollie Stone: Come Sing! Wednesday, April 29 / 12:15-1:30 PM Music Building, Room 226 | Queens College Participants will learn diverse selections of choral music from South Africa, including pronunciation, movement, and historical context. No experience necessary! All are welcome! Teaching South African Choral Music: Pedagogy and Style Wednesday, April 29 / 4:30-7:00 PM Music Building, Room 214 | Queens College In a dynamic workshop oriented to teachers and students in education programs, Mollie Stone will explore methods of teaching South African choral music and shaping musical style, and will address applications to music from Bulgaria, The Republic of Georgia, Corsica, Venezuela, vernacular music from the United States, and classical music. Mollie Stone is Assistant Director of Choral Activities at the University of Chicago, Director of World Music and a conductor at Chicago Children’s Choir, teacher for Village Harmony, and co-director/founder of both the Brooklyn World Music Chorus, and the Chicago World Music Chorus. Ms. Stone holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Amherst College, a Master of Music degree in conducting from Westminster Choir College and has studied at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. Stone is currently completing a doctorate in choral conducting at Northwestern University, where she is writing her dissertation on how South Africans are using choral music in the struggle against HIV. In 2001, Stone received a grant from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation to produce a teaching DVD (Vela Vela) that helps American choral directors learn and teach black South African choral music more authentically in the oral tradition. In 2006, Stone received another generous grant from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation to return to South Africa to study how South Africans are using choral music in the struggle against HIV. Stone currently lectures and gives workshops on black South African choral music across the United States and Europe.