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New Services - Starting May 2016

Personal one-to-one experienced-based tuition.

 

One to Three Day Courses.

 

Tuition in a variety of guitar styles using your own guitar and amplifier or a range of classic acoustic and/or electric guitars. Nylon strung, steel strung acoustic, 12-string, electric (single coils and humbuckers), bass guitar; bouzouki, mandolins, electronic drums are all available. Tube or solid state and modelling amplifiers available. Guitar fx. Full PA system and recording space via digital 32-track. Mastering onto PC. Cam video. Tips on live sound engineering or mixing for recording demos or final tracks to CD master quality.

I will teach you what I know. You may then wish to use the facilities to create your own product for promotion or sale.

Overnight accommodation may be possible for one or two persons on a two or three day course.

I will only accept clients who can genuinely benefit from the experience: you want to be sure you can get value for money! So drop me an email and we can discuss your needs and desires.

Thanks to those who have already contacted me and have donated "vintage" equipment to be made available for hands on experiences. I am willing to accept more - if it is in working condition.

Home - About MMCEd

Mr Michael J Cooper has more than 35 years experience in education, including 11 years in International Schools. After many years as head of History, Geography and/or Humanities in the UK, he has held headships in two accredited international secondary schools and was previously head of Pastoral/Student Welfare in a third. Since returning to UK in 2007, Michael has been supervising British and American Student Teachers, for Educators Abroad (EA), in a wide variety of UK and international primary/secondary schools and sixth forms.  He has his own online course for international Teaching Assistants operating through EA, and has also undertaken educational work for CfBT and NST. Michael is an Honours Graduate in Humanities/Education and has qualifications in education counselling within the International Baccalaureate community of schools. He also has experience in Further Education, including teaching the guitar to primary school teachers on in-service courses at Edge Hill University. He has worked on educational materials, and also has extensive practical experience in the creative use of music and drama in educational contexts.

MMCEd is currently offering the following services, either in person, or if appropriate, on-line (via email, voice-over-i.p. or webcam video conferencing):

·  Supervision and mentoring of student teachers, TA's and NQTs, in a formal or informal context.

·  Advisory visits and consultations with schools on any mutually agreed manifesto and schedule.

·  Preparation, or customisation, of educational materials and study programmes, in Humanities.

·  Tuition, at all levels, in History, Geography and Citizenship.

A range of musical services are also offered, in specific educational contexts, including:

·  Workshops on mutually agreed areas,

·  Music for presentations,

·  The use of computers to create and record music for schools

·  The integration of music, drama and humanities for mixed media performances or recordings.

Tuition

We offer flexible, professional private tuition, totally tailored to your requirements

History and Geography Tuition

Tuition is provided at all levels up to A-level or International Baccalaureate for History and Geography

Music Tuition

Guitar and mandolin tuition. Recording skills and services for music, speech, drama and dance: an introduction to audio mixing, sound processing and recording on hardware and software based systems - e.g. podcasts, DVD soundtracks and presentations.

Music Education & Services

For links to live gigs and free downloadable music and YouTube performances: http://mjc-mlv.blogspot.co.uk/

We offer a diverse range of music services, in specific educational contexts, including:

•    Workshops to learn and improve specific music skills e.g. blues improvisation, basic solo/accompaniment guitar techniques, performance techniques

•    Creating and recording music and speech for presentations

e.g. original music for powerpoint presentations or DVD soundtracks; recording of scripts with or without sound effects or soundtracks

•    The use of hardware and software to create and record music for schools

e.g. creating, using and adapting midi files, mp3 backing tracks which can be used for school productions etc. For downloadable sample CDs call (+44) 07880591414; email mjcooper@ymail.com  

•    The integration of music, drama, dance and humanities for mixed media performances or recordings. Michael Cooper has written two musical drama documentaries which have been performed in schools and produced audio versions for radio broadcasts in UK and Portugal.

"Mick Cooper has collaborated with me on a couple of projects at the two National Trust properties I work for.   Mick has recorded the spoken word as part of a poetry CD for Coleridge Cottage and he composed, performed and recorded a piece of music for a DVD about Dunster Working Watermill.  On both occasions I’ve been delighted with the results and would have no hesitation in working with him again in the future."

Stephen Hayes

Property Administrator

Dunster Castle and Coleridge Cottage

"Michael produced and recorded our 20 track CD 'Mr Hockley', and performing a lot of the music on the CD himself. The CD is brilliant, well compiled and performed and such a pleasure to listen to. It's for sale on our website, allowing us to raise funds for charity with it"

Nina Young and Lauren Hockley

Education Consultancy Services

MMC Education Consultancy offers a unique and diverse range of professional education consultancy, tuition and performance services.

Combining experience with current knowledge we provide a tailored and flexible service with real attention to detail to an international base of clients. We have extensive, professional experience in providing education consultancy services:

Consultancy services for international schools Supervision & mentoring of student teachers, TA’s and NQTs Advisory visits and consultations with schools Preparation/customisation of Educational Materials and Study Programmes - Humanities or Music and Drama Learning Support Courses for Teaching Assistants.

Within our region (Merseyside and SW Lancs) we offer private tuition in person. For clients with a reliable internet connection we can also offer on-line tuition via email, voice-over-i.p. and/or webcam.

History tuition Geography tuition Guitar and mandolin tuition Recording skills for music and speech

Services for International Schools:

We have the experience and knowledge to make your school staff recruitment process an easy one. Depending on your requirements, we can be involved in:

Reviewing applications to provide a short-list of suitable applications Conduct initial interviews over the telephone, webcam or in person Meeting with appointees in person, individually or as a group, to discuss matters related to working in International Schools and living abroad. This is a very reassuring process for newly appointed teachers.

We also provide assistance with practical arrangements for in-service courses or resource acquisition. Learning Support Courses for Teaching Assistants are available up to NVQ Level 2 and provided on-line. All services are arranged to suit the particular needs of the school in question.

Supervision and mentoring of student teachers, TA’s and NQTs

We have extensive experience in both formal and informal contexts. Students are typically provided with supervision and mentoring via two different constituencies:

University education faculties who need part time, or specialist, staff to assist with their observation and assessment of their PGCE students on teaching placements/practices. This is often arranged via Educators Abroad (EA) - see http://educatorsabroad.org/

Schools with Newly Qualified Teachers and Teaching Assistants who want an external perspective on their performance. This is usually done “in house” by qualified teachers, but there are circumstances which require an external perspective.

Advisory Visits and Consultations with Schools

School advisory visits and consultations are arranged according the specific requirements of the school in question. The manifesto and schedule will be mutually agreed upon beforehand.

Schools often employ our services via EA who are a fully accredited education provider. Michael Cooper is a full faculty member with a specific responsibility for Teaching Assistant Courses and Student Teachers, for global teaching placements.

Michael's services are also employed via NST, a major provider of educational study tours. Several study visits use Michael’s support materials and assignments.

We do work directly with schools and encourage you to contact us with your enquiries if you require advice or further information.

Preparation and Customisation of Educational Materials and Study Programmes in Humanities.

We have extensive experience in the preparation and/or customisation of course materials, according to your specific requirements. 

Our experience includes:

Creation of courses for students travelling abroad on educational tours Creation of lesson plans and teaching materials for student teachers Creation and delivery of Courses for International School Teaching Assistants Providing extra English resources for non-native speakers Creating exam materials for Humanities etc

These are just a few examples of projects that we work on. Please do contact us if you would like further information about your requirements.