Summer Studies in music education

This course will focus on the intricacies of grant writing and overall funding for the music educator while tailoring itself to each individual’s needs for funding. Participants will have opportunities to locate funding sources, examine common expectations in proposal requests, create and/or modify pivotal statements that are generally requested in proposals, and establish personal objectives for proposal completion. Methods that can help educators become more dynamic in their writing and presentation of their proposals will both be discussed and practiced by participants, thus increasing their chances of writing successful proposals.

The class will meet synchronously from 5:00 to 8:45 pm EST each evening.

For Credit: $545 for one hour of graduate credit

No Credit: $415 (no graduate credit)

A $100 non-refundable deposit is due upon registration. 

Any changes to enrollment type (credit vs no credit) must be made no later than 2 weeks before the first day of class.

Participants will develop their own ʻukulele musicianship as well as establish a working pedagogical knowledge of the ‘ukulele in order to teach the instrument to young music students. Participants will consider the ʻukulele as part of the general music classroom through historical, current, and classroom contexts, encouraging a well-rounded and culturally sustaining approach to incorporating the ʻukulele in general music classroom settings.

The class will meet synchronously from 1:00 to 4:00 pm EST each day.

For Credit: $545 for one hour of graduate credit

No Credit: $415 (no graduate credit)

A $100 non-refundable deposit is due upon registration. 

Any changes to enrollment type (credit vs no credit) must be made no later than 2 weeks before the first day of class.

This course will enable students to build a Schulwerk-based curriculum for each specific teaching assignment. Long-term planning and weekly process lesson planning are addressed. Teachers share ideas and teach lessons utilizing the Orff process. Levels I and II Orff training at an accredited program are required to enroll in this course. 

The class meets on campus from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. EST each day. 

For Credit: $1090 for two hours of graduate credit

No Credit: $830 (no graduate credit)

An on-campus materials fee of $30 will be added for this course.

A $100 non-refundable deposit is due upon registration. 

Any changes to enrollment type (credit vs no credit) must be made no later than 2 weeks before the first day of class.

This course will provide a foundation of Dalcroze Eurhythmics and how a purposeful movement approach can be woven into the Orff-Schulwerk or Kodály curricula. Participants will have the opportunity to internalize the elements of music through the four facets of eurhythmics: movement, rhythmic solfège, keyboard improvisation, and plastique animée. Lessons and pedagogy will occur throughout the week with opportunities for participants to create microlessons to present on the final day.

Suggested Materials:

• Butke, Marla, and David Frego. Meaningful Movement: A Music Teacher’s Guide to Dalcroze Eurhythmics. Music is Elementary, 2016.
• Comfortable footwear or a jazz shoe
• A journal for notetaking
• Classical, Jazz, or World Music on your listening device

The class meets on campus from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day.

For Credit: $1090 for two hours of graduate credit

No Credit: $830 (no graduate credit)

An on-campus materials fee of $30 will be added for this course.

A $100 non-refundable deposit is due upon registration. 

Any changes to enrollment type (credit vs no credit) must be made no later than 2 weeks before the first day of class.

World Music Drumming is a sequential student-centered curriculum that engages learners through hands-on experiential learning. As with the Orff-Schulwerk process, students learn through discovery, creativity, and active music-making. Using keywords such as “respect, listen, complement, cooperation, and teamwork,” lessons are designed to build upon skills taught and reinforced, with each unit culminating in an ensemble and song. Teachers familiar with the Orff-Schulwerk process will recognize many complementary ideas in the approach of this remarkable curriculum. No previous Orff-Schulwerk or World Music Drumming experience is required. Participants are required to submit a composition project after the course to receive a final grade. The project is an original composition with a lesson plan to present the music to their students.

The class meets from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. each day.

For Credit: $545 for one hour of graduate credit

No Credit: $415 (no graduate credit)

An on-campus materials fee of $30 will be added for this course.

A $100 non-refundable deposit is due upon registration. 

Any changes to enrollment type (credit vs no credit) must be made no later than 2 weeks before the first day of class.

Participants will sing, play, move, and improvise using the Orff-Schulwerk model. Each level includes pedagogy, movement, recorder, ensemble, and special topics classes. This approach is based on active learning and developing creative skills in children. These courses are approved by the American Orff-Schulwerk Association. 

• Level I: This course is open to all music teachers and senior undergraduate music education students.
• Level II: At least one year of teaching experience is required before taking Level II. If you completed Level I before 2019, you must re-take Level I.

These classes meet from 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. each day, excluding the weekend.

For Credit: $1635 for three hours of graduate credit

No Credit: $1245 (no graduate credit)

An on-campus materials fee of $30 will be added for this course.

A $100 non-refundable deposit is due upon registration. 

Any changes to enrollment type (credit vs no credit) must be made no later than 2 weeks before the first day of class.

Over the course of this five-day master class, participants will develop their understanding of the elemental style through the creation of original pieces based on the models in the Music for Children volumes. The class will include a review of the basics of elemental music (drone, melodic ostinato, rhythmic ostinato, speech ostinato, etc.). By the end of the week, participants will have composed in diatonic and pentatonic modes, in multiple meters, and using functional harmony. Levels I and II Orff training at an accredited program are required to enroll in this course.

This class meets from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day.

For Credit: $1090 for two hours of graduate credit

No Credit: $830 (no graduate credit)

An on-campus materials fee of $30 will be added for this course.

A $100 non-refundable deposit is due upon registration. 

Any changes to enrollment type (credit vs no credit) must be made no later than 2 weeks before the first day of class.