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Summer Studies in music education
The School of Music, Theatre, and Dance offers Summer Studies in Music Education as continuing education for music educators or students working toward a Master of Music Education degree. Our summer courses include Orff Schulwerk, Dalcroze Eurhythmics, Conversational Solfege, First Steps in Music, Ukulele, Grant Writing, Drumming, and more. Courses may be taken for graduate credit.
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Learn more about our summer studies program:
Brochures
- Summer 2027 & 2028 [PDF]
- Orff Schulwerk Courses [PDF]
- Summer Studies in Music Education [PDF]
Housing
Housing will be provided. The cost is $50 per night.
Tuition Payments
A $100 nonrefundable enrollment deposit is due at the time of registration, which will be applied toward the tuition cost and will hold your place in the course. The remaining balance will be charged to your student account and billed electronically. For questions about registration and payment, contact Michelle Bade at mbade@anderson.edu or (765) 717-4571.
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Summer Schedule and Registration 2026
Other MME core courses offered include:
May 26-June 26—Music History will be taught by Dr. Christopher Holmes and will be asynchronous. It will focus on a particular aspect of music history and literature that is pertinent to the music educator. Students will be required to use research tools and methodologies to complete a significant research project related to the subject of the seminar.
June 8-June 12—Bibliography & Research is taught by Dr. Janet Brewer and takes place in person and on campus in the Anderson University library from 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. each day. The class will introduce students to the major research tools available to them as music scholars and give practical experience in using these tools to make valuable contributions to the field of music education research and scholarship. Students will conclude with a research project demonstrating their understanding of how to use various research tools to provide new insights and understandings about music scholarship and performance practices.
*NOTE: MME students who want to register for summer courses should email Michelle Bade.
June 8-June 11—Grant Writing for the Music Educator: Ashleigh Lore returns to teach this virtual course that focuses on the intricacies of grant writing and overall funding for the music educator. The class meets synchronously from 5:00 – 8:45 p.m. EST each day.
June 8-June 12—’Ukulele in the Music Classroom: In this virtual course, Dr. Lorelei Batisla-ong will lead students in developing their own ʻukulele musicianship that can be used to teach young musicians in the classroom. The class meets synchronously from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. EST.
June 15-June 19—Orff Curriculum: Lisa Odom brings over three decades of classroom experience to this course, which enables students to build a Schulwerk-based curriculum for their classrooms. Long-term planning and weekly process lesson planning are addressed. Teachers share ideas and teach lessons utilizing the Orff process. Pre-requisite: Orff Level II
June 22-June 26—Dalcroze Eurhythmics, Beginning & Intermediate: Marla Butke and David Frego return to campus to look at the elements of music through kinesthetic awareness. Participants will be actively engaged in music-making through movement.
June 29-July 1—Applications in World Music Drumming: Paul Corbière joins the faculty to present this sequential student-centered curriculum that engages learners through hands-on experiential learning. Students 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.
July 6-July 17—Orff Schulwerk Levels I & II: Participants will sing, play, move, and improvise using the Orff-Schulwerk model. Each level includes classes in pedagogy, movement, recorder, ensemble, and special topics. These courses are approved by the American Orff-Schulwerk Association. Instructors include Betsy Carter, Lisa Odom, Aaron Ford, and Allison Croskey.
July 13-July 17—Orff Elemental Composition: Josh Southard presents this master class to develop participants’ understanding of the elemental style through the creation of original pieces based on the models in Music for Children. The course will include a review of foundational concepts of elemental music. By the end of the week, participants will have composed in diatonic and pentatonic modes, in multiple meters, and using functional harmony. Pre-requisite: Orff Level II
Course Descriptions
Grant Writing for the Music Educator
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.
’Ukulele in the Music Classroom
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.
Orff Curriculum
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.
Dalcroze Eurhythmics, Beginning & Intermediate
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.
Applications of World Music Drumming
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.
Orff Schulwerk Levels I & II
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.
Orff Elemental Composition
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.
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