Check out Summer Studies
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.
For students whose school, corporation, or church would like to pay for the cost of tuition, please send a PDF registration form and the contact information for the person to be included on the tuition invoice to Michelle Holmes, msholmes@anderson.edu.
Already ready to register? Visit these links below:
- First Steps in Music
- First Steps and Orff
- Grant Writing for the Music Educator
- Ukulele in the Music Classroom
- Children’s Literature in the Orff Schulwerk Classroom
- Orff Schulwerk Levels I, II, III
Our Faculty
Summer Studies
Lorelei Batislaong
Adjunct Faculty, School of Music, Theatre, and Dance; Ukulele
Meeghan Binder
Orff Schulwerk: Recorder
Dr. Joani Brandon
Professor of Music, Emeritus
Dr. Marla Butke
Dalcroze Eurhythmics
Lillie Feierabend
First Steps in Music
Aaron Ford
Adjunct Faculty, School of Music, Theatre, and Dance; Orff Schulwerk: Movement
Dr. David Frego
Dalcroze Eurhythmics
Ashleigh Lore
Grant Writing for the Music Educator
Lisa Sullivan Odom
Adjunct Faculty, School of Music, Theatre, and Dance; Orff Schulwerk: Level I & Children’s Literature & the Orff Schulwerk Classroom
Roger Sams
Adjunct Faculty, School of Music, Theatre, and Dance
Josh Southard
Adjunct Faculty, School of Music, Theatre, and Dance; Orff Schulwerk: Level III & Children’s Literature & the Orff Schulwerk Classroom
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Housing
Housing will be available in our on-campus apartments, Fair Commons, which has four-bedroom apartments with two bathrooms each.
Each apartment has a small kitchen with a refrigerator, microwave, and oven/stove. The rate for four people sharing a four-bedroom apartment is $50 per night, per person. To reserve housing, please register below.
Summer Schedule and Registration 2023
Other MME core courses offered include:
May 30-June 30—Graduate Music Theory (virtual) Dr. Matthew Billick
May 30-June 16—World Music (virtual) Dr. Christopher Holmes
June 12-16—Bibliography & Research (on campus) Dr. Janet Brewer
*NOTE: MME students who want to register for summer courses should do so by emailing Michelle Holmes.
June 19-23—First Steps in Music: Lillie Feierabend is returning to campus to introduce participants to current research findings and the implications of that research on the development of an early childhood music and movement curriculum. Materials and activities will be presented for children from birth to age 7. Collecting materials, designing teaching strategies, lesson plans, and yearly curriculum, as well as developing and promoting an early childhood program will be covered. Active participation in both music and movement activities will be the basis for most instruction.
June 19-22—First Steps and Orff: We are excited to welcome Joani Brandon back to campus to teach a brand-new course that connects the two approaches of First Steps and Orff. First Steps in Music is a research-based approach to develop tuneful, beautiful, and artful children. Orff Schulwerk helps tap into the creative nature of children through singing, saying, dancing, playing, and creating. Join us as we learn how to weave these two models together and create experiences for children in the music classroom. Active participation in both music and movement activities will be the basis for most instruction.
June 26-30—Grant Writing for the Music Educator: This virtual course taught by Ashleigh Lore 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. Students will meet synchronously from 8:30-11:30 a.m. EST each day.
June 26-30—Ukulele in the Music Classroom: Designed for teachers of all ability and experience (much like our students) this professional development experience, taught by Lorelei Batislaong, seeks to connect established pedagogical knowledge within this new medium, the ukulele. The virtual course will meet synchronously from 1-3 p.m. EST. Students will also attend a 30-minute private lesson sometime during the week.
July 5-8—Children’s Literature in the Orff Schulwerk Classroom: Join Lisa Odom and Josh Southard as they explore what to look for when choosing which books to use, how to create lessons, and making children’s literature a strong part of your curriculum.
July 10-21—Orff Schulwerk Levels I, II, and III: Participants will sing, play, move, and improvise using the Orff Schulwerk model. Each level includes classes in pedagogy, movement, recorder, ensemble, and special topics. Instructors include Betsy Carter, Lisa Sullivan Odom, Josh Southard, Meeghan Binder, and Aaron Ford.
Course Descriptions
First Steps in Music
First Steps in Music is the first step in FAME (Feierabend Association for Music Education) certification. Materials and activities will be presented for children from birth to age 7. Collecting materials, designing teaching strategies, lesson plans, and yearly curriculum, as well as developing and promoting an early childhood program will be covered.
For Credit: $970 for two hours of graduate credit. You pay $100 at the time of registration, and the balance is charged to you by Student Accounts.
No Credit: $750 (No graduate credit). The full cost of the course is due electronically at the time of registration.
First Steps & Orff
First Steps in Music is a research-based approach to develop tuneful, beautiful, and artful children. Orff Schulwerk helps tap into the creative nature of children through singing, saying, dancing, playing, and creating. Join us as we learn how to weave these two models together and create experiences for children in the music classroom. Active participation in both music and movement activities will be the basis for most instruction.
For Credit: $485 for one hour of graduate credit. You pay $100 at the time of registration, and the balance is charged to you by Student Accounts.
No Credit: $360 (No graduate credit). The full cost of the course is due electronically at the time of registration.
Grant Writing for the Music Educator
This virtual 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. Students will meet synchronously from 8:30-11:30 a.m. EST each day.
For Credit: $485 for one hour of graduate credit. You pay $100 at the time of registration, and the balance is charged to you by Student Accounts.
No Credit: $360 (No graduate credit). The full cost of the course is due electronically at the time of registration.
Ukulele in the Music Classroom
The ukulele is a sought-after addition in the elementary music classroom. Its accessibility makes the ukulele a new and exciting way for students to create and participate in music-making. Participants will use a teaching sequence that utilizes universal design, constructivist philosophies of knowledge building, and the Orff Approach while acknowledging the intersections of the ukulele’s historical and classroom context. Strategies are presented to be ready for class use, while also studying underlying concepts that enable the design of a successful lesson sequence independently.
Designed for teachers of all ability and experience (much like our students) this professional development experience seeks to connect established pedagogical knowledge and the ukulele. Explore how to teach the ukulele while also learning how to play the ukulele. More than just a presentation of activities, this clinic aims to facilitate professional development discussion that is meaningful and valuable in teacher development.
The class will meet synchronously from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. EST each day. Students will also attend a 30-minute private lesson sometime during the week.
For Credit: $485 for one hour of graduate credit. You pay $100 at the time of registration, and the balance is charged to you by Student Accounts.
No Credit: $360 (No graduate credit). The full cost of the course is due electronically at the time of registration.
Children’s Literature in the Orff Schulwerk Classroom
- What to look for when choosing books to use
- How to create lessons for singing, instruments, improvisation, composition, music literacy, and performances
- Process teaching
- Classroom management tips
- Composing music to your student’s abilities
- Making Children’s Literature a strong part of your curriculum
For Credit: $970 for two hours of graduate credit. You pay $100 at the time of registration, and the balance is charged to you by Student Accounts.
No Credit: $750 (No graduate credit). The full cost of the course is due electronically at the time of registration.
Prerequisite: Orff Level I
Orff Schulwerk Levels I, II, & III
Participants will sing, play, move, and improvise using the Orff Schulwerk model. Each level includes classes in pedagogy, movement, recorder, ensemble, and special topics. 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 prior to 2016, you will need to re-take Level I.
- Level III: At least one year of teaching experience is required before taking Level III.
For Credit: $1,455 for three hours of graduate credit. You pay $100 at the time of registration, and the balance is charged to you by Student Accounts.
No Credit: $1,065 (No graduate credit) The full cost of the course is due electronically at the time of registration.