Orff Schulwerk Certification & Supplementals
July 9 - 27, 2012 30th Anniversary Celebration!
SUPPLEMENTAL COURSES IN ORFF AND KODÁLY
Orff & Kodály Supplemental Courses: July 9 - 13, 2012
Monday-Friday, times vary (see specific program information)
These exciting one-week supplemental courses are designed to enrich and enhance your Orff or Kodály experience. Whether it's an introduction or a "next step", these courses give you an opportunity to expand your knowledge and invigorate your teaching methods.
2012 Orff Schulwerk and Kodály Supplemental course offerings:
Master Class in Orff Schulwerk (3 credits) 9AM - 4:30PM (click for more info)
Orff Master Teacher Steven Calantropio will again offer the Master Class in Orff Schulwerk: Exploring Elemental Music at George Mason University. This post-Level III course is designed for students who have completed three levels of Orff training and are seeking an opportunity for continued in-depth study. It will explore the elemental music styles found in the five Music for Children volumes of Carl Orff and Gunild Keetman and the supplementary volumes through improvisation, analysis, performance and composition in all elemental media. An emphasis will be placed on the pedagogical application of these materials through elemental process teaching techniques. The possibilities of elemental music styles, along with their limits will be discussed along with the relationships of elemental music to art and folk styles. Connect all you have learned through an in depth study of Orff and Keetman's ideas.
PREREQUISITE: Orff Schulwerk Level III
Instructor: Steven Calantropio
(Graduate listing as MUSI 592)
PREREQUISITE: Orff Schulwerk Level III
Instructor: Steven Calantropio
(Graduate listing as MUSI 592)
Rhythmic Training & Percussion (2 credits) 12NOON - 4:30PM (click for more info)
Rhythmic Training and Percussion Ensemble for Elementary and Middle Schools
Learn beginning conga technique and experience the excitement of playing in percussion ensemble. Focus on building elementary and middle school pieces. Perform dynamic rhythm skill-building exercises appropriate for all experience levels. Work with body percussion, analyze rhythmic composition, practice technique for various instruments, and improvise. Examine teaching process, and design a performance for your students. Explore polyrhythmic materials. It's time to jam!
Instructors: Jim Solomon
(Graduate listing as MUSI 592)
Learn beginning conga technique and experience the excitement of playing in percussion ensemble. Focus on building elementary and middle school pieces. Perform dynamic rhythm skill-building exercises appropriate for all experience levels. Work with body percussion, analyze rhythmic composition, practice technique for various instruments, and improvise. Examine teaching process, and design a performance for your students. Explore polyrhythmic materials. It's time to jam!
Instructors: Jim Solomon
(Graduate listing as MUSI 592)
Elemental Improvisation (1 credit) 12NOON - 2:30PM (click for more info)
Elemental Improvisation: Process, Product and Pedagogy
This ensemble will address elemental improvisation through performance, practice, assessment, and pedagogical applications. Participants will have the opportunity to explore a variety of elemental models for improvisation using all the Schulwerk media. Additionally, pedagogical strategies will be presented for incorporating improvisation as a natural extension in everyday lessons. This course is limited to those students already having completed level II in the Orff Schulwerk Certification process, or others with permission of the instructor. This course includes a performance by the class and can be used to partially fulfill the ensemble requirement for George Mason's M.A. degree with a major in music.
PREREQUISITE: Orff Schulwerk Level II
Instructor: Matt Mccoy
(Graduate listing as MUSI 592)
This ensemble will address elemental improvisation through performance, practice, assessment, and pedagogical applications. Participants will have the opportunity to explore a variety of elemental models for improvisation using all the Schulwerk media. Additionally, pedagogical strategies will be presented for incorporating improvisation as a natural extension in everyday lessons. This course is limited to those students already having completed level II in the Orff Schulwerk Certification process, or others with permission of the instructor. This course includes a performance by the class and can be used to partially fulfill the ensemble requirement for George Mason's M.A. degree with a major in music.
PREREQUISITE: Orff Schulwerk Level II
Instructor: Matt Mccoy
(Graduate listing as MUSI 592)
Creative Choral Process (1 credit) 9AM - 11:30AM (click for more info)
Maximize your rehearsal time and resources! Gain new ideas for your elementary and middle school choral ensembles. Class topics include: reaching beyond ottavos – using stories, chants, and improvisation to enhance your programming; synthesizing choral tasks and general music concepts; addressing choral literacy through movement. Orff, Kodàly, and Dalcroze approaches are highlighted throughout this class. Participants will process unison, 2-part, SSA, and SAB literature. A materials fee of $25 will be charged on-site for the choral reading packet.
Instructor: Christine Shuart-Saunders
(Graduate listing as MUSI 592)
Instructor: Christine Shuart-Saunders
(Graduate listing as MUSI 592)
Music in Early Childhood (1 credit) 12NOON - 2:30PM (click for more info)
Participants explore the use of speech, simple songs and movement to help young children discover the joy of making music. Strategies for planning and teaching lessons built around themes and concepts are a focus in this course. Small percussion instruments, rhymes, poetry, and stories are used to enhance the experiences. This course is available to all preschool teachers, music teachers and early childhood education students.
Required Text: Music for Children, American Edition Volume 1
Instructor: Sarah Bright
(Graduate listing as MUSI 592;Cross-listed as EDUC 600)
Required Text: Music for Children, American Edition Volume 1
Instructor: Sarah Bright
(Graduate listing as MUSI 592;Cross-listed as EDUC 600)
Alexander Technique /Music Teachers (1 credit) 9AM - 11:30AM (click for more info)
Alexander Technique for Music Teachers
Musicians, dancers, and actors use the Alexander Technique to redirect excessive effort into useful energy, making singing, conducting, dancing, sports, or sitting at a computer more enjoyable. In this course geared to music teachers, participants will discover how to make daily movement more comfortable by using deep structural support and developing an appropriate physical responsiveness. We will explore issues related specifically to music teaching, such as conducting, leaning over and performing on instruments in the classroom, teaching and utilizing healthful singing technique, writing on boards, getting up and down from the floor, etc. By alleviating tension in the body, the Alexander technique is applicable to many kinds of chronic pain, and can prevent future injuries through awareness and changing old habits. Learn how to be relaxed and ready, soft and strong, light and substantial, firm and flexible, awake to the world! Class size is limited to 15.
Instructor: Robbin Marcus
(Graduate listing as MUSI 592)
LISTEN TO ROBBIN'S "ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE" PODCAST 10/24/11
Musicians, dancers, and actors use the Alexander Technique to redirect excessive effort into useful energy, making singing, conducting, dancing, sports, or sitting at a computer more enjoyable. In this course geared to music teachers, participants will discover how to make daily movement more comfortable by using deep structural support and developing an appropriate physical responsiveness. We will explore issues related specifically to music teaching, such as conducting, leaning over and performing on instruments in the classroom, teaching and utilizing healthful singing technique, writing on boards, getting up and down from the floor, etc. By alleviating tension in the body, the Alexander technique is applicable to many kinds of chronic pain, and can prevent future injuries through awareness and changing old habits. Learn how to be relaxed and ready, soft and strong, light and substantial, firm and flexible, awake to the world! Class size is limited to 15.
Instructor: Robbin Marcus
(Graduate listing as MUSI 592)
LISTEN TO ROBBIN'S "ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE" PODCAST 10/24/11
Strategies & Processes for Classroom (1 credit) 9AM - 11:30AM (click for more info)
The Elemental in Action: Strategies and Processes for the Elementary Music Classroom
Learn to create teaching processes and strategies to reach a diverse classroom population through an elemental approach to music and movement. Maximize class time with active music making and creative experiences derived from Music for Children by Orff and Keetman. See how literature and curriculum connections can turn into performance opportunities. Explore ways to make processes clear, adaptable and accessible to your students while fulfilling curriculum demands.
Instructors: Donna Fleetwood and Joyce Stephansky
(Graduate listing as MUSI 592)
Learn to create teaching processes and strategies to reach a diverse classroom population through an elemental approach to music and movement. Maximize class time with active music making and creative experiences derived from Music for Children by Orff and Keetman. See how literature and curriculum connections can turn into performance opportunities. Explore ways to make processes clear, adaptable and accessible to your students while fulfilling curriculum demands.
Instructors: Donna Fleetwood and Joyce Stephansky
(Graduate listing as MUSI 592)
Brush Up Your Kodály (2 credits) 12NOON - 4:30PM (click for more info)
Looking for structured time to invest on planning your choral programs for the coming year? Then look no further – come join us for Brush Up Your Kodaly! Using the techniques of Kodaly choral music analysis and pedagogical sequencing, we will take materials that you provide and help you plan cohesive choral programs for your winter and spring concerts. Students are encouraged to bring materials that they would like to "get to know better". Sharing of materials and lively discussion are par for the course. An invigorating solfege brush-up with Ivy makes up half of the class each day. Go home with your skills sharpened and your programs planned for 2012-13!
Pre-requisite: minimum level one Kodaly training.
Teachers of K – 12 welcomed to this course.
Instructors: Robbin Marcus and Ivy Rawlins Ward
(Graduate listing as MUSI 592)
Pre-requisite: minimum level one Kodaly training.
Teachers of K – 12 welcomed to this course.
Instructors: Robbin Marcus and Ivy Rawlins Ward
(Graduate listing as MUSI 592)
If you were visiting the Kodály program site (or would like to)
CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE KODÁLY SITE
Registrants will begin receiving materials and correspondence around the beginning of June via both email and regular mail, including schedule and course details. Housing Forms will also be sent (if requested). However, if you have questions or concerns beforehand, don't hesitate to call or email the Potomac Arts Academy for assistance.
"For Credit" vs. "Non Credit"
To clarify, "For Credit" registration is for participants who are taking the courses for college credit. "Non Credit" registration is for participants who are taking the courses without receiving college credit. Tuition fees will vary accordingly.