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BETSY GREENE
FIRST STEPS IN MUSIC WITH ORFF SCHULWERK: SING, SAY, DANCE, PLAY | ONLINE
Experience classroom-ready activities for use in-person and/or remote learning which follow the eight-part workout from First Steps in Music with the Orff Schulwerk approach, while gaining a better understanding of how to integrate these two approaches. Learn how to lesson plan using First Steps in Music with Orff Schulwerk and to develop your own integrated activities to use in your teaching. Prior First Steps in Music and/or Orff Schulwerk experience and access to Orff instruments are not required. This course is applicable to elementary classroom music educators.
Required Text: First Steps in Music with Orff Schulwerk: Sing, Say, Dance, Play by Brandon, Greene, Grimsby, Knapp, Traanberg. GIA Publications: 2017; G-9355
Recommended Text: First Steps in Music for PreSchool and Beyond (revised edition 2020) by John M. Feierabend. GIA Publications: 2006; G-5880
Program Schedule:
4 Tuesday Evenings, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
March 30, April 6, April 13, April 27, 2021 (no class on April 20)
Class meets live via Zoom on 4 Tuesday evenings. Asynchronous content and self-paced digital engagement with supplemental resources will be required using Canvas, Gordon College’s online learning management system.
Graduate credit registration requirements include mandatory attendance, final project, written assignment or assessment. Participants will be provided with a letter grade and academic transcript upon request.
Participation only registration indicates the participant is not required to submit a final project, written assignment or assessment. No academic transcript provided.
PDP completion documentation is not provided by Gordon College. One graduate credit is the equivalent of earning 22.5 PDPs. Participants are encouraged to interface directly with DESE if they wish to convert their graduate credit earnings to PDPs.
Contact: Kristen Harrington Email: kristen.harrington@gordon.edu Phone: 978 867 4429
Registration: https://www.gordon.edu/springworkshop
DR, MISSY STRONG
First Steps in Music VIRTUAL Certification Course: 4 Saturdays April 10, 27, 24, May 1, 9:00am-4:00pm
The First Steps in Music curriculum is designed to prepare children to become musical in by being Tuneful, Beatful, and Artful. First Steps in Music for Infants and Toddlers provides developmentally appropriate activities that are well suited for children under three years old with their caregivers. First Steps in Music for Preschool and Beyond provides activities for children as young as three but appropriate for any aged child that needs to further develop their tuneful, beatful, and artful abilities. Folk songs and rhymes as well as classical music are the primary source materials that are used to develop their musical minds and abilities. Created by Dr. John Feierabend, this pedagogical approach contains everything you need to lead a music class for preschool and early elementary students, including: Echo Songs, Call-and-Response Songs, Simple Songs, SongTales, Action Songs, Circle Games, Beat Motion Activities, and more. Ample time will be spent on exploring complete lesson plans for a three-year curriculum. Participants who successfully complete this course will receive an official certificate of completion from the Feierabend Association for Music Education.
Rowan University 201 Mullica Hill Road Glassboro, NJ 08028
Contact: Beth Guerriero 856 430 2697 Guerriero@rowan.edu
Session dates: April 10, 27, 24, May 1, 9:00am-4:00pm
Registration Link: https://shop.rowan.edu/store/events/items/45755
DAVID RANKINE
Music, Masks, & Movement! – A FAME Recommended Elective 2 day Event: May 4/5
Sessions 7:00 – 8:30 PM Cost $30.00
Registration: https://www.strategicmusication.com/copy-of-webinar-summits-1
Contact: Email: david.i.rankine@gmail.com
Whether teaching in person or online, you will come away with many fun and joyful activities suitable for K-6, all designed to help your students become Tuneful, Beatful, and Artful. This webinar will explore a variety of new teaching and learning models that will still develop children’s musical abilities (singing and movement) but adapt the techniques and activities explored in Part 1 & 2 to account for social distancing, the use of masks or other protective equipment, restrictions on singing and movement, partner-less games, using green screen technology, and online learning and assessment.
Part 1: Music, Masks & Movement – Vocal Development May 4, 2021 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. For more than twenty years, Dr.. Feierabend has been a leader in helping young children develop their singing voices. This session will be filled with puppets, toys, and instruments all designed to help children “catch the tune” using a variety of developmentally appropriate techniques. These include: Echo Songs, Call-and-Response Songs, Simple Songs, SongTales, Action Songs, Circle Games and more, and will help develop and maintain healthy vocal fitness in students while always being child like, imaginary and fun. First Steps in Music – Vocal Development is ideally suited to elementary general music curricula; choral organizations at all levels; Orff Schulwerk; Kodály; Dalcroze; and Gordon Music Learning Theory.
Part 2: Music, Masks & Movement – Movement Development May 5, 2021 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Have you ever enjoyed reacting to music by “dancing around the living room”? If you have, you know what a wonderful experience it is to “be one with the music, communicating through movement with the expressive artistry of the composer.” The depth of ability to express oneself through movement, however, depends upon the development of our personal movement vocabulary. Embodying Dr. Feierabend’s theories of music and movement development, participants will get to experience how children develop their gross motor skills and enhance their creative movement ideas. The activities explored in this session are based on an extensive survey of research related to the development of singing and movement skills in children, as well as many years of practical experience sharing musical activities with Kindergarten through Middle Elementary. Children can enjoy these activities silently or with accompanying music, building an appreciation for moving with music as well as being moved by music.
DR. JOHN FEIERABEND
FIRST STEPS IN MUSIC VIRTUAL CERTIFICATION COURSE
The First Steps in Music curriculum is designed to prepare children to become musical in by being Tuneful, Beatful, and Artful. First Steps in Music for Infants and Toddlers provides developmentally appropriate activities that are well suited for children under three years old with their caregivers. First Steps in Music for Preschool and Beyond provides activities for children as young as three but appropriate for any aged child that needs to further develop their tuneful, beatful, and artful abilities. Folk songs and rhymes as well as classical music are the primary source materials that are used to develop their musical minds and abilities. Created by Dr. John Feierabend, this pedagogical approach contains everything you need to lead a music class for preschool and early elementary students, including: Echo Songs, Call-and-Response Songs, Simple Songs, SongTales, Action Songs, Circle Games, Beat Motion Activities, and more. Ample time will be spent on exploring complete lesson plans for a three-year curriculum. Participants who successfully complete this course will receive an official certificate of completion from the Feierabend Association for Music Education.
First Steps in Music June 7- 10, 2021 Vandercook College of Music
Contact: Patrick O. Benson Phone: 312 788-1139 Email: pbenson@vandercook.edu
Registration: First Steps (VanderCook Link) https://www.vandercook.edu/
DR. JOHN FEIERABEND
Conversational Solfege Level 1 and 2 Certification Course (Book 1 & 2) – Anderson University Indiana
Through carefully sequenced activities, Conversational Solfege™ addresses the National Standards, while enabling students to joyfully assimilate the skills and content necessary to become musically literate, including the acquisition of listening, rhythmic and melodic reading, dictation, composition, and improvisation in an intuitive manner. Applications of Conversational Solfege™ are ideally suited to: elementary general music curricula; choral organizations at all levels; Orff Schulwerk; Kodály; Dalcroze; Gordon Music Learning Theory; high school and college sight singing and ear training; class piano; Suzuki; as well as recorder, band, and orchestral instrumental instruction.
The Feierabend Curriculum examines a pedagogical method that develops music literacy. Based on models used to teach conversational foreign languages, this course develops an understanding of music through the use of rhythm and tonal syllables at a “conversational” level that gradually evolves into reading, writing, improvisation, and composition skills. This is a literature-driven curriculum. The sequencing of musical elements grows out of those tonal and rhythmic elements that exist in folk song literature. Each rhythm or tonal element is explored in patterns, songs, and themes from classical literature. Applications of conversational solfege range from elementary general and choral music courses to collegiate level choral, sight-singing, and ear-training courses.
Participants who successfully complete this course will receive an official certificate of completion for Conversational Solfege Level 1 & 2 from the Feierabend Association for Music Education (FAME).
JUNE 14 – 18, 2021
Contact: Joani Brandon Phone: 800 428 6414 Email: jlbrandon@anderson.edu
Brochure and Registration: https://anderson.edu/academics/summer-studies-music-education/
Anderson University School of Music 1100 E. Fifth Street Anderson, IN 46012
LILLIE FEIERABEND
World Folk Song and Dance Workshop Monday through Thursday June 14 – 17, 2021 (5 PM – 8:30 PM)
Hoping for in person, but probably Virtual
Humour, love, kindness, and exuberance are universal. Community music making builds a bridge where we are offered a glimpse into another culture and delighted to find ourselves looking back. The dances of a country or a people are imbued with their history, values, characteristics, spirit and heart. This knowledge can lead to greater awareness and global understanding. This lively workshop will share cultures around the world through their folk dance, play parties, and singing games. Join us as we meet wonderful people through the gift of their music. The world just might become a kinder, more tolerant place if we all held hands and danced.
Contact: Joani Brandon Email: jlbrandon@anderson.edu Phone 800 428 6414
Brochure and Registration: https://anderson.edu/academics/summer-studies-music-education/
EMILY MAUREK
First Steps in Music Certification Course – Virtual and In Person
The First Steps in Music curriculum is designed to prepare children to become musical in by being Tuneful, Beatful, and Artful. First Steps in Music for Infants and Toddlers provides developmentally appropriate activities that are well suited for children under three years old with their caregivers. First Steps in Music for Preschool and Beyond provides activities for children as young as three but appropriate for any aged child that needs to further develop their tuneful, beatful, and artful abilities. Folk songs and rhymes as well as classical music are the primary source materials that are used to develop their musical minds and abilities. Created by Dr. John Feierabend, this pedagogical approach contains everything you need to lead a music class for preschool and early elementary students, including: Echo Songs, Call-and-Response Songs, Simple Songs, SongTales, Action Songs, Circle Games, Beat Motion Activities, and more. Ample time will be spent on exploring complete lesson plans for a three-year curriculum. Participants who successfully complete this course will receive an official certificate of completion from the Feierabend Association for Music Education.
Contact: Cynthia Phillips-Sabla Email: Cynthia.phillips-sabla@indstate.edu Phone: 812 237 2528
Registration Information: https://statecsa.indstate.edu/
DR. RACHEL GRIMSBY
FIRST STEPS IN MUSIC WITH ORFF SCHULWERK – FAME RECOMMENDED ELECTIVE
JUNE 21 – JUNE 25 10:00 AM TO 1 PM DAILY
CONTACT: YOULEE PARK PHONE 202 686 8000 ext. 1106 EMAIL: ypark@levinemusic.org
Experience classroom-ready activities for use in-person and/or remote learning which follow the eight-part workout from First Steps in Music with the Orff Schulwerk approach, while gaining a better understanding of how to integrate these two approaches. Learn how to lesson plan using First Steps in Music with Orff Schulwerk and to develop your own integrated activities to use in your teaching. Prior First Steps in Music and/or Orff Schulwerk experience and access to Orff instruments are not required. This course is applicable to elementary classroom music educators.
Required Text: First Steps in Music with Orff Schulwerk: Sing, Say, Dance, Play by Brandon, Greene, Grimsby, Knapp, Traanberg. GIA Publications: 2017; G-9355
Recommended Text: First Steps in Music for PreSchool and Beyond (revised edition 2020) by John M. Feierabend. GIA Publications: 2006; G-5880
DR. JOHN FEIERABEND
Conversational Solfege Level 1 & 2 Certification Course
Course Materials: Conversational Solfege Level 1 and 2 Teacher’s Edition with CD 526/527 or mp3 files
Through carefully sequenced activities, Conversational Solfege™ addresses the National Standards, while enabling students to joyfully assimilate the skills and content necessary to become musically literate, including the acquisition of listening, rhythmic and melodic reading, dictation, composition, and improvisation in an intuitive manner. Applications of Conversational Solfege™ are ideally suited to: elementary general music curricula; choral organizations at all levels; Orff Schulwerk; Kodály; Dalcroze; Gordon Music Learning Theory; high school and college sight singing and ear training; class piano; Suzuki; as well as recorder, band, and orchestral instrumental instruction.
The Feierabend Curriculum examines a pedagogical method that develops music literacy. Based on models used to teach conversational foreign languages, this course develops an understanding of music through the use of rhythm and tonal syllables at a “conversational” level that gradually evolves into reading, writing, improvisation, and composition skills. This is a literature-driven curriculum. The sequencing of musical elements grows out of those tonal and rhythmic elements that exist in folk song literature. Each rhythm or tonal element is explored in patterns, songs, and themes from classical literature. Applications of conversational solfege range from elementary general and choral music courses to collegiate level choral, sight-singing, and ear-training courses.
Participants who successfully complete this course will receive an official certificate of completion for Conversational Solfege Level 1 & 2 from the Feierabend Association for Music Education (FAME).
June 21 – 24 Conversational Solfege Certification Course Level 1 & 2 ( Books 1 & 2)
Contact: Sarah Van Waardhuizen: Phone 641 628 5295 Email: vanwaardhuizens@central.edu
Central College 812 University Street Campus Box 6100 Pella, Iowa 50219
DR. RACHEL GRIMSBY
First Steps in Music Certification Course (Virtual and in Person)
The First Steps in Music curriculum is designed to prepare children to become musical in by being Tuneful, Beatful, and Artful. First Steps in Music for Infants and Toddlers provides developmentally appropriate activities that are well suited for children under three years old with their caregivers. First Steps in Music for Preschool and Beyond provides activities for children as young as three but appropriate for any aged child that needs to further develop their tuneful, beatful, and artful abilities. Folk songs and rhymes as well as classical music are the primary source materials that are used to develop their musical minds and abilities. Created by Dr. John Feierabend, this pedagogical approach contains everything you need to lead a music class for preschool and early elementary students, including: Echo Songs, Call-and-Response Songs, Simple Songs, SongTales, Action Songs, Circle Games, Beat Motion Activities, and more. Ample time will be spent on exploring complete lesson plans for a three-year curriculum. Participants who successfully complete this course will receive an official certificate of completion from the Feierabend Association for Music Education.
Contact: Dr. Alan Kaschub Email: kaschub@maine.edu Phone: 207-780-5265
University of Southern Maine -96 Falmouth St, Portland, ME 04103
DR. JOHN FEIERABEND
Conversational Solfege Level 1 & 2 Virtual Certification Course / Kodály Methods II
Through carefully sequenced activities, Conversational Solfege™ addresses the National Standards, while enabling students to joyfully assimilate the skills and content necessary to become musically literate, including the acquisition of listening, rhythmic and melodic reading, dictation, composition, and improvisation in an intuitive manner. Applications of Conversational Solfege™ are ideally suited to: elementary general music curricula; choral organizations at all levels; Orff Schulwerk; Kodály; Dalcroze; Gordon Music Learning Theory; high school and college sight singing and ear training; class piano; Suzuki; as well as recorder, band, and orchestral instrumental instruction.
The Feierabend Curriculum examines a pedagogical method that develops music literacy. Based on models used to teach conversational foreign languages, this course develops an understanding of music through the use of rhythm and tonal syllables at a “conversational” level that gradually evolves into reading, writing, improvisation, and composition skills. This is a literature-driven curriculum. The sequencing of musical elements grows out of those tonal and rhythmic elements that exist in folk song literature. Each rhythm or tonal element is explored in patterns, songs, and themes from classical literature. Applications of conversational solfege range from elementary general and choral music courses to collegiate level choral, sight-singing, and ear-training courses.
Participants who successfully complete this course will receive an official certificate of completion for Conversational Solfege Level 1 & 2 from the Feierabend Association for Music Education (FAME).
CONTACT: Rachel Ware Carlton PHONE: 920 565-1000 Ex 2153 EMAIL: CarltonRJ@lakeland.edu
REGISTRATION INFORMATION: http://lakeland.edu/kodaly
This class is labeled two ways: Conversational Solfege Level 1 & 2 (Lower Levels) Certification Course and MUS 542 Kodály Methods II
- Course Materials: Conversational Solfege Level 1 Teacher’s Edition (G 5380) and CD 526/ mp3 Conversational Solfege Level 2 Teacher’s Edition (G 5381) and CD 527/ mp3
DR. JOHN FEIERABEND
Conversational Solfege Upper Level Virtual Certification Course / Kodaly Level 3 Course
Class Materials : Conversational Solfege Book 3 and CD or mp3 file
MUS 544 Kodály Methods III
MUS 503C Conversational Solfege Certification Course – Upper Level (Book 3 and CD/mp3)
- MUS 503 Conversational Solfege Upper Level Certification Course will be offered as an ONLINE COURSE. All classes will be held in real time live stream. Lakeland University in Wisconsin is in the Central Standard Time Zone.
Conversational Solfege Upper Levels further explores the development of music literacy through analyzing songs and creating a sequence of learning, based on song content and skill development. Strategies include listening, reading, writing, writing lesson plans, and establishing yearly goals and an introduction of how to teach harmonic function in major and minor tonalities as they apply to improvisation and composition. This course is applicable to upper elementary general music, as well as middle school and high school choral, and instrumental teachers.
While highly recommended, participants are not required to already have completed Conversational Solfege Levels I and II Certification. Participants will be required to purchase the newly revised (2018) Conversational Solfege Level 3 Teachers Edition and CD/mp3
CONTACT: Rachel Ware Carlton EMAIL: CarltonRJ@lakeland.edu PHONE: 920 565-1000 Ex 2153
REGISTRATION INFORMATION: http://lakeland.edu/kodaly
MUS 544 Kodály Methods III MUS 503C Conversational Solfege – Upper Level
STEPHANIE SCHALL-BRAZEE
FIRST STEPS IN MUSIC VIRTUAL CERTIFICATION COURSE / KODALY LEVEL 1 COURSE
The First Steps in Music curriculum is designed to prepare children to become musical in by being Tuneful, Beatful, and Artful. First Steps in Music for Infants and Toddlers provides developmentally appropriate activities that are well suited for children under three years old with their caregivers. First Steps in Music for Preschool and Beyond provides activities for children as young as three but appropriate for any aged child that needs to further develop their tuneful, beatful, and artful abilities. Folk songs and rhymes as well as classical music are the primary source materials that are used to develop their musical minds and abilities. Created by Dr. John Feierabend, this pedagogical approach contains everything you need to lead a music class for preschool and early elementary students, including: Echo Songs, Call-and-Response Songs, Simple Songs, SongTales, Action Songs, Circle Games, Beat Motion Activities, and more. Ample time will be spent on exploring complete lesson plans for a three-year curriculum.
Participants who successfully complete this course will receive a First Steps in Music Certification Certificate from the Feierabend Association for Music Education (FAME).
CONTACT: Rachel Ware Carlton PHONE: 920 565-1000 Ex 2153 EMAIL: CarltonRJ@lakeland.edu
REGISTRATION INFORMATION: http://lakeland.edu/kodaly
This course is labeled two ways: MUS 530A First Steps in Music – MUS 542 Kodály Methods I
LILLIE FEIERABEND
World Folk Dance and Song Virtual Workshop – June 28 – July 2nd
Humour, love, kindness, and exuberance are universal. Community music making builds a bridge where we are offered a glimpse into another culture and delighted to find ourselves looking back. The dances of a country or a people are imbued with their history, values, characteristics, spirit and heart. This knowledge can lead to greater awareness and global understanding. This lively workshop will share cultures around the world through their folk dance, play parties, and singing games. Join us as we meet wonderful people through the gift of their music. The world just might become a kinder, more tolerant place if we all held hands and danced.
CONTACT: Rachel Ware Carlton PHONE: 920 565-1000 Ex 2153 EMAIL: CarltonRJ@lakeland.edu
REGISTRATION INFORMATION: http://lakeland.edu – MUS 580 002 Folk Song and Dance Around the World
DR. RACHEL GRIMSBY
FIRST STEPS IN MUSIC CERTIFICATION COURSE
The First Steps in Music curriculum is designed to prepare children to become musical in by being Tuneful, Beatful, and Artful. First Steps in Music for Infants and Toddlers provides developmentally appropriate activities that are well suited for children under three years old with their caregivers. First Steps in Music for Preschool and Beyond provides activities for children as young as three but appropriate for any aged child that needs to further develop their tuneful, beatful, and artful abilities. Folk songs and rhymes as well as classical music are the primary source materials that are used to develop their musical minds and abilities. Created by Dr. John Feierabend, this pedagogical approach contains everything you need to lead a music class for preschool and early elementary students, including: Echo Songs, Call-and-Response Songs, Simple Songs, SongTales, Action Songs, Circle Games, Beat Motion Activities, and more. Ample time will be spent on exploring complete lesson plans for a three-year curriculum. Participants who successfully complete this course will receive an official certificate of completion from the Feierabend Association for Music Education.
Contact: Michael Baur Email: mwbaur@gmail.com Phone: 631- 987 8043
Registration Link: www.hofstra.edu/summermusic
Hofstra University – 1000 Hempstead Turnpike, Hempstead, NY 11549
DR. JOHN FEIERABEND
Conversational Solfege Level 1 & 2 (Books 1 & 2) Certification Course (Possibly Virtual)
Through carefully sequenced activities, Conversational Solfege™ addresses the National Standards, while enabling students to joyfully assimilate the skills and content necessary to become musically literate, including the acquisition of listening, rhythmic and melodic reading, dictation, composition, and improvisation in an intuitive manner. Applications of Conversational Solfege™ are ideally suited to: elementary general music curricula; choral organizations at all levels; Orff Schulwerk; Kodály; Dalcroze; Gordon Music Learning Theory; high school and college sight singing and ear training; class piano; Suzuki; as well as recorder, band, and orchestral instrumental instruction.
The Feierabend Curriculum examines a pedagogical method that develops music literacy. Based on models used to teach conversational foreign languages, this course develops an understanding of music through the use of rhythm and tonal syllables at a “conversational” level that gradually evolves into reading, writing, improvisation, and composition skills. This is a literature-driven curriculum. The sequencing of musical elements grows out of those tonal and rhythmic elements that exist in folk song literature. Each rhythm or tonal element is explored in patterns, songs, and themes from classical literature. Applications of conversational solfege range from elementary general and choral music courses to collegiate level choral, sight-singing, and ear-training courses.
Participants who successfully complete this course will receive an official certificate of completion for Conversational Solfege Level 1 & 2 from the Feierabend Association for Music Education (FAME).
Contact: Kristen Harrington Email: Kristen.Harrington@gordon.edu 978 867 4429
Registration Link: http://www.gordon.edu/workships
Gordon College – Department of Music – 255 Grapevine Road – Wenham, MA 01984
DR. MISSY STRONG
First Steps in Music Certification Course : Minimum of 8 hours live per week over 3 weeks: plus 4 – 8 hours of asynchronous assignments for the entirety of the class.
The First Steps in Music curriculum is designed to prepare children to become musical in by being Tuneful, Beatful, and Artful. First Steps in Music for Infants and Toddlers provides developmentally appropriate activities that are well suited for children under three years old with their caregivers. First Steps in Music for Preschool and Beyond provides activities for children as young as three but appropriate for any aged child that needs to further develop their tuneful, beatful, and artful abilities. Folk songs and rhymes as well as classical music are the primary source materials that are used to develop their musical minds and abilities. Created by Dr. John Feierabend, this pedagogical approach contains everything you need to lead a music class for preschool and early elementary students, including: Echo Songs, Call-and-Response Songs, Simple Songs, SongTales, Action Songs, Circle Games, Beat Motion Activities, and more. Ample time will be spent on exploring complete lesson plans for a three-year curriculum. Participants who successfully complete this course will receive an official certificate of completion from the Feierabend Association for Music Education.
Contact: Dr. Jenny Neff Email: jeneff@uarts.edu phone: 215 717 6000
University of the Arts – 320 Broad Street – Philadelphia , PA 19102
Minimum of 8 hours live per week over 3 weeks: plus 4 – 8 hours of asynchronous assignments for the entirety of the class.
DR. JOHN FEIERABEND
Conversational Solfege Level 1 & 2 (Books 1 & 2) Virtual Certification Course / Kodaly Level 2Certification Class
hrough carefully sequenced activities, Conversational Solfege™ addresses the National Standards, while enabling students to joyfully assimilate the skills and content necessary to become musically literate, including the acquisition of listening, rhythmic and melodic reading, dictation, composition, and improvisation in an intuitive manner. Applications of Conversational Solfege™ are ideally suited to: elementary general music curricula; choral organizations at all levels; Orff Schulwerk; Kodály; Dalcroze; Gordon Music Learning Theory; high school and college sight singing and ear training; class piano; Suzuki; as well as recorder, band, and orchestral instrumental instruction.
The Feierabend Curriculum examines a pedagogical method that develops music literacy. Based on models used to teach conversational foreign languages, this course develops an understanding of music through the use of rhythm and tonal syllables at a “conversational” level that gradually evolves into reading, writing, improvisation, and composition skills. This is a literature-driven curriculum. The sequencing of musical elements grows out of those tonal and rhythmic elements that exist in folk song literature. Each rhythm or tonal element is explored in patterns, songs, and themes from classical literature. Applications of conversational solfege range from elementary general and choral music courses to collegiate level choral, sight-singing, and ear-training courses.
Participants who successfully complete this course will receive an official certificate of completion for Conversational Solfege Level 1 & 2 from the Feierabend Association for Music Education (FAME).
Contact : Warren Haston Email: Haston@hartford.edu Phone: 860 768 5526
Registration Information: https://harttsummerterm.hartford.edu//hartt/summerterm/default.aspx
DR. JOHN FEIERABEND
Conversational Solfege Upper Levels Virtual Certification Courese/ Kodaly Level 3 Class
Conversational Solfege Upper Levels further explores the development of music literacy through analyzing songs and creating a sequence of learning, based on song content and skill development. Strategies include listening, reading, writing, writing lesson plans, and establishing yearly goals and an introduction of how to teach harmonic function in major and minor tonalities as they apply to improvisation and composition. This course is applicable to upper elementary general music, as well as middle school and high school choral, and instrumental teachers.
While highly recommended, participants are not required to already have completed Conversational Solfege Levels I and II Certification. Participants will be required to purchase the newly revised (2018) Conversational Solfege Level 3 Teachers Edition and CD/mp3
Participants who successfully complete this course will receive an official certificate of completion for Conversational Solfege Upper Levels from the Feierabend Association for Music Education (FAME).
Contact : Warren Haston Email: Haston@hartford.edu Phone: 860 768 5526
Registration Information: https://harttsummerterm.hartford.edu//hartt/summerterm
CONNIE GREENWOOD
FIRST STEPS IN MUSIC VIRTUAL CERTIFICATION COURSE / KODALY LEVEL 1 COURSE
The First Steps in Music curriculum is designed to prepare children to become musical in by being Tuneful, Beatful, and Artful. First Steps in Music for Infants and Toddlers provides developmentally appropriate activities that are well suited for children under three years old with their caregivers. First Steps in Music for Preschool and Beyond provides activities for children as young as three but appropriate for any aged child that needs to further develop their tuneful, beatful, and artful abilities. Folk songs and rhymes as well as classical music are the primary source materials that are used to develop their musical minds and abilities. Created by Dr. John Feierabend, this pedagogical approach contains everything you need to lead a music class for preschool and early elementary students, including: Echo Songs, Call-and-Response Songs, Simple Songs, SongTales, Action Songs, Circle Games, Beat Motion Activities, and more. Ample time will be spent on exploring complete lesson plans for a three-year curriculum.
Participants who successfully complete this course will receive a First Steps in Music Certification Certificate from the Feierabend Association for Music Education (FAME).
Contact : Warren Haston Email: Haston@hartford.edu Phone: 860 768 5526
Registration Information: https://harttsummerterm.hartford.edu//hartt/summerterm/default.aspx