Events
Dr. John Feierabend Calendar on GIAmusic.com
Click here to see Dr. Feierabend’s lecture and teaching circuit.
Below are FAME events planned for the coming year. You may select specific categories to see the different types of courses offered.
FAME Calendar
Oct
12
Fri
Oct 12 2018 @ 4:30 pm – Feb 2 2019 @ 4:30 pm
JOHN FEIERABEND
Participants have the opportunity to earn graduate or PDP credit and join with fellow colleagues and peers on campus for a casual catered buffet dinner and lunch, provided by Gordon College.
Conversational Solfege Upper Level III Certification* : https://www.gordon.edu/fallworkshops
*TWO-PART CERTIFICATION – Participants must register for both October 2018, and February 2019 Sessions.
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.
Program Schedule (2-part workshop):
Friday, October 12, 2018 | 4:30–8:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 13, 2018 | 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Friday, February 1, 2019 | 4:30–8:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 2, 2019 | 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
(Participants must attend both the October 2018 and February 2019 program dates)
Registration
$790: Two (2) Graduate Credits
$790: Forty-Five (45) PDPs
(Registration rate includes October and February programming)
Contact: Kristen Harrington Email: Kristen.Harrigton@gordon.edu
Discounted local hotel accommodations are available for Friday night. Guests may call 888.686.5064 and reference the Gordon College Music Educator Room Block at the Courtyard Boston Danvers to make their reservations at the group rate. They may also book directly online by using the link below:
Book your group rate for Gordon College Music Educator
The cut-off date for the discounted room block is September 28, 2018. At that time, any remaining rooms in the block will be released for general sale and additional reservations will no longer be available at our discounted group rate.
Jul
1
Mon
Jul 1 – Jul 12 all-day
JOHN FEIERABEND
Silver Lake College John Feierabend First Steps in Music FAME Certification TWO WEEK Class.
Silver Lake College Summer Classes
First Steps in Music Certificate Class Kodály Certification – Levels I
Silver Lake College Summer Classes
Conversational Solfege Level 1 & 2 Certificate Class /Kodály Certification – Levels I I
Silver Lake College Summer Classes
Conversational Solfege Upper Level Certificate Class / Kodály Certification – Levels III
Course Schedule – Summer 2019: July 1 – July 12th
All courses take place M-F July 1 – July 12 unless otherwise indicated
8:00-10:00
MUS 544 Kodály Methods III [2]
MUS 522 Solfege II [2]
MUS 501 Folk Song History and Research I [2]
Workshop: Conversational Solfege – Upper Levels [no graduate credit]
10:15-12:15
MUS 543 Kodály Methods II [2]
MUS 521 Solfege I [2]
MUS 644 Choral Literature & Advanced Conducting [2]
Workshop: Conversational Solfege – Lower Levels [no graduate credit]
1:15-2:15
MUS 560 Choral Ensemble [.5]
2:30-4:30
MUS 542 Kodály Methods I [2]
MUS 531 Solfege III [2]
MUS 502 Folk Song History and Research II [2]
Workshop: First Steps in Music [no graduate credit]
Contact: Rachel Ware Carlton Email: Rachel.WareCarlton@sl.edu Phone: 920 686-6272
Silver Lake College 2406 S. Alverno Rd. Manitowoc, WI 54220
Jul
22
Mon
Jul 22 – Aug 2 all-day
The Hartt School of the University of Hartford Summer Term Classes
First Steps in Music® Connie Greenwood
Fame First Steps in Music Certificate Course – Connie Greenwood
During this course, participants will be introduced 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 seven. 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. PLEASE NOTE: This course is cross-listed with Kodály Methodology Level I and meets at the same time and place.
Conversational SolfegeTM —Beginning Music Literacy – John Feierabend
FAME Conversational Solfege Level 1 & 2 Certificate Course
Conversational Solfege is a pedagogical method that develops musical literacy. Based on models used to teach conversational foreign languages, Conversational Solfege develops an understanding of music through the use of rhythm syllables and solfege syllables at a conversational level, then gradually evolves into traditional notation. Through carefully sequenced activities, Conversational Solfege enables students to joyfully assimilate the skills and content necessary to be musically literate. Through various techniques, Conversational Solfege allows the acquisition of musical reading and writing, dictation, improvisation, and composition in an intuitive manner. This course is applicable to general music, choral, and instrumental teachers. PLEASE NOTE: This course is cross-listed with Kodály Methodology Level II and meets at the same time and place. Methodology Level II and meets at the same time and place.
Conversational SolfegeTM—Advanced Music Literacy – John Feierabend
FAME Conversational Solfege Upper Level Certificate Course
This course further explores the development of music literacy through analyzing songs and creating a sequence of learning based on song content and skill development. Strategies, including listening, reading, writing, writing lesson plans, as well as establishing yearly goals, and an introduction of how to teach harmonic function in major and minor tonalities as they apply to improvisation and composition will be covered. PLEASE NOTE: This course is cross-listed with Kodály Methodology Level III and meets at the same time and place.
First Steps in Music Certificate Class
Kodály Certification – Levels I
Conversational Solfege Level1 & 2 Certificate Class
Kodály Certification Levels I I
Conversational Solfege Upper Level Certificate Class
Kodály Certification – Levels III
Contact Warren Haston Email: haston@hartford.edu Phone: 860 768 5526
University of Hartford West Hartford, CT 06117
http://www.harttweb.hartford.edu/SummerTerm/home.aspx
Jul 22 – Aug 2 all-day
First Steps in Music®
During this course, participants will be introduced 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 seven. Collecting materials, designing teaching strategies, lesson plans, and yearly curriculum, as well as developing and promoting an early childhood program, will be covered. Active participationin both music and movement activities will be the basis for most instruction. PLEASE NOTE: This course is cross-listed with Kodály Methodology Level I.
Conversational SolfegeTM —Beginning Music Literacy
Conversational Solfege is a pedagogical method that develops musical literacy. Based on models used to teach conversational foreign languages, Conversational Solfege develops an understanding of music through the use of rhythm syllables and solfege syllables at a conversational level, then gradually evolves into traditional notation. Through carefully sequenced activities, Conversational Solfege enables students to joyfully assimilate the skills and content necessary to be musically literate. Through various techniques, Conversational Solfege allows the acquisition of musical reading and writing, dictation, improvisation, and composition in an intuitive manner. This course is applicable to general music, choral, and instrumental teachers. PLEASE NOTE: This course is cross-listed with Kodály Methodology Level II and meets at the same time and place. Methodology Level II and meets at the same time and place.
Conversational SolfegeTM—Advanced Music Literacy
This course further explores the development of music literacy through analyzing songs and creating a sequence of learning based on song content and skill development. Strategies, including listening, reading, writing, writing lesson plans, as well as establishing yearly goals, and an introduction of how to teach harmonic function in major and minor tonalities as they apply to improvisation and composition will be covered. PLEASE NOTE: This course is cross-listed with Kodály Methodology Level III and meets at the same time and place.
HARTT KODÁLY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
An OAKE-Endorsed Program John M. Feierabend, Director
Jeff Rhone, Ed Bolkovac, Gabor Viragh
Kodály pedagogy at Hartt is built upon and derived from the most recent
music education and child development research. A new curriculum reflects characteristics of American folk music literature. Hartt’s Kodály program is committed to the finest-quality children’s music literature and masterwork literature. Students transferring from other Kodály programs should receive prior approval from the program’s director, John Feierabend. See Hartt Summerterm website for full descriptions of Kodály courses: hartford.edu/hartt/summerterm.
Access this link for more details about the Kodály Program at Hartt:
harttweb.hartford.edu/SummerTerm/home.aspx
Subscribe to filtered calendar