Description

Conversational Solfege Levels 1 & 2

Online Course – Live on Zoom
Friday evenings: February 6 – March 13, 2026
7:00–11:00 PM US-Eastern Standard Time (4:00–8:00 PM Pacific)

Through carefully sequenced activities, the Conversational Solfege curriculum 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).

Applications of Conversational Solfege are ideally suited to:

• Elementary general music curricula

• Choral organizations at all levels

• Orff Schulwerk, Kodály, Dalcroze, and Gordon Music Learning Theory

• High school and college sight-singing and ear training

• Class piano, Suzuki, recorder, band, and orchestral instruction

Participants who successfully complete all course requirements will receive an official certificate of completion for Conversational Solfege Levels 1 & 2 from the Feierabend Association for Music Education (FAME).

Fame-Hosted Course and Event Absence and Refund Policy

FAME-hosted In-Person and Online Events: If, prior to the start of the course, a participant can no longer attend, a refund can be requested. A $25 processing fee may be assessed.

Online Courses and Events: It is expected that participants will attend the online course or event live each week. In the event of an emergency (e.g. illness, personal etc) please contact the moderator directly. Once the course has begun, refunds will not be issued after a participant’s absence.