2024-25 Graduate and PD Courses
"Sing, Say, Dance, Play ONLINE!" w/ Betsy Greene (Spring '25)
Online courses in Soundtrap & Noteflight (Spring '25)
SPRING '25 Online courses
Sing, Say, Dance, Play ONLINE! with Betsy Greene
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First Steps in Music with Orff Schulwerk
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Conversational Solfege with Orff Schulwerk
These remote courses can be taken individually or concurrently (1.5 graduate credit/ 22.5 hours each)
Online meeting dates with additional asynchronous work.
Jan. 21, Jan. 28, Feb. 4, Feb. 11, Mar. 4, and Mar. 11, 2025
6-7 PM EST - First Steps
7-8 PM EST - Conversational Solfege
Registration costs vary:
Single course (1.5 graduate credits) = $890
Single course (PD/Workshop hours) = $675
Both courses (3 graduate credits) = $1,780
Both courses (PD/Workshop hours) = $1,350
FIRST STEPS Course Description:
Begin by learning classroom-ready activities which follow the eight part workout from First Steps in Music and integrate the Orff approach while gaining a better understanding of how to integrate these two approaches. Next, 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 is recommended but not required.
Syllabus
CONVERSATIONAL SOLFEGE Course Description:
Discover ways to thoughtfully develop the musicianship of your students with activities that use a high level of engagement with creativity and student input. A close look and experience with the Feierabend Approach (Conversational Solfege) and the Orff Approach or Orff Schulwerk will be the focus for study as well as how to integrate them meaningfully into your teaching. This course will help you to reflect on your own teaching in a way that will encourage you to prioritize best practices regardless of the method(s) you use. Prior experience with Conversational Solfege and/or Orff Schulwerk is/are highly recommended but not required.
Syllabus
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Let's Get Creative!
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Opening DAWs with Soundtrap
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Creative Foundations in Notation
These remote courses can be taken individually or concurrently (1 graduate credit/ 15 hours each)
Online Course Meeting: Monday, February 10, 2025
Opening DAWs with Soundtrap : 6-7:30pm Eastern
Creative Foundations in Notation: 7:30-9pm Eastern
Asynchronous Coursework continues through March 17th, 2025
Final one-on-one meeting scheduled individually with each student.
1 Graduate Credit each- $595
Workshop credit only (15 hours each) - $450
Course Descriptions:
In these hands-on courses we will learn a variety of skills within the Noteflight and Soundtrap platforms that allow our students to think outside the box and see themselves not only as performers but also as producers, composers, and storytellers. Participants will experience each lesson as both the student and teacher as they learn skills, record, and edit their work before writing lesson plans suited to their own individual teaching situation. Work in these platforms is easily transferable to other software/DAWs if your school does not currently use Noteflight or Soundtrap.
No prior experience with these platforms required before taking these courses.
Attendance at online meeting required. All other work occurs asynchronously through our LMS, Music First.
Please read full syllabus for more details (coming soon)
Opening DAWs with Soundtrap
Creative Foundations in Noteflight
Graduate credits are offered through VTSU:Castleton under a professional development contract with Music-COMP. All fees are paid directly to Music-COMP.
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