A Choral Symposium for Middle School Teachers
This symposium is designed for choral teachers and conductors who work with
singers in grades 5-9 (church or school). The focus for the week will be on
repertoire, with an emphasis on teaching and conducting for artistry and efficiency.
Participants will learn research-supported techniques for working with the
changing adolescent voice, developing part-singing skills, increasing the retention
and recruitment of reluctant singers (especially boys!), planning for sequential
choral instruction, and enhancing conducting gestures. The symposium will also
provide opportunities for participants to conduct the group and receive constructive
feedback in a supportive atmosphere. A materials fee, which will be announced
on the website in June, will include repertoire and resources for the week.
50013 MUS 506, Sec 01, 2
credits, $640
July 6-10, 8
am–12:30 pm & Tues 7-9:30 pm
Instructor: Patrick K. Freer
Topics in Vocal Techniques: The Unseen Instrument
The voice is essentially invisible, the only musical instrument that
arises from the human body. This workshop will take a light-hearted approach
to that basic problem while it offers specific information on the physical
structure of the voice, exercises/images for posture, breath management, resonance,
open throat, vowel modification, connection to the body, and other topics suggested
by workshop participants. The application of healthy speech habits and general
vocal health to teaching life will be addressed. The course is invaluable for
instrumental teachers who find themselves teaching vocal music at any level.
Emphasis will be on actual singing, with time devoted to individual practice
so that all participants will feel at ease with the material. The newest audio-visual
and printed material will be available for perusal and viewing.
50026 MUS 570,
Sec 01, 2 credits, $640
July 6-10, 1:15–5:45
pm & Thurs 7-9:30 pm
Instructor: Judith Nicosia
The Vocal Jazz Playground: An Overview Of Jazz Choir Essentials
This highly active course includes a thorough exploration of the jazz
idiom and methods for building a successful jazz choir program. Topics include
rehearsal techniques for hearing/tuning dissonant chords, learning to masterswing
feel and other rhythmic styles, choosing the best literature for your group,
stylistic considerations for jazz soloists, specific classroom activities and
games for exploring vocal improvisation with your choir, how to work effectively
with the rhythm section, use of the sound system and concert preparation. No
experience necessary; directors with or without vocal jazz experience are welcome.
You will come away from the workshop with a complete understanding of vocal
jazz and the confidence to raise the bar with your jazz choir. Come ready
to sing every day!
50014 MUS 506, Sec 02, 2
credits, $640
July 12-16, 8
am–12:30 pm & Tues 7-9:30 pm
Instructor: Michelle Weir
Producing and Directing Musical Theater from A-Z
Are you interesting in or already doing the musical at your school?
This course is a hands on practicum in choosing the right show, rehearsing
it as a director and/or a musician, helping students assume responsibility
for production, collaborating with colleagues, coaching acting and singing,
exploring the fundamentals of staging, theater technology and designing, maximizing
your production schedule and using your time wisely. Using the ensemble theater
model, in which we assume both onstage and backstage responsibilities, during
the week, participants will choose, design, rehearse, direct, choreograph and
produce our own condensed musical.
50003 MUS 501, Sec 02, 2
credits, $640
July 12-16, 1:15–5:45
pm & Thurs 7-9:30 pm
Instructor: Jonathan Gellert
Solfege: The Key to Successful Musicianship
Participants will come away with increased skill and confidence in using
solfege to help students analyze, read, notate, harmonize, and improvise
music. This highly endorsed course is relevant to all music teaching settings
and is designed to accommodate teachers with varied solfege experience.
In a safe and supportive environment, participants will develop their own
musicianship while learning solfege teaching techniques. This course has
consistently received high teacher evaluations and endorsements.
50011
MUS 505, Sec 02, 2 credits, $640
July 26-30, 8
am–12:30 pm & Tues 7-9:30 pm
Instructor: Al Holcomb
African Drumming: Technique, Pedagogy and Program Implementation
in the School Setting
This course is designed to give teachers the tools they need, both musical and
practical, to bring the joy and power of African drumming to their classrooms.
Using authentic hand-carved Ghanaian drums, we will focus on the drumming traditions
of the Ewe people of Ghana, a West African nation renowned for its music
and dance. Topics will include: precision drum, bell and shaker technique; full-body
kinesthetic learning through stepping and sticking exercises; recitation of onomatopoeic
drum “vocables”; traditional Ewe songs and dances; and recruiting, equipping
and scheduling African drumming classes and ensembles. We will cover the implementation
of drumming curricula in a wide variety of classroom settings, including procurement
of authentic instruments as well as their substitutes. The various rhythms covered
range in difficulty from fairly simple to extremely complex, allowing teachers
to differentiate instruction with their students. Easily tailor the ideas and
approaches presented in this workshop to fit any age group—from kindergarten
through 12th grade—or ability level—from special needs students to honors music
classes. We will also discuss classroom management issues specific to a drumming
class. No prior experience is necessary.
50022 MUS 557, Sec 01, 2 credits, $640
July 6-10, 8 am–12:30 pm & Tues 7-9:30 pm
Instructor: Jeremy Cohen
For Citizens Of The Global Community: Integrating World Dances Into
The K-12+ Curriculum
World dances and ethnic music activities are important for creating community
experiences and for developing informed, caring, and respectful citizens
of our planet, as well as for enhancing the music, physical education, arts,
and classroom curricula. What more pleasurable way to create this global
community than by moving together to the world’s music and celebrating with
one another’s traditional and contemporary social dances as we connect to
the multicultural curriculum? Sanna’s focus is on cultural background, languages,
movement styles, music elements, ethnic and national holidays, teaching tips,
and classroom management techniques. She will emphasize how these patterned
dances can support the many levels of learners in multicultural music, gyms,
classrooms, and other educational settings, as well as help strengthen music
and movement skills, reinforce pattern recognition and memory, demonstrate
sequencing, encourage creativity, connect to the classroom curricula, as
well as teach teamwork, tolerance, and civility—no dissing while dancing!
Written dance instructions are included in the course fee; music recordings
and resources, plus Sanna’s instructional CDs and DVDs will be available
for purchase. Participants should dress coolly and comfortably for this active
course; light, smooth-soled shoes are better than heavy sports shoes or flip-flops.
For health reasons, Sanna would appreciate it if people would not wear fragranced
toiletries and cosmetics.
50001 MUS 401, Sec 01, 2 credits, $640
July 6-10, 1:15–5:45 pm & Thurs 7-9:30 pm
Instructor: Sanna Longden
Dalcroze for the Music Teacher
and Performer
This introduction to the method of Jaques-Dalcroze combines its three traditional
branches – eurhythmics, solfege and improvisation–for music teachers and
performing musicians alike. Unique teaching ideas, strategies, and techniques
apply to all levels and music disciplines, bringing dynamic inspiration to
the classroom. In addition, this physical approach to music provides a visceral
dimension of awareness that enhances even the most advanced performance skills.
(Come prepared to take off your shoes and move!)
50002 MUS 501, Sec 01, 2 credits, $640
July 6-10, 1:15–5:45 pm & Thurs 7-9:30 pm
Instructor: Monica Dale
Putting the
Pieces Together: Orff-Schulwerk and Music Learning Theory
This course will focus on the musical development of children and how to
provide instruction to meet the musical needs of those children through singing,
chanting, moving, and playing instruments. The development of actual teaching
skills, in addition to theoretical knowledge, will be an integral part of
this course. Upon successful completion of this course one will be able to
(a) provide an overview of music learning theory and Orff-Schulwerk and;
(b) successfully engage students in pattern instruction, singing, chanting,
movement, and playing of instruments.
50010 MUS 505, Sec 01, 2 credits, $640
July 12-16, 8 am–12:30 pm & Tues 7-9:30 pm
Instructor: Diane Lange
Multicultural
Techniques for Teaching Rhythm
This course utilizes music and dance traditions from Cuba, Puerto Rico, Brazil,
Ghana and England to offer teachers alternatives to mainstream rhythm pedagogy.
Since different cultures teach music in different ways, the experience of
learning how rhythms are taught in other cultures will increase the teachers’
options in the classroom for rhythmic education and development. The rhythms
will be presented in both their traditional forms and in simplified forms.
The simplified forms make the different music, dances, and cultures more
accessible to the younger student. Enjoyment is a major emphasis, for if
students are having fun; they are more likely to retain what they are learning.
Participants should bring a small rhythm instrument and a pair of old drumsticks.
50030 MUS 502, Sec 04, 2 credits, $640
July 19-23, 8 am–12:30 pm & Tues 7-9:30 pm
Instructor: Anthony D’Quattro
Understanding
by Design and Other Curricular Issues
During this course participants will examine the book Understanding By
Design by McTighe and Wiggins, and many of the issues that present curricular
challenges to music educators in public schools. These include Powering Standards, No
Child Left Behind, Response to Intervention (SRBI in CT), Data-Teaming/Mining,
Common Formative Assessments, Block Scheduling, and Effective Teaching Strategies.
Participants will leave the course with several complete units of instruction
for an UbD-based curriculum as well as a working knowledge of ways to work
with administrators to satisfy the requirements of a school in “need of improvement”
and preserve the curriculum.
500031 MUS 505, Sec 04, 2 credits, $640
July 19-23, 8 am–12:30 pm & Tues 7-9:30 pm
Instructor: James Noga
Pedagogy for
High School Music Theory
This course is for high school music teachers who teach music theory (literacy)
and will serve well those who teach it as a capstone or college preparatory
course. Pedagogical approaches and reinforcement of subject-specific content,
and curriculum development for music literacy occupy a large portion of the
seminar. Participants will have an opportunity to review sample questions
and assignments, participate in creative/compositional exercises, discuss
the constructive use of tools such as computer-assisted instruction, examine
various approaches to instruction in music theory, and interact with other
participants in designed model-teaching exercises.
50024 MUS 559, Sec 01, 2 credits, $640
July 19-23, 1:15–5:45 pm & Thurs 7-9:30 pm
Instructor: Blaise J. Ferrandino
Instrumental Music Education: Literature, Leadership and Rehearsal
Technique!
This clinic will help the elementary, junior high and high school band director
in assessing quality repertoire, score study, discussion and development of your
philosophy of music and the teaching of music. Rehearsal techniques will receive
close attention with clear demonstrations by the professors. The course will
also ask participants to examine their personal musical character and develop
an awareness of how to pass deeper musical understanding onto their students.
50007 MUS 503, Sec 01, 2 credits, $640
July 19-23, 8 am–12:30 pm & Tues 7-9:30 pm
Instructors: Thomas Seddon & Bill Rowell
Instrumental Conducting Symposium: Musical Development, Technique
and Body Movement
This course is open to all conductors teaching at any level, and is designed
to help participants improve their conducting skills. During every class,
conductors will work on their conducting with one of the instructors and
some of the finest CCSU undergraduate and graduate instrumental students
who will be the laboratory ensemble. Particular attention will be given to
each individual’s conducting needs. All conducting sessions will be videotaped
for each participant’s future reference.
50015 MUS 507, Sec 01, 2 credits, $640
July 19-23, 1:15–5:45 pm & Thurs 7-9:30 pm
Instructors: Thomas Seddon & Bill Rowell
Woodwind Techniques: Refresh and Renew
This course is designed as an extension of the woodwind methods class in
the traditional music education curriculum. Review of fundamentals of woodwind
playing technique and current pedagogical methods especially concerning specific
problems related to woodwind playing will be presented. Current equipment
and instruments will be explored including reed adjustment and mouthpiece
characteristics, adjustment and selection. There are a limited number of
instruments available for the course. Participants are encouraged to provide
their own instruments if possible. 50027 MUS 575, Sec 01, 2 credits, $640
July 26-30, 8 am–12:30 pm & Tues 7-9:30 pm
Instructor: Carl Knox
Woodwind and Brass Repair Techniques
This is a practical, hands-on approach to woodwind and brass instrument repair.
This course is a must for any band director who wants to better understand
maintenance procedures and basic repair techniques that will keep musical
instruments playing. It will also cover why certain repairs should be taken
to a shop and performed by a qualified technician and not done in
the band room! The coursework will include demonstrations and some lecture
but the majority of time will be spent on hands-on learning. All supplies,
parts and tools will be provided by the instructor or covered by the materials
fee. Participants are encouraged to bring two to four of the following instruments:
flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone (preferably alto), trumpet, trombone and
French horn. Materials fee: $35
50025 MUS 562, Sec 01, 2 credits, $640
July 26-30, 1:15–5:45 pm & Thurs 7-9:30 pm
Instructor: Carl Knox
Instituting Change in Beginning
Instrumental Music Instruction
When aural-skills development is part of beginning instrumental music instruction,
students are better equipped to achieve the National Standards: singing,
playing, improvising, reading, writing, and composing. In this course, the
focus will be on sequential instruction that develops students’ musicianship
skills and links them to instrumental performance. Topics include pattern
instruction, tonal and rhythm syllables, and recorder performance. Participants
will be introduced to Jump Right In: The Instrumental Series, a
comprehensive beginning instrumental method for recorder, winds, strings,
and percussion. Come and explore sound-before-sight instruction
that will improve students’ musicianship and comprehensive music literacy.
Please bring a wind, percussion, or string instrument.
50008 MUS 503, Sec 02, 2 credits, $640
July 26-30, 1:15–5:45 pm & Thurs 7-9:30 pm
Instructor: Kathy Liperote
Effective Teaching Strategies
for the String Class: From Scholarly Pedagogy to Classroom Application
The teaching methodology for a heterogeneous or homogeneous string class
requires a variety of effective of teaching strategies.Methodology is a subset
of pedagogy and by thoroughly examining a large number of string pedagogues
who have informed the string teaching profession either as a "single" instrument
instructors or as a group process teachers frame our investigation and give
us the tools to create usable classroom teaching tools. Many pedagogues such
as Rolland, Suzuki, Silvey, Flesch, Galamian, Applebaum, Kendal, Young, Vance,
Green, Havas, Mozart, Barret and many others frame our general study of pedagogy
and give us the information to develop effective classroom teaching and assessment
tools.
50017 MUS 512, Sec 01, 2 credits, $640
July 26-30, 1:15–5:45 pm & Thurs 7-9:30 pm
Instructor: Kathleen Horvath
CCSU is once again pleased to offer TI:ME (Technology Institute for Music Educators) Certification courses as part of our music technology offerings. This summer we are offering two level 2 TI:ME courses: TI:ME 2A: Notation with Sibelius, and TI:ME 2B: Interactive Internet Authoring. Please consult the Summer Music Institute website (www.music.ccsu.edu) for additional information on the TI:ME organization and the certification procedures here at CCSU.
TI:ME 2B: Interactive Internet Authoring
In this course, students will use Dreamweaver to create interactive Internet
sites for the music classroom. Teachers who complete this course will create
web sites that include interactive lessons which are appropriate for the
K-12 music classroom. Teachers will incorporate digital multimedia files
including text, graphics, video, sound, and music into their web projects.
Software to be used in the class will include Adobe Dreamweaver and Fireworks
(cross-platform). The format of the course will alternate presentations
with class activities in which student progress is assessed and in which
the material presented is reinforced. Evaluation will be through completion
of class assignments, and the submission of a final project demonstrating
techniques learned in class. Completion of one TI:ME 2B course meets one
third of the requirements for Level Two TI:ME Certification.
Prerequisite: Successful completion of a minimum of
2 courses in music technology or comparable experience using common office
software with a Macintosh or Windows PC. This course is designed for the
experienced computer user.
50019 MUS 536, Sec 01, 2 credits, $640
July 6-10, 8 am–12:30 pm & Tues 7-9:30 pm
Instructor: Steven Estrella
TI:ME 2A: Notation with Sibelius
Participants will learn to use Sibelius music notation software to print
out scores and parts. The course will be taught in a hands-on environment.
The course is designed to train instrumental, choral, and classroom music
specialists to use Sibelius for notating and printing music. Participants
will learn how to input music using an electronic keyboard and computer
and to print out scores and parts. Topics include: transposing band and
orchestra parts; printing a choral score; music notation problem solving;
incorporation of notation examples into word processors; composing and
arranging music; and using notation software with students. Participants
will bring several examples of music notation to be entered during the
course. Maximum number of students is 16.
Prerequisite: Successful completion of a minimum of 2 courses
in music technology or comparable experience using music notation software
with a Macintosh or Windows PC. This course is designed for the experienced
computer user.
50020 MUS 536, Sec 02, 2 credits, $640
July 6-10, 1:15–5:45 pm & Thurs 7-9:30 pm
Instructor: Steven Estrella
Digital Audio Recording and Editing Techniques (from Microphones
to Pro Tools)
This hands-on course is designed for moderately experienced computer users
who are interested in learning more about digital audio. Participants will
work with microphones, digital audio recording devices and software, techniques
for editing digital recordings, and producing content for computer and CD
applications. Topics include setting up computers for recording, microphone
choice and placement, and editing, processing and mixing audio. Experiences
with stand-alone and computer-based recording hardward devices, and with
software such as Audacity, Peak, GarageBand, Ableton Live, and Pro Tools
will be included. Digital audio recording tools are now available from almost
free all the way up to high-end hardware and software. So, for the music
educator the question is no longer “can I afford to use audio recording in
my teaching?” but rather “How can I afford NOT to use digital audio in my
teaching?”
50004 MUS 502, Sec 01, 2 credits, $640
July 12-16, 8 am–12:30 pm & Tues 7-9:30 pm
Instructor: Charles Menoche
Integrating Technology into the Elementary Music Classroom: A Course
For Elementary Teachers Taught By An Elementary Teacher
This hands-on course is aimed at elementary music teachers who are interested
in integrating technology into the elementary general music curriculum. The
course will include a survey of successful teaching strategies and lesson
plans as well as an overview of hardware and software appropriate for the
elementary level. The material covered in this course will be applicable
to every teaching scenario from the teacher who teaches on a cart, the teacher
with one computer in a classroom, and the teacher who either already has
a classroom lab or who is interested in setting up a lab. Classroom-ready
lesson plans, handouts, and software will be included.
50021 MUS 536, Sec
03, 2 credits, $640
July 12-16, 1:15–5:45 pm & Thurs 7-9:30 pm
Instructor: Amy Burns
Garageband Does It All!
GarageBand is an easy-to-learn, musical workhorse with dozens of great uses
for teachers and students. What's more...it's lots of fun! Want your students
to enjoy composing original music or making arrangements? How about getting
them excited about music history as they make Podcasts rather than boring
traditional reports? Wouldn’t it be great to see students have fun improvising,
or creating a musical underscoring with sound effects for a video? Want to
make quality recordings of individuals or an ensemble without a complicated
microphone scheme? Want a great way to demonstrate musical concepts such
as form, dynamics, articulation, tempo, and texture so students really understand?
Need to prepare sound clips for a PowerPoint presentation or webpage, blog,
or wiki? GarageBand does all this and much more! Perhaps that's why many
music teachers name this program as the technology tool they use most.
In this course for general, vocal/choral, and instrumental music teachers at all levels, we’ll explore and experience the many uses for Apple’s GarageBand. Each year the program adds more features and functionality; so even if you've used GarageBand before there's bound to be something that'll make you see the program in a new way. The course will be taught in a Mac lab using GarageBand, but Windows-equivalent software and adaptations will be discussed.
50018 MUS 529, Sec 01, 2 credits, $640
July 19-23, 8 am–12:30 pm & Tues 7-9:30 pm
Instructor: Scott Watson
Current Trends in Technology for Music Educators
There are many new trends in technology impacting the way music teachers
can design learning experiences for their students--podcasting, blogging,
social networking, online collaborative music-making, alternative performing
ensembles, and music-based video games are shaping new ways teachers can
potentially communicate and interact with their students. This hands-on course
will examine these trends and assist music educators in sorting through the
latest advances in music technology–both software and hardware–to determine
what is most useful for their classroom or rehearsal room. Emphasis will
be placed on creating and developing pertinent online teaching resources
and lesson activities, and examples of tools for both Macs and PCs will be
explored. This course is designed for K-12 music educators.
50005 MUS 502,
Sec 02, 2 credits, $640
July 19-23, 1:15–5:45 pm & Thurs 7-9:30 pm
Instructor: Stefani Langol
Video-Sharing in the K-12 Classroom
Find out how to integrate videos into the K-12 music curriculum. You will
learn how to tap the excitement of the Internet and multimedia with your
students by creating, posting, and promoting videos on the world’s most popular
media services including YouTube, TeacherTube and SchoolTube. You will learn
how to create playlists, participate in groups, and to prepare and upload
copyright compliant content. At the conclusion of the course you will have
your own account and resources on YouTube that you can access with your students
in September. The course is modeled after the 2009 Hal Leonard publication YouTube
in Music Education by Tom Rudolph and James Frankel.
Prerequisite: None
50006 MUS 502, Sec 03, 2 credits, $640
July 26-30, 8 am–12:30 pm & Tues 7-9:30 pm
Instructor: Tom Rudolph
SmartMusic: Practice, Performance and Assessment Applications for
(Ensembles) Band, Strings, Chorus, and Jazz Ensemble
Learn how to use SmartMusic 2010 software for practice and performance and
explore ways to create custom accompaniments for use in the music classroom
and rehearsal settings. You will learn to use a variety of music software
titles for creating accompaniments including SmartMusic and Band-in-a-Box.
Additional topics include downloading MIDI files from the Internet and converting
a MIDI file so it can be burned to an audio CD or posted on a school or personal
website. Participants will create a variety of practice and rehearsal files.
Apple Macintosh computers will be used, however, all software titles are
available for PCs. Please bring several printed pieces of music with you
and one or more audio CDs to use to create accompaniments during the course.
Prerequisite: None.
50012 MUS 505, Sec 03, 2 credits, $640
July 26-30, 1:15–5:45 pm & Thurs 7-9:30 pm
Instructor: Tom Rudolph