Methodology III Amy Branum Huggins       2 credits        Daily        8:15 a.m.  - 9:30 a.m. Room W056 A sequential, child-developmental approach to vocal music pedagogy for children in grades 5 and 6 is presented.  Teachers continue the study, begun in Methodology I and Methodology II, of the philosophy and practices inspired by Zoltán Kodály and the principles of Music Learning Theory developed through the research of Dr. Edwin Gordon.  Participants will learn to plan and teach a curriculum for grades 5 and 6, based on folk and art music, that leads children to musicianship and musical literacy.  Teachers will learn techniques for developing in their students skills in vocal development, in-tune singing, rhythm, movable- do solfa, absolute pitches, ear training, inner hearing, dictation, musical memory, improvisation, part work, music notation and reading, and applying solfa and absolute pitch skills to playing keyboard instruments. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Materials III - First Segment: Analysis, Songs & Games Tasha Maglocci       3 credits        Daily        9:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Room W012 During the first daily segment of this course, participants will collect and learn American folk songs, art songs, singing games, play parties, and dances that support the methodology for grades 5 and 6.  They will analyze, and add to their retrieval systems, songs for these grade levels.  Students will have access to the computer lab and to lap-top computers in the classroom, and will have the option of notating the songs for their retrieval systems using the Finale music writing program.   Note: See second segment (Banjo) information below. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Materials III - Second Segment: Banjo Amy Branum Huggins        Daily        11:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Room W056 During the second daily segment of Materials III, participants will learn basic principles of playing and accompanying children's singing on the 5-string banjo.  (During Orientation Weekend, students will build and string their own 5-string banjos.  Students must provide their own straps.)   Note: See first segment (Analysis, Songs & Games) information above. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Solfa III Gabrielle Dietrich        2 credits        Daily       1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Room W010 This course continues, on a more advanced level, the work begun in Solfa I and Solfa II to develop the participants' personal musicianship and their ability to use the pedagogical tools of movable-do solfa and rhythm syllables.  Included are skills in sight singing, ear training, inner hearing, dictation, musical memory, improvisation, and part work. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Choral Studies III - First Segment: Choir TBA        Daily        3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.                  Room W040 Choral Studies III consists of one hour of Choir (daily) and one hour of Conducting III (3 days per week).  During the Choir segment of Choral Studies, students will engage in choral singing leading to a performance at the concluding concert of the institute.  Repertoire will include choral masterpieces from all periods, arrangements of folk music of various styles, and recent compositions.  Studies will include interpretation, musical style, principles of choral singing, and application of solfa in learning new music. Note: See second segment (Conducting III) information below. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Choral Studies III - Second Segment: Conducting III TBA          M-W-F        4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Room W011 During the Conducting segment of Choral Studies III, participants will develop and practice strategies for presenting new choral music to children's choirs, develop and implement a rehearsal flow chart, practice advanced conduting techniques, and apply to choral texts the International Phonetic Alphabet. Note: See first segment (Choir) information above. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Return to Courses and Programs Page View Level I Course Descriptions View Level II Course Descriptions View Solfa Fundamentals Course Descriptions View Course Numbers Return to Home Page

__________________"My fifth graders are demonstrating musicianship skills that surpass what I could do in college, _________________acquiring them with ease, and loving it.  I only wish I could have been taught this way as a child. "

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