Curriculum Course: The weeklong course will provide students with an in-depth study and analysis of the Orff Curriculum process, scope and sequence. Regardless of grade level and subject areas, students will learn about the components of successful Orff-based curriculum development, Pedagogy, materials, assessment and navigating these aspects within the state and national standards frameworks. The course is especially available for Educators' who are exploring new and different ways to create or revise the curriculum that is currently in use. 

For Nazareth Students:

1. Complete the Orff Levels Courses registration/screening form. If you are not sure that the course is the right fit for you, please e-mail Dr. Koster, kkoster8@naz.edu
2. Also complete the usual Naz course registration process

Tuition: $1045/credit hour x 3 credits = $3,135*
Graduate Supplemental Fee: $110/semester
Total: $3,245

*Rate is subject to change. For details, please reach out to Dr. Keith Koster or Kathleen Sullivan or Al Heary

For non-Nazareth Students:

1. Complete the Orff Levels Courses registration/screening form. If you are not sure that the course is the right fit for you, please e-mail Dr. Koster, kkoster8@naz.edu
2. Complete the top half of the Nazareth University Graduate Non-Matriculated Student Approval Form and email that form to Dr. Keith Koster, kkoster8@naz.edu, or send the form to Dr. Keith Koster, Program Director, Graduate Studies in Music Education, School of Music, Nazareth University, 4245 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618

Tuition: $1045/credit hour x 3 credits = $3,135*
Graduate Supplemental Fee: $110/semester*
Total: $3,245*

*Rate is subject to change. For details, please reach out to Dr. Keith Koster,  Kathleen Sullivan or Al Heary 

Registration opens December 7, 2024.

Payment: Pay by credit card online or by a check or purchase order made payable to Nazareth University, mailed to Dr. Keith Koster, School of Music, Nazareth University, 4245 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618. Check or purchase order is preferred.

Once payment has been received, you will be officially enrolled in the course.

Cost: $750

1. Complete the Orff Levels Courses registration/screening form. If you are not sure that the course is the right fit for you, please also e-mail Dr. Koster, kkoster8@naz.edu
2. Pay by credit card online or by a check or purchase order made payable to Nazareth University, mailed to Dr. Keith Koster, School of Music, Nazareth University, 4245 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618. Check or purchase order is preferred.

• All required materials will be available in the Orff Levels Bookstore located near your classroom. Information about purchase options will be sent to students on June 1, 2025.
• One source is Music Is Elementary which has a page for this Nazareth course that includes an offer for free shipping. (Order by June 15, 2024 to be sure your order arrives in time.)

To be announced.

BethAnn Hepburn, M.A. Music Education, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN. BethAnn teaches general music and choir for Streetsboro City Schools. BethAnn is the music mentor for the Ohio Department of Education Fine Arts Cohort for new teachers. She serves as the Ohio Music Education Association’s Professional Development Chair for General Music and is on the NAfME General Music Council. She is a frequent presenter and Teacher Educator for AOSA.
She is a former National Board Member for the American Orff-Schulwerk Association and on the AOSA Mentorship committee. BethAnn is co-author of Purposeful Pathways: Possibilities for the Elementary Music Classroom Books 1 -4. She is a Ph. D. candidate in Music Education at Kent State University.