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Orff Schulwerk Teacher Education Course
Orff Schulwerk Teacher Education Course Levels I & II
Music education professional development training at Nazareth College
July 19-23, 2021 and July 26-30, 2021
Faculty: BethAnn Hepburn, Connie Van Engen, Karen Medley
Program Director: Dr. Keith Koster
Program Administrators: Dr. Keith Koster, Kathleen Sullivan, and Al Heary
About the Training
Course Includes
Level I This course includes the basic study of Orff techniques such as the pentatonic scale, simple borduns, the ostinato, and playing pitched and unpitched percussion instruments and the soprano recorder. Topics and skills in this highly participatory course will also include vocal and rhythmic training, movement, and improvisation. A degree in music or strong musicianship is required.
Level II This course builds on the foundation laid in Level I. Folk melodies, all diatonic modes, mixed meter, and rhythms from many parts of the world are included. Accompaniments, musical forms, and improvisations are more complex. Both alto and soprano recorders are studied. Music, movement, and speech are synthesized in cooperative learning lessons. Successful completion of Level I is required.
For more information about Orff Schulwerk
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Deadline: July 10, 2021
Graduate students, for 3 credits
For Nazareth Students:
- 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
- Also complete the usual Naz course registration process (MED550, Summer B, 2021). Registration Open Now!
Tuition: $985/credit hour x 3 credits = $2,955*
Registration Fee: $25
Graduate Supplemental Fee: $100/semester
Total: $3,080
* Rate subject to change. For details, please reach out to Dr. Keith Koster or Kathleen Sullivan
For non Nazareth Students:
- 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
- Complete the top half of the Nazareth College Graduate Non-Matriculated Student Approval Form and email that form to Dr. Mary Carlson, Nazareth Graduate Music Education Program Director, mcarlso3@naz.edu, or mail to her attention at Nazareth College, 4245 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618.
- The Nazareth Registrar's Office will send you confirmation along with information about how to register for MED550-50 Orff Schulwerk Level I; MED560-60 Orff Schulwerk Level II. You will also receive a bill for the course.
- Complete the payment process. Once payment has been received, you will be officially enrolled in the course.
Undergraduate students (3 credits)
For Nazareth Students:
- 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
- Also complete the usual Naz course registration process (MED550, Summer B, 2021). Registration opens March 29.
Tuition: $985/credit hour x 3 credits = $2,955*
Registration Fee: $25
Graduate Supplemental Fee: $100/semester
Total: $3.080
* Rate subject to change. For details, please reach out to Dr. Keith Koster or Kathleen Sullivan
For non Nazareth Students:
- 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
- Complete the top half of the Nazareth College Graduate Non-Matriculated Student Approval Form and email that form to Dr. Mary Carlson, Nazareth Graduate Music Education Program Director, mcarlso3@naz.edu, or mail to her attention at Nazareth College, 4245 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618.
- The Nazareth Registrar's Office will send you confirmation along with information about how to register for MED550-50 Orff Schulwerk Level I; MED560-60 Orff Schulwerk Level II. You will also receive a bill for the course.
- Complete the payment process. Once payment has been received, you will be officially enrolled in the course.
Audit the course (no college credit)
Cost: $825 + $25 Application Fee = $850
Note: If you are an undergraduate student at Nazareth College OR at another institution, get approval from Dr. Koster (kkoster8@naz.edu) by completing step 1, before you pay.
- 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
- Pay by credit card online or by a check or purchase order made payable to Nazareth College, mailed to Dr. Keith Koster, School of Music, Nazareth College, 4245 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618
Non-college Student (no college credit)
Cost: $825 + $25 Application Fee = $850
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
Pay by credit card online or by a check or purchase order made payable to Nazareth College, mailed to Dr. Keith Koster, School of Music, Nazareth College, 4245 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618
Prepare for the Course
Get Required Materials
Bring these daily.
One source is West Music Company, which has a page for this Nazareth course that includes an offer for free shipping. www.westmusic.com/nazareth (Order by June 15 to be sure your order arrives in time.)
Required Materials Level I
All Level I's will need a Baroque fingered soprano recorder. These will be available for purchase in the bookstore.
- Beginners & Intermediates: Sweet Pipes Soprano Recorder Book I, Burakoff & Hettrick and Sweet Pipes Duet Time, vol. 2
- Intermediate: In addition to above, Descants in Consort, Simpson
- Advanced: Hugh Orr Soprano, Volume II
- Music for Children Volume I, Murray Edition
- Rhythmische Ubung, G. Keetman: Schott Publications
- The Elemental Style: A Handbook for Composers & Arrangers Part I, Cribari & Chandler
- Bring to class: rhymes, pentatonic folk song collection, and a computer with notation software.
- Comfortable clothes for moving all day
Required Materials Level II
- Music for Children Volume I. Murray Edition
- Music for Children Volume II. Murray Edition
- Music for Children Volume IV. Murray Edition
- Elementaria, Gunild Keetman, Schott Publications
- Rhythmische übung, Gunild Keetman, Schott Publications
- Bring to class: rhymes, pentatonic folk song collection, and a computer with notation software.
- Beginners and Intermediates: The Recorder Guide, Kulbach and Nitka
- Advanced: Hugh Orr Alto Volume II
- Level II's need baroque fingered sopranos and altos. These will be available for purchase through the bookstore.
- In addition, students may bring other voiced recorders if they wish. Other voiced recorders will also be available through the bookstore.
There are no specific materials required for movement classes.
Daily Schedule
LEVEL ONE:
8:30 – 9:30 Basic
9:30 – 10:30 Basic
10:45 – 12:00 Movement
12:00 – 1:00 LUNCH
1:00 – 2:15 Recorder
2:15 – 3:30 Basic
3:30 – 4:00 Special Topics/Extended Basic
LEVEL TWO:
8:30 – 9:45 Movement
10:00 – 11:00 Basic
11:00 – 12:00 Basic
12:00 – 1:00 LUNCH
1:00 – 2:15 Basic
2:15 – 3:30 Recorder
3:30 – 4:00 Special Topics/Extended Basic
Who's Teaching
BethAnn Hepburn
BethAnn Hepburn teaches 4th-6th graders at Henry Defer Intermediate School in Streetsboro, Ohio. She has the designation of Master Teacher with the Ohio Department of Education. She is an endorsed teacher education instructor BethAnn Hepburnfor the American Orff-Schulwerk Association and is on faculty of Orff certification courses at Trinity University in Texas, Villanova University, and the University of Hawai’i. BethAnn is a regular presenter for Orff chapters throughout the United States, and has trained teachers in China and Singapore. She is the past Professional Development chair for AOSA, and General Music Professional Development Chair for the Ohio Music Education Association.
Advocacy Statement
“It’s a joy to share lessons that bring out the unique creativity of children. A Schulwerk-based classroom fosters a sense of community as well as individual contribution to that collective. AOSA is synonymous with that model, and I am honored to be asked to contribute to the efforts of AOSA by sharing this work with others!”
Connie Van Engen
is the music specialist at Bell Prairie Elementary and was named Teacher of the Year in 2013 for the North Kansas City schools. She has served as AOSA Region III Representative and Recording Secretary. Connie is an active presenter and also teaches Level II Orff Schulwerk Basic Pedagogy at Baker University.
Karen Medley
Karen Medley is an elementary music specialist in the Pentucket Regional School District in northeastern Massachusetts. Formerly a teacher in the Clark County Schools (Las Vegas, NV) and a teacher in the Memphis City Schools (TN) for over 20 years, she received her BME from the Eastman School of Music (University of Rochester). She also studied at the University of Memphis, where she earned a Master of Music with a Concentration in Orff Studies and completed her Orff Teacher Training Level I-III and Master Class.
Presenter at eleven AOSA National Conferences, Karen has taught many workshops, in-services and teacher training courses across the United States, including workshops in Oahu and Maui. Currently, Karen teaches in summer teacher-training programs through the University of Alaska (Anchorage), UNLV (Las Vegas, NV), and the Eastman School of Music. Karen has taught many courses and workshops introducing classroom and preschool teachers to Orff-Schulwerk. In 1983 and again in 1995 she was a guest lecturer in New Zealand, presenting courses and workshops through the Teacher’s College of Auckland University and throughout the country.
Karen has directed several children’s choruses whose performances include singing Mahler’s Eighth Symphony, opening the National Blues Awards, performing at the 1989 AOSA National Conference in Atlanta, and singing Carmina Burana and The Nutcracker with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. A recipient of the Rotary Award for Teacher Excellence in Memphis City Schools (1984) and a contributing writer for Music and You (Macmillan/McGraw-Hill), Karen’s arrangements have been featured in The World Sings: International Folk Songs (Memphis Musicraft Pub.) and Las Vegas Writes III.
Karen served on the AOSA National Board of Trustees from 1987-2001 as Regional Representative for two terms and also as National Conference Chairperson for the 1994, 1996, and 2000 AOSA National Conference. Karen recently served on the AOSA National Board of Trustees and was the National Conference Chairperson for the 2007 AOSA Conference in San Jose, CA.
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