Summer Workshops

The Choral Rehearsal Rooted in Repertoire

Dr. Audrey Cardany

In this workshop, attendees will approach directing a choral ensemble rooted in repertoire selected for study and performance. With a goal of seamless and connected activities within the choral rehearsal, participants will explore using repertoire to inform their instruction of vocal technique, musicianship, and expression. Session content will include approaches to introducing new music, rehearsal strategies and planning, and conducting techniques—all designed to create a flow-experience for singers and directors. Each session will include a choral reading segment with music from various genres and cultures, as well as difficulty levels from elementary to high school singers. Participants will have the opportunity to volunteer to conduct portions of pieces during a mini-master class session.

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Program Schedule
July 10–13, 2023
Monday–Thursday,  9 a.m.–3:30 p.m, 
Class attendance is required in person on the campus of Gordon College.
No class Friday, July 14, 2023

Registration
$1,275: Three (3) Graduate Credits
$980: Participation Only

Graduate credit registration requirements include mandatory attendance, final project, written assignment or assessment. Participants will be provided with a letter grade and academic transcript upon request.

Participation only registration indicates the participant is not required to submit a final project, written assignment or assessment. No academic transcript provided.

PDP completion documentation is not provided by Gordon College. Three graduate credit is the equivalent of earning 67.5 PDPs. Participants are encouraged to interface directly with DESE if they wish to convert their graduate credit earnings to PDPs

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Folk Song and Dance Around the World

Lillie Feierabend

Humor, love, kindness and joy are universal. Community music-making builds a bridge where we are offered a glimpse into another culture and re delighted to find ourselves looking back. A country's musical culture can also offer insight into its history, spirit, values and heart. We can appreciate and begin to know a little about a people when we move in their footsteps, sing their songs, and play their games. These delightful gifts, traversing not only cultures, but generations, can lead to greater awareness and global understanding. This lively workshop will explore fifteen cultures through their folk dance, rounds, passing games, play parties, clapping games, and literature. This course is applicable to all grade levels. Join us as we meet wonderful people through the gift of their music.

Participants will be introduced to a featured topic each day: Intentional Movement, Ask Me Notes, The Theory of Multiple Intelligences, The Brain Dance, and their relevance and application in a music classroom.

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Program Schedule
July 10–13, 2023
Monday–Thursday,  9 a.m.–3:30 p.m, 
Class attendance is required in person on the campus of Gordon College.
No class Friday, July 14, 2023

Registration
$1,275: Three (3) Graduate Credits
$980: Participation Only

Graduate credit registration requirements include mandatory attendance, final project, written assignment or assessment. Participants will be provided with a letter grade and academic transcript upon request.

Participation only registration indicates the participant is not required to submit a final project, written assignment or assessment. No academic transcript provided.

PDP completion documentation is not provided by Gordon College. Three graduate credit is the equivalent of earning 67.5 PDPs. Participants are encouraged to interface directly with DESE if they wish to convert their graduate credit earnings to PDPs.
 

Conversational Solfege Level I and II

Dr. John Feierabend

Conversational Solfege is a pedagogical method that develops musical literacy. Based on modules used to teach conversational foreign languages, Conversational Solfege develops an understanding of music through the use of rhythm syllables and solfege syllables at a conversational level, the gradually evolves into traditional notation. Through carefully sequenced activities, Conversational Solfege enables students to joyfully assimilate the skills and content necessary to be musically literate. Through various techniques, Conversational Solfege allows the acquisition of musical reading and writing, dictation, improvisation, and composition in an intuitive manner. This course is applicable to general music, choral, and instrumental teachers.  Participants will be certified by the Feierabend Association for Music Education.

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Workshop Program Schedule*
July 10–13, 2023
In person class attendance required on the campus of Gordon College.

Monday–Thursday, 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. 
*No class on Friday, July 14

Registration 
$1,275: Three (3) Graduate Credits 
$980: Participation Only

Graduate credit registration requirements include mandatory attendance, final project, written assignment, or assessment. Participants will be provided with a letter grade and academic transcript upon request.

Participation only registration indicates the participant is not required to submit a final project, written assignment or assessment. No academic transcript provided.

PDP completion documentation is not provided by Gordon College. Three graduate credits is the equivalent of earning 67.5 PDPs. Participants are encouraged to coordinate directly with DESE if they wish to convert their graduate credit earnings to PDPs.
 

Bass, Buckets, Ukes, Go!  

Kenneth Trapp

The National Standards for Music Education promote life-long learning that includes instruction on non-traditional instruments. This workshop will present simple ideas and activities to show how the bass guitar, ukulele and bucket drums can be used to create meaningful ensembles in the general music classroom.  Participants will learn to:

• Develop harmonic and rhythm skills
• Differentiate instruction based on the roles of the instruments
• Create opportunities for improvisation
• Help students in decision-making when creating small ensembles
• Learn a wide variety of musical styles

Examples of student work will give participants a view of authentic student experiences. In addition, participants will be given access to instructional materials to get started. Instruments and equipment will be provided for all participants. This workshop is particularly applicable for general music curriculum, grades 3–8.

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Program Schedule
July 10–13, 2023
Monday–Thursday,  9 a.m.–3:30 p.m, 
Class attendance is required in person on the campus of Gordon College.
No class Friday, July 14, 2023

Registration
$1,275: Three (3) Graduate Credits
$980: Participation Only

Graduate credit registration requirements include mandatory attendance, final project, written assignment or assessment. Participants will be provided with a letter grade and academic transcript upon request.

Participation only registration indicates the participant is not required to submit a final project, written assignment or assessment. No academic transcript provided.

PDP completion documentation is not provided by Gordon College. Three graduate credit is the equivalent of earning 67.5 PDPs. Participants are encouraged to interface directly with DESE if they wish to convert their graduate credit earnings to PDPs.