Bridgewater State University will offer a ten day Orff Schulwerk Workshop for three graduate credits.  The course follows guidelines established by AOSA (American Orff Schulwerk Association).  The workshop will be held on the campus of Bridgewater State University from July 22nd - August 2nd, 2013.

 

 

LEARN to use and understand the Orff Schulwerk approach.  Discover Orff as a process of experiencing exploration, imitation, improvisation, and creation, through movement, speech and music.  You don't need a classroom full of Orff instruments to be an Orff-inspired teacher.   

 

EXPERIENCE new activities and ideas to use with your own elementary and/or middle school students.

 

SHARE ideas that work in the classroom with other experienced teachers and with trained Orff instructors.

 

UPDATE your knowledge of current music education issues with special topics related to classroom teaching.

 

ACQUIRE new materials and equipment that will be available through West Music, Coralville, Iowa.

 

EARN three graduate credits and Orff certification at Level I.

 

 

Two Easy Ways To Register

 

Download the Registration Form

 

Register By Mail:  Complete and return the registration form.  Be sure to indicate the specific course number and credit level.  

College of Graduate Studies
Off Campus Programs
Maxwell Library, Room 21
Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater, MA 02325

 

Register By Fax:  Fax a completed registration form to 508-531-6162.

 

Course Offering

 

MUSC 558: Orff Schulwerk Teacher Training: Level I (3 credits)
This is a two-week intensive workshop for graduates introducing basic principles and practices of the Orff Schulwerk approach to teaching music. This course incorporates interactive participation in music and movement and develops and applies basic skills in movement, speech, singing and playing instruments. The course follows the guidelines established by American Orff Schulwerk Association (AOSA) for Level I certification.

 

The Instructors
 

PENNY MAHONEY BS, MA, ED.D. Orff Schulwerk Level I-III, Master Class, and Endorsed Trainer in Education Through Movement, is currently a music specialist, K-5 at theWolf Swamp Road School, Longmeadow, MA and a visiting lecturer at the University of Massachusetts/Amherst. She acquired her Orff Schulwerk certifications from Grace Nash and is an Endorsed Trainer in Phyllis Weikart's Education through Movement. Penny is an active clinician throughout the United States. She has also served as President of the Central Texas Orff Chapter and regional representative to the Board of Trustees of AOSA.

Tom Rice Tom Rice has been the recorder instructor for Orff teacher training courses at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Tarleton State University in Texas and now begins his first year at Bridgewater State College.  He has presented workshops on using the Orff process in a standards based setting, integrating music and English language arts, and how to use the Orff process to encourage students to improvise.  Most recently, Tom performed on tenor recorder with Stephen Calantropio at the American Orff Schulwerk Association's National Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina.  Tom graduated in 2002 from the University of Massachusetts Amherst with a Bachelors Degree in Music Education and received his Masters Degree in School Administration from Cambridge College in 2008.  He has taken Orff levels 1, 2, 3 for certification as well as a master class on elemental music with Stephen Calantropio.  Holding certifications in music education and as an elementary principal, he currently teaches general music, chorus, and band for the Natick Public Schools.  He resides in Holliston, Massachusetts.

General Information
 

Location and Parking 

The workshop will be held on the campus of Bridgewater State University from July 22nd - August 2nd, 2013.  Parking is available with a permit.

 

Tuition and Fees
For three graduate credits:  $1195.23

Parking permit:  $15.00

 

Housing Information

Please contact Kaylee Fernandes at 508-531-6010 for more information.
 

Prerequisites

Note:  If you are not a Bridgewater State University student, you must submit an official college transcript proving that you have fulfilled the appropriate prerequisite.  The prerequisite for MUSC 558 is a bachelor's degree in music or equivalent with consent of the instructor.

 

For More Information

Call:  508.531.1263

Email:  offcampus@bridgew.edu

 

 

 

Last Modified: March 4, 2013