Professional Development Opportunities
Schedule of Workshops
The following workshops are being offered through the Wisconsin Center for Music Education in the summer of 2010. Workshop locations will vary; please be sure to check the web site for complete details. Click on individual course links for details and to register. Any questions please contact Mary Elsner or Mike George at the Wisconsin Center for Music Education 800-589-9762.
June 14-18: Elementary Methods Week - a series of single-day workshops on Orff, Kodaly, Dalcroze, Gordon and early childhood techniques.
June 21-25: Comprehensive Musicianship through Performance (CMP)
June 28 - July 1: Guitar Revisited: Adaptations for Access and Diverse Styles
June 28- July 1: Sibelius Notation Software, Levels 1 & 2
July 12-15: Finale Notation Software, Levels 1 & 2
July 13-14: Percussion for the Non-Percussionist
July 19-22: PK-5 Pedagogy and PI-34 Portfolio Development
July 19-20: SmartMusic Accompaniment Software, Levels 1 & 2
July 26-27: Mexican and Mexican-American Music and Culture: The Development of Ethnic Identities
July 28-29: Band Instrument Repair
August 2-3: Tensioning & Tuning of a Membrane Instrument
August 4-5: WCDA Vocal Jazz Institute
August 9-10: Innovative Approaches to Engaging New Students
August 11-12: Guitar Class: Let's Get Started
August 16-17: Student Centered Learning in the Arts
August 18-19: Listening, Learning and Loving It!: Active Listening Lessons for All Ages
Gifted and Talented Webinar Series - a series of 1-hour webinars for gifted/talented coordinators and music educators on how to use the new Music Identification Handbook/Gifted and Talented Resource Guide, dates TBA