Music Education Summer 2025 Courses
Professional development for music teachers and electives for current Kent State students of any major. Offered for credit or as a non-credit workshop.
Courses:
AOSA Teacher Education Courses – Levels I, II, & III
10 Days of Instruction: June 23-28, and June 30-July 3
3 credits/6 Continuing Education Units
Featuring American Orff-Schulwerk certified instructors in pedagogy, recorder and movement, these courses are sequenced to introduce you to the Orff-Schulwerk approach and how to apply it to the general music or choral classroom. This course is ideal for educators who want to make music learning more interactive and creative
Curriculum Scope and Sequence in an Orff-inspired Classroom
June 30-July 3 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
4 Continuing Education Units (available for CEUs only, no credit)
This course is appropriate for anyone with a music degree and an interest in Orff pedagogy for music teaching and learning. Orff curriculum course is designed for teachers to collaboratively create their elementary music curriculum. The class will use small-group collaboration and peer teaching to explore the classroom application of teaching strategies for sequential music skills and concepts across the elementary grades.
Instrumental and Choral Conducting Intensive
July 14-18, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily
3 credits/6 Continuing Education Units
The Summer Conducting Intensive is a week-long course geared for music educators, graduate students and other aspiring conductors who wish to grow as artists, teachers, musicians and leaders. It features daily seminars, workshops, conducting master classes and round-table discussions.
Caribbean Steelband: Performance and Cultural Traditions
July 7-11, 9:00-5:00 daily
3 credits/6 Continuing Education Units
Specific traditions and genres studied may include, but are not limited to, pan, calypso, soca, Latin, bomb tunes, carnival, and tamboo-bamboo--appropriate for music educators at any level and steelband enthusiasts.
Join Us This Summer!
Ready to enhance your music education skills in a collaborative, in-person setting? Choose one (or more!) of these enriching electives to deepen your expertise while enjoying summer at Kent State University’s campus.
Enroll now and make Summer 2025 a season of growth and inspiration!
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Have Questions?
Contact Butch Marshall, Assistant Professor of Music Education