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Perpich Center for Arts Education Music
Workshops Summer 2011
http://www.pcae.k12.mn.us/pdr/musiced/musicedwork.html
If you have questions, please contact: Nyssa Brown Music Education Coordinator Perpich Center for
Arts Education 6125 Olson Memorial Highway Golden Valley, MN 55422 nyssa.brown@pcae.k12.mn.us 763-591-2003
http://www.pcae.k12.mn.us/pdr/musiced/musiced.html
June 17-24, 2011 MN Opera Camp (for high school students with teacher
workshops June 21-22) Register at http://www.mnopera.org
July 11-15 and 18-22 Girls Rock'N'Roll Retreat
sponsored by She Rock She Rock Register at
http://www.girlsrocknrollretreat.com/fr_intro.cfm
July 18, 2011 Integrating Language Literacy and Music Learning
Across Elementary Classrooms: Student Learning, Shared Practice, Collaborative
Planning 9:00-4:00 $25 6 CEU hours This interactive workshop
will provide presentations from a first grade teacher and an elementary music
specialist as well as team planning time.
From both classroom teacher and music teacher perspectives, learn
authentic points of integration as well as naturals parallels in student
learning. With the ultimate goal of
increasing language and music skills for students, classroom teachers and music
specialists will dialogue about how language literacy and music can be woven
seamlessly into both curricular areas.
Emphasizing the integrity of teaching materials and teacher practices in
both language learning and music learning, we will focus on how
repertoire/content, daily routines, and classroom activities in the general and
music classrooms can enhance student learning by intentionally integrating one
subject area into the other. July 19-20, 2011 Creative Collaboration in
the General Music Classroom - Sponsored by the American Composers Forum 9:00-4:00 $30 Lunch will be provided 6 CEU hours per day (12 hours total) Spend two days with fellow
general music teachers exploring of the rewards and challenges of fostering
collaborative musical creativity in the general music class. Participants will examine models for
classroom activities that integrate benchmarks from the Minnesota State Music
CREATE Standard with other music learning outcomes. Working with a practicing music
teacher and a local composer, participants will consider approaches that foster
a collaborative classroom environment and ways to structure musical experiences
that maximize students' creative opportunities. Teachers will be encouraged
to bring a "work in progress" - a lesson plan with a creating music
focus. Time will be provided for teachers to share lesson plans with
colleagues, and to develop new activities for creative musical experiences.
Peers and instructors will respond and provide feedback on lesson plans. A
collection of participants' revised lesson plans will be provided for each
teacher after the workshop and may be available to teachers nationwide through
the Perpich Center for Arts Education and the
American Composers Forum websites. Presented Jay Broeker, Mike Croswell, Joanna Cortright July 19, 2011 More Than Just Loops:
How To Compose, Record, and Edit Using Apple GarageBand 8:00-4:00 $45 7 CEU hours GarageBand comes free with every Apple computer,
but did you know it can do much, much more than just
arrange loops in C Major at 120 BPM? Learn how to use GarageBand
to edit, trim, fade, compose, mix, split into tracks, prepare practice CDs,
record piano one hand at a time, print simple notation, transpose, and more! July 20, 2011 GarageBand in the Music Curriculum: Projects for Composition (Day 2) 8:00-4:00 $45 7 CEU hours Now
that you know how to use Garageband, how will you
teach it to your students? How will you guide them into creating musical
compositions, not just moving loops? Each student project is designed to
focus on an element of music, an aspect of the Garageband
software, and a musical form as a framework for composition. July 21, 2011 Getting It Out There:
Taking GarageBand Project Online (Day 3) 8:00-4:00 $45 7 CEU hours How
do you make music and sound available to others in the 21st century? Using your
Apple Mac computer, discover how to share music on the Internet, learn the
simple secret behind the "alphabet soup" of CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R,
DVD-r, etc., make slide shows, videos, and more. Share files to YouTube,
MySpace, SoundCloud, and other web sites with a
capital letter in the middle of their names. July 21 -22, 2011 Comprehensive Musicianship through Performance (CMP)
Model for Teachers of Performing Ensembles 9:00-3:00 $25 5 CEU hours per day (10 hours total) This workshops will
emphasize broadening the musical experience for students in band, choir, and
orchestra, through a deeper, more student-centered experience than our
traditional model for working with students in the ensemble setting. July 22, 2011 Carnatic Music - the
Classical Music Tradition from Southern India-: Intro to Indian Music and
Activities for Your Classroom 9:00-3:00 $25 5 CEU hours per day (10 hours total) Carnatic music is one of the oldest musical forms
of the world It is over 2000 years old and had its
origins in South India, according to some historians it is the original
music of that country. Get a
glimpse into this oral tradition that will encompass not only music but also
some history and geography of the region.
Presented by Nirmala Rajasekar
who has over 30 years of experience performing this unique art form. Focus will be on singing and the veena, ancient classical Indian instrument. July 25, 2011 Teaching Guitar in the Classroom 9:00-4:00 $25 6 CEU hours This workshop is for the music
teacher who is teaching a guitar class but has only limited experience playing the guitar and
for those teachers wanting a refresher course. The workshop will cover basic technique
- the physical part of playing the guitar e.g. holding the guitar, left hand
position, right hand position and using a pick, right hand position and
fingerpicking, chords, strumming, hammer-ons and
pull-offs etc. á
Different styles
of guitar playing will also be covered. á
Curriculum ideas
and materials will be discussed. á
Bring your
guitar. The workshop will be
presented by James Allen, guitar specialist on faculty at The Perpich Center for Education. James also teaches guitar at MacPhail Center for Music and has worked as a professional
guitarist in the Twin Cities for the past 20 years. Moving Matters!
Learn the BrainDance for Yourself and Your K-6
Students 9:00-4:00 $35 6 CEU hours What
is the BrainDance and how can it enhance your
teaching and your students' experiences and learning? In this workshop
you will learn several versions of the BrainDance, a
set of movement patterns that replicate the movements a child goes through for
brain development during their first year of life. By learning the BrainDance and basic dance concepts, you will have new
tools to give to your students next year. Movement work will be
balanced with other non movement work to make the day
interesting and safe for all. There will be time for processing this work and
how you will be able to use it in your own classes. Presented
by Shana Wagner July 25-29, 2011 POP Rock for Kids
sponsored by Minnesota Women in Music Register at
http://www.PopRockers.org
July 26, 2011 Adding Depth and Breadth
to Brain-Compatible Dance Education in Your Classroom 9:00-12:00 $15 3 CEU hours This is a class for those who
have learned about the BrainDance and want more
practice and applications for movement in their music classes. We
will focus on ways to use the BrainDance, concept
based movement and basic locomotor and non-locomotor movements. In addition to active learning,
we will look at why using movement in your classes is worthwhile for both you
and your students. Presented
by Shana Wagner Blueprints
for Creativity: Making Music with Music Technology for the Elementary and
Middle School Classroom 9:00
–3:00 $45 5 CEU hours —Learn how to incorporate music technology into
your classroom. —Discover new ways to meet the ÒcreateÓ
standard at the elementary level. —Create and perform a new composition with
other participants. In this hands-on composition workshop, participants
will have the opportunity to create and perform a
collaborative composition using music notation software and the
Ôblueprints for creativityÕ model. Participants should bring small instruments
to play, such as hand percussion, recorders, and Orff instruments. This
workshop is co-presented with the American Composers Forum. Janika Vandervelde is the author
of Music By Kids For Kids, a composition curriculum commissioned by the
American Composers Forum. The curriculum helps students generate musical
material quickly using music technology, and then develop this material into a
more extensive composition using both instinct and design elements. July 27, 2011 Dalcroze in the Music Classroom 8:00-4:00 $30 7 CEU hours Spend a day exploring the Dalcroze approach to music and musicianship. Participants will experience the Dalcroze work for themselves, as adult musicians, through
eurhythmics, solfege, and improvisation activities in
the morning. In the afternoon, practical lessons for various age groups and
types of students (elementary general music, private piano, orchestra, etc.)
will be introduced. Participants
will discover how they might incorporate movement or other aspects of the Dalcroze approach into existing curricula. No previous experience in Dalcroze is needed.
Piano playing will be incorporated into the workshop - but all levels of
piano skills are welcome. Presented by Kathy Thomsen Blueprints for Creativity: Making Music with Music
Technology for the High School Choral and Instrumental Classroom 9:00
–3:00 $45 5 CEU hours —Learn how to incorporate music technology into
your classroom. —Discover new ways to meet the ÒcreateÓ
standard at the high school level. —Try out a Ôblueprint for creativityÕ and write
your own music composition. In this hands-on composition workshop, participants
will craft a short composition using tools from the Music By Kids For Kidsª curriculum (available free online).
Participants will have the opportunity to use current music notation software
and see many examples of student work. This workshop is co-presented with the
American Composers Forum. In the
afternoon instrumental and choral composition will both be addressed, using the
processes described in the Music By Kids
For Kidsª curriculum. Janika Vandervelde is the author
of Music By Kids For Kids, a composition curriculum commissioned by the
American Composers Forum. The curriculum helps students generate musical
material quickly using music technology, and then develop this material into a
more extensive composition using both instinct and design elements. July 27, 2011 The Interactive Whiteboard as a Teaching and Learning
Tool in the K-12 Music Classroom: Activities, Curriculum, and Assessment
(introductory session for elem and secondary teachers
with model lessons etc) 9:00-4:00 $25 6 CEU hours This introductory session
focuses on how Interactive Whiteboards can enhance learning and facilitate
assessment in the K-12 music classroom?
á Learn Interactive Whiteboard basics á Experience model lessons presented by your fellow
music educators. á Explore how assessment can be handled using
Interactive Whiteboards á Share lessons, templates, web resources, and ideas
about creating your own lessons á Discover what adaptations can be made for Interactive
Whiteboard lessons if your classroom only has an LCD projector (but lacks an
interactive whiteboard right now) July 28, 2011 What Can I Do Next? Beyond the Basics of using Your
Interactive Whiteboard 9:00-4:00 $25 6 CEU hours Join us for a lively,
interactive, and varied menu of session choices as we explore the possibilities
of and interactive Whiteboard in the music classroom. Concurrent sessions will be run,
allowing you to choose the topics that most interest you. Sessions for both newer and more
experienced users will be offered.
There is a place for all those interested in using more features on
their interactive whiteboard. July 29, 2011 Higher Order Thinking and Your Interactive
Whiteboard: Building Creative and Analytical Thinking into the Music Classroom 9:00-4:00 $25 6 CEU hours Wonder how your interactive whiteboard could be used for
more complex thinking strategies? This
session will provide models of how to engage students beyond right and wrong
answers, cool visual effects, and moving icons on the board. Experienced teachers and interactive
whiteboard users, Wayne Feller and Midge Olsen, will share their expertise and
ideas to spark your own thinking about how you might more effectively use your
interactive whiteboard in your own classroom. Presenters: Wayne Feller,
Stillwater Area Schools Music Specialist and Technology Integrationist Midge Olsen, Retired
Minneapolis Public School Music Specialist August 9-12, 2011 FINALE Level 1 & 2
Regional Workshops Register at
http://www.finaletraining.com/workshops.html
August 15, 2011 Mapping the Possibilities:
Curriculum Mapping as a Tool for Student and Teacher Learning in Music 9:00-4:00 $25 6 CEU hours See firsthand the work being
done by music teachers across the state in curriculum mapping, formation of
common assessments, and documentation of standards alignment. The morning will be a discussion of
statewide work. The afternoon
session will focus on participants beginning (or continuing) to document their
own curriculum. Music teams are encouraged to attend as
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