SUMMER - COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Pre-Session 2022: May 16 - June 3, 2022
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for Pre-Session 2022: March 7 - May 15, 2022
First Summer Session 2022: June 6 - July 8, 2022
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for 1st Summer Session 2022: March 7 - June 5, 2022
Second Summer Session 2022: July 11 - August 11, 2022
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for 2nd Summer Session 2022: March 7 - July 10, 2022
Summer Workshops
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Software for Music Notation & Audio• MUED 893 • 1 credit
Friday, June 17, 2022 (8:00a-4:30p) + follow-up • 1.1 WMB
Clinician: Brian Moore
Description:
This workshop will cover software resources that have particular promise for music educators, especially in the areas of audio, music notation, and multi-media.
By the end of the workshop, participants will have authored their own music-based digital content that includes high-quality audio, music notation, hi-resolution graphics and video, and text. Of special note will be the ability to ‘use and re-use’ this digital content in a variety of ways and platforms. NOTE: This is a blended workshop that will involve primarily face-to-face coupled with some online activity.
Student-Centered Approaches to Music Reading• MUED 893 • 1 credit
offered online only
Facilitator: Emily Chapman
Description:
Do your students struggle with reading music notation? If you are looking for more engaging, time-efficient ways to build your students’ skills in reading notation, this experience is for you. In this workshop, we will explore various approaches to sight reading through hands-on practice that can be applied immediately in the classroom. We will also explore how to create bridges between score study and sight reading practice, directly applying music literacy development to music students will be performing. Universal Design for Learning Principles will be applied to ensure music reading systems are most beneficial for students with a variety of individual differences. Finally, we will examine approaches for systematically incorporating notation reading across all grade levels.
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Identity, Belonging, and Agency: Building Social Emotional Competency in Music Teachers and Students • MUED 893 • 1 credit NOT OFFERED IN 2022
Offered via web-conferencing (synchronously) on Friday, June 25 from 9:00 to Noon, which will give participants a chance to interact with the clinician via Zoom. The Friday synchronous session will also be recorded and can be viewed asynchronously, 24/7, for enrolled participants who are intrigued by the title/subject, but who are unable to attend the 6/25, 9:00 to Noon session.
Clinician: Scott Edgar Workshop Director: Glenn Nierman
Description:
He’s back! Many Nebraska music educators either attended Dr. Edgar’s UNL/GKSOM Workshop last summer or have read his books or Music Educators Journal articles on the topic of Social Emotional Learning (SEL). SEL has become THE education buzzword; however, many questions persist on how to embed it into the music classroom in intentional, sustained, and organic ways. The clinician, Dr. Scott Edgar, is Chair of Music and Director of Bands at Lake Forest College. He is an internationally acclaimed presenter on SEL, a Conn-Selmer Educational Clinician, and the author of Music Education and SEL, published by GIA. Whether you were with us in last summer’s SEL workshop or are just joining us for the first time, be prepared to be captivated by Dr. Edgar as he reviews basic SEL principles and continues to help us unpack and translate it for all areas and levels of music education. New to this year’s workshop will be dialogue about how SEL can promote diversity, equity, and inclusion, as well as serve as a catalyst for anti-racism. This will be a “don’t miss” event. Come join us!
NOTE: There is a $50 clinician fee for this workshop. Optional UNL graduate credit is also available. See the SEL Workshop webpage (https://arts.unl.edu/summer-SEL-Workshop) to begin the registration process (deadline-6/22) and for more details about the workshop.
Vocal Diction for Choirs in Choral Rehearsals • MUED 893 • 1 credit
offered online only NOT OFFERED 2022
Clinician: Rhonda Fuelberth
Description: Apprehensive about introducing music with foreign language texts in your choral or general music classrooms? These workshops are designed for teachers, students and others associated with general and choral music. In these online workshops, participants will develop a working knowledge of the International Phonetic Alphabet. Workshop participants will learn principles of pronunciation and will also learn how to create pronunciation guides for choral and general classroom repertoire in English and Italian; Latin and German; or French.
Orff Schulwerk Teacher Education Course - Level I •
July 11-22, 2022 (2 weeks) • 8:30-4:30 p.m. • 9 Westbrook
Director: Robert Woody
Clinicians: Kristine Wolfe and Kelly Whisinnand
Description: Orff Schulwerk relies on rhythmic speech, physical movement, and musical play to actively engage students in musical learning. This approach uses poems, rhymes, games, songs, and dances—all of which are natural and enjoyable to children—as springboards to educational music experiences. The cultivation of imagination and creativity is an important goal of Orff Schulwerk. Participants in this course will gain an understanding of the pedagogical processes of the Orff Schulwerk approach while building a collection of immediately usable classroom materials. Completion of this course provides Level I certification under the guidelines of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association. (See Course Webpage to begin the registration process.)
Orff Schulwerk Teacher Education Course - Level II
July 11-22, 2022 (2 weeks) • 8:30-4:30 p.m. • 130 Westbrook
Director: Robert Woody
Clinicians: Karen Benson and Shelly Smith
Description: Level II extends the foundation built in Level I with increased attention to how the Orff-Schulwerk approach facilitates conceptual understanding of music and movement. The roles of rhythmic speech, singing, playing instruments, movement, and improvisation will be considered in greater depth. Recorder instruction and performance activities will involve the alto recorder, as well as the soprano instrument. Participants also will engage in a broadening range of musical experiences that include more complex compositional elements, including modal melodies, changing meters, and varying accompaniments and textures. Completion of this course provides Level II certification under the guidelines of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association. (See Course Webpage to begin the registration process.)
Orff Schulwerk Teacher Education Course - Level III
NOT OFFERED 2022 July 12-23, 2021 (2 weeks) • 8:30-4:30 p.m. • 114 Westbrook
Clinicians: Karen Benson and Shelly Smith
Description: Level III offers advanced training in Orff Schulwerk, extending the work completed in the earlier two levels. Understanding and utilizing the Schulwerk teaching process is an important emphasis. The musical experiences will involve participants in greater exploration of movement, orchestration of musical materials, and improvisation (vocal and instrumental). Special attention is given to certain compositional elements of music, such as tonality (major, minor, and modal) and functional harmony. The workshop will also include recorder ensemble performance opportunities. Completion of this course provides Level III certification under the guidelines of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association. (See Course Webpage to begin the registration process.)
Summer Courses
Beginning Graduate Studies in Music Education • MUED 832 • 3 credits
Instructor: Professor Glenn Nierman
Description: An introduction to the National Core Arts (Music) Standards and selected library, Internet, and writing style resources necessary for success in music education graduate study.
Psychology & Sociology of Music • MUED 836 • 3 credits
Instructor: Dr. Robert Woody
Description: An overview of psychological and sociological principles involved in music learning and performance. Topics include musical aspects of human development, motivation, expressive performance, creativity, performance anxiety, emotional response to music listening, and social uses of music.
Inclusive Music Education • MUED 838 • 3 credits - Online Course
Instructor: Dr. Rhonda Fuelberth
Description: This course is designed to study the function and contribution of music in the education of students with special needs providing methodology and materials to implement an effective music program. Detailed study leading to the development of musical experiences for exceptional students of all ages. Focuses on legal foundations, litigation, and legislation involving students with disabilities, such as IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act), Section 504 (Vocational Rehabilitation Act), and ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act); accommodation of students with disabilities and adaptations of curriculum materials; strategies to develop an inclusive music classroom environment; and current methodologies and research.
Music in the Lives of People • MUSC 839 • 3 credits
Instructor: Dr. Robert Woody
Description: Explores the many roles and functions of music among various groups of people. Broad topics include the importance of music in the development of children and young people, the specialized meanings of music that distinguish musicians from nonmusicians, and a survey of musical cultures from around the world.
Technology Strategies for Composition • MUSC 840 • 3 credits
Instructor: Dr. Brian Moore
Description: Development of understanding of the process and product of music composition in educational settings. Focus on notation, sequencing, and digital audio software/hardware with special attention to composing and arranging.
Intro to Research in Music Education • MUED 843 • 3 credits
Instructor: Dr. Glenn Nierman
Description: At a time when schools across the country are cutting back on their music education programs, brain research studies are documenting the importance of music to a child's social and cognitive development. This course is designed to empower students to be knowledgeable and discriminating in the interpretation of research results.
Historical & Philosophical Foundations of American Music Ed • MUED 845 • 3 credits
Instructor: Dr. Rhonda Fuelberth
Description: Historical overview of American music education practices from the Singing School tradition to today. Overview of major philosophical influences in American music education, including writings regarding aesthetic education, equity, ethical practice, meaning and profundity. Sources include the writings of Murcell, Dewey, Langer, Reimer, Elliott, Bowman, and others
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Comprehensive Analysis• MUSC 861 • 3 credits
Instructor: Dr. Stan Kleppinger
Description: The comprehensive analysis of music within historical and stylistic contexts, with the goal of informing score study and preparation for performers, conductors, and music educators. The course will focus on analysis of music from the Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and contemporary eras.
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Choral Literature & Conducting for School Ensembles • MUED 862 • 3 credits
Instructors: Dr. Rhonda Fuelberth
Description: Selection and evaluation of choral music for the school ensemble with emphasis on curricular concerns, as well as rehearsal and conducting techniques.
Instr Literature & Pedagogy - Brass & Percussion • MUSC 862A • 2-3 credits
Instructors: Dr. Scott Anderson and Prof. David Hall
Description: This course is designed for the professional music educator who wishes to enhance his/her existing knowledge of performance practice, literature and pedagogy of the brass and percussion instruments. The course will focus on:
• refreshing or refining your knowledge of tone production and articulation fundamentals,
• mastering the latest pedagogical techniques,
• gathering lists of recommended percussion equipment and mallets, and
• learning what's new in brass & percussion solo and chamber music for young musicians.
Instr Literature & Pedagogy - Woodwinds • MUSC 862E • 2-3 credits
Instructors: TBA
Description: This course is designed for the professional music educator who wishes to enhance his/her knowledge of performance practice, literature and pedagogy of the woodwind instruments. The course will focus on:
• refreshing or refining your knowledge of tone production and articulation fundamentals,
• mastering the latest pedagogical techniques,
• gathering lists of recommended reeds and mouthpieces, and
• learning what's new in solo and chamber music for young musicians.
Instr Literature & Conducting for School Ensembles • MUED 863 •3 credits
Instructors: Dr. Brian Moore
Description: The selection and evaluation of instrumental music for the school ensemble with emphasis on rehearsal and conducting techniques, as well as methods for the instrumental music education.
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Introduction to Vocal Pedagogy • MUSC 870 • 3 credits
Instructor: Dr. Kevin Hanrahan
Description: An introduction to the processes of teaching singing including basic physiology and scientific and acoustical terms functioning and acoustics of the singing voice. Emphasis will be on the student developing processes to teach breathing, phonation, registration, resonance strategies, and sound concept through discussion and evaluation of practice teaching, and on how to manage a private studio.
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Workshop Seminar: Orff Schulwerk I • MUED 893 • 3 credits
Description: Orff Schulwerk relies on rhythmic speech, physical movement, and musical play to actively engage students in musical learning. This approach uses poems, rhymes, games, songs, and dances—all of which are natural and enjoyable to children—as springboards to educational music experiences. The cultivation of imagination and creativity is an important goal of Orff Schulwerk. Participants in this course will gain an understanding of the pedagogical processes of the Orff Schulwerk approach while building a collection of immediately usable classroom materials.
Workshop Seminar: Orff Schulwerk II • MUED 893 • 3 credits
Description: Level II extends the foundation built in Level I with increased attention to how the Orff-Schulwerk approach facilitates conceptual understanding of music and movement. The roles of rhythmic speech, singing, playing instruments, movement, and improvisation will be considered in greater depth. Recorder instruction and performance activities will involve the alto recorder, as well as the soprano instrument. Participants also will engage in a broadening range of musical experiences that include more complex compositional elements, including modal melodies, changing meters, and varying accompaniments and textures.
Workshop Seminar: Orff Schulwerk III • MUED 893 • 3 credits
Description: Level III offers advanced training in Orff Schulwerk, extending the work completed in the earlier two levels. Understanding and utilizing the Schulwerk teaching process is an important emphasis. The musical experiences will involve participants in greater exploration of movement, orchestration of musical materials, and improvisation (vocal and instrumental). Special attention is given to certain compositional elements of music, such as tonality (major, minor, and modal) and functional harmony. The workshop will also include recorder ensemble performance opportunities.Seminar in the Curriculum & Teaching of Music • MUED 928 • 3 credits
Instructor: Dr. Glenn Nierman
Description: A study of the curriculum development process (with emphasis on music assessment tools and techniques) and current instructional strategies for music classrooms, rehearsal halls and studios.
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