Department of Music
College of Liberal Arts
The Department of Music is committed to providing high quality educational opportunities in music education, performance, and technology, enabling students to develop the skills required to assume leadership roles in music education, the music industry, and supporting fields. The Department of Music offers courses and performance opportunities which broaden the musical education in the liberal arts tradition and provide artistic enrichment for students, faculty, the community, state and nation.
Level I, II, III & Masterclass
Mississippi Orff #100
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Jackson State University
28th Orff-Schulwerk Summer Certification Course
July 8 – 19, 2024 – Level I, II, III
July 15 – 19, 2024 Masterclass Course
Level I
This course is recommended for those with no previous Orff-Schulwerk training and will include:
- Studying Level I music curriculum concepts in time, rhythm, meter, melody, accompaniment texture, timbre, elemental forms, expression, and pedagogy
- Experiencing learning objectives through speech, body percussion, unpitched percussion instruments, singing, playing pitched instruments, playing recorder, movement, orchestration, and composition
Level II
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.
Level III
Explores polymeters and functional harmony to include I-V, I-IV, and I-IV-V accompaniment settings. Forms include theme and variations, chaconne & passacaglia, decoration of the third, and ground bass. In pedagogy, students apply the Orff process to conceptual teaching. All recorder voicing are explored in a variety of combinations.
Masterclass
Advanced pedagogy based on Orff-Schulwerk principles, designed to train workshop clinicians; includes orchestration techniques, ontogenetic treatment of rhythm and melody, movement improvisation, and recorder playing.
Registration – Tuition and Credit Information
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No Credit: $175 non-refundable Application Fee
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Undergraduate & Graduate Academic Credit (3 hrs) (Contact Dr. Ramon Jackson for more information)
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Non-Credit Continuing Education Units – TBD
All registration applications/payments are due by May 1, 2024.
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Spaces are limited for each level. 1st come 1st serve.
Note: If you are applying for graduate credit you must complete a graduate application through the graduate school by June 1st. Special documents are required for admission. Contact Dr. Ramon Jackson for more information.
Faculty
Dr. Kimberly Collins – Pedagogy – Level I
Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, Kimberly T. Collins made her way to Little Rock, Arkansas as a student at Harding University. There, she received a Bachelor of Music Education and a Masters in Elementary Administration. She completed levels training and master class at Southern Methodist University and conducted her apprenticeship at Carnegie Mellon University. A National Board Re-Certified Teacher and an approved Teacher Educator for the American Orff-Schulwerk Association she taught elementary and multicultural music to middle and elementary school students in Arkansas public schools for over 20 years. As a member of the Little Rock School District cadre of lead teachers, she conducted elementary music and World Drumming workshops for the district and community, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, the Arkansas Department of Education, the Arkansas School Counselor’s Association, and AOSA National Conference as well as community drum circles as well as workshops in Oklahoma and Kansas. Kimberly (Kym) has taught AOSA Levels 1 & 2 Movement at the University of Central Arkansas and currently teaches Basic Level 1 at San Jose State University in California. She currently serves on the AOSA Ad-Hoc Committee and Acapella Worship Leaders and Choral Music Conference board. A wife and mother of 4 beautiful daughters, Kimberly is passionate about education and loves to explore musical and movement possibilities with children of all ages, from 0 to 99!
Judith Thompson-Barthwell – Pedagogy – Level II
Judith Thompson-Barthwell is a retired music educator after 44 years. She taught in both public and private schools. In her career, she has experience teaching general music K-8, choir 4-12, high school dance, and Kindergarten. After completing her Orff Levels, she spent a year at the Orff Institute. She has taught movement in many courses, and Level I in several Orff Certification courses, and she is the director of Michigan Orff Collage Levels Courses in Detroit, Michigan. Receiving the Michigan Music Educator Association, Music Educator of the Year Award in 2012, she is presently the Treasurer of the American Orff-Schwerk Association ending in June 2021, and she is on the Ad Hoc Restructuring Committee of AOSA.
Doug Goodkin – Level III
Doug Goodkin taught children from three years old through 8th grade at The San Francisco School for 45 years before retiring in 2020. He continues a rigorous schedule of giving Orff Courses throughout the world, working as a consultant, mentor, workshop leader and performer in schools both nationally and internationally. He is the author of 10 books, most recently Jazz, Joy & Justice: The Stories Every American Should Know and Teach Like It’s Music: An Artful Approach to Education. Doug received the Orff Pro Merito Award in 2000 and AOSA’s Distinguished Service Award in 2018 and is featured in the documentary film The Secret Song.
Chelsea Thiel – Recorder
Chelsea Thiel has taught children in grades preschool through eight during her ten year teaching career. She currently teaches at Hathaway Brown School in Shaker Heights, Ohio. She is certified in the Orff-Schulwerk Approach, and has taken her Level I General Music and Level I Early Childhood certification courses in Music Learning Theory. Chelsea is a frequent presenter in creative and innovative ways of teaching general music. She especially enjoys finding ways to include modern music in her classroom. She has presented sessions through her local Orff-Schulwerk chapter, Hathaway Brown School, OMEA, and the AOSA National Conference. She is a member of her local chapter of the American Recorder Society and enjoys learning to play along to the bass recorder parts on the tv show, The Mandalorian.
Dr. Patrick Ware – Movement
Dr. Patrick Ware is an internationally known Orff – Schulwerk clinician and choral conductor. With a service to education spanning more than 20 years, he holds a B.A. in Music from Westfield State University, an MS.Ed from Radford University, and a DMA from the Shenandoah Conservatory of Shenandoah University. Dr. Ware is a National Board Certified Teacher in Music/Elementary and Middle Childhood. He teaches movement and recorder for the Hofstra Orff Certification Program as well as teaching Level II Basic Pedagogy for the LA County Orff Program. Dr. Ware is currently the AOSA Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. He is a former President of the Virginia Elementary Music Educators Association. Patrick has several compositions in print through Beatin’ Path Publications including works for treble choir with Orff Ensemble. Patrick teaches k-5 General Music and Chorus in Prince William County Virginia. Special focuses in his classroom and courses include Jazz in the elementary setting and the use of children’s literature.
Dr. Rene Boyer – Masterclass
Dr. René Boyer is a Professor of Music Education and Director of the Orff-Schulwerk Program at the College Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati. She is a nationally and internationally recognized author and clinician. Best know for her work in multicultural music education and choral music as they are applied in the urban classroom setting, Rene’s expertise lies in her ability to engage elementary and middle school students in creative and ethnically-diverse musical experiences that capture their interest for years to come. René is a co-author of Share the Music, a K-6 basal textbook series published by McGraw-Hill and Music Fundamentals, Methods, and Materials for the Elementary Classroom Teacher published by Addison Wesley Longman. Her other publications include Expressions of Freedom, an Anthology of African-American spirituals in three volumes and Walking in the Light of Freedom, a celebration of African-American history through spirituals, plantation songs, and children’s songs and games, all published by Hal Leonard Corporation.
Meals
Meals may be purchased on campus at the University Student Center Food Court, in addition, there are numerous restaurants near the F.D. Hall Music Center.
Parking
A parking pass is included for those who enroll. To reserve please go to this link.
What to Bring
You should plan to wear comfortable clothing for movement, comfortable shoes, and have a sweater on hand in case the air-conditioning gets too cool. Also, nursery rhymes and children’s poetry books. All course material can be purchased from West Music at a special discounted price.
Course Daily Schedule
8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Course Requirements
- 100% attendance; Participation in all activities; Successful completion of all written assignments.
What to expect
- If you’ve never been to an Orff class, you are in for a wonderful surprise! We will spend as much time experiencing activities, games, songs, traditional dances, creative movement, and playing child-centered instruments as we will be sitting in a chair. We will work individually, in small groups, and all together with the other participants standing, and on the floor, so wear comfortable clothes in layers to pull off and put on when necessary. We will laugh, be able to artistically express ourselves, and take deep dives into serious aspects of music education.
- There will be homework every evening including readings, journaling, and compositions that should take about an hour of concentrated time.
- We hope you will leave this course with friends who can support you and help you in your music teaching journey throughout the year.
RESOURCES
Programs of Study
Orff-Schulwerk Music Institute
Undergraduate Music Student Handbook
Graduate Music Student Handbook
Student Recital Form
PERSONNEL
READY TO JOIN?
For more information, please contact us at (601) 979-2141. We look forward to meeting with you and seeing how our program can help you achieve your goals.
Department of Music
