School of Music
Music Paedagogy
June 29 to July 3, 2009
The International Centre for Ward Method Studies is offering the following intensive courses in Music Paedagogy For Elementary School or Home Schooling June 29 to July 3, 2009.
All courses meet for eight hours daily, as indicated below.
The Ward courses are offered on a rotational basis.
Students, in particular those preparing to teach music, may register to
Receive three academic credits for any of the Ward courses, MUS 543
or MUS 547, at $ 2310 per course. With the consent of the instructor,
non-matriculated students interested chiefly in personal enrichment or
home schooling activity, may attend Course I in the Ward Method by
registering for SMUS 543 on a non-credit workshop basis at a cost of
$ 600. After satisfactory accomplishment in each Ward course, a
testimonial of attendance and successful completion can be issued,
upon request. For more information on the possible availability of
SMUS 547, or the limited scholarship assistance which may be available,
Email the Director of the Ward Centre, Rev. Robert A. Skeris, at
skeris@cua.edu.
WARD METHOD – COURSE I
MTWRF 8:30 – 12:30 a.m., 1:30 – 5:30 p.m.
MUS 543 : 3 credits; Tuition : $ 2,310
Instructor : Staff/TBA
Prerequisite : ability to sing on pitch
Ward Method Course I : Discovering the singing voice; coordinated
rhythm gestures in response to musical stimulus; pitch drills; number,
finger and staff notations; eye and ear tests; elements of improvisation;
songs in the major tonality, graded according to the child’s developing
capacity; lesson planning and practice teaching. Oral and written
examinations required for MUS 543. Textbooks and teaching materials
provided.
WARD METHOD – COURSE IV :
GREGORIAN CHANT PRACTICUM I
MTWRF 8:30 – 12:30 a.m., 1:30 – 5:30 p.m.
MUS 547 : 3 credits; Tuition : $ 2,310
Instructor : Staff/TBA
Ward Method Course IV : Gregorian Chant Practicum I.
Reading, singing and conducting a common repertory of basic Gregorian
Chants, according to the principles of Dom Andre Mocquereau, O.S.B.
For teachers who have successfully completed MUS 544 and for adult
beginners who can demonstrate a basic knowledge of music theory
including the tonic sol-fa system. Textbooks and collection of chants
provided.
Brochure - PDF
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