The Catholic University of America

Professional Programs and Institutes

Music Paedagogy         Summer 2012 information is forthcoming

Elementary School and Home Schooling

June 25 to June 29, 2012

Program Brochure

All courses meet for eight hours daily, as indicated below.

 
Depending upon enrollment, a Ward Method course may be offered with MUS and/or SMUS sections. Teachers and students preparing to teach music may register to receive three academic credits for any of the Ward courses, such as MUS 543-01 or MUS 547-01, at $2640 per course, for which oral and written examinations are required. Ward Method courses MUS 543A-01 and MUS 543B-01 are offered on a rotational basis.
 
Prerequisite: Basic knowledge of music theory including tonic sol-fa system. The requirement is fulfilled if the applicant has earned a music diploma or successfully completed at least two semesters of music theory, including ear training, sight singing, melodic and harmonic dictation, etc. With the consent of the instructor, nonmatriculated students interested chiefly in personal enrichment or home schooling activity, may attend Ward Method courses by registering for SMUS 543-01 or SMUS 547-01 on a noncredit workshop study course basis at a cost of  $600. After satisfactory accomplishment in the SMUS Ward course, a testimonial of attendance and successful completion can be issued, upon request.
 
For information on the possible availability of limited scholarship assistance, e-mail the director of the Ward Center, Rev. Robert A. Skeris, at skeris@cua.edu.
 
WARD METHOD — COURSE I
MTWRF 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m., 1:30–5:30 p.m.
MUS 543-01: 3 credits; tuition: $2640 Textbooks and teaching materials provided.
SMUS 543-01: noncredit workshop;tuition: $600 Textbooks and teaching materials provided.
 
Instructor: Nancy Fazio, M.F.A.
Middle School music teacher, Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart, Bethesda, MD.
 
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.
 
GREGORIAN CHANT PRACTICUM I
MTWRF 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m., 1:30–5:30 p.m.
MUS 547-01: 3 credits; tuition: $2640 Textbooks and teaching materials provided.
SMUS 547-01: noncredit workshop; tuition: $600 Textbooks and teaching materials provided.
 
Instructors: Amy G. Zuberbueler, M.Mus.Ed.
Director, Ward Center of San Antonio, Texas
Rev. Robert A. Skeris Director, Ward Center, Benjamin T. Rome School of Music, The Catholic University of America
 
Reading, singing and conducting a common repertory of basic Gregorian chants according to the principles of Dom André Mocquereau, O.S.B. For teachers who have successfully completed MUS 543A-01 and for adult beginners who can demonstrate a basic knowledge of music theory including the tonic sol-fa system. For details regarding the entrance requirements, e-mail the director of the Ward Center, Rev. Robert A. Skeris, at skeris@cua.edu.
 
NOTE: To change status from noncredit to credit or vice versa , registrants must contact the Office of Summer Sessions at 202-319-5257 or cua-summers@cua.edu on or before June 21, 2012. To request accommodations for individuals with disabilities, please contact Rev. Robert A. Skeris, the director of the Ward Center, at skeris@cua.edu.
 
Lodging information: 
 
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Kimberly Parrott
Conferences and Pryzbyla Management
Edward J. Pryzbyla University Center -- Room 201
Washington DC 20064
202.319.5291 (Phone) -- 202.319.5529 (fax)
 
For more information about the program, email Rev. Robert A. Skeris, the director of the Ward Center at skeris@cua.edu 
 
 
 
§ Special Note:
 
Persons living west of the Missouri River who are interested in the Ward I Pedagogy Course at a venue closer to them, may Contact:  Dr. Alise Brown ~ Alise.Brown@unco.edu mail .
 
University of Northern Colorado Greeley Co 80639
School of Music, Office of Extended Studies
Info: 970-351-2944
July 2012
Tuition; TBA textbooks and teaching materials provided.
3 credit workshop: Ward Method I
Dr. Alise Brown