2008 Special Programs

The International Centre for Ward Method Studies is offering the following intensive courses in Music Pedagogy of Elementary School or Home Schooling June 23 to June 27, 2008.

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, MUS 544 or MUS 547, at $2,220 per course. With the consent of the instructor, non-matriculated students interested chiefly in personal enrichment or home schooling activity, may attend course in the Ward Method by registering for SMUS 543 on a non-credit workshop basis at a cost of $550. 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 544 and 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 a.m. –  12:30 p.m. And 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

MUS 543: 3 credits; Tuition: $2,220

Instructor: Nanacy Fazio M.F.A

Lower School music teacher, Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart, Bethesda, MD

Prerequisite for both: 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.