April 24, 2023 to June 6, 2023
- Category: AQ, Online
- Region: Central Ontario, Eastern Ontario, GTA, Northern Ontario, Outside Ontario, Southern Ontario
- Topic: Arts
- Grades: Intermediate (grades 7-10), JK-SK, Junior (grades 4-6), Primary (grades 1-3), Senior (grades 11-12)
This course is intended to provide candidates with practical, hands-on experience in additional brass, woodwinds instruments from their Part I experience, percussion, and some contact with strings, guitar, and Musical Instrumental Digital Interface (MIDI) applications. Candidates will also have opportunities to sing as a means of human expression, and are encouraged to use the singing voice as a tool for interpretive teaching.
Topics include:
- demonstrating basic performance skills on two additional instruments: one brass, one woodwind (different from the instruments chosen in the Part 1 experience)
- demonstrating knowledge and teaching approaches of standard percussion instruments (i.e., band/orchestral percussion)
- experiencing and applying a variety of music practices, including creating/improvising, world music, small ensembles, choir
- applying knowledge of conducting using standard patterns
- demonstrating an ability to read and conduct from conductor’s scores of intermediate level repertoire
- demonstrating an understanding of the importance of beginning and intermediate method books and repertoire selection for the instrumental class
- demonstrating group teaching and rehearsal skills in warm-ups, technique exercises and other classroom performance activities
- demonstrating the relationship among program planning, assessment and evaluation and teaching/learning strategies that reflect key components of instrumental music
- continuing to situate musical pieces in context
- introducing composers for music history
- demonstrating the ability to properly set up an instrumental music room/facility for effective instruction and learning
Please visit website for additional information and registration.
- Organizer: University of Windsor
- Cost: Three-Part AQ: $685.00, Additional Basic AQ: $735.00, Honour Specialist: $735.00, Tech Studies: $725.00. See https://www.aspire.uwo.ca/fees.html for details.
- Location: Online
- Website: http://www.uwindsor.ca/education/continuing
- Contact: The Centre for Executive and Professional Education
- Phone: 519-253-3000 ext 6734
- Email: [email protected]