Institute for Music Teaching & Learning

The Institute for Music Teaching and Learning offers professional development for music educators. The program provides high-quality professional development for music educators in workshops coordinated with Ohio Standards and contextualized for the music educator. All programs are offered for-credit for both graduate and undergraduate students.

International students may register as a not-for-credit student and must call the Community Arts School office at 440-826-8065 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday to pay for their course. International students are responsible for attaining their own visas.

Summer 2020 Offerings

Instructor: Kristin Kulma, Woodwind Workshop Cleveland
Dates: June 8, 10, 15 & 17
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Credit(s): 1
Course Number: EDU 565-PD21

This instrumental repair workshop is designed for directors who would like to work on their basic instrument repair skills. The course will take place at Baldwin Wallace University where directors will work with shop owner and instructor Kristin Kulma from Woodwind Workshop Cleveland and receive instruction and hands-on experience to learn how to do simple and basic repairs. Bring your own band instruments if you have some in need of repair to work on while in the class.

Instructor: Frank Bianchi
Dates: June 15-16
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Credit(s): 1
Course Number: EDU 565-PD22

The 2-day workshop led by a 43 year veteran of choral music education will focus on creative ways to teach fundamental choral techniques (including reading skills) utilizing repertoire to be selected from the required materials. Participants will actively be involved in score study, score marking, creating warm-ups that enhance the repertoire learning experience as well as presenting these things to the class for additional feedback and discussion. The ‘chorus’ will be comprised of singers in the workshop. Through the use of quality literature (for all levels) and purposeful warm-ups, we will discuss and implement different strategies that will get the most mileage out of your vocalists in preparing for that ultimate artistic performance. While the workshop will be geared primarily for middle/high school singers and for the new or still in college musician, many of these techniques have proven successful with singers from upper elementary grades through college, church, community and semi-professional choruses and will be helpful to even the ‘seasoned veteran teacher’ who just needs a new way to say the same thing again

Instructor: Dr. David Pope & Dr. Soo Han
Dates: July 8-10
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Credit(s): 2
Course Number: EDU 565-PD23

This three-day workshop is designed for string or non-string specialists who are teaching elementary, middle, or high school orchestra. The Conservatory String Teacher Institute is a wonderful opportunity for orchestra directors to develop their teaching skills under the guidance of Conservatory faculty. Through hands-on experiences, participants will attend a variety of workshops and masterclasses that focus on string instrument pedagogy, conducting, score preparation, score interpretation, rehearsal techniques, and relevant topics for today’s orchestra teacher. Time will be provided for networking with other participants and the workshop faculty. The workshop will be led by Soo Han and David Pope. Additional courses will be taught by Conservatory faculty, and participants will earn graduate two-credit hours that can be used for Professional Development.

Instructor: Josh Ryan
Dates: July 13-17
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Credit(s): 2
Course Number: EDU 565-PD24

This course will draw on Prof. Ryan’s experience as a student and performer of Afro-centric music and will involve participants actively drumming, singing, and dancing. The focus will be on building participants’ familiarity and confidence in a few different West African and Afro-Cuban genres while learning strong drumming fundamentals and pedagogical techniques.

Instructor: Lalene DyShere Kay
Dates: July 13-16
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Credit(s): 1
Course Number: EDU 565-PD25

Intended for the mainstream music educator who sees children with special needs in grades PK – 12, participants will learn modification and adaptation strategies along with a refresher on the latest psychological research and educational policy regarding students with special needs.