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SUMMER WORKSHOPS

• African Drumming and Dance
• Amy Porter's Anatomy of Sound: A Workshop for Flutists
• Energize
• Harpsichord Workshops
• Organ and Church Music Institute
• Special Education Workshop
• Summer Choral Conducting Symposium
• Beyond the Basics: Extending Music Literacy Skills Through Kodály Concepts
• Music Technology for Music Educators
• The Art of the Orchestra Teacher
• Teaching Percussion Instruments
• Jazz Pedagogy for the Music Teacher

Teaching Percussion Instruments

DATE:

              July 14 – July 18, 2008

INSTRUCTOR:

              Joseph Gramley, University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance

BRIEF DESCRIPTION:

Professor Joseph Gramley’s workshop for the 2008 Master of Music in Music Education Summer Program will seek to impart a comprehensive approach to both technique and musicianship on percussion instruments.  In our 21st Century ‘total percussion’ world, our students must have a broad base of knowledge and technique from which to adapt to the growing demands of percussionists. The participants in this workshop will set the foundation for these students.  We will begin with issues of stroke/technique, which will lead us to developing our ‘sound’.   Body placement and performance practice will be talked about in detail.  Ways of including hand drums, ethnic instruments and world drums in the classroom will be introduced and developed.   All of the above serving to lead our participants towards a comprehensive base of fundamentals on ALL percussion instruments.

CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS:

This workshop has been approved by the State of Michigan to offer SB-CEU’s.

Total Number of CEU: 2.1

GRADUATE CREDIT:

Graduate credit is available.  The 'Teaching Percussion Instrument' workshop may be taken for one or two credits, which can be transferred to another institution's graduate program. Prospective students must apply to the School as "Not Candidate for  Degree" (NCFD) students, and, if accepted, pay for the credit(s) at the appropriate tuition rate (in-state or out-of-state). For further information, contact the Admissions Office at smtd.admissions@umich.edu.

COSTS:

Application Fee: $25

Workshop Fee: $450

SB-Fee: $  25 (optional)

REGISTRATION:

              2008 Summer Workshop Application

Mail all materials to:

University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance

Attn: Summer Workshops

2005 Baits Drive, Room 220

Ann Arbor MI 48109-2075

RELATED LINKS:

Music Education Department

CONTACT:

For more information about other Summer Workshops, please contact the Summer Programs Office:

UM - School of Music, Theatre & Dance
2005 Baits Drive Rm 220
Ann Arbor MI  48109

Email: rcferg@umich.edu

Phone: (734) 764-5429
Fax: (734) 647-6916