Teacher Development workshops

This research-based overview of the stages of the young child’s musical development will enable you to better create, implement, and assess age-appropriate musical activities for your classroom. We will discuss aural, pitch, and rhythmic development, social-emotional development, and physical development as seen in locomotor and nonlocomotor activity, and also in the playing of musical instruments.

Adults and children alike respond to beautiful singing – children especially connect with their world through their own songs and vocal explorations. In this workshop, we will discuss how young children use their voices, as we explore our own voices through activities that bring more singing into our daily classroom routines. Come and learn more songs for circle time, rest, transitions, and of course, music time.

Young children develop their musical skills through action, movement, and play. Come and learn some traditional and new circle games, dances, and dramatic play activities for the early childhood classroom. We’ll sing, move, play instruments, and have a wonderful time.

Even a simple drum can create a stimulating musical activity in your classroom. Come and learn ways to integrate the instruments that you may already have in your school into your daily activities, and also have a chance to try some new musical instruments from around the world.

This workshop prepares early childhood professionals to plan and implement age-appropriate music experiences for infants and babies in group care settings. Rooted in principles of child development and musical development, this hands-on course pairs exploration of repertoire with discussion of and practice with teaching techniques for infants and babies.

This workshop prepares early childhood professionals to plan and implement age-appropriate music experiences for toddlers and two-year-olds in group care settings. Rooted in principles of child development and musical development, this hands-on course pairs exploration of repertoire with discussion of and practice with teaching techniques for increasingly mobile young children.

Come celebrate your students’ natural propensity for making music, by expanding your comfort and abilities in facilitating joy-filled, story-telling experiences. The world of make-believe is the perfect setting for young children to learn, explore their musical abilities, and experience music-making with their peers.

The course explores music experiences that help to support pre-literacy goals in the early childhood classroom. Participants will explore musical books and storytelling, the introduction of pictorial representation, and the use of music to develop understandings of story concepts.

This collaborative workshop will focus on the creative use of musical activities to facilitate easier classroom transitions. Through musicalizing the difficult daily moments that occur in the early childhood day, you can better manage classroom flow, create positive learning environments, and turn potentially frustrating scenarios into fun, artistic experiences. A wide variety of activities and techniques will be shared, and participating teachers will have the opportunity to develop their management skills in an interactive format.

This hands-on workshop focuses on the effective use of recorded music within early childhood music activities and to support the development of listening skills. Topics will include selection and best practices for presentation in the classroom.

This hands-on workshop will focus on best practices for selection, implementation, and adaptation of PreK music activities that successfully include every child in your classroom, and provide positive peer interactions and beautiful music-making for all. A range of disabilities and special needs will be addressed.

This workshop focuses on developing practical and musical solutions to overcome classroom space and materials limitations. Great music making can occur in most any classroom or daycare setting, with the right preparation.

In this four-session workshop, you will learn the basics of how to independently accompany songs on your own ukulele, enabling you to create or enhance a musical activity for your students on a moment’s notice. Participation in all four sessions of the workshop is recommended in order to build proficiency. This workshop is designed for the total beginner, no experience or previous musical training required, although those who have played ukulele before are encouraged to attend.

In this four-session workshop, you will develop your singing voice, and learn the tools that you need to sing beautifully with your students. Participation in all four sessions of the workshop is recommended in order to build singing skills. This workshop is designed for the total beginner, no experience or previous musical training required, although those who are accomplished singers are also encouraged to attend.

In this four-session workshop, you will learn the basics of how to play the soprano recorder, enabling you to create or enhance a musical experience for the students in your class. Participation in all four sessions of the workshop is recommended in order to build proficiency. This workshop is designed for the total beginner, no experience or previous musical training required, although those who have played recorder before are encouraged to attend.

In this four-session workshop, you will learn the basics of how to play various percussion instruments, enabling you to create or enhance a musical experience for the students in your class. Participation in all four sessions of the workshop is recommended in order to build proficiency. This workshop is designed for the total beginner, no experience or previous musical training required, although those who have played percussion before are encouraged to attend.

This teaching practicum focuses on the development of strong music teaching technique for PreK environments. This course involves group sessions, practice teaching, self-assessment, and feedback from expert instructors.

This course focuses on the selection and presentation of beautiful age-appropriate repertoire for the PreK classroom. Selected repertoire and teaching practice directly align with the Blueprint for Teaching and Learning in Music.

In this four-session workshop, you will develop your understanding of how to include piano in daily music sessions, enabling you to create or enhance a musical experience for the students in your class. Participation in all four sessions of the workshop is recommended in order to build proficiency. This workshop is designed for the total beginner, no experience or previous musical training required, although those who have played piano before are encouraged to attend.