Overview
Enrich and enhance your Orff or Kodály experience and discover emerging techniques and methods with music pedagogy field experts. These courses will help you to expand your knowledge and invigorate your teaching methods. Supplementals may be taken for graduate-level course credit or non-credit and are eligible for teacher Recertification Points in many school systems. Please check with your county/district for verification.
2026
Kodály: “Side-by-Side” Kodaly-Inspired Children’s Choir
Video by Kodály Program Director, Beth Anne Young
Program Details
Dates: July 6–10, 2026
8 a.m.–4:35 p.m.
Tuition: Non-credit $990; For-credit (3) $1,767 in-state, $2,088 out-of-state
Pre-requisite: Participants must have completed Level 2 Kodály training.
Music Teachers, who have completed at least two levels of Kodály training, will continue to hone their personal Musicianship Skills and observe master Kodály-Inspired Teachers as they work with the Mason Community Arts Academy Children’s Choir Camp. Participants will plan and teach lessons to students ages 6–12 years old and reflect upon their lessons with Kodály Levels Faculty and fellow peers.
Registration
Non-credit
For-credit registration will open in February and limited spots are available. We encourage students to register for the non-credit option to secure a spot in the program. When for-credit registration opens, please email [email protected] to request a transfer.
Orff: Basics – Filling in the Gaps
Program Details
Instructor: Victoria Redfearn Cave
Dates: July 6–10, 2026
9–11:30 a.m.
Tuition: Non-credit $330; For-credit (1) $589 in-state, $696 out-of-state
From the art of teaching a rote song, to accompaniment strategies on various classroom instruments, this course is designed for teachers at all places in their Orff training. Everything from theory review to practice in technical skills like piano and ukulele accompaniment, singing, and movement work, this course will truly help you hone your craft, create a sustainability plan, and fill in the gaps. In this week with a relaxed pace, come ask the questions that you felt too rushed to answer previously. Participants will be able to practice teaching their peers and get formative feedback to help make magic in your classroom.
Registration
Non-credit
For-credit registration will open in February and limited spots are available. We encourage students to register for the non-credit option to secure a spot in the program. When for-credit registration opens, please email [email protected] to request a transfer.
Orff: Music & Books for All Reasons & Seasons
Program Details
Instructor: Shoshanah Drake
Dates: July 6–10, 2026
9–11:30 a.m.
Tuition: Non-credit $330; For-credit (1) $589 in-state, $696 out-of-state
This course will share a variety of ways to incorporate children’s literature into your general music class while embodying the Orff Schulwerk process. No prior Levels training is needed to participate.
Participants will explore, create, move, and share ideas for students in kindergarten through 6th grade as we look at books that focus on many themes, including Social-Emotional Learning, student well-being, seasons and celebrations, diversity, and joy and kindness. New books and ideas will be shared and ready for you to bring to your classroom!
Registration
Non-credit
For-credit registration will open in February and limited spots are available. We encourage students to register for the non-credit option to secure a spot in the program. When for-credit registration opens, please email [email protected] to request a transfer.
Orff: Holding Space: Nurturing Wholeness in the Elementary General Music Classroom
Program Details
Instructor: Roger Sams
Dates: July 6–10, 2026
Noon–4:30 p.m.
Tuition: Non-credit $660; For-credit (2) $1,178 in-state, $1,392 out-of-state
Gestalt means whole. A Gestalt approach to change and growth recognizes that the whole is more than the sum of the parts. Orff Schulwerk teaching, at its best, comes from a place of wholeness. In this course we examine the ways in which an Orff classroom is a place for children to experience, if even just for a moment, their wholeness in the midst of their demanding lives and a broken world. Simultaneously, we will heighten our awareness as to how this generative approach to teaching impacts the teacher, creating movement toward wholeness. This course will be life-changing.
Registration
Non-credit
For-credit registration will open in February and limited spots are available. We encourage students to register for the non-credit option to secure a spot in the program. When for-credit registration opens, please email [email protected] to request a transfer.
Orff: Putting It All Together: Post Level III
Program Details
Instructor: Matt McCoy
Dates: July 6–10, 2026
9 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Tuition: Non-credit $990; For-credit (3) $1,767 in-state, $2,088 out-of-state
This masterclass invites Orff Schulwerk practitioners to revisit their learning from Levels I–III while deepening their understanding of process-based teaching and elemental composition. Participants will explore primary source models alongside contemporary developments that continue to shape the Schulwerk in meaningful ways. In addition, we will review and refine the instructional and facilitation skills that support student creativity and active music-making in the classroom. Throughout the masterclass, we will draw connections among previously learned concepts, weaving them into a more cohesive and intentional teaching practice that supports artistry, clarity, and confidence.
Registration
Non-credit
For-credit registration will open in February and limited spots are available. We encourage students to register for the non-credit option to secure a spot in the program. When for-credit registration opens, please email [email protected] to request a transfer.