Programs

The Center for Contemporary Studies in Music Education (CCSME) was established by the Division of Music Education in the College of Music at the University of North Texas in 1993. Under the direction of Julie Scott, the goal of the Center is to provide professional development for music educators in the form of specialized courses and workshops that are extensions of or wholly different from formal courses offered in the College of Music. All workshops may be taken for graduate credit.

CCSME functions as a “learning hub” for music educators who seek to increase knowledge and develop skills relative to the music education profession. CCSME offers short courses and workshops covering diverse topics of interest for in-service teachers during the summer months. Workshop clinicians are among the finest in the country, known for their excellence as music educators and their commitment to teacher education.

Students are encouraged to register early, so that ample materials and supplies may be made available for each class. For further information, contact: Julie Scott, CCSME Director, College of Music, University of North Texas, P.O. Box 311367, Denton, TX 76203, 940-369-8338 (phone), 940-565-2000 (Fax), or scottj@music.unt.edu.

Introduction to Orff Schulwerk
INSTRUCTORS:
Julie Scott, Michael Chandler

Dates: June 12-14
9:00-3:00 Daily

Cost: $300.00
One hour of graduate credit is available for an additional fee. (See “Housing and Graduate Credit Information” for registration information.)

HOUSING: Single Room: $25.50 per night
Double Room: $20.00 per night
Accommodations are provided in air-conditioned campus dorms. Full linens are provided. Please reserve your room by May 15 by calling UNT housing at 940-565-2894.

Kodály Certification Training:
Levels I, II, & III*
INSTRUCTORS: Kathy Kuddes, Phyllis  King Braund, Gay Baker deMontel, David Gadberry, Karen Gentry, Lenke Igo, Cecile Johnson, & Tiffany Sullivan

*This course is endorsed by the Organization of American Kodály Educators.

UNT Dates: June 29-July 17
Opening Day, Sunday, June 29: 1:00-5:00
July 4: No Classes will be held.
July 17: Class ends at 2:00.
All Other Days:
8:00-5:00, Monday-Friday

COST: $600.00
Three hours of graduate credit are available for an additional fee. (See “Housing and Graduate Credit Information” for registration information.)

HOUSING: Single Room: $25.50 per night
Double Room: $20.00 per night
Accommodations are provided in air-conditioned campus dorms. Full linens are provided. Please reserve your room by June 1 by calling UNT housing at 940-565-2894.

TWO OPTIONS FOR CERTIFICATION TRAINING! The UNT Kodály program has merged with the Plano ISD Kodály program. Any student taking Levels I, II, or III may opt to complete the training during the summer session, or to attend the first portion of the course during the summer and complete the second portion  during the school year.

Option I: Complete the work for a level in the summer at the University of North Texas June 29-July 17 (M-F).

Option II: Complete the first portion of work for a level June 29-July 11 at UNT, and attend 7 Saturday classes at the Sockwell Center in Plano during the school year to complete the requirements for the level.

Saturday Dates for the Plano ISD Program, Plano Sockwell Center, 8:00-4:00 each day*:
2008: September 13,  October 4. November 15
2009: January 10, February 7, March 7, April 4

Instrument Repair for the Busy Band Director
INSTRUCTOR: Ann MacMillan

DATES: July 16-18
9:00-4:00 Daily
COST:$300.00

A separate fee of $90.00, paid directly to Ann MacMillan, will be collected during the workshop to pay for a repair kit. Please do not include this fee in the check to UNT.

One hour of graduate credit is available for an additional fee. (See “Housing and Graduate Credit Information” for registration information.)

Orff Schulwerk, Level I*
INSTRUCTORS: Julie Scott, Michael Chandler, Darla Meek, and Carol Slater

* This course is approved by the American Orff-Schulwerk Association.

UNT DATES: August 4-8*
8:30-4:00 Daily

Saturday Dates in Richardson ISD, 8:30-4:30 each day: August 23, September 27, October 11, October 25, November 8

*This class is being offered in conjunction with Richardson ISD. The first week of classes will be held on campus at UNT. The remaining five classes will be held on Saturdays in Richardson, TX. In order to complete Level I, students must attend all 10 classes.

COST: $600.00
Three hours of graduate credit are available for an additional fee. (See “Housing and Graduate Credit Information” for registration information.)

HOUSING: Single Room: $25.50 per night
Double Room: $20.00 per night
Accommodations are provided in air-conditioned campus dorms. Full linens are provided. Please reserve your room by June 15 by calling UNT housing at 940-565-2894.

Phyllis King Braund (Kodály) is the Curriculum and Instruction Facilitator for Fine Arts in Killeen ISD, following 12 years as an elementary music specialist in Plano ISD. She has over 25 years of experience as a music educator, having taught students at the elementary and collegiate levels. Phyllis holds a B.M.E., an M.A., and Kodály Certification, all from Sam Houston State University. In addition, she has completed extensive study at the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest and Kecskemét, Hungary. In addition to the UNT program, Phyllis has taught Kodály training courses for six other school districts and Universities. She has conducted  workshops at the local, state and national levels.  Phyllis has served as KET president, Representative on the National OAKE board, Local Program Chair for an OAKE national convention, Chair of the Music Assessment Committee for Plano ISD, and she is currently the TMEA Region 25 Elementary representative.

Gay Baker deMontel (Kodály) is a music specialist in Port Aransas, Texas, where she is designing and implementing a Kodály-inspired curriculum. Previously, Gay held teaching positions in Kerrville and Plano, where she was a director of the Plano Children’s Chorale. She earned a Bachelors degree from Southwest Texas State University, and she completed her Kodály certification in the Round Top Program at Festival Hill. Gay is a member of OAKE and TMEA, and she is a past board member of Kodály Educators of Texas. Gay has taught Kodály training courses through Plano ISD and Westminster Choir College, and she has presented numerous workshops for music teachers.

Michael Chandler (Orff Schulwerk) is music specialist at Parkway Elementary in Lewisville, TX, where he directs the Parkway Panther Choir and the 5th grade instrumental and movement ensemble, Schulspiel.  In 2005, Schulspiel performed for the Texas Orff Chapters Reception at the annual TMEA clinic/convention in San Antonio. He is the accompanist for the Lewisville ISD Fifth Grade Honor Choir and is a past president of the North Texas Chapter of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association (AOSA). Michael currently serves as a member of the National Board of AOSA. In 2005, he presented in the Recorder Teacher Training Session at the AOSA National Conference in Birmingham, Alabama. In addition to his teaching in the UNT Orff course, Michael is an instructor in the Orff levels training courses at Southern Methodist University and at the University of St. Thomas.

David Gadberry (Kodály) is a doctoral student in Music Education at the University of Kansas.  Previously he was a music specialist in Plano ISD teaching grades K-5. He completed Orff certification at SMU and Kodály certification with the Plano ISD Kodály Training Program. David served as pedagogy teacher assistant and folk music materials intern with the UNT/Plano ISD Kodály Training Program. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Southwestern Oklahoma State University. During his graduate studies, David was a folk music graduate assistant, collecting and transcribing folk songs and play parties. He has served as North Texas Representative for Kodály Educators of Texas (KET) and he is currently Secretary on the national board of OAKE. David has presented workshops at the local, state, and national levels.

Karen Gentry (Kodály) has served on the faculty of Plano’s Kodály Training Program since its inception.  She completed her Kodály certification at Round Top, Texas and completed two summers of Orff training in Memphis, TN.   She earned BM and MM degrees from The University of Texas.  Her experiences include teaching music to pre-school students in a Montessori setting and working as an elementary music specialist – most recently in a bi-lingual school.  She has mentored students for UT, UNT, and SMU.  She has been a guest speaker for college students and is now conducting workshops for music teachers.  Karen helped to establish The Younger Generation, a community choir that serves outstanding Plano youth. She is a recipient of the Volunteer of the Year Award in Education from the city of Plano.  She has served as Secretary for the Southern Division of OAKE.

Lenke Igo (Kodály) is a graduate of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, Hungary and a former director of the Hungarian Radio and Television Children's Chorus.  Currently, she is Chair of the Theory and Solfege Department at the Bela Bartók Conservatory of Music and Conducting Professor at Eötvös University in Budapest.   Lenke is a master teacher of the Kodály method, having taught courses and conducted choirs throughout the United States, as well as in Great Britain, Greece, Japan, Canada, Korea, and Hungary.

Cecile Johnson (Kodály) is a Kodály music specialist at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School in Denton, Texas, where she teaches K-5th grade music. In addition, she is director of the school's All-Star Choir, which has commissioned more than 28 new works for treble choir and was selected as a TMEA Elementary Honor Choir twice: in 1998 and in 2005. She holds degrees from Lowell State College and the University of Northern Iowa and completed an OAKE-endorsed Kodály certificate at the University of North Texas. Cecile is a Past-President of Kodály Educators of Texas and also has served as Southern I Representative on the OAKE National Board of Directors. She has been a frequent clinician at TMEA, OAKE, and for numerous Texas school districts.

Kathy Kuddes (Kodály Lead Teacher) is Director of Fine Arts for Plano ISD and the Founder/Coordinator of the Plano Kodály Teacher Training Program. She has Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Music Education, a Kodály Teacher Training Certificate, and Texas Supervisor Certification. Kathy has taught students from Pre-K through the college graduate level, has presented numerous workshops for elementary music teachers, and co-authored the latest revision of the Plano ISD Elementary Music Curriculum. In the summer of 2003, Kathy presented a workshop at the conference of the International Kodály Society in Australia. In addition, she is a past member of the board of the Organization of American Kodály Educators and of Kodály Educators of Texas.

Ann MacMillan (Instrument Repair) holds a masters degree in music education from the University of North Texas. She taught middle school band in Emporia, Kansas after graduating from Emporia State University. Ann began her work as an instrument repair technician in 1982 and has been teaching instrument repair at UNT since 1997, where she also serves as the on-staff instrument repair technician for the university.

Darla Meek (Orff Schulwerk) serves as Lecturer in Music Education at Texas A & M University-Commerce after fifteen years’ experience teaching elementary children music, drama, and movement.  She holds a Bachelor’s of Music Education from Dallas Baptist University, and a Master’s of Music at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.  As a certified Orff specialist, Darla now serves the American Orff-Schulwerk Association as a teacher trainer in both pedagogy and movement.  She often presents staff development clinics for music educators in Texas and in Louisiana, and is Vice President of the North Texas Chapter of AOSA.

Julie Scott (CCSME Director/Orff Schulwerk) is Coordinator of Elementary Music in the Richardson Independent School District. She has taught elementary music in Texas schools for 17 years and music education classes at SMU for 3 years. From 2004-2006, she taught at Eastman School of Music, where she is pursuing a Ph. D. in Music Education. Julie is Coordinator of the Music Educators Workshops at SMU, and she has taught Orff Levels Training Courses at five other universities. She has presented workshops for TMEA, MENC, AOSA, OAKE, IKS in Australia, and to numerous state MEAs, school districts and Orff chapters throughout the U.S. Julie currently serves as Vice President of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association.

Carol Slater (Orff Schulwerk) has taught elementary music for 29 years, the last 22 years in Richardson ISD.  She has served as an area team leader assisting in curriculum writing and online design, staff development designer and presenter, mentor, assessment design and implementation. In addition, she worked with the fine arts director and elementary music teachers in equalizing instruments and other equipment across the district.  She has supervised student teachers from UNT and SMU.  Carol received Orff certification through UNT and University of Cincinnati.  She has served as coordinator and recorder instructor of the Orff Level I Course at Richardson ISD since the course’s inception.