Summer 2024
SUMMER I
Conducting Intensive
June 24 - 28, 2024 | 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
James Jordan and guests
SRC Seminar Room
Conducting Intensive, taught by James Jordan, conductor of The Westminster Choir, will be an intensive week filled with thought-provoking ideas about breath, gesture and body architecture. The pedagogical framework of the course revolves around not only a deep understanding of listening and responding, but mastering Laban Effort Shape to develop a deeper connection of the conductor's physical relationship to sound. This is an opportunity to study with the world’s leading pedagogue in conducting pedagogy and author of more than 70 books used around the world for the education of conductors.
Prerequisites: If taking for credit, an undergraduate degree is required. Applicants are required to submit an official transcript showing that an undergraduate degree has been conferred. No prerequisites are needed to audit.
Auditing vs. Credit: Auditors are entitled to full participation in daily course activities but will not receive academic credit. Auditors may also be exempted from some assignments at the discretion of the course instructor.
SUMMER II
Voice Pedagogy Institute
July 22 - July 26, 2024 | 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Kathy Price and guests
FA 110
Westminster's Voice Pedagogy Institute is a focused, intensive program that gives a detailed overview of science-informed and experience-driven voice pedagogy. Participants each year include singers, voice teachers, coaches, speech-language therapists and other professional voice users who wish to deepen their knowledge and become better teachers. Emphases are on both classical and commercial singing styles. Participants enjoy interactive "look-in lessons" led by the faculty.
Prerequisites: If taking for credit, an undergraduate degree is required. Applicants are required to submit an official transcript showing that an undergraduate degree has been conferred. No prerequisites are needed to audit.
Auditing vs. Credit: Auditors are entitled to full participation in daily course activities but will not receive academic credit. Auditors may also be exempted from some assignments at the discretion of the course instructor.
Special Topics in Choral Pedagogy
July 22 - 26, 2024 | 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
James Jordan and guests
SRC Seminar Room
Led by James Jordan, the conductor of the Westminster Choir, this revolutionary course will not only inform how one teaches their choir, but radically change the way one approaches vocal instruction and musicianship. The pedagogies shared in this class are for all ages and skill levels of singers. Conductors and teachers will leave this unique pedagogical experience changed because of the pedagogies and teaching methods shared in this class. In addition to cutting-edge voice pedagogy, students in the class will learn how to structure warm-ups and use appropriate conducting gestures that cause their singers to sing with healthy vocal technique.
Prerequisites: If taking for credit, an undergraduate degree is required. Applicants are required to submit an official transcript showing that an undergraduate degree has been conferred. No prerequisites are needed to audit.
Auditing vs. Credit: Auditors are entitled to full participation in daily course activities but will not receive academic credit. Auditors may also be exempted from some assignments at the discretion of the course instructor.