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2023 Summer Workshops for Music Professionals

Earn In-Demand Certifications and Master New Teaching Methods

Summer is the best time to advance your teaching career with convenient online and in-person summer workshops for music professionals. These courses can level up your teaching skills and help you master some of music education’s most powerful teaching methods and concepts. Select courses will give you in-demand certifications for Orff-Schulwerk, Kodaly, and World Music Drumming. Choose from dozens of workshops offered by respected learning institutions like George Mason University, West Texas Kodaly Initiative, University of St Thomas, VanderCook College of Music, and more. West Music is proud to support your learning by offering the books, materials, and instruments needed for most classes. Sign up today before classes fill up!

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2023 Summer Workshops

Location Courses Status Start Date End Date Website
Chula Vista Elem School District
Chula Vista, CA
Orff Levels I & II In-Person 7/03/20237/14/2023 View Website
NNJOSA (N. New Jersey Orff Chapter)
& William Patterson Univ.
Newark, NJ
Orff Levels I & II In-Person 8/07/20238/18/2023 View Website
Music ConstructED - Virtual A STEAM Powered Music Room Online 7/05/20237/17/2023 View Website
Music ConstructED - Virtual Introduction to Orff Schulwerk Online 6/12/20238/07/2023 View Website
Music ConstructED - Virtual Logic Pro for Music Educators Online 6/25/20238/19/2023 View Website
Music ConstructED - Virtual Reflective Practices Online 6/02/236/23/2023 View Website
Music ConstructED - Virtual Responsive Classroom Management Online 8/01/20239/30/2023 View Website
Alvin ISD
Alvin, TX
Orff Level I & II In-Person 6/6/20236/17/2023 View Website
Anderson University
Anderson, IN
Ukulele in the Music Classroom In-Person 6/26/20236/30/2023 View Website
Anderson University
Anderson, IN
Grant Writing for the Music EducatorIn-Person6/26/20236/30/2023View Website
Anderson University
Anderson, IN
Children's Literature in the Orff
Schulwerk Classroom
In-Person7/5/20237/08/2023View Website
Anderson University
Anderson, IN
Orff Schulwerk, Levels I, II, IIIIn-Person7/10/20237/21/2023View Website
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC
Orff Level IIIIn-Person6/19/20236/30/2023View Website
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC
Orff Level IIn-Person6/19/20236/30/2023View Website
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
Kodaly Levels I & II,
Kodaly Advanced Study, Kodaly Review
In-Person6/5/20236/16/2023View Website
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
Orff Levels I, II, III In-Person 6/19/20236/30/2023 View Website
Baker University
Baldwin City, KS
Orff Levels I & IIIIn-Person6/19/20236/30/2023View Website
Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater, MA
Orff Levels I & IIIn-Person7/17/20237/28/2023View Website
Cobb County School District
Marietta, GA
Orff Levels I, II, III In-Person 6/5/20236/15/2023 View Website
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
Supplemental Courses:
Kodaly: Brush Up on Your Kodaly
Orff: Early Childhood Music & Movement
Orff: Process & Play: An Orff Repetoire Class
Orff: Process & Play: Exploring Electronic &
Digital Media for Elemental Music Making
In-Person7/10/20237/14/2023View Website
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
Orff: Process & Play:
An Orff Repetoire Class
In-Person7/10/20237/14/2023View Website
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
Orff: Process & Play:
Exploring Electronic and Digital Media
for Elemental Music Making
In-Person7/10/20237/14/2023View Website
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
Kodaly: Brush Up Your KodalyIn-Person7/10/20237/14/2023View Website
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
Orff Levels I, II & IIIIn-Person7/17/20237/28/2023View Website
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
Kodaly Levels I, II & IIIIn-Person7/17/20237/28/2023View Website
Jackson State University
Jackson, MS
Orff MasterclassIn-Person7/10/20237/14/2023View Website
Jackson State University
Jackson, MS
Orff Schulwerk, Levels I, II, IIIIn-Person7/10/20237/21/2023View Website
Lakeland University
Plymouth, WI
Orff Level IIn-Person6/19/20236/30/2023View Website
Los Angeles Co. AOSA Chapter
Pasadena, CA
Orff Levels I-IIOnline6/19/20236/30/2023View Website
Metro State University of Denver
Denver, CO
Orff Levels I & IIIn-Person7/3/20237/14/2023View Website
Michigan Orff Collage
Detroit AOSA
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI
Orff Level IIn-Person6/19/20236/30/2023View Website
Midwestern Sate University
Wichita Falls, TX
Kodaly Levels I, II, IIIIn-Person6/19/20236/30/2023View Website
Minot State University
Minot, ND
Orff Levels I & IIIn-Person6/19/20236/30/2023View Website
Mount Mercy Kodaly Institute
Cedar Rapids, IA
Taste of KodalyIn-Person6/19/20236/20/2023View Website
New Mexico AOSA Chapter
Albuquerque, NM
Orff Levels I & IIIn-Person6/5/20236/16/2023View Website
North Florida Orff Chapter
(NFOC)
Jacksonville, FL
Orff Level IIIn-Person7/10/20237/21/2023View Website
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA
Orff Levels I & IIIn-Person7/24/20238/4/2023View Website
Samford University
Birmingham, AL
Orff Levels II & IIIIn-Person6/12/20236/23/2023View Website
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA
Orff Levels I, II, IIIIn-Person7/10/20237/21/2023View Website
Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville, IL
Orff Level IIn-Person6/20/20236/30/2023View Website
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX
Masterclass: Re-Imagining the Familiar;
Deepening Your Personal Artistry
In-Person6/19/20236/23/2023View Website
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX
Orff Schulwerk, Levels I, II, IIIIn-Person6/19/20236/30/2023View Website
Southern Methodist Univ
Plano Kodaly Teacher
Training Program
Dallas, TX
Kodaly Certification Training, Levels I, II, IIIIn-Person7/5/20237/19/2023View Website
Trinity University
San Antonio, TX
Orff Levels I, II & IIIIn-Person6/5/20236/16/2023View Website
University of Hawaii
Honolulu, HI
Orff Levels I & IIIIn-Person6/1/20236/13/2023View Website
University of Memphis
Memphis, TN
Orff Levels I, II, IIIIn-Person7/10/20237/21/2023View Website
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
Orff Levels I & IIIIn-Person6/20/20236/30/2023View Website
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, NE
Orff LevelsIn-Person7/10/20237/21/2023View Website
University of Nevada - Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV
Materclass: Advanced Techniques
Using the Five Volumes
In-Person7/10/20237/14/2023View Website
University of St. Thomas
St. Paul, MN
Kodaly Levels I, II & IIIIn-Person7/10/20237/21/2023View Website
University of St. Thomas
St. Paul, MN
Orff Levels I, II & IIIIn-Person7/24/20238/4/2023View Website
University of St. Thomas
St. Paul, MN
Orff Curriculum DevelopmentIn-Person7/10/20237/14/2023View Website
VanderCook College of Music
Chicago, IL
Orff Levels I, II & IIIIn-Person7/10/20237/21/2023View Website
Volusia County Schools
Volusia County, Florida
Orff Level I In-Person7/10/20237/21/2023View Website
West Chester University
West Chester, PA
Orff Levels I, II, IIIIn-Person6/19/20236/30/2023View Website
Summerfield Elementary School
Summerfield, NC
World Music Drumming Level 1 & 2In-Person6/13/20236/16/2023View Website
Slippery Rock University
Slippery Rock, PA
World Music Drumming
Level 1 & Drumming Up the Fun
In-Person6/19/20236/23/2022View Website
El Dorado High School
Albuquerque, NM
World Music Drumming Level 1 & 2In-Person6/19/20236/23/2023View Website
University Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
World Music Drumming Level 1, 2, & 3In-Person6/26/20236/30/2023View Website
Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown, PA
World Music Drumming Level 1 & 2In-Person7/10/20237/14/2023View Website
Riverside Elementary School
Dublin, OH
World Music Drumming Level 1 & 2In-Person7/17/20237/21/2021View Website
Prairie High School
Cedar Rapids, IA
World Music Drumming
Level 1 & Drumming Up the Fun
In-Person7/10/20237/14/2022View Website
Stanford Montessori Elementary School
Nashville, TN
World Music Drumming Level 1In-Person7/17/20237/21/2023View Website
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln, NE
World Music Drumming
Level 1, 2, & Festival Brazil
In-Person7/17/20237/21/2023View Website
Seagate Elementary School
Naples, FL
World Music Drumming Level 1 & KCD In-Person 7/24/20237/28/2023 View Website
Parkview Elementary School
Bellingham, WA
World Music Drumming Level 1 & 2 In-Person 7/31/20238/4/2023 View Website
West Texas Kodaly Initiative
Lubbock, TX
Kodaly Levels I, II & III In-Person 6/12/20236/23/2023 View Website