Summer Music Education Workshop 2005

Idaho State University
Department of Music

Presents

Multicultural Music
and Dalcroze Eurhythmics
in Classroom and Ensemble Settings

Clinician: Sharon Davis Gratto, D.M.A.

Workshop Description

Workshop Activity During this four-day workshop, several topics will be explored that will be of interest to classroom music teachers, secondary theory teachers, and choral and instrumental ensemble directors.

Included will be: a choral reading session of multicultural repertoire, an introduction to world music drumming, and an exploration of ways to utilize Dalcroze Eurhythmics in general music classes and in instrumental and choral rehearsals.

Detailed session notes will be provided.

Who should come?

This workshop is designed for music teachers on every grade level who are interested in improving their teaching and rehearsal techniques, as well as their knowledge of multicultural music teaching and their comfort level with incorporating world music materials into the curriculum.

Students may register for this course for 2 credits. They may also register for non-credit.

Information

July 11-14, 2005

Monday - Thursday
8:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
Lunch: Noon to 1:00 P.M.

Fine Arts Building
Room 110
Pocatello Campus

For more information, please contact:
Dr. David Gonzol
Department of Music, Box 8099
Idaho State University
Pocatello, ID 83209-8099

email: dgonzol@isu.edu
Tel: 208-282-4626
Fax: 208-282-4884

Registration

Workshop Activity ISU students can register on-line at: my.isu.edu

Non-degree seeking students can register at: workshops.isu.edu

Workshop fee: $130.00
Workshop fee with 2 ISU credits: $230.00

Students must register and pay before class begins, although fees can be paid on the first day of class. Seating is limited; you are encouraged to register at least one week prior to the first day of class.

Housing is available in Schubert Heights Apartments at $18 per person, per night. Linens are $4 per week. To reserve a room, please send your information and housing check to Dr. David Gonzol at the address listed.

Clinician

Dr. Sharon Davis Gratto is in her fourteenth year at Gettysburg College, where she is Associate Professor of Music and Coordinator of Music Education. She directs the Women's Choir and the World Music Ensemble, and co-directs the Concert Choir. She is the Founder/Director of the Gettysburg College Children's Choir, an auditioned community ensemble of unchanged voices.

A graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory, American University, and the State University of New York at Potsdam, Dr. Gratto received her D.M.A. in Music Education and flute and voice performance from Catholic University. She has taught at the University of Maryland and at schools in the Washington, D.C., area and in Germany, Spain, and Nigeria. Dr. Gratto represents multicultural and ethnic concerns on the boards of the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association, the Eastern Division of the American Choral Directors Association, and Pennsylvania ACDA.

She is also the Research Chair and a Regional Director for the International NETWORK of Schools for the Advancement of Arts Education and the Higher Education Representative for PMEA District 7.

Please send comments to music@isu.edu