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Music Education Events & Institutes

NPM Institutes 2007

Music with Children
July 31–August 2 Seatttle, Washington
Registration Information

In this institute, you will discover innovative ways to engage children in the Church’s liturgy through a wide range of liturgical music; explore classroom techniques for developing a child’s musical ability, choral techniques for teaching children how to sing, and successful repertoire to use in liturgical and classroom settings; and reflect on the spirituality of children and directors and its expression through music, liturgy, and catechesis. Experienced educators and directors will find these sessions affirm what they have learned and offer insight into new research and materials. Those new to the field will find a wealth of theoretical and practical information to take home.

Registration opens Tuesday at 8:00 am., and the program begins at 9:00 am. The program ends on Thursday at 12:00 noon. Meals include Tuesday lunch through Thursday breakfast.

Each day starts with morning prayer and combines plenum sessions for all with breakout sessions for music educators and children’s choir directors. Participants can choose the sessions they attend.

Track for Music Educators includes:
• Techniques for teaching classroom music; • How to integrate musicality and movement; • The practicalities of music “a la carte,” or the roving music educator.

Track for Children’s Choir Directors includes:
• Preparing an effective choir rehearsal; • How to recruit and maintain choir members; • Developing solid conducting techniques.

Faculty

	Donna Kinsey Music specialist, Monongalia County Schools, West Virginia; teacher and clinician for children’s voices, handbells, and music educators; past state chair, American Guild of English Handbell Ringers.			Jeremy Gallet, SP A member of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary- of- the-Woods, Indiana, Jeremy Gallet has had a wide variety of pastoral and administrative experience with special concentration on liturgy and music with children. She is presently the director of the Office of Worship for the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon.

	Lee Gwozdz Director of music, Corpus Christi Cathedral, Corpus Christi, Texas, and executive director, Corpus Christi Symphony Society; a member of the Choristers Guild National Board of Directors

Date and Location
July 31–August 2 • Music with Children Institute, Seattle, Washington
Seattle University
Seattle University is located on forty-eight acres on Seattle’s Capitol Hill. Bedrooms are double occupancy; single rooms available for $50 supplement. Early arrival available on July 30 for $50 supplement (check appropriate box on registration form). Seattle University is about fifteen miles (a half-hour drive) from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Website: www.seattle.edu.

Take advantage of the Mus-Ed classes presented at the NPM Regional Conventions in 2008.