Fall MECA 2012 Courses

"Learning is a process that never ends. You start each year hoping that your students will come back to school in the fall with renewed excitement and expectations for a great year.  You hope that they look forward to seeing old friends, meeting new ones and engaging in new musical experiences in your classroom.  What is the best way to inspire your students? Inspire yourself! Come join us this fall...don't forget that YOU need to continue learning too!"

-Rick Palese, Director of Continuing Education

The MECA continuing education program offers graduate courses for teachers seeking practical knowledge and skills that can be used in their classroom. Up to 12 credits earned in MECA classes can be applied to a master of music education degree at VanderCook College of Music.

Multiple Credit Courses

• Band Instrument Repair

• Woodwind Immersion: Getting Down to the Nitty-Gritty

Retrospective Courses

• The Midwest Experience: A Retrospective

• Chicago Area Kodály Educators (CAKE) 2012- 2013 Workshop Series

• Illinois ASTA Fall String Teacher Clinic

Weekend Courses

• String Repair and Maintenance Basics for Music Educators - Sept. 22-23

• Data-Driven Teaching for the Elementary/Middle School Band - Sept. 22 & Dec. 1

• Movement in the K-5 General Music Program - Sept. 29-30

• Level II Intermediate Finale Music Notation - September 29-30

• Introduction to Interactive Whiteboards - Oct. 13-14

• Guitar Class: Let's Get Started - Oct. 20-21

• Introduction to SmartMusic 2012: Learning Software for Band, Orchestra, and Vocal - Oct. 20-21

• Ukuleles, Creativity, and the Virtual Classroom - Oct. 27-28

• Developing the Complete Middle School Choir - November 3-4

• Treasures of Literacy - Using Children's Literature in the Music Classroom - Nov. 10-11

Online Courses

• Theory Review

• Band Arranging