July 2024

Highlights from our Band Director Workshop! Summer 2024

Continuing Education - Music Education Center of America (MECA) / By Raquel Gonzalez

This summer, VanderCook College of Music hosted an on campus Band Director Workshop led by Alex Kaminsky, Director of Bands, and Stacey Dolan, Associate Director of Bands. We hosted Brian Balmages (Alfred Music) and Scott Rush (Habits Series) for a weekend of clinics that explored effective rehearsal techniques, focusing on enhancing ensemble sonority, improving ensemble […]

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Highlights from our On Campus Strings Workshop! Summer 2024

Continuing Education - Music Education Center of America (MECA) / By Raquel Gonzalez

This summer, VanderCook College of Music hosted a String Workshop led by our Director of String Music Education, Dr. Davila-Cortes. Participants were able to work closely with guest lecturers that brought expertise in cello, double bass, and upper strings. Clinics were held throughout the week for each instrument in the orchestra. Other parts of the

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Highlights from On Campus Orff Schulwerk levels! Summer 2024

Continuing Education - Music Education Center of America (MECA) / By Raquel Gonzalez

This summer, VanderCook College of Music hosted three levels of Orff Schulwerk courses led by experts in music education. Participants learned the fundamentals of Orff Schulwerk with activities that included speech, singing, and movement activities, playing recorder, Orff instruments, and unpitched percussion. We asked participants in our Orff Schulwerk courses to describe their favorite activities

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