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Music Teacher Symposium

Program Description

This season's week long workshop is dedicated to public school choral conductors and area voice teachers who seek a wider understanding of the following: physiology of the voice and vocal pedogogy, solo vocal literature, audition preparation and stage deportment, and considerations in the studio and choosing appropriate solo literature. The program is held in conjunction with the Sun Valley Summer Symphony Summer Music Workshops.

Curriculum

Participants will receive daily hands-on instruction while working directly with various levels of voice students who attend the Voice program at the SVSS Summer Music Workshops. Daily Seminars will begin with a lecture discussion based on the topics of the day. (Pedogogy, literture for young voices, audition preparation etc.) The second half of the session will include demonstration lessons by the instructors and the participants. The demonstration lessons will include discussion, problem solving and idea sharing. All rehearsals, classes and seminars will take place at a local school in Sun Valley.

Schedule

Sunday, July 29
3:00PM	Voice Teacher Registration and Orientation

Monday, July 30
8:00AM	SMW Student Registration and Orientation

Monday, July 30
8:00AM	SMW Student Registration and Orientation

Monday-Thursday
9:00AM - 12:30PM	SMW Choir Rehearsals and Sectionals
12:30PM - 1:00PM	Lunch Break
1:00PM - 3:00PM	Voice Teacher/Choral Conductor Seminar

Friday August 3
9:00AM - 10:00AM	Choir Rhearsal
10:15AM - 11:15AM	Voice Student Recital
11:30AM - 12:00PM	Pizza Party with SMW students
12:30AM - 2:00PM	Dress Rehearsal Evening Concert at SVSS Tent
3:00AM - 4:30PM	Afternoon Concert (optional)
5:30AM - 7:30PM	Evening Concert under the SVSS Tent (assist)

Application Info

Forms and applications are available on our form download page.

Application Deadline

May 1, 2009

Notification of Selection

May 30, 2009

Fees

Please contact the SVSS Education Programs office for information regarding fees.

College Credit

We are coordinating with a local university to offer the Music Teacher Symposium as a one-hour undergraduate or graduate course. There will be an additional fee for participants who register for this credit

Number of Participants

To provide a maximum education experience, enrollment will be limited to 10 participants. (A minimum of 5 participants will be necessary for the class to be held.)

Housing & Meals

Paricipants will be responsible for making their own arrangements for housing. We have blocked a limited number of standard rooms (2 queen beds) at a local hotel. Information on the hotel will be provided to participants upon notification of their selection so that they make make their reservation directly with the hotel. No meal plan is provided during the workshops, but there are local restaurants and food stores within the area.