Lakeland University Graduate Music Programs

01/27/2024

Summer workshops at Lakeland University!

Each year, Lakeland University offers a variety of Special Topics (credit) and Workshop (non-credit bearing) courses that cover a wide variety of relevant topics in music education.

12/21/2023

02/26/2023

02/23/2023

Join Prof. Manju Durairaj (Pedagogy Instructor), Prof. Alexandra Coghill (Movement Instructor) and Prof. Richard Lawton (Recorder Instructor) in this interactive webinar to learn more about

02/23/2023

Do you want to know more about Orff-Schulwerk Level I course? Join us on March 8, 2023, at 4:30 (CST) in Lakeland University’s Webinar: Orff-Schulwerk at Lakeland University. During the webinar, the faculty provide an overview of the Level I Orff-Schulwerk course experience. Click below to sign up for our webinar and to receive the video recording for later viewing.

Lakeland’s Orff Schulwerk Certification program will be held July 10-21, 2023. On Over the course of these two weeks, music educators will develop their personal musicianship skills, learn to create stylistically and age-appropriate arrangements, and experience pedagogical models appropriate for the elementary and middle school classroom that emphasize improvisation and creativity. This approach stresses the importance of developing a child’s body, ear, and mind as an integrated pathway to creative expression and comprehensive musicianship.

Join Prof. Manju Durairaj (Pedagogy Instructor), Prof. Alexandra Coghill (Movement Instructor) and Prof. Richard Lawton (Recorder Instructor) in this interactive webinar to learn more about

02/22/2023

The 2023 Summer Graduate Music Program will take place from June 26-July 7, 2023, on Lakeland University’s beautiful Main Campus in lovely Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. Both the Master of Music and Kodály Levels I-III courses will be offered. Faculty include Frank Gallo (Director of Graduate Music), Brent Gault, Stephanie Schall-Brazee, Carol Storck, Jonathan Rappaport, Rachel Grimsby, Lynne Zimmermann, and Evan Chancellor.

Three Special Topics courses will also be offered that include:

(1) Exploring Hip-Hop Music Pedagogy (Lamont Holden and Adam Kruse) – June 24-25
(2) Voice Pedagogy for the Music Educator (Rachel Ware Carlton) – six evenings during Kodály Levels
(3) 21st Century Orff Schulwerk: Making Responsive Teaching and Collaborative Learning Visible (Manju Durairaj) – July 8-9

Lakeland University’s Kodály program was previously housed at Silver Lake College that had a prominent history of pedagogical excellence, musical distinction, and exceptional research quality. Lakeland University carries this tradition forward offering elementary, secondary, and independent music teachers an opportunity to grow their own musicianship abilities, to advance their pedagogical skills, and to develop graduate level research understandings. The faculty hail from across the country and are considered leaders in the field of music education. They provide the students with joyful, supportive, and immensely meaningful experiences. For further information, please visit – www.lakeland.edu/kodaly

Lakeland University is also pleased to offer Orff-Schulwerk Level I this summer from July 10 – 21, 2023. The Orff-Schulwerk faculty include Manju Durairaj (pedagogy), Alexandra Coghill (movement), and Richard Lawton (recorder). For further information, please visit – www.lakeland.edu/orff

Over the course of these two weeks, music educators will develop their personal musicianship skills, learn to create stylistically and age-appropriate arrangements, and experience pedagogical models appropriate for the elementary and middle school classroom that emphasize improvisation and creativit...

02/06/2023

Check out our webinar! Next Monday, Feb. 13!

Join Prof. Stephanie Schall-Brazee (Pedagogy Instructor), Prof. Brent Gault (Pedagogy and Musicianship Instructor) and Prof. Frank Gallo (Chair & Musicianship, Conducting,

02/05/2023

Check out our upcoming webinar!

Join Stephanie Schall-Brazee (Pedagogy Instructor), Dr. Brent Gault (Pedagogy and Musicianship Instructor) and Dr. Frank Gallo (Chair & Musicianship, Conducting, and Choral Ensemble Instructor)

01/17/2023

Check out our webinars! Jan 25 - Hip-Hop Music Pedagogy & Feb 13 Kodály inspired music instruction

Lakeland University's Graduate Music Webinar Series will explore a wide variety of topics related to Kodály pedagogy. Register below to receive access to previously recorded webinars and sign up to receive notifications for future episodes.