Children explore sound using spoken words, melodies, and accompaniments. Movement and dance are integral to the whole process. Three different levels of instruction may be taken in successive summers. Each level provides instruction in movement, recorder playing, literature study, and pedagogical techniques. I is open to music graduates and to teachers with significant musical training.
Certification is awarded on satisfactory completion of all three levels.
The faculty comprises Carol Erion, Donna Fleetwood, Danai Gagn , Elaine Larson, Richard Layton and Matt McCoy. The program is codirected by Carol Erion and Sheri Neill. The Orff Schulwerk Teacher Training Program at George Mason University offers a group of one-week supplemental courses designed to enrich and extend the experiences, skills, and knowledge gained in the Orff certification courses. The courses offered this summer are listed below. Music in Early Childhood .