STME 626 Conversational Solfege

3 credits 42 hours
600 level graduate course

Conversational Solfege is a literature-driven approach to developing, enjoying, and connecting to music at a deeper level. In this course, participants will learn the philosophy behind Conversational Solfege and how to incorporate this approach into their teaching. Conversational Solfege is just one part of every general music lesson. It allows for flexibility to incorporate other activities and philosophies into each lesson on the journey to become joyful, competent, independent musical thinkers. Focus areas include learning how students become musical as they develop a strong sense of inner hearing. Participants will apply a sequence of tonal and rhythmic patterns, create sequential lessons to meet short- and long-range musical goals and deliver instruction that is developmentally-appropriate and engaging for students in the classroom. Participants completing all course requirements will receive certification in Conversational Solfege Levels 1 & 2 from the Feierabend Association for Music Education (FAME).

This course may be completed 2 times for credit.