HAL LEONARD

Music Educator Certification Courses

2023

Free Certification Courses

Course Listing

Hal Leonard is offering a series of free professional development courses in August to help music educators prepare for a successful fall. Courses will be taught by professional clinicians, and all necessary software will be included for free during each course.

Symphony of Learning: Harnessing Noteflight Learn for Collaboration, Customization, and Assessment

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Ignite the Musical Spark: Engaging Students with EE Music Class

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Course Format

Each course consists of three units and each unit includes a 1-hour webinar session and 2 hours of self-paced assignments. Webinar sessions will be presented live, and recordings will be available afterward. Each course provides practical lessons that you can use with your students. At the end of each course, you will receive a certificate of completion for 9 hours of professional development credit.

If you have any questions, please contact:

hledu@halleonard.com.

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Exciting Your Band and Orchestra Students with Essential Elements Interactive

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Amplifying Student Creativity

through Audio Production with Soundtrap for EDU

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The Sight Reading Factory Experience:
A Three-Part Exploration

Symphony of Learning: Harnessing Noteflight Learn for Collaboration, Customization, and Assessment

Course Dates: August 8-22, 2023
Live Zoom Classes: Tuesdays at 6pm ET: August 8, 15, and 22

Software Included: Noteflight Learn

Instructor: Theresa Hoover

Noteflight Learn Ambassador Theresa Hoover

Theresa Hoover is a music educator, speaker, and writer. She is an advocate for student voice in the music room and works to empower students throughout their musical experiences and help teachers transform their classrooms to become student-centered learning environments. Theresa is the author of Empowering Ensembles With Technology and the co-author of Pass the Baton: Empowering All Music Students. You can find her work online at: https://musicaltheresa.com

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Ignite the Musical Spark: Engaging Students with EE Music Class

Course Dates: August 10-24, 2023
Live Zoom Classes: Thursdays at 6pm ET: August 10, 17, and 24

Software Included: EE Music Class

Instructor: Shawna Longo

Shawna E. Longo is the General Music (Music Technology) teacher and Arts Integration Specialist at Durban Avenue School, Hopatcong, NJ. She also serves as the Arts Integration & STEAM Specialist for TMI Education and an Ambassador/Consultant for Hal Leonard, MusicFirst, and Jamstik. Twitter: @shawnalongo

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Exciting Your Band and Orchestra Students with Essential Elements Interactive

Course Dates: August 10-24, 2023
Live Zoom Classes: Thursdays at 5pm ET: August 10, 17, and 24

Software Included: Essential Elements Interactive

Instructor: Charles Laux

Dr. Charles Laux is the Director of Orchestras at Lassiter High School in Cobb County, Georgia just north of Atlanta. Previously, he served as Director of Orchestras at Alpharetta High School where his duties include directing five levels of orchestra, including the nationally recognized AHS Symphony Orchestra. Dr. Laux holds degrees in music education from Ohio University, the University of Nevada - Las Vegas, and a Ph.D. from The Ohio State University.

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Amplifying Student Creativity: Audio Production with Soundtrap for EDU

Course Dates: August 8-22, 2023
Live Zoom Classes: Tuesdays at 7pm ET: August 8, 15, and 22

Software Included: Soundtrap for EDU

Instructor: Gillian Desmarais

Gillian Desmarais is the K-12 Music Technology Teacher for Maplewood Public Schools in Maplewood, MN. She has been nationally recognized for her work in electronic composition and is an active clinician and adjudicator for state and international conferences and competitions. She has collaborated with companies such as Ableton Live, Yamaha, RealTime Audio and Jamstik to design new music technologies and curriculum for the classroom. As a music technology graduate student at New York University, she continues to perform IRB research in collaboration with Dr. Alex Ruthmann, Director of the NYU MusEDLab, for developing curriculum, new music ensembles and web applications.

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The Sight Reading Factory Experience: A Three-Part Exploration

Course Dates: August 10-24, 2023
Live Zoom Classes: Thursdays at 7pm ET: August 10, 17, and 24

Software Included: Sight Reading Factory

Instructor: Don Crafton

Founder of SightReadingFactory.com, Don Crafton received his bachelor’s degree in music education and performance from The Catholic University of America and his master’s degree in orchestral performance from The Manhattan School of Music. Mr.Crafton has taught band, orchestra, and theory, in school systems located in Maryland, Virginia, and New York. As a bass trombonist, he has performed with the Syracuse Symphony, and has taught low brass at Hamilton College. As a clinician, he has presented many workshops throughout the United States on Sight Reading Factory.

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