1 Morrow Way
Slippery Rock
PA 16057
FIRST STEPS IN MUSIC CERTIFICATION COURSE – Hybrid (In Person with a virtual component – see below)
The First Steps in Music curriculum is designed to prepare children to become musical by being Tuneful, Beatful, and Artful. First Steps in Music for Infants and Toddlers provides developmentally appropriate activities well suited for children under three years old and their caregivers. First Steps in Music for Preschool and Beyond provides activities for children as young as three but are appropriate for any child that needs further development of their tuneful, beatful, and artful abilities. Folk songs, rhymes, and classical music are the primary source materials used to develop their musical minds and abilities. Created by Dr. John Feierabend, this pedagogical approach contains everything you need to lead a music class for preschool and early elementary students, including Echo Songs, Call-and-Response Songs, Simple Songs, SongTales, Action Songs, Circle Games, Beat Motion Activities, and more. Ample time will be spent exploring complete lesson plans for a three-year curriculum. Participants who complete this course will receive an official certificate of completion from the Feierabend Association for Music Education.
June 29 – July 3, 2025 (NO CLASS ON TUESDAY, July 1)
Sunday, June 29 and Monday, June 30 – ONLINE- 8:30-4:00
TUESDAY OFF (for travel to Slippery Rock University)
Wednesday – Thursday, July 2-3 – IN PERSON – 8:30-4:30
Recommended Text: First Steps in Music for Preschool and Beyond (revised edition 2020) by John M. Feierabend. GIA Publications: 2006; G-5880