MARIACHI WORKSHOP: a RETROSPECTIVE Featuring Special Guest José Hernández

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SHARE YOUR PASSION. MARIACHI WORKSHOP: A RETROSPECTIVE Featuring special guest José Hernández

July 9-13, 2018 Earn up to 3 graduate credits through ADVANCED MARIACHI PEDAGOGY Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino, VanderCook College of Music Participants will advance their playing skills Las Vegas, NV Each of the three mariachi courses will focus on guitarrón, vihuela, and guitar in authentic on the development of pedagogical strategies style through study and playing of the more Special workshop room rates start at to assist educators in teaching mariachi at a complex playing techniques and song styles $49 / night (plus tax & $5 daily resort fee) variety of levels, including the development including, but not limited to, advanced joropo, son jarocho and huapango. Participants will be Rates expire when sold out or at 5:00 p.m. of playing skills on secondary and tertiary PST on June 15, 2018. Hotel information instruments. Attendees will also be treated provided with an array of musical material rep- is available at www.musicedconsultants.net/ to a performance by a local school mariachi resentative of the more advanced song styles 2018-mariachi-workshops. ensemble. as well as advanced curricular materials that BEGINNING MARIACHI PEDAGOGY are appropriate for students/ensembles mov- INSTRUCTORS: MARCIA NEEL, ing into their third year of study. Emphasis will Expand enrollment and provide additional be placed on ensemble singing and playing JOSÉ HERNÁNDEZ, RAMIRO BENAVIDES, opportunities for music-making by offering with opportunities for attendees to study each MONICA FOGELQUIST, ROBERT LOPEZ, mariachi at your school. Participants will learn of the secondary instruments to assist with the to play the guitarrón, vihuela and guitar in ERIK RAMIREZ & YVETTE SITAL development of individual playing skills. authentic style through study and playing of Graduate credit option: the ranchera valseada, ranchera lenta, bolero OPTIONAL MASTER CLASSES: $50 each 3 credits: $970, due in full with registration. and polka song styles. In addition, sample Master classes are still being confirmed and Non-credit option: materials will be provided that can be used in will be announced on our Facebook page and $350, due in full with registration. presentations to district administrators, princi- at www.musicedconsultants.net/2018- pals, parents and fellow educators. Resources mariachi-workshops. Registrations will be A $235 conference facilities fee (includes daily lunch) applies to either option and is due with include curriculum documents, beginning taken and payments collected on site. full tuition at the time of registration. level musical arrangements for the various mariachi song forms, recordings, historical INCLUDED WITH ALL COURSES: material and information on procuring instru- • One full year of teaching materials for your ments, uniforms, and clinicians. Emphasis will beginning, intermediate or advanced SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE! be placed on ensemble playing and singing. mariachi ensembles Wenger Corporation is providing $100 Participants will acquire new skills and a full • Hands-on instruction on all mariachi scholarships for the first 20 participants who year's worth of materials so that a mariachi instruments register for Beginning Mariachi Pedagogy. program can be successfully introduced into • Standards-based curriculum for each level West Music Mariachi is providing $100 a school’s comprehensive music program. • One full year of mariachi arrangements for scholarships for the first 10 participants who Teachers will also extend their network to your ensemble register for Intermediate Mariachi Pedagogy, include professional mariachi resource con- • Networking opportunities and for the first 10 participants who register sultants who will be available to assist as the • Clinics with world-renowned José for Advanced Mariachi Pedagogy. subsequent school year progresses. Hernández INTERMEDIATE MARIACHI PEDAGOGY • Daily plated lunch REGISTRATION CLOSES JUNE 15, 2018 Participants will enhance their playing skills on at 5:00 p.m. PST guitarrón, vihuela and guitar in authentic style By phone: 312.788.1133 through study of intermediate-level playing By fax: 312.225.5211 techniques and song styles including, but not Online: www.vandercook.edu limited to, bolero moruno, a variety of sones, By mail: Completed registration form to: basic joropo, jarabe and cumbia. Participants should have already completed Beginning VanderCook College of Music MECA Summer Registration Mariachi or have previous experience teaching 3140 S. Federal Street or playing mariachi. The musical and curricu- Chicago, IL 60616 lar material presented will be appropriate for use with students who are advancing into their Students must have a degree in music or second year of mariachi study. Emphasis will music education to earn credit. Exceptions must be approved by VanderCook's Director be placed on ensemble playing and singing of Continuing and Online Education. with opportunities to study each of the secondary instruments to assist with the development of individual playing and teaching skills. facebook.com/ @VanderCookMECA SHARE YOUR PASSION. VanderCookCollege #SummerMECA18 www.vandercook.edu

SHARE YOUR PASSION. VANDERCOOK 2018 MARIACHI WORKSHOP: A RETROSPECTIVE COURSE REGISTRATION FORM

LEGAL NAME (FIRST, MIDDLE INITIAL, LAST) SOC.SEC. #

HOME ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP

HOME PHONE WORK PHONE BIRTHDATE

SCHOOL NAME SCHOOL ADDRESS

MAJOR INSTRUMENT OR VOICE FIRST NAME AS YOU WOULD LIKE IT TO APPEAR ON YOUR NAME TAG

PREFERRED EMAIL ADDRESS (COURSE CORRESPONDENCE WILL BE SENT TO THIS ADDRESS) Have you earned credit through VanderCook before? n Yes n No If YES, are you currently enrolled in the VanderCook MMEd program? n Yes n No

If NO, please indicate degree(s) earned: n BMEd or equivalent n MMEd or equivalent n Doctoral degree

NAME(S) OF GRADUATING COLLEGE(S) DEGREE(S) EARNED A degree in music or music education is required in order to earn graduate credit at VanderCook College of Music. Any exceptions must be approved by VanderCook's Director of Continuing and Online Education. Please call 312.788.1133 for further information. A degree in music or music education is not required for non-credit participation.

I wish to enroll in the following course (check one):

Beginning n 7257 A – graduate credit tuition: $970 OPTIONAL MASTER CLASSES – TBA n Mariachi 7257 B – non-credit fee: $350 Master class information will be posted at: Intermediate n 7267 A – graduate credit tuition: $970 www.musicedconsultants.net/2018-mariachi-workshops n Mariachi 7267 B – non-credit fee: $350 Registration for master classes will be taken on site. Advanced n 7277 A – graduate credit tuition: $970 Enrollment is $50 per master class, payable on site. Mariachi n 7277 B – non-credit fee: $350

For hotel reservations and additional information, please visit www.musicedconsultants.net/2018-mariachi-workshops.

COURSE TUITION:

CONFERENCE FACILITIES FEE (INCLUDES DAILY LUNCH) REQUIRED OF ALL ATTENDEES: $235.00

TOTAL: PAYMENT Please note: VanderCook cannot accept POs for payment. For payment via PO, please contact [email protected] n Check or Money Order payable to VanderCook College of Music CHECK # PLEASE REFERENCE "MECA MARIACHI REGISTRATION" ON YOUR CHECK n Visa, Discover or MasterCard (circle one) CARD NUMBER EXP. DATE CCV NOTE: Full course tuition and conference facilities fee will be charged at the time of registration.

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FOR OFFICE USE ONLY CANCELLATIONS: Refunds of tuition, less a ACCREDITATION: VanderCook College of Music is non-refundable $75 processing fee, may be requested up an independent, not-for-profit, degree-granting institution, Tuition/Fee ______until 12:00 p.m. CST on Friday, June 15. The $235 fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the conference facilities fee is non-refundable after 12:00 p.m. North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and the Scholarship______CST on Friday, June 8. National Association of Schools of Music. VanderCook’s teacher certification programs are approved by the Illinois VanderCook reserves the right to cancel any course due to State Board of Education. Graduate credit earned in the Total______insufficient enrollment, in which case all deposits will be MECA program can be applied toward a master’s degree at refunded. VanderCook College of Music.