Manju Durairaj was born and raised in India. She studied in Pune, India. She was involved in graduate research projects on comparative pedagogical practices of Indian (Carnatic) and Western Music at Middlesex University, London, UK. She graduated with her second master's degree and K-12 certification from VanderCook College of Music, Chicago.

Manju is the Lower School Music Teacher at the Latin School of Chicago. She is president elect for ILMEA elementary general music division, vice president-elect DEI of AOSA, past president of the Greater Chicago Orff Chapter and is a certified Orff Schulwerk Levels Teacher Instructor. She is a certified Arts Integration specialist. She is an adjunct professor at VanderCook College of Music, Chicago where she teaches curriculum design and elementary methods graduate and undergraduate courses. Her continuing teaching education courses, on campus and online, include Culturally Responsive Music Education, Technology, Arts Integration, Curriculum Development, Responsive Classroom, and Redesigning Teaching and Learning for 21st Century.

She is a frequent clinician at various state, national, and international conferences. She has been published in the Orff Echo, Reverberations, Illinois Music Educators Journal, General Music Today, and the Journal of the Council for Research in Music Education. Her publications with Hal Leonard include InterAct with Music Assessment Levels 1 and 2, InterAct Levels 1&2 Student Activities for Devices and Print, Technology in Today's Music Classroom and Dancing Around the World with Music Express Magazine.

Alexandra Coghill has taught music and movement for 16 years. Currently she teaches elementary music in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She has previously taught in Hanoi, Vietnam; Casablanca, Morocco; and Reno, Nevada. She received her Bachelor of Music, Music Education from the University of Nevada, Reno and Master of Music, Music Education from Boston University. Alexandra completed her Orff Schulwerk Certification in 2012 after studying with Leslie Timmons, Judith Cole, and Steven Calantropio. She attended the JaSeSoi World Village in 2014 in Finland and Orff-Afrique in 2018 in Ghana. Alexandra served as the president of the Sierra Nevada chapter of AOSA during her 11 years of membership. Alexandra enjoys reading, running, and SCUBA diving.

Julia Malafarina completed the year-long post-graduate course "Advanced Studies in Music and Dance Education" at the Orff Institute in Salzburg, Austria, and attended the Orff-Afrique master class in Ghana, and the International Music Village in Finland. She has presented both locally and internationally and has been published in the Orff Echo, Reverberations, and the Orff-Schulwerk International. Julia is President of the Greater Baltimore Orff Chapter of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association and is in her 18th year teaching general music. She currently teaches Preschool through 4th grade students at Key School in Annapolis, Maryland, where she focuses on integrating music with movement and drama as inspired by her students' creativity.

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For new students wishing to enroll for credit see the application information.

Student wishing to enroll as a non-credit workshop, may register with Continuing Education at UW-Stevens Point.

For admissions, scholarship, and financial aid questions, please contact Ashley Hall at halla@lakeland.edu or 920-565-1022 ext. 2150.

For course and program-related questions, please contact the program director, Evan Chancellor, at chancellore@lakeland.edu or 920-565-1000 ext. 2304.

Lakeland’s Orff Schulwerk program may be taken for graduate credit or as a 0-credit workshop. Options include:

MUS 605A Orff Schulwerk Certification – Level I [3 graduate credits]

MU 605B Orff Schulwerk Certification – Level I [0 credits]

MU 606A – Orff Schulwerk Certification – Level II [3 graduate credits]

MU 606B – Orff Schulwerk Certification – Level II [0 credits]

Students who plan to apply this coursework to the Master of Music in Music Education program should enroll for graduate credit (up to 5 credits may apply to this program).

Students will complete different levels of assessment based upon their registration. Please contact Evan Chancellor (chancellore@lakeland.edu) for guidance in choosing to register for credit or 0-credits.

Tuition for graduate coursework is $700 per credit. This means for MU 605A Orff Schulwerk Certification - Level I, the cost of the for-credit course is $2,100.

The fee for non-credit workshop offerings of the program is $1,200 through UW-Stevens Point Continuing Education.

To order textbooks and materials for the course, please visit the following link:

https://www.westmusic.com/custom/specialty-ordering-pages/summer-workshops/lakeland-college-orff-summer-workshop-2023/

Please note all orders for course materials must be placed at least 10 business days prior to the start of the course to ensure deliver in time for the course.

To ensure the best educational experience and to comply with American Orff Schulwerk Association (AOSA) standards, courses must meet AOSA minimum enrollment thresholds to be offered. If enrollment thresholds have not been met by May 15, the program may be delayed. Refunds of tuition and housing will be issued if the program is delayed. Lakeland University will not be held responsible for providing a refund for any expense incurred beyond tuition, housing, and heal plan fees.

Housing and meal options as well as parking are available on the UW-Stevens Point campus.  These are not included in the tuition costs, and may be purchased at the following rates:

1. Single Room: $380
2. Double Room: $300
3. Meal Plan 1 (3 meals per day): $340
4. Meal Plan 2 (lunch only): $122
5. Parking: $75

Register at the UWSP Continuing Ed site.