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Spring-Summer School 2012 course details have been posted. Check out the details here and register!
Pedagogy seminar announcement:
The Complete Rudiments Teacher
(What the textbooks don’t tell you)
Click here for details.
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Spring-Summer School 2012
Registration is now open for courses that will prepare students for the August 2012 theory examination session. History 1, History 2, History 3 and Analysis start on May 14th; all other courses commence on July 9th. Click here for more details.
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The Complete Rudiments Teacher
(What the textbooks don’t tell you)
This is an informative teacher pedagogy seminar that will take place on Thursday, April 12, 2012 in my home studio in Barrie, Ontario.
Teachers within an easy commute of Barrie can attend the presentation in person. Others may wish to attend the live webcast of the seminar online. Click here for more details.
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Music Theory 911
This is a ground-breaking online pedagogy service for teachers everywhere. If you are looking for answers to your theory questions or guidance on how to proceed with a subject or topic, look no further! Click here for more details.
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Theory Refresher Course for Teachers:
August 27-31, 2012
For the third consecutive summer, the Etobicoke-Mississauga branch of O.R.M.T.A. has invited me to give an intensive 15-hour theory pedagogy seminar covering the requirements of both Advanced Harmony (9 hours) and Counterpoint (6 hours). The past two summers were an enormous success, with participants from as far away as British Columbia! Don’t miss this opportunity to brush up on these subjects. Even if you do not plan to teach these senior courses, you will gain insights that will inform and enrich your teaching of the earlier subjects. Click here for more information.
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Teacher Mentorship Program
Joe Ringhofer has been a leader in theory pedagogy. Through Music Without Borders, he provides a unique opportunity for music teachers to broaden their experience by registering for his music theory classes to gain a close-up view of his teaching methods and practices. Teachers are encouraged to submit the weekly assignments for evaluation. Moreover, they are invited to stay online after each class for a brief roundtable discussion of the lecture and raise any pedagogical questions they might have concerning the teaching of a particular subject or topic.
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Academic Achievement Awards (AAA)
I am pleased to announce the creation of the PCM Academic Achievement Awards. These awards will recognize the achievements of those students who have achieved a First Class Honours standing (90%-100%) on their theory examinations. The awards will take the form of gift certificates from Amazon.com or Amazon.ca: $25 for every student who has achieved this standing on their theory examination in the previous examination session; $50 will go to the student who has achieved the highest standing in that theory session.
In celebration of this award program (retroactive to the December, 2011 examination session) I am pleased to announce the first-ever AAA winners:
Alissa Wang (Thornhill, Ontario) the $50 prize for achieving 97% on the History 3 examination
Kate Cullen (Barrie, Ontario) a $25 prize for achieving 92% on her Basic Harmony examination
Thomas Torok (Angus, Ontario) a $25 prize for achieving 92% on his History 1 examination
Note: Only students who have recorded my teacher number (as required) on their application will be considered for these awards.
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Music Without Borders : Live Online Instruction with Joe Ringhofer
Over the past three years Joe Ringhofer (director, of the Phoenix Conservatory of Music, and Chief Examiner Emeritus, Theoretical Subjects, RCM Examinations) has been breaking new ground in live online instruction of music theory. Harnessing the newest web conferencing technologies available, he makes learning both stimulating and fun. His virtual classroom is made up of students from across North America: from Quebec to California, from northern Ontario to Tennessee.
Here are TEN reasons why you should consider choosing Music Without Borders: Live Online Instruction with Joe Ringhofer, when preparing for examinations offered through the Royal Conservatory (Canada) and the Carnegie Hall-Royal Conservatory: The Achievement Program (United States):
- Convenience. Attending an online course eliminates the hassles of driving your children (or yourself) to and from the lessons.
- Comfort. Students feel relaxed and receptive, learning at home in a familiar environment. Feeling under the weather? Students who might otherwise not attend a live class because they are feeling unwell can attend the online class with little strain.
- Accessibility. Students may attend classes anywhere there is a high-speed internet connection. Over the past year, students vacationing with their families signed on from as far away as Munich and Hong Kong!
- Equality. The virtual classroom makes everyone equal and ageism a thing of the past. Neither a ten-year old child, nor a mature adult student, need feel intimidated by each other’s presence; each participant learns on an equal plane.
- Technology. Computers, headsets, the internet, YouTube. These are the tools of today, tools that students are skilled at using. Marshall McLuhan saw the future when he wrote, “The medium is the message.” The future is now.
- Feedback. All assignments are marked electronically and returned to the students before the next class, providing a more immediate and streamlined assessment of their work. Practice examinations are marked and returned in a video tutorial format featuring a voiceover explanation of the marked paper. An unparalleled and ground-breaking service.
- Reinforcement. All classes are recorded. Afterwards, students may request to be sent the link, allowing them to revisit the lecture. This opportunity for review is a valuable feature unique to this type of teaching.
- Time Shifting. Students can register for a class, but choose to watch the recordings at a time best suited to them. Now, trying to schedule their piano lessons, soccer practice AND their online theory classes is not an impossible feat.
- EXPERIENCE. Joe Ringhofer draws on almost 40 years of teaching experience. He has been an RCM examiner since 1976; since then, he has marked over 55,000 examinations for the Royal Conservatory. He served as the Chief Examiner of Theoretical Subjects at RCM Examinations (2002-2007). He is the author/coauthor of 20 books on music theory published over the past 30 years, and has spoken regularly to teacher groups across Canada and the United States. Having committed himself to mastering the technology of today, he is able to share his expertise and passion for music with a wide and diverse audience.
- RESULTS! Students perform as well, or better, than learning in a live classroom setting, thanks to the many benefits that the technology offers. (For example, the bar was raised high in the very first year of Music Without Borders when Melissa L. of Timmins, Ontario, achieved 98% on her Counterpoint examination – a rare achievement for this examination!)
Music Without Borders: Live Online Instruction with Joe Ringhofer makes the study of music theory both stimulating and fun. See for yourself - success is just a click away!
I look forward to helping you achieve your musical goals.
As always,
Keep the Faith! Believe in the Phoenix. The Phoenix believes in you!
Joe Ringhofer
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