March 23, 2010

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Music's Music Technology Academy will offer summer courses for teachers with two one-week sessions.

Teachers will learn to use technology in the music classroom while earning up to 30 professional development hours and nationally recognized certification with the Technology Institute for Music Educators (TI:ME).

Session one, planned for May 31-June 4, will feature notation, instruments and sequencing. Session two, planned for June 7-11, will feature instructional software and multimedia. The cost is $395 per one-week session. The courses will take place in UAB's Hulsey Center for the Arts, 950 13th St. South.

For questions contact Scott L. Phillips, Ph.D., at slp@uab.edu or call 205-975-8722.

About the UAB Department of Music

UAB is the first all-Steinway piano school in Alabama. The UAB Department of Music presents more than 150 concerts, recitals, master classes, and lectures each year - many of them free - for more than 400,000 people throughout the region. The department features 17 ensembles, including the UAB Marching Blazers, Wind Symphony, Symphony Band, Blazer Band, Computer Music Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, Electro-Acoustic Percussion Ensemble, Gospel Choir, Concert Choir, Chamber Singers, Piano Ensemble, Guitar Ensemble, Opera, Brass Ensemble, Clarinet Choir, Woodwind Quintet, Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo.