Hayes School of Music

The Alexander Technique is a course offered by Appalachian State University's Hayes School of Music to the students who are interested in improving their performance skills. As they become re-educated in the study of movement they develop an ever increasing awareness of their true potential for freedom and flexibility in all activities whether it be simply walking or playing a complex piano concerto.

The Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) is a music-centered depth approach to transformational therapy that uses selected sequences of classical music to support the generation of and movement through inner experiences. In GIM, the music serves as a catalyst and container for imagery that allows one to access and explore both the depths and the heights of the human experience. Levels I and II are offered in collaboration with the Appalachian GIM Institute, LLC.

Orff-Schulwerk is a unique approach to music education based on the teachings of Carl Orff. This child-centered approach combines speech, movement, song, and instrument playing in a creative atmosphere where students are actively engaged in the music-making process.

The Silver Burdett Summer Music Educator's Institute will not be held in 2021, but we hope to return in the summer of 2022!

You have entered the web site for the Appalachian Songs and Singing Games intermediate lesson plan unit. This collection of lesson plans was created by Dr. Susan W. Mills, of Appalachian State University, based on the Leonard Ward Roberts Collection at Berea College, in Berea, Kentucky. Content in this web site is intended for use in public school music classrooms, and for social studies lessons in the grades listed below.