Discounts and tuition assistance below are compared to the course fee (regular price $700), which includes all instruction, course notes, materials, T-shirt, and a closing picnic dinner. 

Housing and Parking are additional costs selected separately in the registration form. Meals are not included (except for the closing picnic dinner).

Complete your registration and deposit by April 1 for $50 OFF the total cost of your bill! This can be combined with other discounts. No code is needed. See our Registration page for the process.

Thanks to a grant from Appalachian State University’s Public School Partnership, educators from several North Carolina school systems are eligible to attend our Orff Schulwerk Level I program at a reduced price instead of the regular course fee of $700! No additional application is needed.

• Public school educators in Watauga County Schools can attend for $440 (a $260 discount).
• Public school educators in these other Northwest NC school systems can attend for $540 (a $160 discount): Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Hickory City Schools, McDowell, Mitchell, Newton-Conover City Schools, Wilkes, and Yancey. 
• These reduced prices may be combined with the Early Bird Discount, tuition assistance from App State’s GAPP Fund, or other funding sources whose terms and conditions permit it.

Other organizations may offer grants and scholarships that can support your Orff program attendance. Please visit these organizations’ pages for more information and contact them for questions about eligibility:

• American Orff-Schulwerk Association scholarships and grants
• Watauga Education Foundation's classroom grants and scholarships

Share the value of Orff education: Visit the American Orff-Schulwerk Association's Advocacy Page for resources to help you share the value of Orff education, including a template for a letter you can share with your administrator. 

If you receive an award and need assistance applying it to your account, please contact Erin Ellington (ellingtone@appstate.edu).

App State’s GAPP Fund proudly helps offset tuition costs for participants when possible. Our funding is currently limited and we are not able to issue large awards through the GAPP Fund, but those needing additional support are welcome to apply. We encourage applying to the organizations listed above first. 

GAPP Fund Tuition Assistance Application

• You can apply for tuition assistance before OR after completing your registration and deposit.
• Results are sent by email in about 2 weeks. 
• If awarded tuition assistance, you will need to make your next payment by the date specified in the award email (typically 1-2 months from receiving the award email).
• Tuition assistance may not be available towards housing. 
• The GAPP Fund application closes May 1. 
• Apply early for the best opportunities. 
• See details and Terms and Conditions in the GAPP Fund application form above.

Help make Orff studies possible for more educators! The GAPP Orff Schulwerk Fund gratefully accepts donations to help provide tuition assistance for participants who would not be able to cover the full cost of an Orff program.