News Release
July 2004
Bethlehem, Pa—Moravian College will host
the Yamaha Summer 2004 Technology Institute from July 27 to July
30. More than 30 music educators from the region and beyond will
attend the program, which is designed to promote the integration
of technology in music education.
The technology institute at Moravian is made possible through the
sponsorship of Jacobs Music Company, one of the largest piano retailers
in America and the pre-eminent dealer for the Philadelphia area. Jacobs
Music Company nominated Moravian College as a site for the technology
institute. Moravian is one of only six colleges across the country
to host the program. Others include University of Arizona, Sonoma State
University, and Purdue University.
“The selection of Moravian College is a credit to the Music
Department,” said Mark J. Love, senior vice president of development,
Jacobs Music Company. “Moravian’s commitment to the use
of technology in music education helped in Yamaha’s site selection
process. The College’s Clavinova Lab (Yamaha digital pianos)
which provides students with advanced instrumentation to learn and
create music is just one example.”
The program will focus on a variety of new teaching
materials and strategies in music education. Classes will be held
to expand music educators’ skills with arranging music, using
the keyboard for percussion, and improvising with technology.
Yamaha clinicians Dennis Stanfill and Susan Ogilvy
will demonstrate the Clavinova’s vast capabilities. A number
of sessions will provide a hands-on look at the Clavinova and its
functions including sequencing, recording, and computer related topics.
Moravian College is a private, coeducational, selective liberal arts
college located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Tracing its founding to
1742, it is recognized as America's sixth-oldest college. Visit the
Web site at www.moravian.edu.
