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PDLC Registration is now open!
GIML is pleased to announce the following dates and locations for the Summer 2026 Professional Development Levels Courses.
New Volume of Audea Available
Audea: A Journal for Research & Applications of Music Learning Theory has been added to the members-only area of the GIML website. This volume includes:
"Traditional" Folk Music in Jump Right In: The Music Curriculum (2001-2010) (Robin Giebelhausen)
Abstracts on Promising Practices from the 2025 GIML International Conference
Review of Learning to Improvise: Readiness and Harmonic Audiation by Cynthia Taggart and David Potter (2025) (Stuart Chapman Hill)
An Interview with Dr. Bruce Dalby: "The future of MLT looks bright, indeed!" (Natalie Tiesi)
GIML Mentor Series: Interview with Bruce Dalby
Dr. Dalby discusses the evolution of his use of Music Learning Theory in instrumental music instruction and includes many videos of his work with students.
The GIML Mentor Series is a multi-media interview column published annually in Audea. In this series, music education experts with long legacies in the GIML community are interviewed by current music educators, offering poignant reflections on their lives, careers, and contributions.
Audio clips from the interviews are interspersed throughout the text to provide an authentic reader experience.
New Tunes and Activities from the Membership Commission
Thanks to the Membership Commission for these two tunes and activities! Be sure to click the button below to navigate to the complete document where you can download and print the tunes and their accompanying activities.
Bear Snores On
Tune and Activity Ideas by Sadie Friedman
Mossy Grove
Tune and Activity Ideas by Amber Kelley
Upcoming Faculty Hangouts
Join GIML faculty member Sarah Boyd on February 8th from 4:00-5:00pm ET to explore the Music Moves for Two book from the Music Moves for Piano series.
Join GIML faculty member Carin McEvoy on March 8th from 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm ET.
Join GIML faculty member Andy Mullen on April 26th from 7:00-8:00pm ET for Rhythm Sequencing in the Secondary Ensemble.
Quarterly Workshop with Sharon Saul
Join Sharon Saul for an Instrumental Online Workshop on March 28th, 2026, from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm ET.
Southeastern and NY GIML Chapter Event
Southeastern GIML and NY GIML present: Improvising with Elementary Students with Jen Doiron on March 15th, 2026 from 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm ET.
Carol Gordon Professional Development Scholarship
The Carol Gordon Professional Development Scholarship was created by GIML to honor Carol
Goodridge Beccue Gordon’s contributions to Music Learning Theory. The purpose of this
scholarship is to advance the mission of GIML through supporting university faculty interested in learning more about Gordon’s Music Learning Theory and incorporating it into their teaching of future music educators.
Eligibility
1. Must be a college/university music faculty teaching early childhood/general music,
instrumental or piano pedagogy, or choral methods courses within a music education
program.
2. Must be a first-time attendee of a GIML Professional Development Levels Course
(PDLC).
3. Must submit completed application form along with one-page narrative statement.
Information about GIML PDLCs and specific dates/locations can be found on the GIML
website. If you have questions or would like more information about GIML PDLCs and/or the scholarship, please contact the GIML Professional Development Commission at professionaldevelopment@giml.org.
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