University Highlights
JSU relaunches Orff Schulwerk certification course Jackson State University’s Department of Music relaunched the Orff Schulwerk Certification Course for the 2021-2022 academic year. Described as a teaching model for optimal learning in 21st Century classrooms, the course uses imitation, experimentation and personal expression to mold students into confident life-long musicians and creative problem solvers. JSU is the only HBCU to offer the certification program, and the relaunch marked the 25th Anniversary of the course offered at JSU. Ramon Jackson, Ph.D., visiting assistant professor of music, was pivotal in reestablishing the course at JSU. “It offers educators a foundation for teaching music through varied activities. So this gives students at Jackson State an opportunity to learn how to approach music and be entertained while learning,” he said. “It also gives teachers already in the profession the opportunity to enhance or gain more knowledge that they can take back to their classrooms.”
Jackson State University recipient of $300K grant from The Propel Center, aims to promote student success in entertainment Jackson State University was awarded a $300,000 arts and entertainment grant from The Propel Center and Apple to enable its music students to explore aspirations and develop careers in the music industry. Students from JSU’s music department will be selected to participate in the Cortez Bryant Foundation’s Creative Leadership for the Music Industry Professional Pipeline Program, where they will be immersed in co-curricular activities. Entertainment mogul Cortez Bryant is in his second year of teaching a Careers in Music course at his alma mater JSU. He is looking to establish a
music business school at the university in the future. For now, the creative leadership program is a way to further expose students to the outer and inner workings of the industry. “This grant is really making a difference for HBCU youth through music and supporting the next generation of Black entertainment executives and artists. We are honored that they chose the Cortez Bryant Foundation and Jackson State University,” he shares.
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