Hello readers,
Today, I thought I’d pass along information about a few professional development opportunities offered by the Gordon Institute for Music Learning (GIML) this summer. Taking my first Professional Development Levels Course (PDLC) through GIML back in 2016 was pivotal in setting me on a course to continue to studying music learning more deeply and applying Gordon’s work to my practice as a piano teacher. Since then, I’ve taken three other PDLCs. I highly recommend them.
Below are details about three offerings this summer (2026) of GIML’s Piano Level 1 PDLC.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
Dates (in person): July 6-10
Dates (Online Theory): May 17- June 28
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Dates (in person): June 29-July 3
Dates (Online Theory): May 10-June 21
Kammermusiksaal Ehrenbreitstein (Koblenz, Germany)
Dates (in person): July 20-July 24
Dates (Online Theory): May 17- June 28
For more complete details as well as information about GIML’s other 2026 PDLC offerings (choral, early childhood music, elementary general, etc.), click here. For more details about what is covered in GIML’s PDLC Piano Level 1, please visit GIML’s website here.
My tips:
- If you’d like to know what attending a PDLC is like, check out my blog post links below. If you still have questions, feel free to get in touch and I’ve be happy to correspond with you.
- I highly recommend applying for a Teacher Enrichment Grant through MTNA to help cover the expenses of attending a PDLC. I know quite a few teachers (including myself) who have successfully gotten funds to cover PDLCs or other professional development projects.
- It is helpful if you can start reading Gordon’s Learning Sequences in Music book before you start the PDLC, so you won’t have to do all of the reading during the PDLC.
Related:
- My First Encounter with Dr. Edwin E. Gordon and his Music Learning Theory (MLT)
- My Experience in 2016 Taking a Piano Level 1 PDLC through the Gordon Institute for Music Learning
- 2024 Piano Level 2 Certification through the Gordon Institute for Music Learning
- Recommended Reading From Edwin E. Gordon’s Books on Music Learning Theory (MLT)
Professional development has a way of reigniting your teaching like nothing else. I hope you have something great for yourself on the horizon!
