Application Procedures

The applicant is required to:

1. Complete Basic certification.
2. Attend Windswept Music Workshop full-time for two successive years beyond the basic certification requirement (for a total between Level I and II of five years). The attendance requirement may include the session in progress at the time of application.
3. Submit an application for Advanced Certification, with an attached written lesson plan for four one-hour classes at the Windswept Music Workshop. The applicant may choose the class related to his/her field of interest or expertise: body work, choral, vocal, instrumental, piano, expressive arts, etc. (See Appendix C.)The candidate should be prepared to teach in front of the Certification Committee one one-hour class of the candidate’s choice from the submitted lesson plan.
   • Required Approval: Approval of the Level II application. (See Appendix C.)
   • Required Documentation: A printed copy of the lesson plan.
4. Complete an internship program under the guidance of a Certified Level II sponsor designated by the Certification Committee.
   • Required Approval: The applicant must submit to the Certification Committee for approval a plan for the internship program, including topic, goals, timeline, sponsor, expected deliverable(s), responsibilities of applicant and sponsor, and date of expected completion. (See Appendix D)
   • Required Documentation: A copy of the deliverable(s). Upon completion of the internship program, the Certification Committee must also receive from the faculty sponsor a letter of recommendation verifying that all requirements have been successfully completed.
     
     
5. Pay the certification fee at the time of application.
   
   
6. Maintain membership in the Creative Motion Alliance, Inc., by paying annual dues.Advanced certification is valid for five years. At the end of every fifth year, a completed application for Renewal form must be submitted to the Certification Committee. (See Appendix E.)
   

Renewal of Certification for Level II:
During the five year certification period, applicants are required to:

1. Attend a minimum of two annual Windswept Music Workshop sessions or four Alliance sponsored mini-workshops, or one annual Windswept Music Workshop session and two Alliance sponsored mini-workshops.
2. Submit an application for Renewal of Level II Advanced Certification (See Appendix E), and complete successfully at least two of the following renewal activities during the five-year certification period:
   1. Accumulate a combined total of four hours as a faculty instructor from the following: the annual Windswept Music Workshop, a Creative Motion Alliance sponsored mini-workshop, or a locally sponsored Creative Motion mini-workshop. Note: Faculty appointments for the annual Windswept Music Workshop are the responsibility of the Creative Motion Alliance, Inc. Executive Board.
      • Required Approval: none
      • Required Documentation: A brochure, workshop or class schedule, or flyer listing your name as an instructor for the specified workshop.
   2. Write an article on a Creative Motion topic which is then published in Extensions, or other Creative Motion publication, or state, regional or national publication. Or, present a lecture on a Creative Motion topic to a state, regional or national organization.
      • Required Approval: The topic of the article or lecture must be submitted to the Certification Committee for approval. (See Appendix F.)
      • Required Documentation: A printed copy of the article, and a printed copy or video tape of the lecture.
        
        
   3. Perform as a solo, duo, or ensemble performer, accompanist, or conductor in a public recital or concert in which you actively employ Creative Motion principles, and if it is appropriate, are identified in the printed program as a Certified Creative Motion Instructor.
      • Required Approval: none.
        
        
   4. Required Documentation: A concert program listing your name as a performer, an audio
      tape, CD, or video tape of the performance, and a description written by you of how Creative Motion was employed in rehearsal and performance. Complete a research paper on a problem or phase of Creative Motion related to music, music education, or expressive arts.
      • Required Approval: The topic and length of the research paper must be approved by the Certification Committee. (See Appendix F.)
      • Required Documentation: A printed copy of the research paper.
        
        
   5. Prepare a student in Creative Motion for a significant solo recital, comparable to a high school senior recital, or a junior college recital.
      • Required Approval: none
      • Required Documentation: A concert program listing the student’s name as a performer, an audio tape, CD, or video tape of the performance, and a description written by you of how Creative Motion was employed in lessons and performance.
        
        
   6. As a music educator or church musician, prepare and present for any level of student from young child through high school senior one of the following: a series of classroom lessons, a musical show, or a musical program.
      • Required Approval: none
      • Required Documentation: A written lesson plan, or a printed program from the musical show or program listing your name, and an audio tape, CD, or video tape of the
        performance.
        
        
   7. Submit to the committee a renewal project of your own design, subject to the approval of the committee.
      • Required Approval: The type of project, goals, timeline, expected deliverable(s) or event(s), and date of expected completion must be submitted to the Certification Committee for approval. (See Appendix F.)
      • Required Documentation: Appropriate documentation as described by the Certification Committee.
        
        
   8. Pay the certification fee at the time of renewal application.
      
      
   9. Maintain membership in the Creative Motion Alliance, Inc., by paying annual dues.
      Upon expiration of the five-year period, a completed Renewal of Certification form and any accompanying renewal documentation must be submitted to the Certification Committee. (See Appendix E.)