Application Procedures

The applicant is required to:

1. Complete Advanced Certification.
2. Attend the annual Windswept Music Workshop three successive sessions beyond the advanced certification requirement (for a total between Level I, II and III of eight years).
3. Submit an application for Professional Certification (See Appendix G), and complete successfully the following two required activities:
   1. As a solo, duo, or ensemble performer, accompanist, or conductor, present a series of three public recitals, concerts, or lecture/recitals on a theme or topic approved by the Certification Committee.
   2. As a music educator, or instructor in body work or expressive arts, present a series of three classes on a theme or topic approved by the Certification Committee. Where possible, one or more members of the Certification Committee, or Certified examiners appointed by the Certification Committee will be in attendance. As part of or adjunct to these lectures or performances, the candidate will demonstrate to the committee an understanding of and the ability to explain the basic components of Creative Motion analysis.
      • Required Approval: The theme and dates of the three public recitals, concerts, lecture/recitals, or classes must be approved by the Certification Committee. (See Appendix H.)
      • Required Documentation: A printed copy of the lecture outline and foils, or concert program and program notes, or class lesson plans, and a video tape of the event.
4. Complete successfully at least two of the following additional activities:
   1. In the previous ten years prior to application, accumulate a combined total of twenty 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.
   2. Publish a treatise on Creative Motion, in book or pamphlet form, or in any of the national journals devoted to music which are acceptable to the Certification Committee, on a theme or topic approved by the Certification Committee. The treatise should consist of the applicant's own ideas about Creative Motion, and not be a compilation of the ideas of others. For music educators, the treatise may include the use of Creative Motion principles in music education situations such as the general music classroom or conducting performing ensembles.
      • Required Approval: The topic and length of the treatise, the expected audience (lay or academic), the publisher and date of expected completion must be submitted to the Certification Committee for approval. (See Appendix H.)
      • Required Documentation: The final draft copy of the treatise must be approved by the Certification Committee prior to submission to the publisher.
   3. Submit to the committee a project of your own design, subject to the approval of the committee, and comparable to the effort to publish a treatise on Creative Motion. (example: a high-quality video tape of a one-hour Creative Motion Alliance, Inc. infomercial)
      • 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 H.)
      • Required Documentation: Appropriate documentation as described by the Certification Committee.
   4. Pay the certification fee at the time of application.
      
   5. Maintain membership and participation in the Creative Motion Alliance, Inc. Level III Professional Certification is permanent, as long as membership in the Creative Motion Alliance is maintained through the paying of annual dues, and the member continues to participate in Alliance activities to the satisfaction of the Certification Committee. Applicants must submit a completed Level III Certification form to the Certification Committee for approval. (See Appendix G.)