Next Workshop!
April 24, 2010 - Paul Cribari
Morning Session: “That’s Not the Way I Learned It!” Do you wish you could teach your students pieces from the volumes? Learn to adapt them for your students’ ability levels, or to teach pedagogical concepts!
Afternoon Session: “Planning Performances without Compromising Curriculum” Learn how to produce high-quality performances without stopping what you are teaching in class.
Workshop Location
Workshops are from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m with registration beginning at 8:30.
Highland Park Middle School - 3555 Granada, Dallas, TX 75205
Located near SMU. Mockingbird Lane is open. The road construction is finally complete. Street Map
Cost
$10 chapter dues (once a year) plus $25-$30 fee per workshop
Future Workshop Dates and Guest Clinicians
April 24, 2010 - Paul Cribari
September 2010 - Jay Broeker
April 2011 - Cindy Hall
Clinician Bios
Paul Cribari
Paul Cribari teaches preschool through fifth grades in the Cherry Creek School District in Colorado, where he also conducts the Advanced Percussion Ensemble and the school choir. Paul received his Bachelors degree form the University of Northern Colorado, and his Masters degree from the University of St. Thomas. He has presented at several AOSA National Conferences, and has taught Orff Schulwerk teacher training levels at Mills College, Central Michigan University, Southern Methodist University, and for the San Francisco Orff Schulwerk Course.
Celebrating 30 Years, 1978-2008
The North Texas Chapter of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association is organized by area music teachers to provide Saturday workshops with national Orff clinicians. These workshops present methods of using the Orff-Schulwerk process in the elementary music classroom.
Visit the AOSA web-site to learn more about what we do. American Orff-Schulwerk Association (AOSA)
View video about National ConferenceGraduate Study Abroad
The Orff Institute, Mozarteum University in Salzburg offers a graduate course titled Special Course “Advanced Studies in Music and Dance Education - Orff-Schulwerk” on even-numbered years. This course is taught in English and will be held from October 2010 until June 2011. It is offered to teachers of music and dance pedagogy with at least three years teaching experience.
The curriculum includes: · Didactics of Elemental Music and Dance · Pedagogy and Practice Teaching · Ensemble and Improvisation · Composing and Arranging · Movement/Dance Technique · Basic Choreography and Improvisation · Movement Accompaniment · Music and Dance for Different Age Groups · Projects in: Movement/Integrating the Arts/ Elemental Music Theater · Theory and Practice of Instrument Building and others.
Teachers are faculty members of the Orff Institute, University Mozarteum, Salzburg along with international guest teachers. Students are from all over the world and represent the cultural diversities of their countries and homes. Cut and paste the link to the brochure and application form: http://www.moz.ac.at/content.php?id=807. Deadline for applications is April 1, 2010. For further information please contact: shirley.salmon@moz.ac.at or andrea.ostertag@moz.ac.at