Saturday, September 17, 2011
Steve Calantropio
“Elemental Pieces and Processes”
Using models from both the original Orff Schulwerk volumes and teacher composed works, participants will identify some of the characteristics of elemental style. They also will explore the naming of process teaching techniques used in teaching these examples.
Steven Calantropio, retired music specialist, spent 31 years teaching music and movement in the River Edge, N.J. public schools. He has served as clinician at numerous regional Orff Schulwerk chapters as well as the National Conference of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association (A.O.S.A.) and state Music Education conferences. Mr. Calantropio holds an Orff-Kodály-Dalcroze certificate from the Manhattan School of Music as well as an Orff Certificate from the Orff Institute in Salzburg Austria. He has taught Orff Level III courses for over 20 years and has been a guest lecturer, levels teacher and conference presenter at Orff Schulwerk training programs in Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne and Hobart, Australia. Mr. Calantropio’s innovative Master Class in Elemental Music has been presented numerous times in the United States and Canada. He also teaches the Master Level IV in Orff Schulwerk at George Mason University. His most recent book, Pieces and Processes is published by Schott Music Company.
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Lisa Sullivan
“Getting It All In!”
PLEASE BRING A SOPRANO RECORDER!
This workshop will focus on lessons that cover all aspects of the Schulwerk in the short amount of time we are given with students. Activities will be presented that offer efficient ways to include speech, singing, movement, instruments, improvisation, & composition into our elementary music classrooms!
Lisa Sullivan teaches general music at Mohawk Trails Elementary in Carmel, Indiana and was named 2008 Carmel Clay Teacher of the year. She teaches private piano in her home studio as well as being active in the adult and children’s music at church. Lisa holds a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Butler University and a Master’s degree in Elementary Administration from Ball State University. Lisa currently serves as the Region IV representative for the Indiana Music Educators Association. She has completed three levels in Orff Schulwerk, as well as Orff Curriculum, and Orff Master Class at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. Lisa has presented at local chapter meetings of the Indiana Orff Schulwerk Association as well as State Conferences of the Indiana Music Educators Association. Lisa has presented at multiple AOSA conferences and she currently teaches Orff Level I at Anderson University in Anderson, Indiana and DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois.
November 9-12, 2011
AOSA National Conference – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Chapter Share
Members of our chapter share their own classroom lessons and field-tested teaching suggestions.
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Leigh Ann Mock-Garner
“Add More Fun to your Formative Assessments!”
As music specialists, we are charged with creating and implementing purposeful activities within an instructional sequence. In this interactive workshop, participants will explore practical and purposeful activities that could be employed during the assessment phase of instruction. In addition, ideas for threading these activities throughout multiple grade levels will be discussed.
Leigh Ann Mock Garner teaches elementary classroom music at Christa McAuliffe Elementary School in Hastings, MN. In addition, she teaches undergraduate music at the University of St. Thomas. Mock Garner is the former Director of the Kodály Institute at St. Thomas, and taught on the Kodály faculty at Wichita State University. She is the co-author of Music and Movement, a music curriculum for children ages 1-5, and also is a contributing author for MacMillan McGraw/Hill music textbook series. Mock Garner currently serves on the board of the Organization of American Kodály Educators. She holds an M.A. in Music Education from the University of St. Thomas, a B.A. in Vocal Music Education from St. Olaf College, and is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of St. Thomas.
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Rob Amchin
“Multicultural Explorations—World Discoveries and Journeys”
Explore traditional music from around the world. Participants will come away with a collection of school-appropriate songs, dances, and stories that they can use in their teaching. Outcomes will include teaching ideas for new and seasoned teachers from a multicultural perspective. Selections will include material from Israel, Central and Eastern Europe, and others.
Robert Amchin is distinguished teaching professor and Head of the Music Education/Therapy Division at the University of Louisville. He teaches undergraduate and graduate classes and supervises student teachers. Amchin studied at the Orff Institute, N.E. Conservatory, Memphis State, and the University of Michigan. He also taught at the elementary school level. Dr. Amchin composes and arranges music for recorder and general music classes. A sought-after clinician, he has presented at many AOSA conferences and workshops. Internationally, he has also taught in Russia, Poland, Austria, Canada, and Israel.
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Jennifer Donovan
“Playing with the Arts”
Using poetry, pose, and art as the springboard, workshop attendees will utilize the Orff process to create playful, powerful performance pieces for use with their students. Come ready to sing, play, move, and create!
Jennifer Donovan teaches K-5 music at Clear Creek Elementary School in USD 232 DeSoto Public Schools in Shawnee, Kansas. A member of the 2009 Kansas Teacher of the Year team, she is a past president of the Kansas Orff Chapter and has served on the AOSA National Board of Trustees as Region III Representative from 2004-2007 and Treasurer from 2007-2009. She has presented at the AOSA Professional Development Conferences in San Jose and Milwaukee and Orff chapters across the country. Her fifth graders have been invited twice to perform at the Kansas Music Educators Association In-Service Workshop.
