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WORKSHOP DETAILS
Time: 9am-3pm 
   (lunch break noon-1pm)
Registration begins at 8:30am

Location:
Workshops are held at the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul Campus in the Brady Education Center Auditorium.

Parking:
Parking is FREE in the surface lot in front of Binz (the building next to Brady Educational Center).  This is also known as LOT O and can be accessed via Cretin and Grand Ave.  You may also park in the Anderson ramp off Cretin and Grand for $1.50 an hour.  For a detailed campus map, click here (http://www.stthomas.edu/media/campusmaps/stpaul2Dalpha.pdf) or call 651-962-PARK (7275) for more information.

WORKSHOP COST
Single Workshop
Single Workshop        $40
Retired Members        $10
Undergrad Students    $0 (with id)

WORKSHOP PACKAGE DEAL:
(includes 4 workshops, MNOrff membership, and 1 guest pass)
AOSA Member             $80
Non-AOSA Member     $90

Dena Beyers - "The Art of Play"
​September 23
Description: Explore activities that focus on body percussion, speech, singing, pitched and non pitched percussion, the learning stages used in Orff Schulwerk. (Imitation, Exploration, Literacy and Improvisation) and explore effective lessons that utilize a developmental, step by step teaching sequence. Participants will sing, say, dance, play and experience the process to implement creative, collaborative and critical thinking skills that are essential in a 21st century music classroom.Description: Explore activities that focus on body percussion, speech, singing, pitched and non pitched percussion, the learning stages used in Orff Schulwerk. (Imitation, Exploration, Literacy and Improvisation) and explore effective lessons that utilize a developmental, step by step teaching sequence. Participants will sing, say, dance, play and experience the process to implement creative, collaborative and critical thinking skills that are essential in a 21st century music classroom.
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Bio: Dena Byers teaches K-5 music with the Durham Public Schools, in Durham, North Carolina and serves as the Lead Elementary Music Teacher for the district. She assists in the coordination of district events and professional development for her colleagues. Dena is also the Artistic Director of the Durham Children’s Choir. She received her Bachelors degree from the University of Connecticut and her Masters degree from the University of Minnesota. A National Board Certified teacher since 2005, Dena has presented at several AOSA Professional Development Conferences as well as for Orff chapters across the country. She served as a Region IV Representative on the AOSA National Board of Trustees from 2006-2009. She has taught Level I basic pedagogy in Orff Schulwerk courses at Samford University in Alabama, Baker University in Kansas, and Virginia Commonwealth University. In addition, she has conducted several all-county honor choruses in North Carolina and Alabama and was the recipient of the 2010 Jackson Parkhurst award as an outstanding North Carolina Music Educator.

Joshua Block - "Let the Children Be Their Own Composers"
October 14
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Description: This famous quote by Carl Orff expressed his philosophy that children should be allowed to create music and dance at their own level, inspired by their imaginations. Learning should bepleasurable, filled with joy and excitement. In this workshop, we will explore ways to facilitate improvisation and composition using the Orff media of speaking, singing, playing, and dancing. With today’s talk of 21st Century Skills, there is no better way to get children thinking critically, collaborating, communicating, and creating than through movement and music, using the Orff-Schulwerk process. We will explore ways to make this a reality, beginning with their earliest experiences. Explore the intertwining nature of music and dance through stories, rhymes, and poetry. New concepts are learned more deeply and effectively when the students have a chance to play and create with them. Help your students apply what they have learned in music class by accompanying their movements using their voices and other instruments. Students are much more invested in music class when they have creative input. Learn ways to make this possibility become reality!
*This will be an active workshop, please wear clothes in which you will be comfortable moving around and bring a soprano recorder if you can.

Bio: Joshua Block teaches movement and music at Madison Simis Elementary in Phoenix, an International Baccalaureate School. He teaches classes on music, creativity, and imagination at Arizona State University. He is a Past-President of AZ Orff and is a movement instructor for Orff-Schulwerk certification courses. He is a member of the AOSA Board of Trustees and has presented at the AOSA National Conference. He has also completed his Kodály certification and is Past-President of Arizona Kodály Teachers Society. He directs the training choir for the Phoenix Boys Choir and teaches private piano and voice lessons.
Joshua Block teaches movement and music at Madison Simis Elementary in Phoenix. He is Past-President of AZ Orff and teaches movement classes for Orff-Schulwerk certification courses. He has also completed his Kodály certification and is President of Arizona Kodály Teachers Society. He has a BS in Music Education from Grand Canyon University and a ME in Elementary Education from Northern Arizona University. He is a member of the AOSA Board of Trustees.

Chapter Share at MMEA Clinic with KCM - "Sharing together"
February 24, 2018 - 9am-12:00

Description: 
Featuring local presenters from the MNOrff CHapter and Kodaly Chapter of MN. Come sing, say, dance, and play with Tried and true lesson plans and more! THis workshop is held in downtown Minneapolis in partnership with the MMEA mid-winter Clinic and the Kodaly CHapter of MInnesota. If you would like to share a favorite lesson, contact MNOrff President Shana Wagner at mnorff@gmail.com 



Josh Southard - "Applying the Orff Schulwerk Using Keetman's Building Blocks"
​April 7, 2018

Description Come join us as we sing, say, dance, and play with Gunild Keetman’s “Building Bricks”. We will explore the Music for children volumes and supplements, as well as children’s literature all while using the building bricks to create and improvise and most importantly, PLAY!

Bio: Josh Southard teaches K-5 music at Smoky Row Elementary in Carmel, IN. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Butler University, and a Master’s degree in Music Education with Orff Emphasis from AndersonUniversity. He has completed all three levels of Orff Certification, as well as courses in Orff Curriculum and Composition. His article “The Importance of Studying the Volumes” was published in the Orff Echo. Josh has served as Vice President and President of the Indiana Orff Chapter since 2006, and was appointed to AOSA’s Historical Committee in 2011, where he now serves as Committee Chair.