Posts Tagged ‘AOSA’
Making It Work: Post-Level III
Have you taken all three Orff levels and don’t know what to do next? Scott Roether has you covered with ideas to keep growing and learning in the Schulwerk.
Read More2024 Summer Orff Levels
Are you considering taking an Orff Levels course this summer? Your colleagues share their insights about this transformative professional development experience.
Read MoreMaking It Work: Summer Orff Levels
Opportunities to create joyful music, make life-long friends, and become better facilitators are available throughout the country. Learn what to expect from each Orff Levels course.
Read MoreI Notice – I Wonder – I Value
AOSA Executive Director, Carrie Barnette, reflects on how teachers have adapted to new ways of making music with children and how AOSA has adjusted to support teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreMaking It Work: Orff Level III
Title Photo Credit: Jennifer Mishra, University of Missouri St. Louis What is about Level III? Congratulations! You have completed two levels of Orff training! It is time to start thinking about Level III! Don’t be frightened, you will love every minute. But wait, you may ask! Are you ready to take the plunge? Is Level…
Read MoreWhat Is AOSA and Why Should I Join?
What Is AOSA and Why Should I Join? Educators have the opportunity and responsibility to join various professional organizations. However, as educators, available funds to join the most appropriate ones are not always easy to come by. How can an educator decide which memberships are the best fit for them? Which organizations are going to…
Read MoreMaking It Work: Paying It Backward
Paying It Backward I am a retired elementary school music educator and I taught over 30 years in Michigan public schools. I am now mostly retired. I am a teaching artist for an Aesthetic Education program and I have my own private Orff Music Studio, teaching 2 days a week. I love being able to…
Read MoreMaking It Work: Orff Level II
Title Photo Credit: Jennifer Mishra, University of Missouri St. Louis You’ve taken level I and you might be wondering “should I take level II?” Maybe you teach a population of mostly younger students. Maybe you are still working to process your level I materials and experiences. Maybe it has been years since you took level I. Here are some reasons to consider…
Read MoreMaking It Work: Orff Level I
Title Photo Credit: Jennifer Mishra, University of Missouri – St Louis Girls and boys come out to play,The sun is shining bright as day.The birds are back, the air is warm,Oh, come let us sing a happy song. –Adapted from a traditional rhyme by E. Larson As spring arrives, our thoughts turn toward beautiful flowers,…
Read MoreInstrument Repair Hospital – AOSA 2015
The 2015 AOSA Professional Development Conference was held in San Diego, CA on November 11-14, 2015. Waves of Learning workshops, exhibits, and performances provided a flood of opportunities for active learning. In one such session, Lissa Ray (aka “Doctor Lissa”) guided her Instrument Repair Hospital interns through the basics of labeling, storing, maintaining and repairing Orff instruments. With supplies found at the local…
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