Let’s face it, these last couple of years have been demanding. We will use the media, processes, and structures of Orff Schulwerk to support you in being your best self as an artist, as a teacher, and as a human.

This workshop is deep self-care for the Orff Schulwerk teacher. October 29, 2022: Roger Sams Tending to Teacher: Orff Schulwerk Processes to Support You in Being Your Highest and Best Expression of Yourself John earned a bachelor of science degree in music education at Duquesne University and a masters degree in saxophone performance at the University of Florida. He completed his Orff-Schulwerk certification and Level IV coursework at George Mason University and apprenticed at The University of St. John enjoys working with fellow teachers, presenting workshops for various local chapters of AOSA and teaching recorder pedagogy in summer Orff-Schulwerk Certification Programs, most recently at George Mason University (VA) and Lakeland University (WI). He has served in several capacities on the board of MAC-AOSA as well as a member of the AOSA Advocacy Subcommittee. Prior to that, he spent nine years in Loudoun County Public Schools. Participants will leave with materials that could serve as stand-alone lessons or be combined into a program for upper elementary students.Ĭlinician Bio: John Barnes currently teaches general music to students in the lower and middle schools at Georgetown Day School where he also serves as Dean of the Sixth-grade. We will explore ways to take these old favorites and make them your own through shifting tonalities, improvisation, and composition projects.

Using familiar pieces from the volumes, favorite rhymes and children’s games, and a wide variety of poetry, participants will embark on a journey that travels in time from dusk to dawn. March 11, 2023: John Barnes A Night’s Journey: Make It Your Own

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