Friday, October 9, 2009
Michael Beyl Workshop Cancelled
Tomorrow's workshop with Michael Beyl has been cancelled. Michael called from the airport to let us know that his flight from Memphis has been cancelled and no other flights are available until tomorrow which would be too late. This workshop will be rescheduled in the near future. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Sing-A-Book; Play-A-Book
Michael Beyl will be presenting our Fall 2009 workshop on October 10! Please join us from 9-1 at Mountainview Elementary as we learn Michael's strategies for incorporating children's literature into the general music classroom!
Michael will share his ideas for the following books:
Orange Pear Apple Bear – Emily Gravett
Mittens – Lola M. Schaeffer
Elmer – David McKee
Freckle Juice – Judy Blume
H is for Home Run: A Baseball Alphabet – Brad Herzog
The Snowy Day – Ezra Jack Keats
What Makes a Rainbow – Betty Schwartz
Drummer Hoff – Barbara Emberley
When Winter Comes – Nancy Van Laan
Michael Beyl is in his 23rd year as a music teacher. He holds a Bachelor of Music Education from Southeastern Louisiana University and a Masters of Music from the University of Memphis. He has taught at all levels of music from K-12 at various schools in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Tennessee. Currently he is an Orff music specialist at John P. Freeman Optional School with the Memphis City Schools. He has published one book, entitled Four in a Boat and 10 other songs girls and boys will love. You can find the book online at www.sistersquared.com. He has completed Orff-Schulwerk Levels I, II and III as well as master class from the University of Memphis. He has presented sessions at the AOSA Conferences in Las Vegas and Birmingham, as well as at local chapters in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Michael will share his ideas for the following books:
Orange Pear Apple Bear – Emily Gravett
Mittens – Lola M. Schaeffer
Elmer – David McKee
Freckle Juice – Judy Blume
H is for Home Run: A Baseball Alphabet – Brad Herzog
The Snowy Day – Ezra Jack Keats
What Makes a Rainbow – Betty Schwartz
Drummer Hoff – Barbara Emberley
When Winter Comes – Nancy Van Laan
Michael Beyl is in his 23rd year as a music teacher. He holds a Bachelor of Music Education from Southeastern Louisiana University and a Masters of Music from the University of Memphis. He has taught at all levels of music from K-12 at various schools in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Tennessee. Currently he is an Orff music specialist at John P. Freeman Optional School with the Memphis City Schools. He has published one book, entitled Four in a Boat and 10 other songs girls and boys will love. You can find the book online at www.sistersquared.com. He has completed Orff-Schulwerk Levels I, II and III as well as master class from the University of Memphis. He has presented sessions at the AOSA Conferences in Las Vegas and Birmingham, as well as at local chapters in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Friday, April 3, 2009
Brian Crisp Workshop POSTPONED!!!!!
Tomorrow's (April 4, 2009) workshop with Brian Crisp has been POSTPONED! Brian called from the airport to tell us that no planes are flying and they absolutely cannot get him to Pittsburgh/WV tonight.
This workshop will be rescheduled for a later date!
Sorry for the inconvenience.
This workshop will be rescheduled for a later date!
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
More info on Brian Crisp workshop
Here are some more notes about Brian's workshop scheduled for Saturday, April 4, at the WVU Creative Arts Center, Room 424 from 9 am to 1 pm. See previous post for the workshop flyer.
It’s Elementaria: From Exploration to Composition
After developing Orff-Schulwerk with Gunild Keetman, Carl Orff reflected upon the elemental musical style identified with the Gunterschule and Musik fur Kinder. At the 1963 opening of the Orff Institute in Salzburg, Orff commented on elemental music:
Elemental music is pertaining to the elements, primeval, rudimentary, treating of first principles. It is never music alone but forms a unity with movement, dance, and speech. It is music one makes oneself, in which one takes part not as listener, but as a participant. It is unsophisticated, employs no big forms ad no big architectural structures, and it uses small sequence forms, ostinato and rondo. Elemental music is near the earth, natural, physical, within the range of everyone to learn it and experience it, and suitable for the child (Carl Orff, 1963).
From these simple ideas, Gunild Keetman created elegant melodies and simple,yet, exquisite forms. Coupling her lesser known pieces from the original GermanMusik fur Kinder Volumes and other source works with her pedagogical ideasfound in Elementaria, we will explore practical and thoughtful models forstudent compositions. This workshop will integrate singing, playing, speakingand dancing into well processed lessons that foster joyful learning andcritical thinking.
Directions to the Creative Arts Center:
*From Interstate 79, take Star City/West Virginia University Exit 155
*From the exit ramp, turn right.
*Pass University Town Center.
*Follow the road as it merges with US19/WV Route 7. Cross the Star City bridge which crosses the Monongahela River.
*Go through the first light after the bridge and drive up the hill.
*Pass the WVU Coliseum on the right and continue straight through second light.
*Turn left at third light, then turn left again and enter WVU Creative Arts Center Parking Lot
Looking forward to seeing you all there!
It’s Elementaria: From Exploration to Composition
After developing Orff-Schulwerk with Gunild Keetman, Carl Orff reflected upon the elemental musical style identified with the Gunterschule and Musik fur Kinder. At the 1963 opening of the Orff Institute in Salzburg, Orff commented on elemental music:
Elemental music is pertaining to the elements, primeval, rudimentary, treating of first principles. It is never music alone but forms a unity with movement, dance, and speech. It is music one makes oneself, in which one takes part not as listener, but as a participant. It is unsophisticated, employs no big forms ad no big architectural structures, and it uses small sequence forms, ostinato and rondo. Elemental music is near the earth, natural, physical, within the range of everyone to learn it and experience it, and suitable for the child (Carl Orff, 1963).
From these simple ideas, Gunild Keetman created elegant melodies and simple,yet, exquisite forms. Coupling her lesser known pieces from the original GermanMusik fur Kinder Volumes and other source works with her pedagogical ideasfound in Elementaria, we will explore practical and thoughtful models forstudent compositions. This workshop will integrate singing, playing, speakingand dancing into well processed lessons that foster joyful learning andcritical thinking.
Directions to the Creative Arts Center:
*From Interstate 79, take Star City/West Virginia University Exit 155
*From the exit ramp, turn right.
*Pass University Town Center.
*Follow the road as it merges with US19/WV Route 7. Cross the Star City bridge which crosses the Monongahela River.
*Go through the first light after the bridge and drive up the hill.
*Pass the WVU Coliseum on the right and continue straight through second light.
*Turn left at third light, then turn left again and enter WVU Creative Arts Center Parking Lot
Looking forward to seeing you all there!
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Playing Attention
Nationally-known Orff-Schulwerk clinician will present his workshop, "Playing Attention," on Saturday, April 4th from 9-1 at the WVU Creative Arts Center. We hope you can join us! Whether you are a veteran teacher or a college student, you will be sure to get some great insights into teaching in a general music classroom.
Here is the flyer with workshop information!
Here is the flyer with workshop information!
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Brian Crisp coming to Morgantown
Everyone...mark your calendars for April 4, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at West Virginia University's Creative Arts Center for a workshop with Brian Crisp. Official workshop flyer to come, but here's some information about Brian:
Brian Crisp, Adjunct Professor and Orff-Schulwerk coordinator. Brian Crisp is the Head of Madison School of the Arts in Madison WI. Brian is a native of North Carolina and holds degrees in English and music from Wake Forest University, Furman and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. His master certificate in Orff-Schulwerk is from the University of St. Thomas. He has worked in public and private schools in North Carolina and Kentucky as well as Minnesota, where he was one of the founding members of Schulfunk, an adult Orff-Schulwerk based performance group. In addition to being the course director of Orff-Schulwerk Teacher Training at Webster University, Brian teaches the University of Kentucky Orff-Schulwerk Course. Besides a strong background in Orff-Schulwerk, Brian also has studied the Reggio Emilia approach in the Infant-Toddler Centers and Preschools of Reggio Emilia, Italy. Brian presents workshops and conference sessions throughout the United States, Europe and Australia. He recently published an article with his colleague, Dr. Louise Cadwell, titled "Weaving the Theories: Orff-Schulwerk and the Reggio Approach." Brian is the educational consultant for MMB Music, the US distributor of Studio 49 instruments.
Looking forward to seeing everyone there!
Brian Crisp, Adjunct Professor and Orff-Schulwerk coordinator. Brian Crisp is the Head of Madison School of the Arts in Madison WI. Brian is a native of North Carolina and holds degrees in English and music from Wake Forest University, Furman and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. His master certificate in Orff-Schulwerk is from the University of St. Thomas. He has worked in public and private schools in North Carolina and Kentucky as well as Minnesota, where he was one of the founding members of Schulfunk, an adult Orff-Schulwerk based performance group. In addition to being the course director of Orff-Schulwerk Teacher Training at Webster University, Brian teaches the University of Kentucky Orff-Schulwerk Course. Besides a strong background in Orff-Schulwerk, Brian also has studied the Reggio Emilia approach in the Infant-Toddler Centers and Preschools of Reggio Emilia, Italy. Brian presents workshops and conference sessions throughout the United States, Europe and Australia. He recently published an article with his colleague, Dr. Louise Cadwell, titled "Weaving the Theories: Orff-Schulwerk and the Reggio Approach." Brian is the educational consultant for MMB Music, the US distributor of Studio 49 instruments.
Looking forward to seeing everyone there!
Sunday, March 1, 2009
MLAOSA Chapter Sharing Highlights
Visual aide
group movement composition
Jocelyn Peters sharing her middle school lesson ideas
Creative movement activity
group movement composition
Jocelyn Peters sharing her middle school lesson ideas
Creative movement activity
Monday, January 19, 2009
Chapter Sharing Workshop 2/21/09
Please join us for our upcoming workshop:
Tried and True Lesson Ideas from the Field
Tried and True Lesson Ideas from the Field
Saturday, February 21, 2009
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Room 440A, Creative Arts Center
Join us in getting many tried-and-true lesson ideas for use in the general music classroom. Several of our experienced chapter members will share some of their favorite real-world lesson plans using singing, dancing and speech with us!
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