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 Bea
r – 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.