Josh Southard

It’s All About the Process: Keetman’s Rhythmic Building Blocks

Presented by

Joshua Southard

Saturday, October 25, 2014

9am-1pm

Skyview Elementary School

Morgantown, WV

Explore the many possibilities and processes found in the Music for Children

volumes and supplements!  In this workshop, we will utilize Keetman's

“Rhythmic Building Blocks” as our starting point and experience many different processes as we discover the countless possibilites found in the volumes!

Come Sing, Say, Play, Move, and Create through the Schulwerk!

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 Anderson University.  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.

Driving directions to Skyview Elementary

From I-79, take I-68 Exit (last Morgantown exit. It is well-marked)

Once on I-68, take Exit 1 toward Morgantown

Turn left onto US119 N/Grafton Road for 3.5 miles

Turn left onto Pleasant St/Westover Bridge

Take first left after bridge onto River Road for 1.5 miles

At stop sign, continue straight up hill

School is on right

Fees:

Membership: $15 per school year

Workshop:      $20 for members

$30 for non-members

Students:        Free with ID

Jim Solomon

How'd They Learn That?

Sing, move, clap, dance, improvise, jam...play congas, recorders, Orff instruments...perform a great variety of kid-tested pieces...then analyze the process utilized in teaching each piece.

Presented by nationally-known Orff-Schulwerk clinician

Jim Solomon

Sponsored by the Northern WV “Mountain Laurel” Chapter of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association

			Saturday, April 26, 2014 8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Skyview Elementary School Morgantown, WV

 

Author and National Clinician, Jim Solomon is an instructor of General Music, Chorus, Recorder and D.R.U.M, a special percussion group for Fifth grade students. He has over 30 years experience teaching in public elementary schools. In the summers, Jim teaches Level 1 Orff Certification at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. He teaches Rhythmic Training/Percussion Ensemble for Elementary/Middle School teachers at George Mason University and Anderson University, and he works with Kindergarten through High School students at the Eagle Arts Camp in Jacksonville, Florida. Jim has presented workshops to Orff chapters and MEAs throughout the country and at seventeen American Orff-Schulwerk Association National Conferences. He presented a Master Class in Rhythmic Training at the AOSA National Conference in Omaha. Jim was National Board Certified in 2002 and has been recognized as MENC Nationally Registered and Nationally Certified Music Educator. He has been Teacher of the Year for 

St. John's County, Florida.

                                                           

Driving directions to Skyview Elementary

From I-79, take I-68 Exit (last Morgantown exit. It is well-marked)

Once on I-68, take Exit 1 toward Morgantown

Turn left onto US119 N/Grafton Road for 3.5 miles

Turn left onto Pleasant St/Westover Bridge

Take first left after bridge onto River Road for 1.5 miles

At stop sign, continue straight up hill

School is on right

Pictures from our Chapter Share on February 8, 2014.

Photos taken from our Chapter Share, held at Mountainview Elementary in Morgantown, WV on Feb. 8, 2014. A great time was had by all.