Summer Music Camp

Our summer music camp is June 2, 2012 from 9:30 to 2:00 p.m. We are co hosting the camp with WVU College of Music. The camp will be held at the CAC.

Below are links to posts of previous summer music camps.
Theme song from 2008
Summer Music camp pictures
Videos

Jon and Mary Kathryn Burbank Workshop, April 21, 2012

We had a great workshop today! Thank you Jon and Mary Kathryn!

Click on the pictures for the album!

Workshop April 21, 2012 Jon and Mary Kathryn Burbank

Rhythm, Song, and Dance! Applying African Musical Concepts
Presented by
Jon and Mary Kathryn Burbank

Sponsored by
The Northern West Virginia
“Mountain Laurel” Chapter
of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association

Saturday, April 21, 2012
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Mountainview
Elementary School
Morgantown, WV


Participants will explore the cultures of Africa through engaging and authentic songs and dances from across the continent. They will emerge with knowledge of traditional rhythmic, melodic and movement ideas and skills necessary to implement specific world music concepts in any K-12 general music setting.


Jonathan Burbank is a National Board Certified Teacher, Associate Director of Bands, and Director of Percussion Studies and World Music at Blythewood High School in South Carolina. His percussion and world music ensembles have received numerous awards and recognitions, including the featured high school percussion ensemble for the 2011 South Carolina Music Educators Association In-service Conference and the 2011 South Carolina Day of Percussion. The Blythewood High School African Drum and Dance Ensemble was also featured as one of three groups chosen from over 150 across the nation to perform at the 2011 National School Boards Association Conference in San Francisco. The BHS percussion and world music ensembles enjoy a busy performance schedule throughout the year, appearing at several middle and elementary schools.
Before moving to South Carolina in 2008, Jon served as Director of Percussion at Hidalgo High School (Hidalgo, Texas, 2005-2008) and at Fairmont State University (Fairmont, West Virginia, 2003-2005). From 1996 through 2002, he served as a percussion instructor with The Cadets of Bergen County Drum and Bugle Corps, winning DCI World Championships in 1998 and 2000, and DCI High Percussion Awards in 2001 and 2002.

Jon holds a Bachelors of Music Education from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and a Masters of Music Education from West Virginia University through an assistantship in World Music with Dr. Paschal Yao Younge. While studying and teaching at WVU, Jon wrote for and directed the Japanese Taiko Ensemble and Indonesian Gamelan Ensemble. As a performer, he has traveled extensively throughout the United States as well as toured internationally in Mexico, Canada, England, France, Italy, Japan, Australia and South Korea.
Professional affiliations include the National Association for Music Education, South Carolina Band Directors Association, and the Vic Firth Education Team. He currently serves as Vice-President of the South Carolina Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society.


Mary Kathryn Burbank is a National Board Certified Teacher currently enjoying her thirteenth year in elementary general music. Her career began in Monongalia County Schools, where she taught for nine years. Then, in South Texas, she served as adjunct fine arts instructor for the University of Texas-Brownsville and directed the Hidalgo Community Children’s Choir. She implemented a new Orff Schulwerk curriculum in the Hidalgo Independent School District elementary schools before relocating to South Carolina, where she currently teaches K-5 general music, 4th and 5th grade chorus and 4th and 5th grade steel band at Bridge Creek Elementary near Columbia.

Mary Kathryn received her bachelor and masters degrees in music education from West Virginia University. She completed Orff Level I at the Eastman School of Music, and levels II and III at George Mason University. She is a member of NAfME and AOSA and has received grants from the Appalachian Education Initiative and the AOSA Training and Projects fund. She presented research on a folksong collection project at Monongalia County Schools staff development sessions, WVMEA, and on the national level at the MENC conference in Minneapolis, MN and the AOSA conference in Long Beach, CA. The research was submitted as part of a study by Dr. Janet Robbins and was published in the Mountain Lake Reader and the Journal of Music Teacher Education.

Jon and Mary Kathryn have collaborated on many performances and presentations, including a sharing session for MLAOSA, world music concerts in WV, TX, and SC, the Rio Grande Valley chapter of AOSA, and Orff Level I at the University of Texas-Brownsville. The husband and wife duo resides in Elgin, South Carolina with their two boys Andrew (4) and Ethan (2) and two dogs Maddie (6) and Dora (6).


Purchase an annual membership for discounted admission to workshops.

Annual membership: Regular members $15/school year Students $5/school year

Workshop fees: Regular members $20 Students $5

Workshop without membership: $30

Directions to Mountainview Elementary School

From the North:
• Take I-79 South toward Morgantown
• Take the I-68 exit (last Morgantown Exit. It is well-marked)
• Once on I-68, take Exit 1 toward Morgantown; follow Route 119 North (a left off the exit ramp) to Greenbag Road (approximately 1 mile down the hill)
• Turn right on Greenbag Road. School is approximately 2 miles on the left.
From the South:
• Take I-79 North toward Morgantown
• Take the I-68 exit (It is well-marked)
• Once on I-68, take Exit 1 toward Morgantown; follow Route 119 North (a left off the exit ramp)to Greenbag Road (approximately 1 mile down the hill)
• Turn right on Greenbag Road. School is approximately 2 miles on the left.
From the East (I-68):
• Take Exit 1 toward Morgantown; follow Route 119 North (a left off the exit ramp) to Greenbag Road (approx. 1 mile)
• Turn right on Greenbag Road. School is approximately 2 miles on the left.





In the event of severe weather, please check our website the morning of the workshop in case of a cancellation.

www.mountainlaurelaosa.blogspot.com

Upcoming Events

Upcoming events

Saturday, Feb. 27, 2012 Square Dance at Gardner Winter Music Festival, South Middle School, Morgantown, WV, 8:00 p.m. -10:00 p.m.

March 15-17, 2012 WVMEA 2012 conference, Morgantown, WV
go here for more information

Saturday, April 21, 2012 MLAOSA Workshop, Jon and Mary Kathryn Burbank, Mountainview Elementary, Morgantown, WV 9:00 a.m. directions here

Workshop Postponed!!!

We are postponing our Chapter Share Workshop until Saturday, February 18, 2012 because of the snow!!! See you then! Same time and place.

Chapter Share Workshop, Sat. Feb. 11, 2012

Our Chapter Share Workshop is coming up on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012. Many of our lessons will be based around a holiday theme. Our presenters include Joel Rhodes, Jennifer Connoley, Martina Vasil, Caroline Stahl, and Carol Roskos. We hope you'll join us on Saturday and gain some new lessons as well!

The workshop will be held at Mountainview Elementary in Morgantown, WV on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. Directions are below.

Purchase an annual membership for discounted admission to workshops.
Annual membership: Regular members $15/school year; Students$5/school year
Workshop fees: Regular members $20; Students $5
Workshop without membership: $30

See you there!

Upcoming Events:
Saturday, April 21, 2012 Jon and Mary Kathryn Burbank




Directions:

From the North:
· Take I-79 South toward Morgantown

· Take the I-68 exit (last Morgantown Exit)

· Once on I-68, take Exit 1 toward Morgantown; follow Route 119 North (left off exit ramp) to Green Bag Road (approximately 1 mile down the hill)

· Turn Right on Greenbag Road. School is approximately 2 miles on the left




From South:
· Take I-79 North toward Morgantown

· Take the I-68 exit (last Morgantown Exit)

· Once on I-68, take Exit 1 toward Morgantown; follow Route 119 North (left off exit ramp) to Green Bag Road (approximately 1 mile down the hill)

· Turn Right on Greenbag Road. School is approximately 2 miles on the left




From East:
· Take I-68 West to Exit 1, University Ave.

· Follow 119 North (Left off the exit ramp) to Green Bag Road

· Turn Right on Green Bag Road. School is approximately 2 miles on left.

Come Join us!

I’ts O.K.!

Weaving Orff and Kodaly Together

Presented by

Adam Foley

Sponsored by

The Mountain Laurel Chapter

Of the American Orff Schulwerk Association

Saturday, October 22, 2011   9:00-1:00pm Mountainview Elementary School Mr. Foley: is the director of Theory in Motion, a musicianship program for students in grades 1-6, at the Eastman Community Music School. He holds three levels of certification in the Kodály Approach, and three levels of certification in Orff Schulwerk. He has presented on the Kodály Approach for the Rochester Area Council of Administrators of Music Education and at various venues in New York State including the Eastman School of Music, Nazareth College, and the Greece Central School District. Additionally, he has presented on beginning improvisation techniques for the Eastman Community Music School and teaching the struggling sight-reader as a clinician for ACDA, the Pittsford School District and the Guilderland Central Schools in New York State. He also has presented on combining Orff and Kodály in the elementary classroom at the 2008 national American Orff-Schulwerk Association conference and is scheduled to present on this topic for several Orff chapters throughout the United States. Adam is a K-5 elementary vocal music teacher in the Gates Chili Central School District in Upstate New York and is currently a PhD candidate in Music Education at the Eastman School of Music where he has also completed his BM and MM.

Purchase an annual membership for discounted admission to workshops. Annual membership:  Regular members $15/school year; Students$5/school year Workshop fees: Regular members $20; Students $5 Workshop without membership: $30

Upcoming Events! Nov 9-12, 2011 AOSA National Conference, Pittsburgh, PA Feb 11, 2012 Chapter Sharing  April 21, 2012 Jon and Mary Kathryn Burbank

                  

From the North: ·        Take I-79 South toward Morgantown ·        Take the I-68 exit (last Morgantown Exit) ·        Once on I-68, take Exit 1 toward Morgantown; follow Route 119 North (left off exit ramp) to Green Bag Road (approximately 1 mile down the hill) ·        Turn Right on Greenbag Road.  School is approximately 2 miles on the left

From South: ·        Take I-79 North toward Morgantown ·        Take the I-68 exit (last Morgantown Exit) ·        Once on I-68, take Exit 1 toward Morgantown; follow Route 119 North (left off exit ramp) to Green Bag Road (approximately 1 mile down the hill) ·        Turn Right on Greenbag Road.  School is approximately 2 miles on the left

From East: ·        Take I-68 West to Exit 1, University Ave. ·        Follow 119 North (Left off the exit ramp) to Green Bag Road ·        Turn Right on Green Bag Road. School is approximately 2 miles on left.

Mark your Calendars!!

Mark your calendars!

Mountain Laurel Chapter's 2011-2012 schedule is on the books!

Our workshops will be held at Mountainview Elementary School in Morgantown, WV

See directions here.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Oct 22, 2011 Adam Foley
Nov 9-12, 2011 AOSA National Conference, Pittsburgh, PA
Feb 11, 2012 Chapter Sharing
April 21, 2012 Jon and Mary Kathryn Burbank

Other Events:
Our sister chapter the Pittsburgh Golden Triangle Chapter of AOSA has announced their workshop dates for the 2011-2012 year:
September 17
Nov 9-12, 2011 AOSA National Conference, Pittsburgh, PA (more info here)
January 28
March 17

Please note, the Pittsburgh chapter has changed their workshop location to Jeannette McKee Middle School. See their website www.pgtaosa.org/ for driving directions and more information.

Dialogues with the Orff-Schulwerk Presented by Brian D. Crisp

Dialogues

with the Orff-Schulwerk

Presented by Brian D. Crisp
Saturday April 16, 2011
Mountainview Elementary, Morgantown, WV

We had a great workshop today! In addition to singing, dancing, playing and creating, Brian had us reflect and discuss our learning, our creating and our teaching. It was insightful and enjoyable. Thanks Brian!

Workshop with Brian Crisp!

Dialogues

with the Orff-Schulwerk

Presented by Brian D. Crisp

Saturday, April 16, 2011

9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Mountainview

Elementary School

Morgantown, WV

Examining the Orff-Schulwerk volumes and original writings,workshop participants will construct ideas about the Orff-Schulwerk process and modern philosophies and issues of education.

Brian D. Crisp is a full time educational consultant and founder of Crisp Consulting + Coaching. Brian 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 as a teacher and administrator in several states. In addition to being the course director of Orff-Schulwerk training at Webster University, Brian teaches the University of Kentucky Orff-Schulwerk Course. Besides a strong background in Orff-Schulwerk, in 2003 Brian was a fellow in the Municipal School of Reggio Emilia, Italy.

Purchase an annual membership for discounted admission to workshops.

Annual membership: Regular members $15/school year; Students $5/school year

Workshop fees: Regular members $20; Students $5

Workshop without membership: $30

For driving directions, click HERE

Please check the website and your personal email account on the

morning of the workshop. In the event of cancellation due to inclement

weather, we will make every effort to post the information as soon as

possible.