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.

We Need Your Support!

We've been doing some "Spring Cleaning" of our MLAOSA  to-do list!  We'd like you to take a look and see if you are able to help us out!

The National AOSA Conference will be held in Pittsburgh this year!  This is a GREAT opportunity for you to attend some amazing workshops, network with some local connections for jobs, training, etc. and really have an awesome time!

Because the conference is so close, and hosted by one of our sister chapters (PGTAOSA), we've been asked to supply a couple things to support their efforts.  Hosting the conference is a very expensive endeavor for a chapter and any support is greatly appreciated.

 The theme is "Neighbors in Harmony".  We've been asked to design a basket to be raffled off to raise money for AOSA.  The basket should be "WV Themed".  Here are some ideas we thought of.  Please let us know if you can donate/purchase any of these things to put in the basket, or if you have any other ideas to add.  We will also be accepting monetary donations in order to create the basket and items to be sold at the "AOSA Boutique" during the conference.  If you would like to bring a few dollars to donate, we will take a collection at our next workshop on April 16th.

1.  Take Me Home, Country Roads....a children's story book
2.  Any WV Children's Author themed book.
3.  Any Appalachian Recordings/collections of folk songs
4.  WVU t-shirt, sports bottle, or any cool little WVU themed item.
5.  A small hand-made item:  quilt, scarf, blanket, etc...
6.  A local recipe book
7.  Any small food item that can be transported on a plane or eaten while at conference. (ie. pepperoni rolls)
8.  Any WV themed Lesson plans.
9.  Note cards/photos with images of WV

*Keep in mind, our basket needs to be carried on a plane, so we are limited in size.

Also, a word of advice from the local chapter  If you are a student or teacher, and would like to attend the conference in November, it is ALOT cheaper if you are a member of the National Organization.  Simply go to the web site for AOSA (see our list of links to the right), and you can join and register there. (students, THERE IS A DISCOUNT FOR YOU) You will also receive quarterly mailings including the Orff Echo, filled with lots of lesson ideas and articles and unlimited access to the full web site of information included.

Finally, we had the first "craft making" session to supply items for the boutique.  We will be having another one soon.  If you are crafty, like using a hot glue gun, or are a whiz at cutting, gluing, laminating, etc....please come to our next craft session!! Food is provided along with many great classroom ideas and lesson plan brainstorming!  We will be posting information on the details soon!!

Pictures from Martina Vasil's Workshop

We had a great time at our workshop with Martina on Feb. 12, 2011. Thanks Martina for getting us to dance, sing and play!

Tips on How to Write Notation in Word

Thanks to Martina for a wonderful workshop this past Saturday. I love that she found a way to write notation in Word. I did a little searching and here is what I found:

The fonts i found that had notation are Maestro, Jazz and Petrucci.

Workshop February 12, 2011

Spice Up Winter With Enticing Activities

Presented by

Martina Vasil

Martina Vasil holds a Bachelor of Music Education from West Virginia University and a Masters of Music from the Eastman School of Music. She has taught general music to students in grades kindergarten through 8^th and band to grades 4 through 8. Currently she teaches general music at the Propel Charter School in Homestead, Pennsylvania. She has completed Orff-Schulwerk Levels I, II and III at Eastman and she is Level I Certified in World Music Drumming.

This workshop will consist of an artillery of activities that gets students K-8 up and moving.

Classroom tested, these are activities that students are sure to love!

Saturday, February 12, 2011

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

Mountainview Elementary School

For driving directions click here

Hope to see you there!