Wednesday, March 26, 2014
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.
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Annual Chapter Share Workshop
We look forward to seeing everyone Saturday, February 8, 2014!!!
Tired of the polar vortex? Want some new lesson plan ideas and materials? Feeling the need to connect with other music teachers? Do you want to spend a Saturday morning making music?
Tired of the polar vortex? Want some new lesson plan ideas and materials? Feeling the need to connect with other music teachers? Do you want to spend a Saturday morning making music?
Students get in for FREE with student ID.
The Northern West Virginia Mountain Laurel Chapter of the American Orff Schulwerk Association invites to you attend a
Chapter Sharing Workshop Saturday, February 8, 2014
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Mountainview Elementary School Morgantown, West Virginia
Annual membership:
Regular members: $15 per school year
Student members: $5 per school year
Workshop fees:
Regular members: $20
Student members: $5
Workshop without membership fee: $30
PLEASE CHECK THIS SITE THE MORNING OF THE WORKSHOP IN CASE OF CANCELLATION DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER.
Directions to Mountainview Elementary School: From the South: Take I-79 North toward Morgantown. Take the I-68 Exit (first Morgantown exit) Once on I-68 take exit 1 toward Morgantown. Follow Route 119 North to Greenbag Road (a left off exit ramp). Turn right on Greenbag Road. School is approximately 2 miles on left. 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 to Greenbag Road (a left off exit ramp). Turn right on Greenbag Road. School is approximately 2 miles on left. From the East: Take I-68 West to Exit 1, University Avenue. Follow 119 North to Greenbag Road (a left off exit ramp). Turn right on Greenbag Road. School is approximately 2 miles on left.
Monday, September 30, 2013
Playing With Pieces by Betsy Kipperman
Date: Saturday, October 5, 2013
Time: 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Location: Mountainview Elementary School, Morgantown, West Virginia
Workshop participants will learn a variety of pieces. They will also explore ways to alter those pieces into new experiences in order to keep interest--both as the student and as the teacher.
Betsy currently teaches music to the Lower School students of Garrison Forest School in Owings Mill, Maryland. Previously, she taught at the Key School in Annapolis, Maryland and in the Fairfax County Public School system in northern Virginia. Betsy studied at the Orff Institute in Salzburg, Austria. She is a certified Orff-Schulwerk teacher and teacher trainer. In her free time, she can be found swing dancing or singing with local jazz groups.
Time: 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Location: Mountainview Elementary School, Morgantown, West Virginia
Workshop participants will learn a variety of pieces. They will also explore ways to alter those pieces into new experiences in order to keep interest--both as the student and as the teacher.
Betsy currently teaches music to the Lower School students of Garrison Forest School in Owings Mill, Maryland. Previously, she taught at the Key School in Annapolis, Maryland and in the Fairfax County Public School system in northern Virginia. Betsy studied at the Orff Institute in Salzburg, Austria. She is a certified Orff-Schulwerk teacher and teacher trainer. In her free time, she can be found swing dancing or singing with local jazz groups.
Purchase an annual membership for discounted admission to workshops.
Annual membership:
Regular members: $15 per school year
Workshop fees:
Regular members: $20
Students may attend the workshop for free with a valid student I.D.
Workshop without
membership fee: $30
Directions to Mountainview Elementary School:
From the South:
Take I-79 North toward Morgantown.
Take the I-68 Exit (first Morgantown exit)
Once on I-68 take exit 1 toward Morgantown.
Follow Route 119 North to Greenbag Road (a left off exit ramp).
Turn right on Greenbag Road. School is approximately 2 miles on left.
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 to Greenbag Road (a left off exit ramp).
Turn right on Greenbag Road. School is approximately 2 miles on left.
From the East:
Take I-68 West to Exit 1, University Avenue.
Follow 119 North to Greenbag Road (a left off exit ramp).
Turn right on Greenbag Road. School is approximately 2 miles on left.
For more information, contact:
Jennifer Connoley or Heidi Lucas, co-presidents
jconnoley@gmail.com
hdunkle1@gmail.com
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Workshop Dates for 2013 - 2014
Save the Date!
Mountain Laurel AOSA is pleased to share our workshop dates for the 2013 -2014 year! Please take a minute to mark the dates on your calendar.
October 5, 2013 Betsy Kipperman
February, 8 2014 Chapter Share
April 26, 2014 Jim Solomon
All workshops will be held in Morgantown, WV. Workshop times are 9:00 am - 1:00 pm. Snacks and coffee are provided.
Workshops are free for students with a valid college ID.
For all others, workshops are $30 for non-members, $20 for members. Membership for the year is $15 dollars.
More details will be provided closer to the date.
Please check our website too:
http://mountainlaurelaosa.blogspot.com/
We look forward to seeing you there!
Mountain Laurel AOSA is pleased to share our workshop dates for the 2013 -2014 year! Please take a minute to mark the dates on your calendar.
October 5, 2013 Betsy Kipperman
February, 8 2014 Chapter Share
April 26, 2014 Jim Solomon
All workshops will be held in Morgantown, WV. Workshop times are 9:00 am - 1:00 pm. Snacks and coffee are provided.
Workshops are free for students with a valid college ID.
For all others, workshops are $30 for non-members, $20 for members. Membership for the year is $15 dollars.
More details will be provided closer to the date.
Please check our website too:
http://mountainlaurelaosa.blogspot.com/
We look forward to seeing you there!
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Workshop with Cynthia Bradford!
Please come join us for our Spring workshop with Cynthia Bradford.
DATE: April 20, 2013
PLACE: Mountainview Elementary, Morgantown, WV
TIME: 9:00 – 1:00 PM
SESSION DESCRIPTION: Connecting the Dots
We’ll take an in-depth look at three aspects of teaching music: expressive writing which leads to expressive
singing; making connections in the choral classroom; and assessing students
progress. By connecting these “dots”
we’ll hope to see the whole picture of a well-balanced young musician.
More complete description below.
More complete description below.
Expressive Singing and Descriptive Writing
This session supports the hope that students can communicate
about music and through music. As music teachers are being asked
to incorporate subjects outside of the music into their lesson plans, the 6+1 Traits of Writing and the Common
Core Standards will be explored and “translated” into musical vocabulary
and song materials for the elementary classroom. Songs and stories, along with samples of
student writing, will be shared.
Connecting the Music Class to the Choral Ensemble (and
back again)
This portion of the day will demonstrate ways to introduce
concepts in the music classroom and “morph” them into the choir ensemble. The choral ensemble, in turn, can serve as a
catalyst for enhanced learning of basic solfege and rhythmic skills back to the
music class. Choral octavos and lesson plan ideas for grades 2 – 6 will be provided.
On Target:
Assessment Techniques
Tried and true techniques for assessing singing and playing
will be demonstrated. Shall we discuss
assessment AND evaluation (giving grades!??!!)
CLINICIAN INFORMATION:
Biographical Description:
Cynthia Bayt Bradford specializes in music for middle and
elementary students and has earned acclaim for her artistic achievement and
engaging rapport with young singers. Cynthia is a frequent clinician and conductor
for honor and festival choirs throughout the country. She is a graduate of Luther College and
Indiana University where she also earned certification in the Kodály philosophy
of music education. She is the Founder
and Artistic Director Emerita of the
Southlake Children’s Choir, a regional community choir in Northwest
Indiana.
As music specialist for the Crown Point Community School
Corporation, sharing musical ideas and teaching strategies with colleagues is
one of Cynthia’s favorite aspects of being a music educator. She has presented sessions on choral
repertoire, standards-based curriculum development, and arts assessment methods
at national, regional, and state levels, including the Organization of American
Kodály Educators, the American Choral Directors Association, and the Music
Educators National Conference. Cynthia served as a music consultant for the
Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) State Collaborative on
Assessment and Student Standards (SCASS) in Washington, DC, and was a leader in
the collaboration in assessment training for the partnership formed by the
Indiana Department of Education, the Indiana Music Educators Association, and
the Art Education Association of Indiana.
Her articles on choral curriculum development and assessment practices
have been published in the OAKE Envoy
and the ACDA Choral Journal. She has
also served as a choral contributor for the Indiana Music Educators Association
publication, Indiana Musicator and
the ACDA Central Division publication,
Resound.
Cynthia was named as the Outstanding Middle School Music
Educator by the Indiana Music Education Association in 2000 and was honored by
the Lilly Foundation with a Teacher Creativity Fellowship in 2009 to explore
folk singing and yodeling in the Alps of Switzerland, Slovenia, and Italy.
Purchase an annual
membership for discounted admission to workshops.
Annual membership:
Regular members: $15 per school year
Workshop fees:
Regular members: $20
Students may attend
the workshop for free with a valid student I.D.
Workshop without
membership fee: $30
Directions to
Mountainview Elementary School:
From the South:
Take
I-79 North toward Morgantown.
Take
the I-68 Exit (first Morgantown exit)
Once
on I-68 take exit 1 toward Morgantown.
Follow
Route 119 North to Greenbag Road (a left off exit ramp).
Turn
right on Greenbag Road. School is
approximately 2 miles on left.
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 to Greenbag Road (a left off exit ramp).
Turn
right on Greenbag Road. School is
approximately 2 miles on left.
From the East:
Take
I-68 West to Exit 1, University Avenue.
Follow
119 North to Greenbag Road (a left off exit ramp).
Turn
right on Greenbag Road. School is
approximately 2 miles on left.
For more information, contact:
Carol Roskos, MLAOSA President
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Annual Chapter Share Workshop!
We look forward to seeing everyone today!!!
Want some new lesson plan ideas and materials? Feeling the need to connect with other music teachers? Do you want to spend a Saturday morning making music?
Want some new lesson plan ideas and materials? Feeling the need to connect with other music teachers? Do you want to spend a Saturday morning making music?
Special: Students get in for FREE with student ID.
The Northern West Virginia
Mountain Laurel Chapter of the
American Orff Schulwerk Association invites to you attend a
Chapter Sharing Workshop
Saturday, February 9, 2013
(SNOW DATE: Saturday, February, 16, 2013)
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Mountainview Elementary School
Morgantown, West Virginia
Annual membership:
Regular members: $15 per school year
Student members: $5 per school year
Workshop fees:
Regular members: $20
Student members: $5
Workshop without membership fee: $30
PLEASE CHECK THIS SITE THE MORNING OF THE WORKSHOP IN CASE OF CANCELLATION DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER.
Directions to Mountainview Elementary School: From the South: Take I-79 North toward Morgantown. Take the I-68 Exit (first Morgantown exit) Once on I-68 take exit 1 toward Morgantown. Follow Route 119 North to Greenbag Road (a left off exit ramp). Turn right on Greenbag Road. School is approximately 2 miles on left. 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 to Greenbag Road (a left off exit ramp). Turn right on Greenbag Road. School is approximately 2 miles on left. From the East: Take I-68 West to Exit 1, University Avenue. Follow 119 North to Greenbag Road (a left off exit ramp). Turn right on Greenbag Road. School is approximately 2 miles on left.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
From Our Mountain to Yours
Presentation by Annie and Glen Chilcote
The Chilcotes teach elementary general music in Montgomery County Public Schools in beautiful southwestern Virginia. Annie has been a traveling teacher in the county with a unique schedule and various classroom settings at several different schools, causing her to be very flexible! Glen teaches at Kipps Elementary School in Blacksburg, VA. He leads four extra-curricular instrumental groups, including a recorder club, a drum club, and two Orff Ensembles. Annie and Glen both serve as officers with the Virginia Highlands chapter of AOSA and are WVU graduates!
Description: The focus of the workshop is lessons that reach a wide variety of learning styles, since Annie and Glen teach such an array of abilities. In addition to that, they will be sharing some tried and true lessons and a little jazz. There will be a movement focus for some portions of the workshop, so comfortable clothes are encouraged!
Presentation by Annie and Glen Chilcote
The Chilcotes teach elementary general music in Montgomery County Public Schools in beautiful southwestern Virginia. Annie has been a traveling teacher in the county with a unique schedule and various classroom settings at several different schools, causing her to be very flexible! Glen teaches at Kipps Elementary School in Blacksburg, VA. He leads four extra-curricular instrumental groups, including a recorder club, a drum club, and two Orff Ensembles. Annie and Glen both serve as officers with the Virginia Highlands chapter of AOSA and are WVU graduates!
Description: The focus of the workshop is lessons that reach a wide variety of learning styles, since Annie and Glen teach such an array of abilities. In addition to that, they will be sharing some tried and true lessons and a little jazz. There will be a movement focus for some portions of the workshop, so comfortable clothes are encouraged!
Friday, June 8, 2012
Workshop Schedule 2012-2013
We are excited to announce our workshop schedule for the upcoming year!
Plan now to join us!
Saturday October 6, 2012 Glen and Annie Chilcote (WVU alumni)
Saturday February 9, 2013 Chapter Sharing (with a snow date of Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013)
Saturday, April 20, 2013 Cynthia Bradford (Director of 2012 WV All State Childrens' Chorus)
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
Plan now to join us!
Saturday October 6, 2012 Glen and Annie Chilcote (WVU alumni)
Saturday February 9, 2013 Chapter Sharing (with a snow date of Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013)
Saturday, April 20, 2013 Cynthia Bradford (Director of 2012 WV All State Childrens' Chorus)
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
Thursday, May 24, 2012
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
Below are links to posts of previous summer music camps.
Theme song from 2008
Summer Music camp pictures
Videos
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