Taste of Orff
Wednesday
​September 27, 2023
​What's On Your Plate? A nibble, a munch and some dessert too

Kim Friesen Wiens​

What comes to mind when you hear the words Orff and elementary music? If you want to learn more about the Orff process and how it can be used in different settings, join us for a Taste of Orff. This session, "What's On Your Plate," will explore rhythm, melody, reading and writing, playing instruments, movement, and creativity using popular music, Chinese nursery songs, and children's literature. Come prepared to fill your plate with music, materials, and connections with other music colleagues! This FREE after school session is geared towards new music teachers, and teachers in the first few years of their career. ​
Kim is an Orff teacher educator for Levels II and III and course director at the University of Alberta. She has been teaching elementary music (pre-kindergarten through grade six) for over 20 years in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Kim is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Alberta in elementary music education with a focus on culturally responsive and sustaining practices.

​Workshop 1
​Saturday
October 14, 2023 
​Playful Possibilities

AIMEE CURTIS PFITZNER

Get ready to sing, move, and play in this hands-on workshop full of fun and meaningful props and children’s literature.  The songs and activities are from many areas of the world and meaningful connections to deepen cultural understandings will be discussed. The best part?  You will be able to immediately implement the activities into your music classroom on Monday!
As an elementary music teacher of thirty years, Aimee Curtis Pfitzner has defined her work with students and teachers as a combination of joyful and purposeful music and learning. She holds a Masters of Music degree from UNC-Greensboro, completed Levels I-III and the Master’s Level of Orff Schulwerk Certification, and is an Orff Schulwerk Teacher Educator.  Aimee is a frequent presenter at music workshops and conferences in the US and internationally. Her multiple resources for music teachers are available from Beatin’ Path Publications.  She is passionate about music making, singing, gardening, adoption, and anything and everything creative; painting, zendoodling, making jewelry, and sewing. When not teaching or singing, writing music or creating, she can be found musically musing on her blog, www.ofortunaorff.com.  

Workshop 2
​Saturday
January 27, 2024
Popular music and Orff Schulwerk

MARTINA VASIL

Have you ever wondered how to bring the music your students prefer into the
classroom? In this workshop, you will learn many ways to integrate popular music and
movement into your classroom through the Schulwerk. You will also learn how to create your own materials that make authentic connections with your students and help them learn. Bring your ukuleles and recorders and let’s have some fun!
Martina Vasil is an Associate Professor of Music Education at the University of Kentucky (UK) and the PreK–6 music teacher at Lexington Montessori School. Martina directs Orff levels and teaches a Popular Music and Orff Schulwerk special topics course at UK. She also oversees
the Orff Schulwerk Graduate Certificate. She loves incorporating popular media and current artists into her lesson plans. Martina has level 3 Orff certification and training in both Dalcroze and modern band. Her PhD and BM are from West Virginia University and her MM is from Eastman School of Music.​

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Inquiries can be sent to the President of the Alberta Chapter of Carl Orff Canada via email at [email protected]

Photo Credit

Header photos courtesy of: 
Jan Studios.  
www.janstudios.com

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