2020 - 2021 Workshops

Dumela, Drum, Dance! with Garth Prince

Students! Email our Membership Secretary for Free Access to this Resource and Panel Discussion.
membership-secretary@albertaorff.ca  

Online Workshop and Panel Discussion 
​Presented by Alberta Orff and B.C. Orff Chapters
On Sale February 1, 2021 
Member Price: $25
Non-Member Price: $30
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Panel Discussion on February 20th, 2021 at 1:00pm MST and 12:00pm PST 
Black Experience: Best practice approaches to including African music in the music classroom 
Panelists: Garth Prince, Kathy Robinson, Kofi Gbolonyo, and Dawn Pemberton 
Get ready to sing, move, and play to the music of sunny Namibia and South Africa with Garth Prince. 
He will share background information, pronunciation, dialect and language explanations to accompany each song. Join this interactive video workshop resource complete with lesson ideas and google slides ready to use with your students while you bring African music and dance into your classroom! Professional video recordings will include movement and dance instructions, drumming patterns, teachings and Orff accompaniments. 

Enjoy Garth’s special rendition of Dumela that was arranged for children participating in the Carl Orff Canada Vision 2020 Opening Ceremonies. Learn a spectacular performance piece from start to finish to finish with complete Orff orchestration, movement, vocal harmony and drumming patterns!

Experience teachings directly from Garth to bring "Grazing Back Home", a story-performance of his new book with Tololwa M Mollel alive in your classroom!

Sing, Dance, and Play Sharing Day with Marcus Fung, Carmen So, and Kim Hall
April 2021
Stay tuned for more details.

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Workshop notes - notes are for workshop participants only. Workshop notes will not be provided to anyone who does not attend the workshop and will not be sold separately.