Recent updates from AOSA.
As one of her first official duties as president of AOSA, Joan Stansbury represented the organization at the 2015 Orff-Schulwerk Forum held in Salzburg on July 2 – 5, 2015. This year’s discussion topic was “Interculturality and Orff-Schulwerk”. Representatives from…
How does it work when two directionally challenged music educators try to navigate Washington D.C.? The answer: beautifully! in June of 2015. One of the two was always getting turned around and by working together, they always ended up in…
The Orff Echo Editorial Board is soliciting articles for the Summer 2016 issue. Our feature topic is “Group Creativity and the Schulwerk.” We invite various types of submissions such as (1) philosophical and theoretical work reflecting the benefits of small-…
The AOSA PowerPoint presentation about Orff Schulwerk will help inform your school community about what students learn in your classroom. Consider showing it at: Back to School Night Curriculum Night PTA Meetings Parent Teacher Conferences Open House Events “Pre-show” at…
Research Poster Session proposals for the 2016 conference are now being accepted. Submissions are due January 15, 2016. For detailed information on how to submit a proposal please read the Call for Research Posters announcement.
NAfME announces “that the United States Senate has passed its bipartisan Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) reauthorization proposal, the Every Child Achieves Act (S. 1177), by a final vote count of 81 to 17. The Senate’s action today is…
Over 150 music educators from 20 states and four countries convene to learn teaching methods for grades K-6 at 20th annual workshop.
Session proposals for the 2016 conference in Atlantic City, New Jersey are now being accepted. Deadline for proposals is August 1, 2015. Proposals must be competed using the on-line form in the member’s section (be sure to log-in to view…
“On the eve of the 108th birthday of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME), the best possible present was handed to us: recognition of music as a core subject in draft federal education policy.” Learn more on the NAfME…
The following position is available at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich starting on October 1, 2015: W 2 Professor of Elementary Music Education (EMP) “Carl Orff Foundation Professorship” We are looking for a distinguished figure with a…