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Recent updates from AOSA.

AOSA 2019 Professional Learning Network Series – Level II

Are you contemplating the next step in your Orff Schulwerk journey? Are you considering whether to continue with Level II after completing Level I? Our next Professional Learning Network (PLN) provides an opportunity to dive into the world of Level…

AOSA 2019 Professional Learning Network Series

If you have completed Level I but still find yourself wondering how to implement the process of the Schulwerk into your daily routine and teaching, our next Professional Learning Network (PLN) entitled “Level I – Now What?!” is for you!…

Vote Now: 2019 National Board of Trustees Election

The following members have been nominated as candidates for servant leadership on the AOSA National Board of Trustees. Voting is via electronic ballot open from January 4, 2019 to February 4, 2019. Click on any name below to view a…

AOSA 2019 Scholarship and Grant Applications Due January 15

In 2018, twenty-five AOSA members were awarded over $35,000 in scholarships and grants to assist with professional development or the purchase of classroom instruments for teachers who work with low-income populations. Thanks to the many individual members and local chapters…

Echo Editorial Board Seeks New Members

Have you considered serving AOSA? Do you have a passion for writing and editing? Join our dynamic team of editors on The Orff Echo editorial board. Applications for new editorial board members are being accepted from now until February 1,…

Richard Gill, music educator and conductor, dies at 76 years old

Richard Gill, world-renowned Australian conductor and music educator, passed away on October 28, 2018 just two weeks shy of his 77th birthday. Born and raised in Sydney, Gill attended Marist College Eastwood becoming a music teacher at Marsden High School.…

Betty Jane Lahman, AOSA DSA Recipient, Passed Away October 26th

AOSA reports with great sadness that honorary member and 2001 Distinguished Service Award recipient, Betty Jane Lahman passed away October 26, 2018. A member of AOSA for its entire 50 years of existence, Lahman was instrumental in the spread of…

AOSA Announces the 2018 Distinguished Service Award Recipients

The following Distinguished Service Awards will be presented at the Cincinnati Professional Development Conference, November 8, 2018. Congratulations to our 3 recipients: Peggy McCreary Read about Peggy McCreary     Steven Calantropio Read about Steven Calantropio     Doug Goodkin…