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Advocacy

Introduce Orff Schulwerk to your school community. (2 minute video)

Invite parents, administrators, and others to watch an Orff Schulwerk class. (7 minute video)

Frequently Asked Questions:

  • How do I get my parents involved?
  • How do I get the wider community involved in my program?
  • How do I explain what I do to my non-music colleagues?
  • How can AOSA financially support my program or personal professional development?
  • What non-AOSA funding is available for my program?
  • How do I advocate for my attendance at the AOSA Professional Development Conference?
  • How do I respond to requests to do things that are outside of my role as music teacher?

Download files to help you Advocate:

Advocacy Within Your Building   Advocacy Within Your School District

AOSA Advocacy Brochures in English and Spanish are available on our About AOSA page.

Visit the Music Education Policy Roundtable to learn how like-minded organizations partner to support sequential, standards-based music education to students across the nation.

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Music Quotes

  • "Teaching music is not my main purpose. I want to make good citizens. If a child hears fine music from the day of his birth, and learns to play it himself,... Read More

    Shinichi Suzuki

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  • "Music is the electrical soil in which the spirit lives, thinks and invents."... Read More

    Ludwig van Beethoven

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  • "Music training is a more potent instrument than any other, because rhythm and harmony find their way into the secret places of the soul."... Read More

    Plato

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  • "Music produces a kind of pleasure that human nature cannot do without."... Read More

    Confucius

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  • "People who make music together cannot be enemies, at least not while the music lasts."... Read More

    Paul Hindemith

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  • "It occurred to me by intuition, and music was the driving force behind that intuition. My discovery was the result of musical perception." (When asked abo... Read More

    Albert Einstein

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  • "Without music, life would be a mistake."    ... Read More

    Friedrich Nietzsche

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AOSA 2019

Professional Development Conference

November 20-23, 2019

  • Home
  • About
    • About AOSA
    • What is Orff Schulwerk?
    • Local Chapters
    • Become a Member
    • Admin & Elected Officials
    • AOSA History & Founders
    • Carl Orff & Gunild Keetman
    • Orff Around the Corner and Around the World
    • AOSA Awards
    • Press Room
  • Professional Development
    • Professional Development Conference
    • Local Chapter Workshops
    • AOSA Teacher Education Courses
    • Professional Learning Network
    • AOSA Independent Study Units
    • Other Conferences & Events
  • Publications
    • The Orff Echo
    • Reverberations: Teachers Teaching Teachers
    • Publications for Purchase
    • Advertise with AOSA
  • Resources
    • Classroom Resources
    • Scholarships and Grants
    • Advocacy
    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
    • Research
    • Industry Resources
  • Get Involved
    • Become a Member
    • Local Chapter Workshops
    • Make a Gift
  • Contact

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