Join us on the campus of William Paterson University for a workshop with Scott Roether! This workshop will explore the various primary resources within Orff Schulwerk. Though seemingly unapproachable to some at first glance, there is an incredible wealth of opportunity contained in these resources. Through a series of process-based activities, participants will further discover the potential contained in using Orff and Keetman's primary resources. The workshop will explore applications for pre-primary through middle school classrooms, with a special focus on finding opportunities for the inclusion of each activity in your grade level curricula.
WHEN: Saturday, October 18th from 9:00am-1:00pm
WHERE: Hunziker Hall, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ
PARKING & FINDING OUR WORKSHOP: Click here to view details about where to park and how to find our workshops!
REGISTRATION: To register for the single workshop or the season visit our registration page.
Scott Roether teaches music and movement at University School in Cleveland, Ohio where he works with boys ages four through ten. Previously, he worked as an arts integration specialist and public school teacher. He has completed Levels training, as well as Master Classes, Curriculum Development, and the International Summer Course at the Orff-Institut. In addition to his previous training in Orff Schulwerk, Scott completed his Master’s degree in Music Education with a concentration in Orff Schulwerk from the University of St. Thomas. A frequent presenter both locally and nationally, he serves Greater Cleveland Orff as Vice President and Program Chair.

Join us on the campus of William Paterson University for a workshop with Ardith Collins and Casey Goryeb! Who are nursery rhymes for? Who gets to play with parachutes? This workshop will be filled with songs, games, and ideas through the lens of Orff Schulwerk to broaden your perspective, and perhaps change your mindset, on who gets to play what in the music classroom.  
WHEN: Saturday, September 20th from 9:00am-1:00pm
WHERE: Hunziker Hall, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ
PARKING & FINDING OUR WORKSHOP: Click here to view details about where to park and how to find our workshops!
REGISTRATION: To register for the single workshop or the season visit our registration page.
Ardith Collins teaches general music and string ensemble at Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School in Manhattan and is adjunct faculty at Montclair State University. Ardith completed Orff Levels at Villanova/University of the Arts, Kodály Levels at Westminster Choir College, and Beginner Level Dalcroze Eurhythmics at Anderson University, and is finishing her EdD at Rowan University. She is an avid folk dancer, performer, and rounds and Balkan music enthusiast. Ardith is past president of the Northern New Jersey Orff chapter and serves on the AOSA CORS and Reverberations Board.

Casey Goryeb teaches 6th Grade Chorus and 7th & 8th Grade Band and General Music at Copeland Middle School in Rockaway Township, NJ. She has both a B.A. in Music (Flute) and a B.S. in Music Education from Lebanon Valley College and an M.Ed. in Educational Leadership Instruction from TCNJ. Casey completed her Orff Levels and Curriculum Course at Villanova/University of the Arts and Master Class at George Mason University. Casey is the Past President of the Northern New Jersey Orff Chapter and serves as the Course Director for their summer Orff Levels Courses. Casey resides in Hackettstown, NJ with her husband, Aaron, twin toddlers, and rescue dog, Bear. 

For details, please visit our 2025-26 Workshop Series page. For online or PO registration, visit our Registration page. If you are interested in getting graduate credit for attending NNJOSA workshops, please be sure to register for the Fall Semester Orff Workshop Course at William Paterson University. If you have any questions, please email [email protected].  

Join us on the campus of William Paterson University for a workshop with Rob Delgaudio!  Reconnect with the rejuvenating power of both music and nature. Explore through creativity and collaboration, infusing classrooms with the refreshing spirit of the outdoors. Join us for a day of harmonious learning and laughter, leaving with a toolkit to elevate your music teaching experience. 
WHEN: Saturday, April 5th from 9:00am-1:00pm
WHERE: Hunziker Hall, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ
PARKING & FINDING OUR WORKSHOP: Click here to view details about where to park and how to find our workshops!
Rob DelGaudio is a composer and elementary music educator based in the NYC area. He holds BM and MM degrees from Manhattan School of Music and Hofstra University. He received his Orff levels training at Hofstra University, Villanova University and George Mason University. Rob creates content for music educators on YouTube. His channel, Music with Mr DelGaudio features his original songs and lesson ideas and currently has over 16K subscribers. Additionally, he is a graduate of the BMI Musical Theatre Writing Program. He is the creative director of his own theatre company, Pancake Productions, leader of the Tarrytown Ukulele Jam and the author of a Barnes & Noble exclusive book titled 'Music'.

NNJOSA is proud to announce we will be hosting Levels I, II, and III at William Paterson University this summer! For more information and to register, visit the LEVELS page.

**NOTE: PLEASE BRING A UKULELE AND/OR A RECORDER IF TO THE WORKSHOP IF YOU ARE ABLE!**
Join us on the campus of William Paterson University on Saturday, March 8th for a workshop with Kris Olson! In this workshop, we’ll discover ways to strengthen musical skills and create avenues for creativity and growth by getting children moving.  For our youngest students we’ll explore age-appropriate activities that utilize adapted folk dance, fanciful finger plays, and the world of pretend.  For our  older students, we’ll explore how limiting choices and developing clear structures can benefit the creative process.  Most importantly we’ll experience the beautiful connection of music to movement and the vitality it can add to our teaching.
​WHEN: Saturday, March 8th from 9:00am-1:00pm
WHERE: Hunziker Hall, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ
PARKING & FINDING OUR WORKSHOP: Click here to view details about where to park and how to find our workshops!
REGISTRATION: To register for the single workshop or the season visit our registration page.
Kris Olson has been a music and movement teacher for over 30 years in private, public, rural, and urban settings.  She teaches workshops across the country and has offered summer courses at various universities.  Kris has her master’s degree in Orff Schulwerk from the University of St. Thomas.  She currently teaches music and dance as a private contractor with a special focus in early childhood.  Kris studied dance at Zenon Dance Company while living in Minneapolis and now lives in Lubbock, TX where along with teaching music, she choreographs and dances with Flatlands Dance Theatre and adjuncts in dance at Texas Tech University.  

Join us on the campus of William Paterson University on Saturday, February 1st for our annual chapter share session, as well as our Garage Sale! Chapter members will be sharing kid and teacher tested lessons and materials. We will also be holding a Garage Sale! We will be selling books, instruments, music teaching supplies and more! Feel free to bring any items you'd like to donate to the garage sale, and bring a ukulele if you have one.
WHEN: Saturday, February 1st  from 9:00am-1:00pm
​WHERE: Hunziker Hall, William Paterson Univ., Wayne, NJ
​PARKING & FINDING OUR WORKSHOP: Click here to view details about where to park and how to find our workshops!
REGISTRATION: To register for the single workshop or the season visit our registration page.

Did you wish you were able to attend the AOSA National Conference in Des Moines but you were unable to go? We've got the next best thing! Join us on the campus of William Paterson University on Saturday, November 23rd where chapter members will share exemplary lessons they learned at this year's conference.
WHEN: Saturday, November 18th from 9:00am-1:00pm
​WHERE: Hunziker Hall, William Paterson Univ., Wayne, NJ
​PARKING & FINDING OUR WORKSHOP: Click here to view details about where to park and how to find our workshops!
REGISTRATION: To register for the single workshop or the season visit our registration page.

Join us on the campus of William Paterson University on Saturday, October 19th for a workshop with Christine Ballenger! Our jobs as general music educators can be complex– typically teaching five or six different grade levels during the course of a week, each with its own content and skills. But with this challenge comes the opportunity to teach students multiple years in a row where we can build on their skills and sequence our instruction. Here’s where I invite you to consider doing MORE with LESS– how can one song or experience apply to multiple areas of learning? How can a piece grow from a song and game in first grade into an arrangement of barred instruments and recorder improvisation in third or fourth grade? Experience several activities that can work with multiple grade levels, depending on the focus YOU want to have in your instruction!
WHEN: Saturday, October 19th from 9:00am-1:00pm
WHERE: Hunziker Hall, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ
PARKING & FINDING OUR WORKSHOP: Click here to view details about where to park and how to find our workshops!
REGISTRATION: To register for the single workshop or the season visit our registration page.
Christine Ballenger currently teaches general music (PK-5) in Gaithersburg, MD. She holds degrees in music education from the University of New Mexico (M.M.) and the University of Puget Sound (B.M.). Christine teaches basic pedagogy, recorder, and movement in several different AOSA-approved teacher education courses and has served as a member of the editorial board of The Orff Echo since 2017. She has presented at AOSA National Professional Development Conferences, as well as for workshops for AOSA chapters and school districts across the country and has been published in The Orff Echo. Christine has also had training in Kodaly and World Music Drumming, and completed the “International Summer Course” in 2018 at the Orff Institute, in Salzburg, Austria. She enjoys reading, spending time outside, and a good cup of coffee.