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Northern New Jersey Orff Schulwerk Association

2023-24 Workshop Series

9/9 - MANJU DURAIRAJ: "MAKING RESPONSIVE TEACHING VISIBLE IN ORFF SCHULWERK

9/6/2023

 
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Join us on the campus of William Paterson University for a workshop with Manju Durairaj! The responsive Orff Schulwerk model accentuates the efficacy of the Schulwerk as a hands-on approach, that focuses on the joy of elemental music making, integrates strategies for collaborative learning, respectful communication, feedback structures and culturally relevant teaching with purposeful choice of music, dance, song, chant, stories and poetry. This workshop examines responsive teaching, discusses the distinction between culturally responsive teaching and multiculturalism, includes multicultural dances, diverse children’s literature, pieces from the volumes and supplements and discusses incorporating assessments for and of learning.
WHEN: Saturday, September 9th from 9:00am-1:00pm. There will be a raffle with items provided by West Music - don't miss it!

WHERE: Hunziker Hall, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ
PLEASE NOTE: We will not be offering livestreams via Zoom this year. Workshops will be recorded and may be viewed later on the Members Only page.
PARKING: 
The closest parking lot to Hunziker Hall is Lot 3. However, the gate at Entrance 3 is typically closed for workshops. To access this lot, enter at Entrance 4. Make the fifth right (where it says Lot 4 Row E) and follow until the road curves. Turn left after the Do Not Enter sign and this will lead you to Lot 3. For a map on how to access this lot, click here.
REGISTRATION: To register for the single workshop or the season visit our registration page.
Manju Durairaj was born and raised in India. She studied in Pune, India. She was involved in graduate research projects on comparative pedagogical practices of Indian (Carnatic) and Western Music at Middlesex University, London, UK. She graduated with her second master’s degree and K-12 certification from VanderCook College of Music, Chicago.
 
Manju is the Lower School Music Teacher at the Latin School of Chicago. She is president ILMEA elementary general music division, vice president-elect DEIA of AOSA, past president of the Greater Chicago Orff Chapter and is a certified Orff Schulwerk Levels Teacher Instructor. She is a certified Arts Integration specialist.  She is an adjunct professor at VanderCook College of Music, Chicago where she teaches curriculum design and elementary methods graduate and undergraduate courses. Her continuing teaching education courses, on campus and online, include Culturally Responsive Music Education, Technology, Arts Integration, Curriculum Development, Responsive Classroom, and Redesigning Teaching and Learning for 21st Century. She is a doctoral student at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champiagn.
 
She is a frequent clinician at various state, national, and international conferences. She has been published in the Orff Echo, Reverberations, Illinois Music Educators Journal, General Music Today, and the Journal of the Council for Research in Music Education. Her publications with Hal Leonard include InterAct with Music Assessment Levels 1 and 2, InterAct Levels 1&2 Student Activities for Devices and Print, Technology in Today’s Music Classroom and Dancing Around the World with Music Express Magazine.

REGISTRATION IS OPEN! ANNOUNCING THE 2023-24 NNJOSA PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP SERIES

8/1/2023

 
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For more details, please visit our 2023-24 Workshop Series page. For online or PO registration, please 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. Registration is going on now, and late registration starts August 9 (extra $150 on top of the course cost). Each semester (3 workshops) is equal to 1 graduate credit. If you have any questions please email info@nnjosa.org

EXCITING NEWS! FULL RIDE LEVELS SCHOLARSHIPS OFFERED BY NJPAC!

5/19/2023

 
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HUGE NEWS! NJPAC will be offering several FULL RIDE SCHOLARSHIPS for NNJOSA Levels Courses. Now is your chance to apply and possibly take Levels courses tuition free:
CLICK HERE TO APPLY FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP
CLICK HERE TO VISIT OUR LEVELS PAGE FOR MORE INFO ON THE PROGRAM


4/22 - TYRONE "DANCING WOLF" ELLIS OF THE NANTICOKE LENNI-LENAPE TRIBAL NATION

4/19/2023

 
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Join us on the campus of William Paterson University for a workshop with Tyrone "Dancing Wolf" Ellis of the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation! 
WHEN: Saturday, April 22nd from 9:00am-1:00pm
WHERE: Hunziker Hall, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ, or on Zoom (link to be emailed to registrants prior to the start of the session).
PARKING: The closest parking lot to Hunziker Hall is Lot 3. However, the gate at Entrance 3 is typically closed for workshops. To access this lot, enter at Entrance 4. Make the fifth right (where it says Lot 4 Row E) and follow until the road curves. Turn left after the Do Not Enter sign and this will lead you to Lot 3. For a map on how to access this lot, click here.
REGISTER: To register, visit our registration page.
Tyrone "Dancing Wolf" Ellis is a Wolf Clan member of the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation of New Jersey. He practices many cultural arts, such as rattle making, drum making, singing & drumming, regalia making, and beadwork. He was a recipient of the New Jersey Folk Arts Apprenticeship Grant, working under the tribe’s Chief to learn the creation of both Pow-Wow Drums and Water Drums and gained a residency from the Wheaton Arts to teach the younger generation of tribal youth. Tyrone has learned from numerous respected elders and knowledge holders amongst the tribe, including well known people such as Chief Mark “Quiet Hawk” Gould, Co- Chief Lewis “Grey Squirrel” Sonny Pierce, late grandmother Lorraine “Rainbow Walker” Gregg, Urie Ridgeway, and Will Mosley Sr. As his tribe’s Annual Pow-Wow and Program Coordinator he demonstrates the bulk of these arts to the public to promote healthy relationships while reducing stereotypes and ignorance of Native American Culture. More about the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation at https://nlltribe.com/

3/25 - VIRTUAL WORKSHOP: franklin willis - "TEACH ME ABOUT HIP HOP"

3/22/2023

 
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UPDATE: Unfortunately, Mr. Willis's flight was canceled and the airline was unable to accommodate him on a new flight that would get him to the workshop on time. Therefore, the workshop will be HELD VIRTUALLY via the Zoom link sent out to registrants. The workshop will now take place from 10:00am-1:00pm. For WPU students there will be a post-workshop discussion from 1:00pm-2:00pm to satisfy the four hour requirement.
WHEN: Saturday, March 25th from 10:00am-1:00pm
WHERE: Zoom
REGISTER: Visit our registration page
Franklin Willis is a three-time CMA Foundation Music Teacher of Excellence and with more than a decade of experience in the classroom, Franklin Willis is a trailblazer and catalyst for change in the music education space, as well as a rising leader within the music industry at large. He is the Community Impact Director at the CMA Foundation, which paves the way for students to experience equitable access opportunities in the music industry beyond the classroom. Willis is a children’s book author and graduate of the University of Memphis with a Bachelor of Music Education with an emphasis in Choral Music in 2009. In 2012, he earned the Master of Education Degree in Nonprofit Leadership from Belmont University. Most recently Willis completed the Education Specialist Degree with an emphasis in Instructional Leadership from Tennessee Technological University.

ORFF LEVELS WITH NNJOSA REGISTRATION IS *OPEN!*

2/26/2023

 
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EXCITING NEWS! The Northern New Jersey Orff-Schulwerk Association will be offering all three Orff levels this summer at William Paterson University!!!
WHEN? August 7-18, 2023 (weekdays only) from 8:30am-4:30pm
WHO? The instructors are Laura Koulish (recorder), Matthew Stensrud (movement), Judy Thompson-Barthwell (Basic Pedagogy I), Ardith Collins (Basic Pedagogy II), and Rob Amchin (Basic Pedagogy III)
WHERE? Hunziker Hall, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ

​For more information including tuition, graduate credits, required materials, and how to register, visit our LEVELS page.

1/28 - chapter share

1/27/2023

 
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Join us on the campus of William Paterson University on Saturday, January 28th, 2023 from 9am-1pm for our annual chapter share! NNJOSA members will be sharing kid and teacher tested lessons and materials. We look forward to seeing you there!
WHERE? Hunziker Hall, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ, or on Zoom (The link will be sent prior to the workshop)
WHEN? Saturday, January 28th, 2023 from 9am-1pm
PARKING? The closest parking lot to Hunziker Hall is Lot 3. However, the gate at Entrance 3 is typically closed for workshops. To access this lot, enter at Entrance 4. Make the fifth right (where it says Lot 4 Row E) and follow until the road curves. Turn left after the Do Not Enter sign and this will lead you to Lot 3. For a map on how to access this lot, click here.
REGISTRATION? ​To register, visit our 
registration page.

11/19 - CONFERENCE SHARE

11/15/2022

 
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Join us on Zoom on Saturday, November 19th from 9am-11am as we present highlights from the 2022 AOSA National Conference in Kansas City. If you are enrolled in the WPU graduate class for credit, two additional hours (11am-1pm) will be available. 
WHERE? Zoom! (The link will be emailed to registrants prior to the start of the workshop)
WHEN? Saturday, November 19 from 9am-11am
REGISTRATION? Visit our registration page

10/15 - WARKENDA WILLIAMS-CASEY

10/12/2022

 
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Join us on the campus of William Paterson University or virtually for a workshop with Warkenda Williams-Casey! In this workshop, you will enrich your dance and movement vocabulary and learn how to move more safely in your music and movement classrooms. Please be sure you dress comfortably in clothes which allow for easy movement!
WHEN: Saturday, October 15 from 9:00am-1:00pm
WHERE: Hunziker Hall, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ, or on Zoom (link will be mailed prior to the start of the session).
PARKING: The closest parking lot to Hunziker Hall is Lot 3. However, the gate at Entrance 3 is typically closed for workshops. To access this lot, enter at Entrance 4. Make the fifth right (where it says Lot 4 Row E) and follow until the road curves. Turn left after the Do Not Enter sign and this will lead you to Lot 3. For a map on how to access this lot, click here.
REGISTER: To register, visit our registration page.
Warkenda G. Williams-Casey, the founder and Artistic Director of Black Swan Ballet Company,  is an experienced  Elemental Music and Movement teacher, ballet teacher and choreographer,  and certified interpreter for the Deaf.  She is a certified Rommett Floor Barre® instructor and has studied directly with Camille Rommett in NYC to bring this exceptional technique to dancers in our region.  She continues to study of the Orff Schulwerk method of music and movement and brings this experience to her classes as well as her extensive music, stage and education and experience. 

9/17 - DENA BYERS

9/13/2022

 
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Join us on the campus of William Paterson University or virtually for a workshop with Dena Byers! In this workshop, participants will explore tools to develop young musicians through activities which inspire compassion, courage, and confidence. 
WHEN: Saturday, September 17th from 9:00am-1:00pm
WHERE: Hunziker Hall, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ or on Zoom (link will be emailed prior to the start of the session)
REGISTER: To register, view our registration page
Dena Byers currently teaches at Hillandale Elementary School and serves as the lead elementary music teacher. She has taught for Durham Public Schools since 1997. She is a National Board Certified and has been honored by being a top four finalist for District Teacher of the Year and receiving the NC Symphony’s Jackson Pankhurst Award for Special Achievement in music education. She is also the Artistic Director for the Durham Children’s Choir (DCC), has been with the organization since its’ founding in 2004. An active member of the American Choral Directors Association and the American Orff-Schulwerk Association, Mrs. Byers has been a guest conductor for a All-State Honors Choirs in MS and TN as well as District All-County Choirs in NC, GA, FL and AL. She has presented workshops for Orff Schulwerk chapters throughout the US and at National AOSA Professional Development Conferences. Dena is an AOSA approved Teacher Educator and currently teaches Level II Orff Schulwerk at the University of Memphis. She received BA degrees in Music Education and Vocal Performance from the University of Connecticut, a Master of Music from the University of Minnesota and holds Level III and Master Level Orff Schulwerk Certifications from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas and the University of Memphis, respectively.

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    9/9: Manju Durairaj
    10/21: Ashley Brown Woodside
    11/18: Conf. Share
    1/27: Chapter Share
    3/16: Liban Gómez
    4/20: Allison Croskey & Christina Reardon

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