Welcome to the 2017-18 school year! Our first workshop of the season is with clinician David Thaxton. Improvisation is at the heart of what makes the Schulwerk the vibrant and child-centered approach that it is. Yet, the practice in the classroom is often overlooked, under-utilized or ignored altogether. It’s understandable - improvisation involves a measure of risk for both the students and the teacher. Attempts at improvisation are often forays into terror, with results that are less than appealing. However, by using scaffolds, parameters, seeds, props and prompts, a safe environment is created with pathways towards satisfying results. Workshop participants will explore these techniques through song, instruments, recorder, and movement activities that turn this daunting realm into a playground of possibilities.
WHEN: September 16, 2017 (9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.)
WHERE: William Paterson University: University Commons (Machuga Student Center) Room 171B - due to ongoing construction in Hunziker Hall, fall workshops will be held in a new location (see WPUNJ's website for a campus map)
REGISTRATION: visit our registration page for more info
David Thaxton is from Sparks, Nevada where is currently in his 22nd year teaching Elementary music to pre-K through 6th grade. David has presented workshops and clinics at local, state and national levels and presents to Orff chapters throughout the country and is a Certified Level I instructor, teaching courses at the University of Nevada and San Diego, CA. He has also served as President of the Sierra Nevada Chapter of AOSA where he was co-founder of the Sierra Nevada Orff Festival. At the national level, he has served on the Editorial Board of The Echo Journal of the American Orff Schulwerk Association and is currently on the Editorial Board of Reverberations. For the past two years, he has been the Creative Director and Lead Clinician for the Four Corners Young Musicians Summer Camp in Durango, Colorado. David was also recently awarded the “Spotlight Educator Award” for the Winter of 2017 from the American Center for Elemental Music and Movement (ACEMM).
WHEN: September 16, 2017 (9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.)
WHERE: William Paterson University: University Commons (Machuga Student Center) Room 171B - due to ongoing construction in Hunziker Hall, fall workshops will be held in a new location (see WPUNJ's website for a campus map)
REGISTRATION: visit our registration page for more info
David Thaxton is from Sparks, Nevada where is currently in his 22nd year teaching Elementary music to pre-K through 6th grade. David has presented workshops and clinics at local, state and national levels and presents to Orff chapters throughout the country and is a Certified Level I instructor, teaching courses at the University of Nevada and San Diego, CA. He has also served as President of the Sierra Nevada Chapter of AOSA where he was co-founder of the Sierra Nevada Orff Festival. At the national level, he has served on the Editorial Board of The Echo Journal of the American Orff Schulwerk Association and is currently on the Editorial Board of Reverberations. For the past two years, he has been the Creative Director and Lead Clinician for the Four Corners Young Musicians Summer Camp in Durango, Colorado. David was also recently awarded the “Spotlight Educator Award” for the Winter of 2017 from the American Center for Elemental Music and Movement (ACEMM).
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