Thank you for helping to make our 40th Anniversary Season a terrific success!
We are excited to announce the line-up for next season!

Our year will include workshops with clinicians Rob Amchin, Kate Bright, Rick Layton & Jacque Schrader, and Andrew Ellingsen along with a Chapter Sharing Session and 2018 AOSA Conference Sharing Session.

Our workshops for 2018-19 will be held in the newly redesigned Hunziker Hall on the campus of William Paterson University (room TBA). Please park in Lot 3 for the best access to Hunziker Hall.

For workshop descriptions and clinician biographies, head over to the 2018-19 Workshop Series page.
Be sure to join our email list for updates and reminders by using the box on the right-hand side of this page, and also join our Facebook group: Northern New Jersey Orff Schulwerk Association
 
Pre-Registration is Now Open!
Save $10 on your Series Membership by registering by mail or online before July 1, 2018! 
Administrators & full time college students are always welcome to attend a workshop free of charge;
​we encourage you to extend invitations! ​Visit our registration page for more information.

Now is a great time to consider summer professional development opportunities. Many courses are offered across the country. AOSA maintains a list of endorsed courses on their website, several of which are offered in the tri-state area, including those in Philadelphia, New York, and Virginia. 

However you'll be spending your summer - whether taking an elemental music course, teaching a summer program, traveling, or relaxing at home - we hope you'll keep in touch. We'd love to hear about your adventures! Send an email ([email protected]) with "Summer 2018" in the subject heading and tell us about them - feel free to include pictures! 

Join us for a workshop with clinician Erika Bridge that focuses on keeping the P.L.A.Y. in the Schulwerk and incorporating games, literature and movement into the Orff process in an authentic way. Come prepared to sing, say, dance, and P.L.A.Y.! Pre-registration for the 2018-19 professional development series will also be available (stay tuned for details!).
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​WHEN: Saturday, April 14, 2018 (9:00am - 1:00pm)
WHERE: William Paterson University: Shea Center for the Performing Arts (next to the recital hall) - see WPUNJ's website for a campus map
REGISTRATION: visit our registration page for more info.

Erika Bridge teaches K-6 in Okemos, MI, and has been teaching for 10 years. She has her Masters in Choral Conducting from Central Michigan University, and has completed Level I, II, III, and Masterclass in Orff Schulwerk. She is a regular local, state and national presenter for  AOSA, and will be publishing an article in the Michigan Music Educators state journal on Authentic Assessments in the Orff Process later in 2017. She recently completed her Teacher Training through AOSA and will be teaching Level I pedagogy in the summer of 2017.