Thank you for making 2018-19 a wonderful season of excellent workshops at NNJOSA!

We are excited to announce our 2019-2020 workshop series. Our season will include workshops with clinicians Michael Vasquez, Josh Southard, John Barnes, and Aimee Pfitzner, along with a Chapter Sharing Session and a 2019 AOSA Conference Sharing Session.

Our workshops will be held at William Paterson University's Hunziker Hall Room 101. Please park in Lot 3 for the best access to Hunziker Hall.

For workshop descriptions and clinician biographies please visit the 2019-20 Workshop Series page. Please also ensure you join our email list for updates by using the box to the right of our page and join our Facebook group.

Pre-Registration is Now Open!
Save $10 on your membership if you register by mail or online before June 1, 2019! Administrators & full-time college students are always free. Visit our registration page for more information. 

Please join us on Saturday, April 13th, 2019 for a workshop with clinician Andrew Ellingsen. We all want our students to have a deep love of music and movement inspired by aesthetic moments, but helping students attain those artistic high points can seem overwhelming to achieve. During this workshop, participants will explore approaching music and movement through playful games and other entry points. Participants will then take the material explored in those initial approaches and use it as fodder for making music and movement come to life together.

WHEN: April 13, 2019 (9:00am-1:00pm)
WHERE: William Paterson University (Hunziker Hall, Room 101)
REGISTRATION: Please visit our registration page for more information

​Andrew Ellingsen  teaches elementary music and works as an instructional coach in Decorah, IA.  He earned his B.A. at Luther College and his M.A.M.E. at the University of St. Thomas with a dual concentration in Kodály and Orff Schulwerk.  He has served on the OAKE national board, a committee for AOSA, and has held leadership positions in state and regional organizations for both Orff Schulwerk and Kodály.  Ellingsen teaches in the Orff Courses at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul and Southern Methodist University in Dallas and has presented at both OAKE and AOSA national conferences.