"Musical Books for Blended Outlooks: Diverse and Inclusive Children's Literature and Music Activities for Face to Face and Remote Learning"
A plethora of possibilities await as we explore music concepts and activities that use diverse and inclusive literature as jumping off points to creative and engaging music making! This session will illustrate the many ways children's literature can be used with movement, speech, and art activities that engage the learner. Concepts of rhythm, melody, form, dynamics, tempo, and improvisation will be illustrated with activities that can be used for face to face or remote learning.
WHEN: September 12th & 26th from 10am-12pm
WHERE: Virtually via Zoom!
HOW TO ACCESS: The Zoom link will be emailed to all registrants by 8am on September 12th. You must be registered by Friday night to attend. To register for the single session or the series, visit our registration page.
WE WILL ALSO BE HOLDING A BOOK SALE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS WORKSHOP! To access the book sale, please use the button below

This year, NNJOSA is excited to announce a series of virtual workshops, co-hosted by our friends and neighbors at PAOSA. With your registration as a member of NNJOSA, you will have access to both our virtual workshops and those hosted by PAOSA. 

All NNJOSA-hosted workshops are held over the course of two Saturdays from 10am to 12pm. All PAOSA-hosted workshops are held on Saturdays from 10am to 12pm and the following Wednesday from 6pm to 8:30pm. All workshops will be held on the Zoom platform.

For a full list of dates and times of the NNJOSA and PAOSA-hosted workshops, please visit our 2020-21 Workshop series page. 

Registration is now open! Please click here to register online.

Using familiar pieces from the volumes, favorite rhymes and children's games, and a wide variety of poetry, participants will embark on a journey that travels in time from dusk to dawn. We will explore ways to take these old favorites and make them your own through shifting tonalities, improvisation, and composition projects. Participants will leave with materials that could serve as stand-alone lessons or be combined into a program for upper elementary students. Participants are asked to bring their recorders.
WHEN: Saturday, March 7, 2020 (9:00am-1:00pm)
WHERE: William Paterson University, Hunziker Hall Room 101
REGISTRATION: Registration is available at the workshop beginning at 8:30am or online. Please visit our registration page for more info. 
​John Barnes is a member of the faculty at Georgetown Day School, Washington, DC, where he teaches general music to students in grades two through eight. Previously, he taught for nine years at Sully Elementary School in Loudoun County, Virginia. While at Sully, John served as chair of the district’s All-County Chorus Festival, contributed to the district’s research newsletter, Stride, and was a finalist for Shenandoah University’s Teacher of the Year award. Outside of the classroom, he has served in several capacities on the board of the Middle Atlantic Chapter of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association. He currently holds the position of past president. John has presented workshops for various state MEA conventions and local chapters of AOSA. He completed his Orff-Schulwerk certification and Level IV coursework at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA, apprenticed for recorder at The University of St. Thomas, and has been a participant in additional masterclasses throughout the US. John earned a bachelor of science degree in music education at Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, and a masters degree in saxophone performance at the University of Florida.

Please join us on January 25, 2020 as we present highlights from the 2019 AOSA Professional Development Conference in Salt Lake City!
WHEN: January 25, 2020 from 9:00am-1:00pm
WHERE: William Paterson University, Hunziker Hall Room 101
REGISTRATION:​ Please visit our registration page for more information
The snow date for this workshop is February 1. If a postponement is necessary, a post will be made on the NNJOSA webpage.

Exciting news! The Northern New Jersey Orff Schulwerk Association will be offering TWO fantastic scholarships this year. 

• The NNJOSA Orff Schulwerk Levels Scholarship is offered to a member in good standing with NNJOSA and AOSA in the amount of $500 towards completing Orff Schulwerk levels courses. To qualify, please fill out the application form here by January 15. The recipient of this scholarship will be announced at the January 25th Conference Share Workshop.
• The NNJOSA National Conference Scholarship is offered to a member in good standing with NNJOSA and AOSA which covers the cost of registration for the 2020 AOSA National Conference in Kansas City. To qualify, please fill out the application form here by June 1. The recipients of the scholarship will be announced in September.

Please join us on Saturday, November 16, 2019 on the campus of William Paterson University for a Chapter Sharing Workshop. Members of the NNJOSA chapter will present teacher-tested and kid-approved lessons. 
WHEN: Saturday, November 16, 2019 (9:00am-1:00pm)
WHERE: William Paterson University, Hunziker Hall Room 101
REGISTRATION: Registration is available at the workshop beginning at 8:30am or online. Please visit the registration page for more info.

Using the elemental rhythmic building bricks, we will explore improvisation
and composition in the classroom. Diving into pieces and examples from the Music for Children volumes and supplements, as well as children’s literature, participants will learn how to play, improvise, create, and expand on them. Come ready to Sing, Dance, Play, Move, and CREATE!

WHEN: Saturday, October 19, 2019 (9:00am-1:00pm)
WHERE: William Paterson University, Hunziker Hall Room 101
REGISTRATION: Registration is available at the workshop beginning at 8:30am or online. Please visit our registration page for more info. 

Josh Southard is the Music Specialist at Smoky Row Elementary School in Carmel, IN. There he teaches K-5 music, as well as a 5th grade Orff Ensemble, and was named the 2018 Teacher of the Year. In January 2019, Josh was named the Indiana Elementary Music Teacher of the Year by the Indiana Music Educators Association. Josh has completed all three levels of Orff-Schulwerk certification, as well as Orff Curriculum and Composition at Anderson University. He served as the Indiana Orff Schulwerk Association’s President from 2010-2014, and in 2011, Josh was
appointed to the American Orff Schulwerk Association’s Historical Committee, where he served as the Chairperson of the committee from 2014-2017. Recently, Josh was elected to the National Board of Trustees of the American Orff Schulwerk Association, serving as the Regional VI Representative for Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin, Kentucky, W. Virginia, Illinois, and Michigan. ​Josh is a featured presenter at Orff workshops around the country, state and national conferences. He has also had articles published in both the Orff Echo and Reverberations. He teaches Level I Orff Certification courses in Gwinnett County in Atlanta, GA, DePaul University in Chicago, IL, and Anderson University in Anderson, IN.