Join us on the campus of William Paterson University for a workshop with Liban Gómez! One of the many ways to learn about students’ culture is though music. Music always brings people together. Participants will explore popular music from Latin America, in particular from the Dominican Republic, as we make cultural connections through movement, songs, and stories. We will be using children's literature as a vehicle to learn, explore, and promote/bring awareness in the music classroom in a playful manner: (composing, improvise, etc), that touch upon different themes: respect, individuality, diversity, equity, and more.
WHEN: Saturday, March 16th from 9:00am-1:00pm
WHERE: Hunziker Hall, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ
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.
 Liban O. Gómez ☺ was born and raised in the Dominican Republic and has been teaching for 15 years at The School of Higher Expectations P.S. 66 in the Bronx, New York City. Liban previously taught grades 2 and 5 working particularly with the English Language Learners. He has been teaching General Music. At The City College of New York, he received his Bachelors’ Degrees in Childhood Education & Italian Literature and Language, followed by a Master’s in Teaching English to Students of Other Languages (TESOL). He is certified in Orff-Schulwerk. He is the past president of the New York City Chapter of American Orff-Schulwerk Association. He is on the Board of Directors at ACEMM (American Center for Elemental Music and Movement). Liban frequently and actively attended numerous workshops offered in person or virtually. Liban is a polyglot and has traveled around the world to learn and explore other cultures. He loves and enjoys teaching, movement, sports, traveling, and photography.

NNOSA is proud to announce our levels coursework, offered at William Paterson University from August 5-16, 2024. For more information and to register, please visit our LEVELS page.

Did you wish you were able to attend the AOSA National Conference in Albuquerque but you were unable to go? We've got the next best thing! Join us on the campus of William Paterson University on Saturday, November 18th where chapter members will share exemplary lessons they learned at this year's conference.
WHEN: Saturday, November 18th from 9:00am-1:00pm
​WHERE: Hunziker Hall, William Paterson Univ., 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.

Join us on the campus of William Paterson University for a workshop with Ashley Brown Woodside! Effective teachers of Orff-Schulwerk use clear modeling and intentional process to isolate and manipulate musical concepts, but many lack the confidence to approach the movement elements in the same way. Experience the comfort and joy of a well-structured elemental movement unit, then workshop your own ideas and bring an original movement unit back to your students.
WHEN: Saturday, October 21st from 9:00am-1:00pm. 
PLEASE BRING: Your own hand drum if possible!
WHERE: Hunziker Hall, William Paterson Univ., 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.
Ashley Brown Woodside is dedicated to exploring the interplay of creative dance and music education. She is an accomplished dancer and saxophone player with a Bachelor’s in Music Education from Syracuse University and a Master’s in Liberal Studies from Manhattanville College. She completed her Orff Schulwerk Levels at the San Francisco International Orff Course. Ashley has been an approved Teacher Educator in Movement Levels I - III, instructing at summer Orff levels courses since 2013. Her articles on elemental movement have been published in The Orff Echo. In addition to presenting workshops to school systems and chapters nationally and abroad, Ashley leads a Montessori Lower Elementary general education class, teaches PreK-6th grade children Music & Movement, and provides private woodwind instruction at The Tidewater School in Maryland.

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.

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 [email protected]

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

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/