UPDATE: Unfortunately, Kevin Brady is under the weather and unable to present on Saturday. We will be rescheduling his workshop. In the meantime, the wonderful Ardith Collins has graciously offered to present this weekend! This workshop will explore possibilities of play, wonder, and creativity through Orff Schulwerk process weaved together with children's literature, movement, art, and instruments. All are welcome!
WHEN: Saturday, September 21st from 9am-1pm
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.
Ardith Collins teaches general music and string ensemble at Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School in New York City and is adjunct faculty at Montclair State University. Ardith completed Orff Levels at Villanova/University of the Arts, Kodály Levels at Westminster Choir College, and Beginner Level Dalcroze Eurhythmics at Anderson University and is a doctoral candidate at Rowan University. She is an avid folk dancer, performer, and rounds enthusiast. Ardith is past president of the Northern New Jersey Orff chapter and serves AOSA on CORS and the Reverberations Board. 

BIG NEWS! NJPAC is offering a FULL-RIDE SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY for this summer's levels at William Paterson University! Applications are due July 3rd, so don't delay, apply today!
CLICK HERE TO APPLY FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT LEVELS AT NNJOSA

Join us on the campus of William Paterson University for a workshop with Allison Croskey and Christina Reardon! Create quality programs using music standards through children’s literature. Explore movement, ostinati, modes and more to create meaningful program pieces. Every color of the rainbow will help us to explore movement, vocal expression, word chains, and drumming sequences. These programming ideas can be used as stand-alone lessons or combined into a concert, all without compromising your curriculum goals. 
IMPORTANT NOTE! Please bring a cardboard box and a soprano recorder​ to the workshop!
WHEN: Saturday April 20th 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.
Allison Croskey is a General Music Teacher in Cincinnati, OH. There she teaches Kindergarten
through 5th-grade music. She has her Bachelor of Music in Music Education and Masters of
Music degrees from Miami University. She has completed all three levels of Orff-Schulwerk
certification, as well as the Orff Curriculum through the University of Cincinnati. She has served
on the Greater Cincinnati Orff Schulwerk Chapter’s executive board since 2014. Allison has
presented at various workshops locally, in numerous states, and at the AOSA national
conference.
Christina Reardon is a K-8 Movement and Music Specialist in Cincinnati, Ohio. She has her
Bachelors of Music in Music Education and Masters of Music degrees from Miami University
and received her Orff Schulwerk certification at the University of Cincinnati in 2017. She is
currently serving as president for the Greater Cincinnati AOSA chapter. Christina has presented
various workshops at the local, state, and national level on a variety of topics including programming of children’s literature, active middle school lessons, and meaningful movement experiences. 

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.