Please join us for the 2022-2023 Idaho Orff Workshops! We have secured outstanding presenters for our workshops and hope you'll join us as we sing, dance, and create together!
OCTOBER 7 + 8, 2022
MATTHEW STENSRUD
About the Workshop:
Day 1: With the implementation of Responsive Classroom in elementary schools across the country, music educators can be an influential voice in the successful use of this process based, community driven and exploration centered approach. Today, we’ll learn more about the basics of Responsive Classroom, how it looks in the elementary classroom, and why Responsive Classroom is a natural fit within Orff Schulwerk. So let’s play, sing, speak, dance, move, and create!
Day 2: There’s always a place for creation – a folk dance with a twist, a chance to explore the xylophone, or an opportunity to see what your body can do with one word – but pulling these ideas from our students can be challenging. Let’s go back to the Schulwerk roots of playfulness, discovery, and wonder as we explore these ideas and more through student-led choices, improvisation, risk-taking, and more. We’ll unearth the unexpected, so join us on the journey! There’s always a place for creation – a folk dance with a twist, a chance to explore the xylophone, or an opportunity to see what your body can do with one word – but pulling these ideas from our students can be challenging. Let’s go back to the Schulwerk roots of playfulness, discovery, and wonder as we explore these ideas and more through student-led choices, improvisation, risk-taking, and more. We’ll unearth the unexpected, so join us on the journey!
About Matthew: Matthew Stensrud is an internationally-acclaimed and award-winning Elementary Music and Movement Teacher and currently teaches PK-4 music and movement at Sidwell Friends Lower School in Washington, DC. He received his Master of Music Education from George Mason University and Bachelor of Music Education from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, is an Orff Schulwerk approved Teacher Educator of Movement, and teaches Movement Levels in New Jersey and Oregon. Matthew is also on AOSA National Board of Trustees as a representative for region 5 and was a key content contributor to the book Responsive Classroom for Music, Art, PE and Other Special Areas. He is also well-known on social media as @MisterSOrff and offers newsletters through his website www.mistersorff.com and mentoring, lesson plans, and more on his Patreon page, www.patreon.com/mistersorff
***PLEASE NOTE: LUNCH IS NOT PROVIDED. BRING A LUNCH OR TRY ONE OF THE MANY LOCAL RESTAURANTS IN WALKING DISTANCE***
JANUARY 28, 2023
CHAPTER SHARE
Hear from local music teachers, including those who attended the National Orff Conference and learned with some of the best in the country! This is a great time to make connections across the state and pick up tons of mini lessons as well as shopping at our Treasures Store for all the goodies to make those lessons happen.
FEBRUARY 25, 2023
DAVID ROW
About David: A Nebraska native and Midwesterner at heart, David Row now lives and teaches in the Kansas City Metro. He holds a Master’s Degree from the University of Missouri – Kansas City Conservatory, completed Orff Schulwerk Master level certification, and has extensive experience with critical thinking in the arts. Find more ideas about music education on David's blog, .www.makemomentsmatter.org.
