All workshops will be held at the
Pasadena Conservatory of Music
100 N. Hill Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91106
**Due to construction at PCM, we ask that you please park at 72 and 50 N. Hill. These two parking lots are directly south of PCM and on the same side of the street. You are welcome to use the drop off space to load and unload passengers and equipment.**
Full membership includes all 3 workshops!
The CHAPTER SHARE is a *FREE* workshop!
Pasadena Conservatory of Music
100 N. Hill Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91106
**Due to construction at PCM, we ask that you please park at 72 and 50 N. Hill. These two parking lots are directly south of PCM and on the same side of the street. You are welcome to use the drop off space to load and unload passengers and equipment.**
Full membership includes all 3 workshops!
The CHAPTER SHARE is a *FREE* workshop!
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CHAPTER SHARE
*FREE* workshop! Receive a FREE LACAOSA tote bag if you sign up for a full membership by September 7th. Saturday, September 7th, 2024 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Join the board members of the Los Angeles Chapter of American Orff Schulwerk Association as they share tips, tricks, and lesson ideas to help you make the beginning of the school year go smoothly! Presenters : Members of the LACAOSA Board *No need to register online to attend the Chapter Share. However, please consider becoming a LACAOSA full member! We will have your free tote bag waiting for you at the Chapter Share. |
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Saturday, October 19, 2024
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Mary Knysh
Beat, Boom, and Beyond : Brain-Based Drumming, Boomwhackers, and Classroom Management for K-5
Mary Knysh shares an enriching exploration integrating rhythm, movement, and music activities into your elementary classroom! Designed for music educators seeking innovative approaches, this session combines brain-based drumming techniques, scaffolded drumming and movement activities tailored for preK-5 students, and creative strategies for seamlessly integrating boomwhackers into your curriculum in a dynamic, fun, and purposeful way!
Discover how music and movement games and activities can enhance classroom management and captivate learners of all ages, building classroom community and fostering musical proficiency and classroom engagement. Whether you're new to incorporating percussion into your lesson plans or looking to expand your repertoire, this clinic offers practical, hands-on experiences and plenty of resources to inspire your teaching journey.
Come ready to play, sing, drum, move, and explore new avenues for musical learning that will energize your classroom and leave a lasting impact on your students' musical growth!
Mary E Knysh is the founder of Rhythmic Connections, (www.rhythmicconnections.com) an innovative company advancing education, health, and creative development through drum circles and music improvisation. Mary is a cutting edge workshop facilitator with a specialty in education, trainer and consultant who uses music as a means for personal and organizational transformation through creativity, leadership and non‐verbal communications. She is a professional musician; recording artist and international author. An international teacher/trainer with the Music for People organization, Mary is also an Orff Schulwerk clinician and teaching artist for the Pennsylvania Council of the Arts, Young Audiences of NJ, and New York BOCES. Rhythm Band Instruments, Toca drum company, and Peripole Music endorse her. Mary travels throughout the United States, Europe and Asia offering conference presentations, clinics, teacher-trainings, performances and workshops.
Published works and training materials : Innovative Drum Circles ~ facilitator training guide to melodic drum circles, 1 2 Let’s All Play ~ music & movement for young children, BoomDoPa ~ Ethnic Inspired Music Activities for Classrooms, Rhythms All Around CD & Activity Guide for Young Children, Drumming & Storytelling DVD, A Day in the Forest CD & Activity book, Drum Circles in Education: Japanese Guide to Drum Circles in Schools along with her STEAM based Tubano to Go drum making kits.
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Saturday, January 18, 2025
9:00 am - 1:00 pm Kimberly Collins, EdD, NBCT Singing and Moving through the African Diaspora This workshop will include music and dance styles inspired by the African Diaspora. The African-American style of stepping and gumboot style of South Africa will begin our musical journey. Come prepared to sing and move together as we explore these rich cultural traditions. |
Kimberly Collins is a National Board Certified music educator living in Little Rock, AR. A national workshop presenter,
Dr. Collins has taught choral and general music and fine arts to elementary and middle level students for over 25
years in rural and urban public schools in Arkansas. With a doctorate in Teacher Leadership, she is a Certified AOSA
Teacher Educator of Movement and Basic Pedagogy. A self-described “Orff baby”, the elements of the Schulwerk of
singing, speaking, moving, drama, and playing instruments resonated with her as a child in the elementary
classroom. She strives to further those interactive experiences with learners of all ages to engage bodies, minds, and
hearts.
Dr. Collins has taught choral and general music and fine arts to elementary and middle level students for over 25
years in rural and urban public schools in Arkansas. With a doctorate in Teacher Leadership, she is a Certified AOSA
Teacher Educator of Movement and Basic Pedagogy. A self-described “Orff baby”, the elements of the Schulwerk of
singing, speaking, moving, drama, and playing instruments resonated with her as a child in the elementary
classroom. She strives to further those interactive experiences with learners of all ages to engage bodies, minds, and
hearts.
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Saturday, March 8, 2025
9:00 am - 1:00 pm Mika Inouye & Sarah Inouye Mano |
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Moving through Our World with Stories
Learn how to listen to a story with your body. Experience our family’s story of the Japanese American Internment that began at the Santa Anita Race Track during WWII. Learn ways to sing, move, and guide improvisations through our world of stories as we honor multiple perspectives. With a focus on diversity and inclusion, learn playful strategies for facilitating connection with stories and people, weaving past and present into a collective vision for the future.
Mika Inouye is a performing artist and educator in Durango, Colorado, USA. She dances with 20MOONS Dance Theater and teaches inclusive creative dance classes and K-6 music and movement for Durango Public Schools. She is the movement instructor at Orff Schulwerk levels courses in Los Angeles County and at Old Dominion University. Mika is the founding president of the Four Corners Orff Chapter and regularly presents at AOSA national conferences and internationally, including in New Zealand, Kuwait, Hong Kong and the Czech Republic. She performs regularly as a pianist and harpsichordist with the San Juan Symphony series and with Inouye Six Hands.
Sarah Inouye Mano has bachelor's and master's degrees in piano performance and is a nationally certified piano teacher through Music Teachers National Association. As a Registered Children's Yoga Teacher (RCYT), Sarah teaches early childhood music and movement classes and presents at local and national conferences. As a past president of the Utah State Orff Chapter, she continues to serve on the board to help organize and present teacher workshops for elementary education across Utah. She currently performs with Inouye Six Hands and is working on a project to research, perform, and teach the unique genre of six-hand repertoire to students and teachers.
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Directions to PCM from Hollywood, the Westside, and the Valley:
Take the 134 Freeway East until it merges with the 210 Freeway East. Take exit 27 toward Hill Avenue. Stay straight onto Corson Street. Turn right onto N. Hill. PCM is on the left. If you hit Colorado, you went too far. From Orange County and the South: Either take the 405 Freeway North to the 10 East to the 110 North to the 5 North to the 2 North to the 134 East or the 5 Freeway North to the 2 North to the 134 East and then follow the directions above. |
**If the PCM parking lot is full, please park at 72 and 50 N. Hill. These two lots are directly south of PCM and on the same side of the street.**