Teacher Toolkit

Karen Benson shares a speech piece she composed that demonstrates how that same selection would look in Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 of AOSA Teacher Education Levels Courses. We would love to see YOU at a level this summer!
Are you considering taking an Orff Levels course this summer? Your colleagues share their insights about this transformative professional development experience.
It's one of those things that we hear thrown around at workshops at clinics at conferences… and even when people stop to explain what Elemental Music is, sometimes that definition can still feel fuzzy. So is this question is very simply ….. What is Elemental Music?
Crystal Pridmore invites you to participate in a journaling exercise to reflect on the past year in order to process and heal.
LeslieAnne Bird shares suggestions for refamiliarizing your students with making music together in your space.
We wanted to share some inspiration for the end of the most difficult year ever from your fellow music educators.
Opportunities to create joyful music, make life-long friends, and become better facilitators are available throughout the country. Learn what to expect from each Orff Levels course.
Now that the weather is warmer for just about everyone in the US, it is a great time to take music class outside! LeslieAnne Bird shares updated ideas for outdoor music class in 2021.
AOSA Executive Director, Carrie Barnette, reflects on how teachers have adapted to new ways of making music with children and how AOSA has adjusted to support teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Darlene Machacon recognizes that tending to students’ mental health needs is more important now than ever. Events of the past year have amplified the inequities that have always existed in our systems, which has led to the definition of Transformative SEL.
Richard Lawton shares an insightful review of Vicki Lind’s and Connie McCoy’s book Culturally Responsive Teaching in Music Education.
Franklin Willis encourages us to “Take off our Brilliance Blockers”. When we do we are able to see the skills and talents each one of the children we are privileged to serve brings to our learning environments every day.

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