Congrats Shirley Van Paepeghem!!!
One of our own board members was nominated to serve on the National Board of Trustees for AOSA. Congrats Shirley! If voted to serve on the board, Shirley will serve the board for Region 1 which includes 11 states. You can support her by voting in the election if you are a member of AOSA. Click the file and link below to see a video of Shirley, learn about her vision for the organization, and to VOTE!!!!!
About Shirley:
Shirley Van Paepeghem received her BA in music education from Boise State University and her Masters degree in Integrating the Arts in the Curriculum through Lesley University. Her teaching experience includes secondary choral music, K-8 general music and private voice. She is past Idaho President of the Orff Schulwerk Association for music educators and is the past Elementary Repertoire and Standards chair for the state chapter of the National Association for Music Education (NAfMe). She is currently selected as nominee for the AOSA board of directors to be voted on in 2020-21. She also serves on the State Board of the Idaho Jazz Education Endowment and performs regularly as a jazz vocalist throughout the Northwest and at Disneyland with the Side Street Strutter’s Swing Orchestra as well as her jazz quartet with her husband. For the last 15 years she has been lead Performing arts teacher at North Star Charter School in Eagle Idaho.
About Shirley:
Shirley Van Paepeghem received her BA in music education from Boise State University and her Masters degree in Integrating the Arts in the Curriculum through Lesley University. Her teaching experience includes secondary choral music, K-8 general music and private voice. She is past Idaho President of the Orff Schulwerk Association for music educators and is the past Elementary Repertoire and Standards chair for the state chapter of the National Association for Music Education (NAfMe). She is currently selected as nominee for the AOSA board of directors to be voted on in 2020-21. She also serves on the State Board of the Idaho Jazz Education Endowment and performs regularly as a jazz vocalist throughout the Northwest and at Disneyland with the Side Street Strutter’s Swing Orchestra as well as her jazz quartet with her husband. For the last 15 years she has been lead Performing arts teacher at North Star Charter School in Eagle Idaho.
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Chapter Meeting January 28!
Join us January 28 online at 4:30 for a quick chapter meeting where we will share out how we are implementing the things we learned at the January Chapter share and more. This chapter meeting will count towards PD credit. Check our facebook page, Friends of Idaho Orff, and the website regularly for more dates
2020-2021 Workshops are Online!!! Register now for January/ February Workshops!
January 23, 2021: Chapter Share, Online
Join us as our scholarship recipients and members share out what they learned from the online worldwide conference in November. We will have three sessions throughout the day at 10:00, 12:30, and 2:00. Each session will have prizes including credit to spend at the Treasures store and three memberships for next year!
February 20, 2021: Otto Gross Workshop, Online
Otto graduated from Berklee College of Music with a degree in Music Education. He taught General Music, Band, Chorus, Jazz Band, and Percussion in Massachusetts, Maryland, and Tennessee. He is a Certified AOSA Orff-Schulwerk Educator. Otto has performed with artists including Bobby McFerrin, David Sanborn, and Cece Winans and toured internationally as a music director, pianist, bassist, and drummer. He currently serves as the Creative Director for QuaverEd as a producer, songwriter, clinician, actor, and music curriculum developer. Otto has a passion for bringing people together to experience and create music. More info to come!
Session Details: Improvisation, Creativity, Finding music in everything and everyone!
Quaver will be mailing out several prizes as well. You won't want to miss this workshop!
Session Details: Improvisation, Creativity, Finding music in everything and everyone!
Quaver will be mailing out several prizes as well. You won't want to miss this workshop!
BONUS!!!! Date TBD: Dr. Lori Conlon Khan, Online
Join us this spring for a special workshop event hosted by Dr. Lori Conlon Khan. This event will be open to all members and will count towards PD credit. Check back soon for more info!
PD Credit Available for January/ February Workshop Days
PD credit will be available for the January/ February workshop days. It is easier to get credit than you might think. Simply log your hours attending online workshops and optional chapter meetings and submit a few lesson plans. Visit the Workshop Credit page to find out more details! Ready to register? You can use the link below to register for credit.
New Instrument Loan Program/ Scholarship
Through some very generous donations, the "Treasures" part of the Idaho Orff Chapter has put together sets of Orff instruments, guitars, ukes, and hand drums that are available for lending out starting this school year! Fill out an application to be selected. We are still accepting applications for the 2020-2021 school year.
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VOLUNTEER!!!! We would love help with upcoming events!
The board is currently looking to fill the roll of Membership Chairperson on the board. Click the link below to contact the board and let them know you are interested in learning more.
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