Chris Judah-Lauder will present "Time to Play the Orff Way."

This workshop will focus on ways to establish a positive learning atmosphere that will enable and encourage students to work to their potential in playing, creating and extending musical compositions. We will work with hand drums, boomwhackers, pitched and unpitched percussion. Special attention will be directed toward the process with many suggestions for classroom management.

Chris teaches at the Good Shepherd Episcopal School in Dallas Texas. She is the author and composer of Hand Drums on the Move, to drum, Canya Conga? and Fun With Boomwhackers.  She has also written several recorder books for Sweet Pipes, Inc.  Read more about Chris at her website

Brent Holl will present "Make a Marimba! Play a Marimba!"

We'll learn some marimba music by Brent, Walt Hampton, Jon Madin and others for all levels of elementary students.  Dancing, playing, and singing will all be a part of the day along with some discussion and show and tell about how making your own marimba can be a great community instrument building activity for your entire school.  Gretchen Jensen will show and share her experience with her students and we'll get to play the new marimbas that she will be making in September. 

 Brent is the author and composer of Ensemble, Wood Songs, and Canon's Too.  He has co-authored The Beatin' Path Consort Collection for SATB recorders with Michael Nichols.  Brent is the Basic Orff instructor at Virginia Commonwealth University.  Read more about Brent at his website.

Betty Adkins from Roanoke, Va will present a workshop titled "Orff Monthly Specials."  More information to come. Check back here often!

Artie Almeida   More information to come. Check back here often!