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Volume!24,!Issue!3! ! !Newsletter!of!PAOSA!Chapter!5!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Spring!2013!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Issue Highlights Workshop Schedule 1 Presenter Bios 2 President’s Letter 3 Call for Nominations 4 Member Spotlight 4 Workshop Reviews 5-6 Workshop Information 7 Membership Information 8 Membership Form 9 Board Members 10

Plan ahead for our

2013-2014 Workshops

September 21 Meg Teitz

October 26

Betsy Kipperman

2012-2013 Workshops

April 13 Steve Calantropio

Brigitte Warner Memorial Workshop Why Orff Schulwerk?

May 18

Chapter Sharing and Potluck Lunch

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Upcoming Workshops Steven Calantropio

April 13, 2013

Why$Orff$Schulwerk?!

Carl!Orff!and!Gunild!Keetman's!Music!for!Children!publications!are!now!over!six!decades!old.!The!theoretical!foundations!of!elemental!music!training!were!established!over!eighty!years!ago.!With!the!advent!of!new!technologies!and!the!availability!of!other!significant!music!education!approaches!and!methodologies,!why!should!music!educators!adopt!Schulwerk!as!their!primary!approach!to!instruction?!This!workshop!will!focus!on!the!unique!possibilities!inherent!in!Orff!Schulwerk!that!are!as!relevant!today!as!they!were!many!years!ago.!Please!bring!a!soprano!and!alto!recorder!to!this!workshop.!!

Steven&Calantropio,&taught!music!and!movement!in!the!River!Edge,!NJ!public!schools!for!31!years.!He!holds!certifications!in!Orff,!Kodaly!and!Dalcroze!methodologies!and!has!presented!workshops,!lectures!and!courses!both!nationally!and!internationally.!Steve!serves!as!AOSA's!first!Education!Director.!He!is!also!the!president!and!a!founding!member!of!the!American)Center)for)Elemental)Music)and)Movement,!a!nonprofit!organization!established!to!promote!elemental!music!and!movement!teaching!and!learning!in!the!United!States.!

Member Sharing Session and Potluck

May 18, 2013 This!is!a!relaxing!way!to!wind!up!the!school!year!–!sharing!lessons!and!ideas!that!have!worked!well,!collecting!ideas!for!the!fall,!and!catching!up!on!each!other’s!plans!for!the!summer.!!Sally&Guerrero,!an!early!childhood!music!specialist!and!author!of!Songs)and)Stories)Together;)Music)Activities)for)the)Early)Childhood)Classroom!will!present.!If!you!have!a!lesson!you!would!like!to!share,!please!contact!our!Program!Chair,!Michelle!Przybylowski.!!Don’t!forget!to!bring!your!favorite!dish!to!share!for!our!potluck!lunch!!!!

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President’s Message !Dear!PAOSA!Membership!and!Friends,!!At!last,!we!Spring!Ahead!!It!could!not!have!come!sooner,!in!my!opinion.!I!often!hit!a!drop!in!my!morale!around!this!time!of!year.!!!It!always!lifts!my!morale,!however,!when!I!attend!one!of!our!Orff!workshops.!Drue&Bullington!did,!in!fact,!lead!us!from!Basics)to)Brilliance!on!Saturday,!and!I!am!already!eagerly!anticipating!Steven!Calantropio!who!is!coming!on!April!13.!!ELECTIONS!At!our!spring!workshop,!the!board!will!be!holding!elections!for!the!positions!of!vice&president!and!treasurer.!Current!members!are!invited!to!vote.!So!far!we!have!two!individuals!who!are!running!for!these!positions;!Jennifer&Sheridan!is!running!for!the!position!of!treasurer!and!Kate&Bright!is!running!for!the!position!of!vice!president.!You!can!read!more!about!Jennifer!in!this!issue!of!the!Pentaton.!!However,!we!are!still!seeking!nominations!for!these!two!positions.!!We!are!also!seeking!individuals!to!serve!in!the!appointed!board!positions!of!secretary!(take!the!minutes)!and!fundraiser!(raffle!tickets!and!yard!sale).!!In!addition,!we!are!looking!for!an!apprentice&to&our&Act&48&administrator,!John!Bednar.!!You!can!email!John!directly!(see!board!member!info)!or!speak!to!him!at!our!next!workshop,!to!find!out!more!about!this!exciting!job.!!PLEASE!step!forward!and!nominate!someone!or!volunteer!yourself!!Talk!with!any!of!the!board!members!or!email!me!for!a!full!job!description!of!the!positions.!!Finally,!Scott&Totten!(most!recently!seen!as!Peer!Gynt,!traveling!low!side!one,!stretch!wide!high,!etc.)!has!come!forward!to!volunteer!to!do!college!and!community!outreach!for!PAOSA.!This!is!a!terrific!service.!!Everyone!should!know!that!we!are!open!to!stretching!our!board!structure!to!include!innovative!ideas!like!this!!We!embrace!a!team!approach!to!our!board!duties!–!hopefully!no!one!will!feel!alone!and!overburdened.!!!I!will!see!you!all!in!April!!!Dawn!!

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Call For Nominations!

PAOSA!is!seeking!nominations!for!the!elected!positions!of!vice!president!and!treasurer.!!Voting!will!take!place!at!the!spring!workshop,!April!13.!!It!shall!be!the!duty!of!the!VICE!PRESIDENT!(PRESIDENTcELECT):!

• to!assist!the!President!and!to!preside!in!his!or!her!absence.!• to!assist!the!presenters!with!necessary!instruments!and!equipment,!literature!for!

distribution,!and!general!coordination!of!the!program.!• to!assist!the!Membership!Chair.!

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It!shall!be!the!duty!of!the!TREASURER:!• to!act!as!custodian!of!all!funds!of!the!PAOSA.!• to!keep!a!true!and!accurate!account!of!monies!received!and!disbursed.!• to!report!at!each!meeting!of!the!Executive!Board!the!financial!status!of!the!PAOSA.!• to!submit!a!proposed!operating!budget!for!the!fiscal!year!(July!1!c!June!30)!at!the!

beginning!of!each!fiscal!year.!• to!make!a!written!Treasurer’s!Report!at!the!end!of!the!fiscal!year!and!submit!it!to!AOSA.!

!Nominations!can!be!made!in!writing!through!email!or!in!person!with!a!phone!call.!You!can!nominate!yourself.!You!may!contact!any!board!member!to!make!a!nomination.!!

Member Spotlight

Jennifer&Sheridan!is!the!music!teacher!and!chorus!director!at!Coopertown!Elementary!School!in!the!School!District!of!Haverford!Township.!She!has!been!teaching!music!for!11!years!and!has!directed!drama!activities!for!intermediate!and!high!school!students.!She!graduated!from!the!University!of!Scranton,!studying!both!accounting!and!music,!earned!a!Master's!Degree!in!theatre!from!Villanova!University!and!her!teaching!certificate!from!Immaculata!University.!!She!has!completed!Orff!Schulwerk!Certification!in!Levels!I,!II,!and!III.!!!!

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Workshop Review “Orff in Action”

Julie Swanson and Linda Wardell By&Dawn&Pratson&

!Twenty!4th!and!5th!grade!students!came!to!participate!in!the!January!26!workshop,!“Orff!in!Action”,!where!Linda&Wardell!and!Julie&Swanson!took!us!on!a!journey,!turning!an!African!folk!tale!into!a!performance!of!shadow!puppetry,!music!and!story.!!

The!workshop!began!with!an!informative!slide!show,!which!gave!us!a!little!bit!of!history!of!shadow!puppetry!around!the!world.!!Then!the!folktale!Traveling)to)Tondo:)A)Tale)of)the)Nkundo)of)Zaire!was!read!to!us.!!Following!the!story,!we!divided!into!two!groups!that!were!made!up!equally!of!children!and!adults.!One!group!went!to!the!auditorium!to!work!with!Linda!on!the!staging!of!the!puppets.!!!!

The!puppets!were!previously!constructed!using!drawings!by!Linda’s!and!Julie’s!students!and!then!photocopied!on!transparency!sheets.!!They!were!then!projected!from!behind,!onto!a!muslin!screen,!using!an!overhead!projector,!which!created!the!shadows.!!The!children!stood!behind!the!screen!and!manipulated!the!puppets!from!below.!!The!other!group!stayed!in!the!music!room!and!worked!with!Julie!on!the!music!to!accompany!the!story!and!the!puppets.!!After!about!40!minutes,!the!two!groups!switched,!giving!everyone!a!chance!to!experience!all!aspects!of!the!performance.!!

After!lunch,!the!participants!chose!what!job!they!wanted!c!operating!the!puppets!or!playing!music.!!The!music!was!comprised!of!xylophone!and!percussion!parts!playing!music!from!OrffcSchulwerk,&Music)For)Children,)Volume)1,!along!with!percussion!parts!that!were!created!by!Linda,!Julie!and!their!students,!and!sound!effects!that!the!participants!created!themselves.!After!one!dress!rehearsal,!a!performance!was!put!on!for!parents!and!guests!that!had!the!complexity!and!polish!of!several!days’!efforts!rather!than!only!a!few!hours.!!

I!loved!the!way!both!Julie!and!Linda!encouraged!and!incorporated!the!participants’!creativity,!even!though!a!lot!of!the!music!was!composed!and!the!puppets!already!made.!For!example,!they!encouraged!students!to!come!up!with!ways!to!move!the!puppets!in!response!to!the!story!line,!sound!effects!and!music.!!

I!left!the!workshop!feeling!ready!to!take!on!a!similar!project!at!my!school,!and!have!approached!the!art!teacher!who!is!eager!to!partner!with!me.!&

Summer Orff Certification Opportunities !Villanova!University!is!offering!Orff!Level!I,!II,!&!III!Certification!from!July!8c19,!2013.!!For!more!information,!contact!Michelle!Prybylowski!(see!Board!Member!info)!or!go!to:!http://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/studentlife/music/summerstudies.html!!The!San!Francisco!International!Orff!Course!also!offers!Levels!I,!II,!&!III!Certification!from!July!28cAugust!9.!!!For!more!information,!go!to:!!http://www.sforff.org/!

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Workshop Review “Musical In-Roads: From Basics to Brilliance”

Drue Bullington By&Ann&McFarland&

!On!Saturday!March!9,!PAOSA!member,!Drue&Bullington,!treated!us!to!a!wonderful!time!of!singing,!chanting,!moving,!playing,!and!creating.!We!began!with!the!Russian!dance,!Sasha,)and!ended!with!a!frolickingctocfrenzied!movement!activity!to!the!music!of!Edvard!Grieg’s!In)the)Hall)of)the)Mountain)King.!In!between,!we!sang!canons,!created!with!Keetman’s!rhythmic!“building!blocks,”!played!around!with!the!evercpopular!book!Brown)Bear,)Brown)Bear,!and!brought!to!life!The)Longest)Night,!a!lovely!book!by!Marian!Dane!Bauer.!From!the!haunting!Phrygian!melody!of!Bullington’s!Bring)Back)the)Sun)to!the!triumph!of!the!simple!chickadees!(played!on!recorders),!this!rendition!of!The)Longest)Night,!is!sure!to!be!a!crowd!pleaser!wherever!it!may!roam.!!Bullington’s!knowledge!of!Orff!process,!his!creativity,!as!well!as!his!innate!musicianship!shone!through!every!minute!of!this!fabulous!workshop.!I!think!I!can!speak!for!everyone!when!I!say!we!came!away!with!a!lilt!in!our!steps!and!a!sparkle!in!our!eyes.!!

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Directions to Workshops Abington Friends School

575 Washington Lane, Jenkintown, PA 19046

Using Pennsylvania Turnpike - Get off the PA Turnpike at the Willow Grove Exit, Rt. 611, go South on 611 (Old York Road)

about 4 or 5 miles until you get into the Jenkintown shopping district (small shops right along sidewalk). The first light is Greenwood - turn left. The first light on Greenwood is Washington Lane – turn left, second driveway, turn right into Abington Friends School.

- From the North - take the Northeast Extension of the PA Turnpike south to Rt. I-276 East. Follow directions above.

From the State of Delaware and Delaware County, PA Take I-95 North to Chester and exit at Rt. I-476 Plymouth Meeting (Blue Route). Stay on I-476 and go onto the PA Turnpike East. Follow PA Turnpike directions above.

From Chester County, PA Take Rt. 202 to the PA Turnpike East. Follow PA Turnpike directions above. From New Jersey

- From Central Jersey - Take the New Jersey Turnpike to the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Follow PA Turnpike directions above.

- From Tacony Palmyra Bridge - Cross the Bridge and follow Rt. 73 North through Philadelphia (becomes Cottman Ave.) and into Montgomery County where it is called Township Line Road. Turn right onto Jenkintown Road, which becomes Greenwood Ave. Turn right onto Washington Lane. Abington Friends is on the right.

- From Ben Franklin and Walt Whitman Bridges - Take Schuylkill Expressway I-76 West and bear right at Roosevelt Boulevard Extension. Exit at Broad Street Rt. 611 North and follow directions below.

From Philadelphia Take Broad Street North (Rt. 611) and bear right onto Old York Road. Turn right at the end of “The Pavilion” shopping center onto Washington Lane. Abington Friends is 1 1/2 blocks on the right.

Via Train Get off at the Jenkintown train station. Follow Greenwood Ave. to Washington Lane. School will be across Washington Lane to your left. !

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Workshop Information Workshops!are!held!in!the!music!room!of!the!Lower!School!Building,!which!is!the!building!all!the!way!to!the!left!of!the!Abington!Friends!School!campus.!!Coffee!and!gathering!begins!at!8:30!a.m.!!Workshops!run!from!9:00c1:30!pm.!!Bring!a!bag!lunch!or!bring!$5.00!for!pizza!and!a!drink.!!PA!Act!48!credits!and!NJ!Professional!Development!Certificates!are!available.!!To!qualify:!1. Sign!in!for!the!appropriate!state!with!John!Bednar!before!the!workshop!begins.!2. You!must!remain!for!the!entire!workshop.!3. At!the!end!of!the!workshop!Act!48!recipients!must!submit!a!PDE!evaluation!form.!4. If!you!have!met!the!above!requirements,!you!may!pick!up!your!PA!or!NJ!

certificates!before!you!leave.!

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Membership in AOSA and PAOSA Membership!provides!opportunities!for!continual!development!of!the!teacher.!Active!participation!in!our!area!workshops!will!inspire!creative!musical!growth.!By!associating!with!other!talented!music!educators,!you!can!share!ideas!at!a!professional!level.!Teachers!who!are!new!to!the!Orff!Schulwerk!process!and!don't!have!access!to!the!barred!instruments,!will!be!introduced!to!many!other!skills!which!still!nurture!the!Orff!process.!!

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2013-2014 PAOSA Membership Form

Name:!______________________________________________________________!Phone:!_________________________!!!Address:!___________________________________________________________!Cell!Phone:_____________________!!City:!______________________________________________________!State_____!Zip!Code______________________!!!School!District:!______________________________________________________________________________________!!School:!_______________________________________________________________________________________________!!

Email!Address:!______________________________________________________________________________________!!___!Check!here!to!receive!workshop!reminder!postcards!(in!addition!to!email!reminders)!!!Make!check!payable!to:!PAOSA!!!Send!to:!Stephanie!Benedict,!130A!Plant!Ave,!Wayne,!PA!19087! Email!questions!to!Sbenedict915@verizon.net!!Discounts:!$5!off!before!August!1,!2013!($10!off!for!firstctime!members).!!___!First!Time!Member!Teacher!$65!($75!after!Aug.!1, 2013)!!!___!Teacher!$75!($80!after!Aug.!1,!2013)!!

___!I!am!a!national!member!!!___!I!am!not!a!national!member!!___!Retired!Teacher!$45!(before!Aug.!1,!2013;!$50!after!Aug.!1,!2013)!!!Note:!Because!workshops!are!free!to!students,!they need not become local members. Spread the word!!

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2012-2013 PAOSA BOARD MEMBERS

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President&

Dawn!Pratson!dpratson@aol.com!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!267c971c0926!!

Vice&President&

Lori!Arner!LArner@crsd.org!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!540c742c2704!!

Treasurer&

Dolores!Williams!BnDWilliams@aol.com! !!!610c613c8177!!

Past&President&

Martha!Glaze!Zook!mglazeook@verizon.net! !!!215c925c8948!!

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Stephanie!Benedict!Sbenedict915@verizon.net!!!!!267c738c1382!!

Librarian&

Kate!Bright!Bright184@yahoo.com! !!!717c761c1010!!

AtOLarge&Member&

Terri!Cocci!terrypiano@dejazzd.com! !!!!610c582c7448!!

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Program&Chair&

Michelle!Fella!Przybylowski!Musarch@aol.com! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!215c938c7483!!

Act&48&Administrator&

John!F.!Bednar!Jr.!Jbednar1@verizon.net! !!!!!!!610c539c6295!!

Historian&

Rose!Grelis!rgrelis@verizon.net! ! !!!!!!!610c328c9784!!

Hospitality&Chair&

Sharon!Steward!svsteward@verizon.net! !!!!!!!215c355c0934!!

Website&Editor&

Linda!Wardell!lwardell@comcast.net! !!!!!!!302c988c7020!!

PENTATON&Editor&Fran!Surkin!

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PAOSA!is!a!chapter!of!the!noncprofit!!American!OrffcSchulwerk!Association!!dedicated!to!the!advancement!of!the!!

music!education!through!the!!techniques!of!Orff!Schulwerk.!This!is!a!!

tricannual!publication!of!PAOSA!!keeping!the!members!informed!about!!

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