Steven Calantropio
December 5, 2009The Many Faces of Schulwerk
Official Website: scalantropio.com
The Schulwerk approach of Carl Orff and Gunild Keetman, now almost 80 years old, still offers modern students many different avenues with which to enter the realm of music study. Exciting source materials combined with effective process teaching techniques can provide every student in an Orff classroom with some measure of success. This workshop will explore some of the traditional and nontraditional inspirations and modalities for the exploration of elemental music . Please bring soprano and alto recorders to the session.
Bio:
Steven Calantropio, a retired music specialist, spent 31 years teaching music and movement in the River Edge, N.J. public schools. He has served as clinician at numerous regional Orff Schulwerk chapters as well as the National Conference of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association (A.O.S.A.) and state Music Education conferences. He has been named a New Jersey Master Teacher of Music. Steven has taught Orff Level III courses for over 20 years and has been a guest lecturer, levels teacher and conference presenter at Orff Schulwerk training programs in Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne and Hobart, Australia. His most recent book, Pieces and Processes is published by Schott Music Company. Steve has been a certified computer technician for Apple Computer and has taught courses in digital technology in a number of locations. He serves as A.O.S.A.’s first Education Director.