Michael Chandler
March 7, 2015Putting It All Together: Orff Schulwerk Throughout the K-5 Music Curriculum
During this four-hour workshop, participants will explore ways to encourage student creativity and improvisation in the elementary music classroom using the media and processes of Orff Schulwerk while making efficient use of literacy skills at appropriate expectations across different grade levels. Experience how to use materials to plan performances for parents and administrators that advocate your music program and maximize instructional time. Learn how to also integrate the soprano recorder into lessons in ways that donŐt place other skills and concepts on hold. Sing, say, dance, and play your way to effective lesson design that empowers and motivates students.
Bio:
Michael Chandler has taught elementary music in Texas public schools for 16 years, most of them in the Lewisville Independent School District where he was named Teacher of the Year at two different schools. In 2005, 2007, and 2013 his student ensembles were featured performers at the TMEA Clinic/Convention in San Antonio.
Mr. Chandler presents workshops and sessions at the local, state, and national level including TMEA and AOSA. He teaches in Orff Schulwerk certification courses at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, and the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. He has served as President of the North Texas Chapter of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association (AOSA) and as a Regional Representative on the AOSA National Board of Trustees. He is also an accompanist with the ChildrenŐs Chorus of Greater Dallas and the organist and pianist at Round Grove United Church (UCC) in Lewisville.
Mr. Chandler has earned the Bachelor of Music degree in music education from Union University in Jackson, Tennessee; the Master of Music degree in piano performance from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville; and the Master of Arts degree in music education from the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. He is currently working full time on the Doctor of Philosophy degree in music education at the University of North Texas in Denton.