Karen Medley
March 13, 2010These Are a Few of Our Favorite Things
Orff-Schulwerk, is an active, hands-on, creative approach to child-centered music making. that provides an ideal opportunity for educators to celebrate their students' potential for wonder, to expand their capacity for resilience and to explore the beauty of creative awakening and the musical artistry that Orff Schulwerk evokes in children.
Come spend the day singing, playing, moving, creating and speaking together as we explore some of my students' favorite kid-tested lessons! Songs, games, stories, poetry, dances, and drumming foster a sense of play and community for younger children, create a sense of adventure for middle grades children and challenge and celebrate older children. Are you looking for ways to involve your children in creative music-making? Come play!!
Please bring a hand drum and a big drum (conga, tubano, etc). We need a drum for everyone, so please bring a few extras if you are able.
Bio:
Karen Medley is an elementary music specialist in the Pentucket Regional School District in northeastern Massachusetts. She received her BME from the Eastman School of Music and studied at the University of Memphis where she earned a Master of Music with a Concentration in Orff Studies and completed her Orff Teacher Training Level I –III and Master Class.
A presenter at eleven AOSA National Conferences, Karen has taught many workshops, in-services and teacher training courses across the United States including courses and workshops introducing classroom and preschool teachers to Orff-Schulwerk. Karen was the recipient of the Rotary Award for Teacher Excellence in Memphis City Schools, and served on the AOSA National Board of Trustees from 1987-2001.