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Discover ways to engage students in grades 4-7 with hands-on music learning. The focus will be the Orff process manifested through body percussion, instrument playing, singing, and moving. Songs and activities will be explored that build an understanding of elemental music and lay a foundation for engaging in improvisation. Age-appropriate beginning materials will be presented, targeting the learner who needs active involvement but is not necessarily functioning at an advanced skill level. Bring all available voices of recorders and a hand drum. Participants are also encouraged to bring a conga.

ABOUT JO ELLA HUG

Jo Ella is a teacher in a large middle school in Missoula, Montana. She currently teaches in Orff Schulwerk Teacher Training programs at the University of St. Thomas, Cleveland State University, and The University of Montana. She has received numerous awards and scholarships in teaching including The Gold Star Award from KPAX-TV, Salute to Excellence Award from YWCA, the Presidential Scholarship for the American REcorder Scoiety and has been listed twice in the publication Who's Who Among America's Teachers. She has presented numerous workshops around the country as well as several AOSA National Conference Sessions. Jo Ella was an instructor in the Introduction to Schulwerk segment during the 1999 AOSA Conference in Phoenix and was a headliner at the National Conference of CArl Orff Canada in April of 2000. She also was a presenter at MENC All-Northwest in 2001.