2024-2025 Workshops​
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Around the World We Go!
September 21, 2024 * 9:00 am- 1:00 pm
CCSU Welte Hall Band Room
with
Magdalena O'Brien
Have you ever wondered what a frog sounds like in another language? Have you ever reenacted a battle… through dance? Do you wonder how pop songs from other countries might find a way into your classroom? Then grab your passport and sing, say, dance and play your way around the globe in this exciting and energetic workshop! Throughout the workshop, participants will become acquainted with the World Music Pedagogy Framework and how to incorporate it into their elementary music classrooms. Join us for lessons you can use all throughout the year!
Chapter Share
October 26, 2024 * 9:00 am- 1:00 pm
CCSU Welte Hall Band Room
Learn about Fund for Teachres, recorder pedagogy, and more from our Chapter members! We might even have time for a British Sword Dance!
Sing Into Spring with Your Choir
March 1, 2025* 9:00 am- 1:00 pm
CCSU Welte Hall Band Room
with
Cheryl Tierney
Come ready to sing, explore new repertoire and weave literacy into your elementary choir rehearsals. Discover ways to bring the joy of your music classroom into your choir rehearsal. Artfully weave choral and literacy strategies through your rehearsal while your musicians joyfully sing, play and move!
Picante! Spicy Afro-Spanish-Caribbean Music Flavors
April 5, 2025 * 9:00 am- 1:00 pm
CCSU Welte Hall Band Room
with
Alejandro Jimenez
“Sing-Move-Play”: Explore bilingual Spanish- English song material in a multi-kinesthetic approach for the classroom and beyond!