6/23/19

Auditions for the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of New York's 2019-2020 season take place on Saturday, September 7.

Midweek Auditions May Be Available Upon Request .

Please click the link below for more information:

http://www.myo.org/auditions/

5/28/19

Auditions for the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of New York's 2019-2020 season take place on Saturday, June 8.

Midweek Auditions May Be Available Upon Request .

Please click the link below for more information:

http://www.myo.org/auditions/

5/1/19

Auditions for the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of New York's 2019-2020 season take place on Saturday, May 11 and Saturday, June 8.

Midweek Auditions May Be Available Upon Request .

Please click the link below for more information:

http://www.myo.org/auditions/

4/21/19

There will be a FREE Open House on Saturday, May 11, for families interested in enrolling in the First Steps of Music program at Stony Brook University. First Steps in Music is the Stony Brook University Children's Music Program for children entering pre-K through 1st grade. Designed for early childhood, these classes develop motor and language skills through songs and creative movement while encouraging constructive social interactions through group activities and games. This joyful experience ignites a musical spark for a lifetime of learning and builds up readiness for more formal music training.

Please click the link below for more information:

https://form.jotform.com/sbumusicdepartment/childrens-music-open-house

1/6/19

I am happy to announce that I will be directing a Children's Camp camp this summer at StonyBrook University. The camp will take place from August 5-10, and will culminate with a performance at the Staller Center for the Arts. More information will be available soon.

1/3/19

Registration will be opening soon for the Hofstra Music Summer Term. This summer Hofstra is offering two FAME endorsed certification courses, "First Steps in Music" and "Conversational Solfege" from July 22-July 26. I will be teaching the Conversational Solfege course and my colleague Rachel Grimsby will be teaching the First Steps in Music course.

New Course at Hofstra! This summer, I will be teaching a new course, "First Steps in Music with Orff Schulwerk: Sing, Say, Dance, Play." This FAME endorsed course will take place from July 29-August 2.

Hofstra will also continue its close to 30-year tradition of offering AOSA endorsed Orff Schulwerk Teacher Education certification courses (Levels 1 and 2 will be offered this summer) from July 8-July 19. Click below for registration information:

https://www.hofstra.edu/academics/colleges/soeahs/tll/mused/mused-orff-schulwerk.html

1/1/19

I am honored to be presenting Feierabend inspired workshops for the Cincinnati Boychoir Teacher Workshop on Saturday, February 2, 2019. For more information click below:

http://cincinnatiboychoir.org/register/

9/5/18

Registration in now open for the 2018-2019 Stony Brook University Community Children's Music Program. Classes include two levels of First Steps of Music and brand new this year will be an Elementary Orff Ensemble. Please click the link below for more information.

https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/music/community_programs/community_programs.shtml

9/1/18

Auditions for the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of New York's 2018-2019 season take place on Saturday, September 8, 2018. Please click below for more information:

www.myo.org/auditions

8/1/18

I'm proud to announce that my latest project from GIA Publications is now available.

Feierabend Fundamentals
History, Philiospohy, and Practice

https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/feierabend-fundamentals-print-g9736

Feierabend Fundamentals: History, Philosophy, and Practice is the first comprehensive look at all aspects of John M. Feierabend's innovative and popular approach to teaching music, written by a team of practitioners from early childhood to college and beyond.

Topics include elementary general music, instrumental and choral music, assessment, children with special needs, establishing a First Steps business, and a comparison of the major music education methodologies.

Feierabend Fundamentals is written for new teachers, teachers certified by the Feierabend Association for Music Education, veteran teachers, and undergraduate and graduate college students.

Edited and compiled by Missy Strong and John M. Feierabend, this book is a major contribution to the music education profession and is a significant step to bringing this powerful yet child-centered approach to an even larger community.

5/10/18

Registration is now open for the Hofstra Music Summer Term. This summer Hofstra is offering two FAME endorsed certification courses, "First Steps in Music" and "Conversational Solfege" from June 25-June 29. Hofstra will also continue its close to 30-year tradition of offering AOSA endorsed Orff Schulwerk Teacher Education certification courses (Levels 1 and 2 will be offered this summer) from July 9-July 20. Click below for registration information:

https://www.hofstra.edu/academics/colleges/soeahs/tll/mused/mused-orff-schulwerk.html

5/7/18

Auditions for the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of New York's 2018-2019 season take place on Saturday, May 19 and Saturday, June 9. Please click below for more information:

www.myo.org/auditions

3/18/18

Coming in the Fall of 2018 to the

Stony Brook University Community Children's Music Program....

Elementary Orff Ensemble

This Saturday morning Orff Ensemble will take place on Saturday mornings at SUNY Stony Brook and will be open to students in Grades 2-5.

Stay Tuned for more information!

1/15/18

I'm honored to announce that I have been selected to teach the

20-hour Pre-Conference Conversational Solfege Certification Course for the

3rd Biennial FAME Conference.

Here is the information:

Wednesday, July 18-Friday, July 20, 2018

Conversational Solfege, Levels 1&2 Certification Course

Chicago Midway Marriott, Chicago, IL

This is the 2018 Feierabend Association for Music Education (FAME) Pre-Conference Course. This course takes place for three days on site prior to the 2018 FAME Biennial Conference.

Graduate Credit Available through VanderCook University

Click the link below for additional information:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/3rd-biennial-fame-conference-registration-42445987090#tickets

1/1/18

I'm proud to announce that my latest project from GIA Publications is now available.

First Steps in Music with Orff Schulwerk
Sing, Say, Dance, Play

https://www.giamusic.com/search_details.cfm?title_id=29127

by Joani Brandon / Betsy Greene / Rachel Grimsby / Craig Knapp / Chris Tranberg

Written by a team of five master elementary general music teachers, this  comprehensive book is full of strategies and activities that link the Orff Schulwerk approach and John M. Feierabend’s successful First Steps in Music methodology.

As Dr. Feierabend states in his Foreword, “This book helps students to sing, say, dance, and play as a means of  becoming tuneful, beatful, and artful.”

The authors include classroom-ready activities relating to each of the eight parts of the First Steps in Music approach: Pitch Exploration/Vocal Warm-Up, Fragment Singing, Simple Songs, Arioso, Song Tales, Movement Exploration/Warm-Up, Movement for Form and Expression, and Movement with Beat Motions.

This book also includes a set of twelve complete lesson plans, supplemental repertoire, and a significantly expanded  section on Arioso.

Whether you are an Orff teacher looking to augment your teaching with quality extensions or you are a First Steps in Music teacher wishing to connect to the best of Orff, this book is written for you!