Control and Speed on the Snare Drum: Teaching and Evaluating a Relaxed Technique (Counterpoint 2018 Workshop Handout)

by OMEA | Dec 28, 2018 | Workshop Notes, Workshops

Control and Speed on the Snare Drum: Teaching and Evaluating a Relaxed Technique Teach students a logical snare drum grip, a relaxed stroke, and “lifts and levels” – a system that leads to tension-free execution of rudiments, accents and other dynamics. Then create...

Just Play What You’ve Got (Counterpoint 2018 Workshop Handout)

by OMEA | Dec 28, 2018 | Grade 7/8, Secondary, Workshop Notes, Workshops

Just Play What You’ve Got Don’t have a class set of band/Orff/string/guitar? Check out this workshop to recreate pop/classic songs using whatever you’ve got: some ukuleles, a keyboard, chair drumming, etc. The focus is getting students playing together quickly using...

Creative Composers

by OMEA | Dec 28, 2018 | Elementary, Orff, Primary / Junior, Primary/Junior, Workshop Notes, Workshops

Creative Composers This workshop will provide quick and easy, hands-on, composition ideas that you can use in the Primary Music program tomorrow! This will include many different approaches incorporating instruments, popsicle sticks, stickers, pictures and MORE!!...

Introduction to Dalcroze Eurhythmics

by OMEA | Dec 28, 2018 | classroom music, Dalcroze, Elementary, Primary / Junior, Primary/Junior, Workshop Notes, Workshops

Introduction to Dalcroze Eurhythmics Dalcroze Eurhythmics enables music students to experience musical ideas (such as rhythm, phrase, and harmony) through movement, before engaging in a cognitive reflection. It is a holistic approach, engaging body, mind, and spirit...

Games, Activities and Projects for Intermediate and High School Students (Counterpoint 2018 Workshop Handout)

by OMEA | Dec 28, 2018 | Secondary, Workshop Notes, Workshops

Games, Activities and Projects for Intermediate and High School Students Explore games and activities that move away traditional pen and paper tasks and make learning more fun. Delegates will learn time-tested activities that teach curriculum, develop fundamentals,...

Single Reed Success! (Counterpoint 2018 Workshop Handout)

by OMEA | Dec 28, 2018 | Band, Grade 7/8, Secondary, Workshop Notes, Workshops

Single Reed Success! Strategies for improving the tone, intonation and dynamic control of your clarinet and saxophone players. Looking at the relatively few similarities but many differences between the two instruments will lead to a unique approach to each instrument...