Workshop Notes | Ontario Music Educators' Association

Flute Workshop – Best Practices for Flute Playing – Jonathan Bayley

by OMEA | Oct 1, 2016 | Workshop Notes, Workshops

This workshop will address fundamental concepts relating to flute performance (e.g., tone, technique, articulation, intonation, care & maintenance, etc.) Common problems, often found in students’ playing, will also be addressed (Grade 6-12). This workshop...

EN FRANÇAIS…MAIS, OUI! – Lori Moccio

by OMEA | Oct 1, 2016 | Workshop Notes, Workshops

Join us as we sing, dance, play and create music in French. Using the Orff approach, we will explore songs and activities with simple French songs that will help your students enhance their knowledge of the language and learn great musical concepts as well!...

HOW IT ALL COMES TOGETHER: An Orff Presentation Comes to Life – Lori Moccio

by OMEA | Oct 1, 2016 | Workshop Notes, Workshops

This workshop will allow participants a sneak peak into how a large scale presentation with an Orff ensemble all comes together. Together with the students, we will explore how we begin with a single element and continue to expand it. The creative process will be...

Creating Choral Sound – Victoria Meredith

by OMEA | Sep 30, 2016 | Workshop Notes, Workshops

The goal of this session is to offer conductors the tools to create a beautiful and uniform ensemble sound while at the same time placing individual singers where they can sing with maximum freedom and make their own vocally healthy contributions to the music....