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Fall Workshops 2025 By: - 8/6/2025
Here is a list of professional development workshops for teachers that will take place beginning in August of 2025. Click on each link for more information on these great educational opportunities. We are continuing to add more events to this list, and we will do our best to keep it up to date. However, we highly recommend contacting each organization yourself before making any plans. August 16th, 2025 Portland Orff Schulwerk Association featuring Jeaneau Julian Untold Stories and Black Joy Portland State University - Portland, OR Info. at www.portlandorff.org September 6th, 2025 Inland Empire Orff Chapter featuring Tim Wiegand Snowdon Elementary School - Cheney, WA Info. at www.inlandempireorff.org September 20th, 2025 Northern California Orff-Schulwerk Association featuring Diane Lange Combining Orff Schulwerk with Music Learning Theory California State University East Bay - Hayward, CA Info. at www.ncaosa.org September 25th-27th, 2025 Alaska Orff Chapter featuring Dr. Michael Chandler Location TBA Info. at www.alaskaorffchapter.com September 27th, 2025 Northwest Kodály Educators Make and Take It! The Evergreen School - Seattle, WA Info. at www.nwkodaly.wordpress.com October 11th, 2025 Portland Orff Schulwerk Association featuring Tiffany Unarce Barry Songs of the Sun: Filipino Folk Songs for the Musical Classroom Vose Elementary School - Beaverton, OR Info. at www.portlandorff.org October 18, 2025 Inland Empire Orff Chapter Fall Sharing Workshop Trent Elementary School - Spokane Valley, WA Info. at www.inlandempireorff.org October 18th, 2025 American River Orff Chapter featuring Thom Borden Purposeful Process: Using Rhythm and Rhyme to Teach Musical Concepts Tim's Music - Carmichael, CA Info. at www.americanriverorff.com October 25th, 2025 Evergreen Orff Chapter featuring Jeaneau Julian Untold Stories and Black Joy Pacific Lutheran University - Tacoma, WA Info. at www.evergreenorffchapter.com October 25th, 2025 Northern California Orff-Schulwerk Association featuring Jim Santi Owen Rhythms and Melodies of India for the Orff Classroom Location TBA Info. at www.ncaosa.org November 19th-22nd, 2025 2025 American Orff Schulwerk Association Professional Development Conference Connecting in Kentucky Lexington, KY Info. at www.aosa.org


Summer Courses 2025 By: Margaret Swain - 2/20/2025
Here is a list of upcoming teacher training courses being held either remotely or in person during the summer of 2025. We will do our best to keep this list up to date, but we highly recommend contacting each organization yourself before making any plans. June 16th-18th, 2025 San Francisco Orff Course featuring Janet Greene Orff Music and Movement in Early Childhood The San Francisco School - San Francisco, CA Info. at www.sforff.org June 20th-July 5th, 2025 San Francisco Orff Course Master Class: Orff-Afrique featuring Dr. Kofi Gbolonyo, Prosper Gbolonyo, Aaron Bebe Sukura, Doug Goodkin, Sofía López-Ibor, James Harding, Guest Ghanaian teachers and students from Nunya Academy Music, Dance, and Orff Schulwerk in Ghana Nunya Academy - Dzodze, Ghana Info. at www.sforff.org June 30th-12th, 2025 Kodály Levels Program of Seattle Level I, Level II, and Kodály Sampler Seattle Pacific University - Seattle, WA Info. at www.kodalylevelsseattle.com July 9th–11th, 2025 World Music Pedagogy Teaching Music/Teaching Culture Course Online Webinar Course presented via Zoom Info. at www.folkways.si.edu July 14th-18th, 2025 Creative Dance Center In-Person Summer Dance Institute for Teachers 2025 The Creative Dance Center - Seattle, WA Info. at www.creativedance.org July 21st-August 1st, 2025 Portland Orff Levels Course Levels I, II, and III Certification Program Cascade Middle School - Vancouver, WA Info. at www.portlandorff.org July 21nd-August 1st, 2025 San Francisco Orff Levels Course Levels I, II & III Certification Program Hidden Valley Music Seminars - Carmel Valley, CA Info. at www.sforff.org

Margaret Swain

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