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Upcoming Workshop:
Please see below for the first workshop of our 2021-2022 season! Clinician: Thom Borden Workshop Title: Rhythms and Rhymes for Live and Virtual Times Virtual Workshop: September 25, 2021 (10:00 am to 12:00 pm) NE/AOSA Follow Up Virtual Meeting: September 29, 2021 (7:00 pm to 9:00 pm) 
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Registration for the upcoming 2021-2022 Season is officially open!
Please scroll down for our President and Vice President's message or click here to register! If the weather is bad, click the button below to see if the workshop has been cancelled before you leave home!
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Letter From the NE/AOSA President:
Dear NE/AOSA members,
Happy summer! I’d like to introduce myself as your new NE/AOSA board president. My name is Eithne [eth-na] Stover and I teach elementary general music and beginning strings at Medfield Public Schools. I am honored to be following in the footsteps of our former president, Karin Puffer who has served us with tremendous grace and skill during the last few years and now serves in the advisory role of past president. I look forward to getting to know you and furthering the mission of our wonderful NE/AOSA community.
I hope this email finds you relaxing and rejuvenating after an intense year of teaching. There are certainly signs of hope as our towns, schools and communities make progress towards life in a post-pandemic world.
Registration
Speaking of signs of hope, I am so happy to share with you that you may now pre-register for our exciting 2021-2022 NE/AOSA season.
All of the above registration details are available on our website.
What will the 2021-2022 Workshop Season Look Like?
During this time of transition back to a “new normal” we have listened to the concerns of our members around health and safety and therefore will hold our first two workshops of the season via Zoom. As was our model in the 2020-2021 season, both of these workshops will have a follow-up chapter meeting to discuss what we learned, and how to implement this new knowledge into our unique teaching situations.
We are planning a return to full in-person workshops beginning in December 2021. Your board is working to put sound structures and procedures in place to ensure a smooth and safe return to in-person delivery of workshops at our hosting site in Lexington. The transition time this fall allows us to navigate this return thoughtfully and safely. Thank you so much for your understanding as we strive to guide our chapter through what will hopefully be the final stage of these uncharted pandemic waters.
2021-2022 Workshop Clinicians
We have some outstanding clinicians to look forward to this season. Be sure to mark your calendars, you won’t want to miss one.
Finally… serving on the NE/AOSA executive board is an excellent way to show your administration that you are taking on leadership roles. We are currently looking for someone to serve as the Social Media Coordinator. This person would be responsible for maintaining a friendly, professional, and informative presence on our social media platforms, promoting our workshops, and engaging with our members and the broader community. We are also looking for volunteers to serve on a nomination committee to help select executive board members. If you are interested in either of these positions or have any other questions or concerns related to NE/AOSA or AOSA please feel free to contact the chapter president Eithne Stover at estoverneaosa@gmail.com.
And with that our 2021-2022 season is officially open!
Now is a wonderful time to register so that you may take advantage of six workshops with highly skilled clinicians for the amazing price of $85. We think it’s the best value for quality professional development around as well as a wonderful way to connect with and learn from fellow music educators while growing your professional community!
With best wishes for a restful summer,
Sincerely,
Eithne [eth-na] Stover
NE/AOSA President
Happy summer! I’d like to introduce myself as your new NE/AOSA board president. My name is Eithne [eth-na] Stover and I teach elementary general music and beginning strings at Medfield Public Schools. I am honored to be following in the footsteps of our former president, Karin Puffer who has served us with tremendous grace and skill during the last few years and now serves in the advisory role of past president. I look forward to getting to know you and furthering the mission of our wonderful NE/AOSA community.
I hope this email finds you relaxing and rejuvenating after an intense year of teaching. There are certainly signs of hope as our towns, schools and communities make progress towards life in a post-pandemic world.
Registration
Speaking of signs of hope, I am so happy to share with you that you may now pre-register for our exciting 2021-2022 NE/AOSA season.
- Registration officially opens on July 1st
- The pre-registration period runs from July 1st through September 1st, 2021. The cost of a regular membership during this period is $85 + $3 Paypal processing fee, which gives you a $10 savings. (Please note that the fee for retirees remains at $35 whilst students with a valid ID are free.)
- After Sept. 1st the registration fee will be $95 + $3 Paypal processing fee.
- To streamline the registration process we strongly encourage our members to utilize the online registration and payment option. However, should the PayPal payment pose any difficulty for you, you still have the option to pay by check. If you have any questions or concerns, please email the President of the Board, Eithne Stover at estoverneaosa@gmail.com
- The pre-registration period runs from July 1st through September 1st, 2021. The cost of a regular membership during this period is $85 + $3 Paypal processing fee, which gives you a $10 savings. (Please note that the fee for retirees remains at $35 whilst students with a valid ID are free.)
- We are excited to announce that we now give a $10 refund off of the NE/AOSA membership to all those who are also members of our parent organization, AOSA (proof of membership required). AOSA has been working hard to expand online resources and member benefits. The member side of the website now contains valuable new resources that are especially helpful in these times of remote learning and digital professional development. To become an AOSA member and to learn more about the benefits of membership, please follow this link Become an AOSA Member
- We are also delighted to announce that you can choose to donate your $10 refund for being an AOSA member to our chapter’s Scholarship Fund. The Chapter awards a small number of scholarships to qualifying members for levels training and conferences each year. To learn more about scholarships please follow this link NE/AOSA Scholarships.
All of the above registration details are available on our website.
What will the 2021-2022 Workshop Season Look Like?
During this time of transition back to a “new normal” we have listened to the concerns of our members around health and safety and therefore will hold our first two workshops of the season via Zoom. As was our model in the 2020-2021 season, both of these workshops will have a follow-up chapter meeting to discuss what we learned, and how to implement this new knowledge into our unique teaching situations.
We are planning a return to full in-person workshops beginning in December 2021. Your board is working to put sound structures and procedures in place to ensure a smooth and safe return to in-person delivery of workshops at our hosting site in Lexington. The transition time this fall allows us to navigate this return thoughtfully and safely. Thank you so much for your understanding as we strive to guide our chapter through what will hopefully be the final stage of these uncharted pandemic waters.
2021-2022 Workshop Clinicians
We have some outstanding clinicians to look forward to this season. Be sure to mark your calendars, you won’t want to miss one.
- Thom Borden: Virtual Workshop - September 25th, 2021 - 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
- NE/AOSA Follow Up Virtual Meeting: September 29, 2021, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
- Manju Durairaj: Virtual Workshop - October 23rd, 2021 - 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
- NE/AOSA Follow Up Virtual Meeting: October 27, 2021, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
- Roger Sams: In-Person Workshop - December 4th, 2021 - 9 am to 1:30 pm
- Chapter Share: In-Person Workshop - February 5th - 9 am to 1:30 pm
- Charissa Duncanson: In-Person Workshop - March 5th - 9 am to 1:30 pm
- Kay Lehto: In-Person Workshop - April 2nd, 2022 - 9 am to 1:30 pm
Finally… serving on the NE/AOSA executive board is an excellent way to show your administration that you are taking on leadership roles. We are currently looking for someone to serve as the Social Media Coordinator. This person would be responsible for maintaining a friendly, professional, and informative presence on our social media platforms, promoting our workshops, and engaging with our members and the broader community. We are also looking for volunteers to serve on a nomination committee to help select executive board members. If you are interested in either of these positions or have any other questions or concerns related to NE/AOSA or AOSA please feel free to contact the chapter president Eithne Stover at estoverneaosa@gmail.com.
And with that our 2021-2022 season is officially open!
Now is a wonderful time to register so that you may take advantage of six workshops with highly skilled clinicians for the amazing price of $85. We think it’s the best value for quality professional development around as well as a wonderful way to connect with and learn from fellow music educators while growing your professional community!
With best wishes for a restful summer,
Sincerely,
Eithne [eth-na] Stover
NE/AOSA President
Registration for the 2021-2022 Season Is Officially Open!
The New England Chapter of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association (NE/AOSA) offers memberships for music teachers, classroom teachers, administrators, students and non-students awaiting employment. Each membership allows an individual attend six workshops. We also offer options to attend one workshop at a time. Also, consider joining our parent organization, the American Orff-Schulwerk Association (AOSA). For a list of NE/AOSA's membership offerings and information on AOSA, click Join NE/AOSA using the button below or on the menu above.
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The American Orff-Schulwerk association strongly encourages members to be positive and discreet when discussing our organization, specific courses and/or teachers, and the Orff movement. The very nature of the Orff Schulwerk philosophy embodies a broad spectrum of expressions exploring different paths to arrive at artistic and educational goals. Members are encouraged to recognize and remain open to varied approaches and to celebrate both our differences and our similarities.