Sound Healing, Resonant Music and Energy:
Unlimited potential lies in the resonance of music and energy. Both music and energy create vibrations that can stir, move, motivate, and inspire. Whether you are a passive listener or an engaged participant, experiencing the intersection between music and energy can bring joy and healing.
Cathy has been working in the Boston area as a full-time classical musician for more than 20 years: performing, conducting, teaching, and coaching musicians of all ages and levels. She performs regularly as a concert artist on both the organ and piano bench, in solo and collaborative performances. She is passionate about helping musicians — young and old —
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Cathy Meyer
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find joy in music and works to equip them with the tools they need to find their own voice, whether it be through singing or playing their instruments. She teaches pipe organ lessons both privately and through the Young Organist Initiative with the American Guild of Organists (AGO). Finding inspiration in how music can bring people of all walks of life together, she is Musical Director for the One Spirit Foundation, conducting the jazz ensemble in their interfaith Prayers Beyond Boundaries program. She earned a Bachelor of Music in Organ Performance with a Specialization in Church Music from the University of North Texas and a Master of Sacred Music from Boston University’s School of Theology with a concentration in organ.
While Cathy finds great resonance in music, she is equally inspired by her work with energy. She is a Reiki Master Teacher, Divine Oneness/LuMarian Energy practitioner, Sound Healer practitioner, and Advanced Certified Akashic Records practitioner.
While Cathy finds great resonance in music, she is equally inspired by her work with energy. She is a Reiki Master Teacher, Divine Oneness/LuMarian Energy practitioner, Sound Healer practitioner, and Advanced Certified Akashic Records practitioner.
Meet the Mountain Dulcimer!!
We will explore the sweet sounds of the lovely Appalachian Mountain Dulcimer. Learn about its history, repertoire, and how this beautiful folk instrument will enrich your music classes. It is easy to play and is a great instrument for musicians of all ages Dulcimers will be provided for participants to use for this session.
Pam Yanco teaches K – 3 music at the Fales School in Westborough Public Schools, MA. Music teacher extraordinaire, Pam has taught at Boston University and is an alumna of Wells University, ME. She is Past-President of the New England Chapter AOSA, past Regional
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Pam Yanco
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Representative to the AOSA National Board of Trustees and has served on many committees. Pam is co-director of recorder ensemble, Eine Kleine Konsort, a performance group doing performances and educational work with children in schools. Pam is an avid birder and participates annually in the Massachusetts Audubon Society Birdathon. Her dedication to Orff Schulwerk and inclusive, encouraging music education have led to advocacy for music for all children and a love of innovation. Pam has taught many workshops nationally and in our region. Recently, Pam led a school residency introducing third graders to the mountain dulcimer. Students shared their learning in concerts for their schools. Pam’s love of the mountain dulcimer leads her to frequent classes and online programs.
Bringing Stories to Life - Fostering Student
Creativity & Active Music-Making Children’s stories beckon to us as a way to explore concepts in music, drama, movement and improvisation. How can we foster active music-making in response to traditional stories and contemporary children’s literature? How do we help children enrich their own capacity for rich language? How do we help them develop an awareness of their own voice and an appreciation for their own life experiences? How do we help them to connect their experiences, at their level, to the rich stream of human experience? In this session we will weave these experiences in music-making, storytelling, and using children’s books to explore our human understanding and connection.
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Karen Medley
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Karen Medley has over 40 years’ joyful experience teaching children in public elementary school music programs. Presenter at more than a dozen AOSA National Conferences, Karen is a frequent presenter for workshops, residencies, in-services, masterclasses and teacher education courses across the United States, including Hawai’i and Alaska. Currently, Karen teaches in summer teacher-education programs through the University of Alaska and Nazareth College in Rochester, NY. Twice, she was a guest lecturer in New Zealand, presenting courses and workshops through the Teacher’s College of Auckland University and throughout the country. Karen has directed several children’s choruses whose performances include singing Mahler’s Eighth Symphony, opening the National Blues Awards, performing at the 1989 AOSA National Conference in Atlanta, and singing Carmina Burana and The Nutcracker with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. Karen served on the AOSA National Board of Trustees for more than thirteen years as a Regional Representative, as Chair and member of several off-board committees, and as National Conference Chairperson for four AOSA National Conferences.