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Matthew Stensrud and Drue Bullington
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Workshop Description: Whether online or in-person, an engaging and playful learning experience through music and movement is an essential outlet for ourselves and our students during these challenging times.
Are you curious about designing more innovative and creative lessons with the Schulwerk as our guide? Do you find yourself wanting to take your own lesson-building capabilities further? Then join us for this two-day journey through the foundations of Orff Schulwerk, model lessons that elevate the human and artistic aspects of music making for young learners, and opportunities to create in small groups and as a community. We’ll discover multiple pathways for playful and process-based lessons!
Are you curious about designing more innovative and creative lessons with the Schulwerk as our guide? Do you find yourself wanting to take your own lesson-building capabilities further? Then join us for this two-day journey through the foundations of Orff Schulwerk, model lessons that elevate the human and artistic aspects of music making for young learners, and opportunities to create in small groups and as a community. We’ll discover multiple pathways for playful and process-based lessons!
Clinician Biographies:
Matthew Strensrud |
Drue Bullington |
Matthew Stensrud is an award-winning Elementary Music and Movement Teacher and currently teaches PK-4 music and movement at Sidwell Friends Lower School in Washington, DC. He received his Master of Music Education from George Mason University and Bachelor of Music Education from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, is an Orff Schulwerk approved Teacher Educator of Movement, and teaches Movement Levels in South Carolina and Oregon. Matthew is also on The Orff Echo Editorial Board and was a key content contributor to the book Responsive Classroom for Music, Art, PE and Other Special Areas. He is also well-known as @MisterSOrff on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube, and offers newsletters through this website www.mistersorff.com and mentoring, lesson plans, and more on his Patreon page.
Instagram: @MisterSOrff Facebook Page: @MisterSOrff YouTube: Matthew Stensrud |
Drue Bullington teaches elemental music and movement at Brownstown Elementary School in Conestoga Valley School District in Lancaster, PA. Bullington is twice a graduate of West Chester University of Pennsylvania where he received a B.S. in Music Education and a M.M. in Music Education with a certification in Orff Schulwerk. Drue holds a second master’s degree from Wilkes University in Online Teaching and Learning with an Online Educator’s Certificate of Endorsement from the State of Pennsylvania. He has also participated in several advanced Orff Schulwerk courses and an apprenticeship program in Orff Schulwerk at George Mason University.
Drue has taught in several Orff Schulwerk Levels Certification programs around the U.S.and offers numerous professional development and workshop sessions on elemental music and movement through the Orff Schulwerk Approach, elemental music and movement applications in the classroom, incorporating technology, and integrating the soprano ukulele into the K-12 music classroom. Drue serves on the AOSA Reverberations Publication Committee, and also serves as President of the Board of Directors of the American Center for Elemental Music and Movement. Drue and his wife, Elise, live in Lititz, PA. They enjoy an active life filled with travelling, culinary adventures and volunteering in their community. |