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Josh Southard
Playing the Schulwerk September 26, 2026 9:00 am to 1:30 pm |
Workshop Description: Learn through active music-making! Through a blend of circle dances, playful games, and accessible xylophone pieces, participants will explore how movement, speech, and instruments come together in an elemental way. The session emphasizes process over product, inviting everyone to take risks, improvise, and collaborate in a supportive environment.
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Clinician Biography: Josh Southard serves as the Music Specialist at Smoky Row Elementary School in Carmel, Indiana, where he teaches music to students in kindergarten through fifth grade. He has been recognized as both Smoky Row Teacher of the Year and Indiana Elementary Music Teacher of the Year for his dedication to music education.
Josh has held leadership roles at both the state and national levels, including President of the Indiana Orff Chapter, member of the Board of Trustees for the American Orff Schulwerk Association (AOSA), and President of AOSA. As a featured clinician, Josh presents regularly at state and national conferences, Orff workshops across the country, as well as Carl Orff Canada. He also teaches Level I, II, and III Basic Pedagogy in Orff Schulwerk teacher education courses during the summer. His written work includes articles for The Orff Echo as well as two books published by Beatin’ Path Publications: Sing and Play, Stories All Day and One Brick at a Time. |
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