BETH ANN HEPBURN

​Saturday, September 7th 2019        
Metcalf School,
ISU campus, Normal
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
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BETH ANN HEPBURN teaches 4th-6th graders at Henry Defer Intermediate School in Streetsboro, Ohio.  She has the designation of Master Teacher with the Ohio Department of Education.  She is an endorsed teacher education instructor for the American Orff-Schulwerk Association and is on faculty of Orff certification courses at Trinity University in Texas, Villanova University, and the University of Hawai’i.  BethAnn is a regular presenter for Orff chapters throughout the United States, and has trained teachers in China and Singapore.  She is the past Professional Development chair for AOSA, and General Music Professional Development Chair for the Ohio Music Education Association.
SAM CRUZ &
MARY LEA CLARK
Saturday, October 12th 2019

​Metcalf School,
ISU campus, Normal
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
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​  MARY LEA CLARK
  • Retired music specialist: Mequon-Thiensville School District
  • BA: UW-Oshkosh
  • MA in Education: Mount Mary College
  • Beatrice M. Haggerty Scholarship
  • Gunild Keetman Assistance Fund Scholarship
  • Past President: Greater Milwaukee Orff Dimensions
  • Local Conference Chair: 2009 AOSA Professional Development Conference
  • Levels I-III Orff Certification Presented Orff workshops in Southeastern Wisconsin and at WMEA Members of AOSA
SAM CRUZ
  • K4-5 music specialist: Whitefish Bay School District
  • B.F.A. in Music Education: UW-Milwaukee
  • M.A. in Education: Mount Mary College
  • Civic Music Association “General Music Teacher of the Year”
  • Kohl Education Fellowship
  • National Board Certification in Music: Early/Middle Childhood
  • Levels I-III Orff Certification Presented Orff workshops in Southeastern Wisconsin and at WMEA Members of AOSA
ERIKA BRIDGE

​Saturday, March 7th 2020

Millikin University
Location TBA
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
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​ERIKA BRIDGE 
​teaches K-5 music in East Lansing, MI, and is in her 12th year of teaching. She has her Masters in Choral Conducting from Central Michigan University, and has completed Level I, II, III, and Masterclass in Orff Schulwerk. She is a regular local, state and national presenter for AOSA, and is honored to be presenting in Canada for the first time! She recently published an article in the Michigan Music Educators state journal on Authentic Assessments in the Orff Process (Spring 2017) and is passionate about creating a spiraled and integrated curriculum. She is a certified Level I Pedagogy Teacher for AOSA and is a past member of the AOSA National Technology Subcommittee. She lives in Okemos, MI with her two children, Juliet and Henry.
HOI  MUSIC FESTIVAL

  Date TBA

ISU Center for the Performing Arts.
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
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​Each year, our chapter members invite over 100 students to participate in a morning of Orff-inspired workshops followed by a performance for parents at the Illinois State University Center for the Performing Arts.