Upcoming Events

  • September 24, 2011 Timothy Wiegand “Energize Your Music Classroom, Then Light Up The Stage!” - Sandia High School Band Room, 7801 Candelaria Rd. NE, Albuquerque, NM.


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    • Timothy WiegandTimothy Wiegand

    This workshop will be filled with practical classroom lessons that will help engage your students and raise the bar of their musicianship. Teachers will be given tools to use in the classroom setting that will increase their students’ skills in their performance ensembles as well. In the “Light Up the Stage” section of the workshop, teachers will receive some big performance pieces to use during the school year.

    Tim Wiegand received his BA in Music Education from Syracuse University and began teaching K-5 elementary music in 1997 in the Clark County School District in Las Vegas, where he was name C.C.S.D. new teacher of the year. Tim quickly found that Las Vegas is renowned for their amazing Orff Curriculum and teacher training based out of UNLV. He received all three Orff levels and his MMEd from UNLV. Tim presented sessions at the AOSA National Conference in 2004, 2005 and 2010. He is a highly sought after clinician in the US and Canada.

  • November 9-12, 2011 National Conference - Pittsburgh, PA

  • February 4, 2012 Chapter Share (Free admission for First Time Guests and Student Members) - Sonoma Elementary School, 4201 Northrise Dr, Las Cruces, NM.


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  • March 3, 2012 Dr. Patricia Gingras “Stepping Stones to Literacy” - Del Norte Conference Center, 6100 Montgomery Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM.


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    • Patricia GingrasDr. Patricia Gingras

    Lead your students to music literacy with fun and easy to implement movement, singing, and chanting activities. Learn how to train ears before eyes, put the “I” in improvisation, evaluate reading readiness, and implement reading and writing activities that motivate and excite your early elementary students. During our time together, we will delve into what it means to be musical and foundational musical skill development. We’ll explore a simple sequential process that uses familiar repertoire to lead students quickly and confidently toward reading and writing music that includes patterns, iconic representation, composition, and links between music and classroom reading literacy. Be prepared to discuss, reflect, and engage in activities, activities, activities . . . that you can take back into your classroom with you.

    Patricia (Ticia) Gingras earned her BME and MM from the University of New Mexico. Currently, she is a PhD candidate at the Eastman School of Music, serves as the Program Coordinator for the Early Childhood Music Program at the Eastman Community Music School and is on the music education faculty at Houghton College. Ticia is also a teaching artist in residence and curriculum designer for the Rochester City School District’s Arts Education Model Development and Dissemination program. She is the director of Do-Re-Mi-Kids and the founder of the Music Farm Project.

    Ticia received her Orff certification from Southern Methodist University and her Kodály certification from the Hartt School of Music. She is a Scott Wilkinson Composition Contest winner and a frequent presenter at music education conferences including New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA), Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA), Music Educator’s National conference (MENC), American Orff-Schulwerk Association (AOSA), the Early Childhood Initiative Conference, MayDay Group and Sociology of Music Education Symposiums.

    Ticia is delighted to make a return trip to Albuquerque and looks forward to meeting old colleagues and making new friendships.

  • All workshops are from 9am to 3pm. Registration starts at 8:30. $20 for members and $40 for non-members.

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Our workshops feature nationally known clinicians and are an enjoyable way to introduce new teaching ideas into your music or movement classroom.