Creativity And Collaboration Through Music And Poetry

Explore the possibilities of using poetry as creative inspiration, compositional source material, and frameworks for collaborative composition in the elementary music classroom. Inspired by the Orff approach, this session will provide ideas and strategies for using poetry as a springboard for creative music and movement activities.

Dr. Sandra Adorno  

Florida International University
Asst. Prof. of Music Education

Sandra Adorno is an assistant professor at Florida International University. She attended the San Francisco International Orff Course 1-3 and serves on the editorial board of The Orff Echo. Sandra has directed elementary honors Orff ensembles around South Florida and presented at AOSA National conference and various state and chapter workshops. She is published in Music Educators Journal, Reverberations: Teachers Teaching Teachers, Florida Music Director, and Smithsonian Folkways’ Tools for Teaching.

The FMEA Professional Development Conference and All-State Ensembles receive support in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture.