Pop Music And Orff-A Natural Combination

Day: Thursday, January 11, 2024
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Venue: Tampa Convention Center
Room: 114
Format: Movement/Hands-On
Topics: Elementary Collaboration
Grade Levels: Elementary
Sponsored By: FEMEA

Handout(s):
Pop Music and Orff Notes
Pop Music and Orff slideshow

Orff process can be used by everyone whether or not you have taken your Orff levels. Moving from simple to complex, participants will use Keetman’s building bricks and elemental forms to create performance pieces to accompany pop music.

Jennifer Donovan

USD 232 De Soto Public Schools
Elementary Music Teacher

Jennifer Donovan teaches at Clear Creek Elementary School in Shawnee, Kansas. A past president of the Kansas Orff Chapter, she has served AOSA as a Region Representative, Treasurer, and National Conference Chair for the 2016 and 2022 AOSA Professional Development Conferences. Jennifer served on the 2009 and 2018 Kansas Teacher of the Year teams. She teaches Orff Level 1 Pedagogy at Baker University and University of Nevada Las Vegas.

Session Coordinator:
Meghan Alfaro

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.