 Kick of the 21-22 School Year with PGTAOSA on Friday, September 17, 2021, from 6-8 pm at Duquesne University.
Join us for music, fun, food, friends, and BEING TOGETHER MAKING MUSIC again! RSVP HERE! Discount visitor parking vouchers available to those that RSVP. Viva la musica!
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Greetings! We are excited to offer our LAST workshop of the 2020-2021 PGTAOSA season. Thank you to everyone that holds a yearly membership and to the friends of PGT, and a special welcome to our new friends that have joined us for a workshop this year! Without your workshop attendance and financial support, we cannot continue to bring quality professional development to you. Melissa Blum will be presenting, It's Not Just For The Big Kids! A "Drumming Up The Fun" Sampler on Saturday, March 13, 2021. The workshop will begin at 9 AM EST and end at 1 PM EST on ZOOM. A confirmation email will be sent with the link during the week before the workshop. Act 48 hours will be awarded to participants.  If you are interested in World Music Drumming (WMD), Melissa is a faculty member of the WMD teacher training program. She teaches the course "Drumming Up The Fun" each summer across the country. This is an excellent opportunity to learn more about WMD and how to teach drumming to beginners/young students. We promise you will leave with many classroom ready activities to take back to your students!
Don't forget if you cannot attend during the actual workshop, you may register and receive a link to the recording of the workshop to watch at your convenience. You will also receive the notes and any other additional resources that the clinician provides. Workshop registration can be completed online at www.pgtaosa.org on our Membership Page. Just click the "Buy Now" button below the appropriate category of Standard, Retired, or Student Individual Workshop Fee. Stay healthy, safe and positive! We are in this together! Sincerely, Jennifer DeRemer PGT President Dear PGTAOSA Members and Friends,
Happy New Year! PGTAOSA board members are excited to be offering our first workshop in the year 2021. Sue Mueller will be presenting "Creating a Learner-Centered Orff Schulwerk Classroom" on Saturday, February 20, 2021. The workshop will begin at 9:00 AM and end at 1:00 PM. 4 hours of Act 48 credits will be awarded upon completion of the required surveys. The workshop will be presented via ZOOM. After registration, participants will be sent a link to join the online presentation. If you are unable to attend the LIVE zoom, a recording will be made and can be sent to registered participants. If you have not registered yet, please go to www.pgtaosa.org. Click on the membership tap and you can register via PayPal, any major credit card, or by mail. Consider giving yourself the gift of professional development. PGTAOSA is here to support you through these unprecedented times, and we look forward to the friendship and music we make together as a community of music educators. Please SHARE this email with your music friends and colleagues. Sincerely, Jennifer DeRemer PGTAOSA President Greetings PGTAOSA Friends!
Our website is up and running for registration! Please visit www.pgtaosa.org to register for our VIRTUAL workshop series. Payment for the workshops can be made through PayPal on our website or by printing a Membership Form and mailing a check to our treasurer, Erik Kolodziej. As a reminder here are the dates and workshop topics: Jean Hersey September 19, 2020 “Orff Without Instruments; Fun Activities for Any Budget” Cyndee Giebler October 17, 2020 – “Mining The Volumes” Sue Mueller February 20, 2021 – “Creating A Learner-Centered Orff Schulwerk Classroom” Melissa Blum March 13, 2021 – “It’s Not Just For The Big Kids! A “Drumming Up The Fun!” Sampler” Don’t forget to register for our FREE networking opportunity for all music educators. A Round Table Zoom Meeting will be held on Thursday, August 20, 2020 at 7:00 PM giving music educators an opportunity to brainstorm and connect about teaching in the coming school year. We are asking for registration to our Round Table to set up our Zoom to best serve your needs as valued members and friends of PGTAOSA. Please use this Google Form to REGISTER for the PGTAOSA Round Table discussion. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSddJAc- lCPJW9uDif7cjrxO2mltST1ewOEpLXn6inbGOdpVng/viewform?usp=sf_link Please continue to share this e-mail and Facebook posts with any colleagues or friends that you think might be interested! Stay safe and well! Kind Regards, Jennifer Jennifer DeRemer PGTAOSA President Greetings PGTAOSA Friends!
I hope this e-mail finds you well. We are excited to announce our 2020-2021 Season! As music educators, I know we are preparing for a different school year. Please know that the Pittsburgh Golden Triangle Chapter is here to support YOU. This season we are going VIRTUAL for our annual workshop series. As a board, we have decided that this is in the best interest of our membership and presenters traveling to Pittsburgh from across the USA. We will continue to offer the high quality of professional development that you have come to expect from PGTAOSA. We are excited to offer opportunities to study with the following nationally known presenters: Jean Hersey September 19, 2020 “Orff Without Instruments; Fun Activities for Any Budget” Cyndee Giebler October 17, 2020 – “Mining The Volumes” Sue Mueller February 20, 2021 – “Creating A Learner-Centered Orff Schulwerk Classroom” Melissa Blum March 13, 2021 – “It’s Not Just For The Big Kids! A “Drumming Up The Fun!” Sampler” Registration for this season’s workshops will be available on www.pgtaosa.org. Payment for the workshops can be made through PayPal on our website or by printing a Membership Form and mailing a check to our treasurer, Erik Kolodziej. An e-mail will be sent next week when the website is ready for online registration. In addition to our excellent presenters, we are pleased to provide a FREE networking opportunity for all music educators. We will be hosting a Zoom Round Table discussion giving music educators an opportunity to brainstorm and connect about teaching in the coming school year. The Round Table Zoom Meeting will be held on Thursday, August 20, 2020 at 7:00 PM. We are asking for registration to our Round Table to set up our Zoom to best serve your needs as valued members and friends of PGTAOSA. Please use this Google Form to REGISTER for the PGTAOSA Round Table discussion: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSddJAc-lCPJW9uDif7cjrxO2mltST1ewOEpLXn6inbGOdpVng/viewform?usp=sf_link Please share this e-mail with any colleagues or friends. Our desire is to grow stronger as a chapter and connect with many more teachers through the virtual setting. We hope that you will join us for these professional development opportunities as we navigate new horizons in music education. Kind Regards, Jennifer Jennifer DeRemer PGTAOSA President Dear PGT FRIENDS,  If you have prepaid for this session or are a member that purchased the four workshop package, you will receive another e-mail with additional information within a few days.
Please save these dates for next season. We will have the following dates and presenters. Stay tuned for the locations! Saturday, September 19, 2020 Jean Hersey "Orff Without Instruments: Fun Activities for Any Budget" Saturday, October 17, 2020 Cyndee Giebler "Mining the Volumes" Saturday, February, 20, 2021 Sue Mueller "A Learner-Centered Orff Schulwerk Classroom" Saturday, March 13, 2021 Melissa Blum "Drumming Up The Fun" Thank you for your continued support of the Pittsburgh Golden Triangle Chapter of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. Stay well and safe! Warmest Regards, Jennifer DeRemer PGTAOSA President 2019-2021 Dear PGT MEMBERS and FRIENDS,
Happy Fall! We extremely excited to bring to you Michael Checco as our October 19, 2019 presenter. His session is entitled, “Building Community Through World Music Drumming.” Please note that due to unforeseen circumstances, our location has changed to South Fayette Intermediate School for this workshop. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause! The address for the school is: South Fayette Intermediate School 1200 Lt. Will Way McDonald, PA 15075 Our presenter, Michael Checco is an elementary specialist and currently teaches grades K-5 in the Middletown Area School District. He has taught at all levels K-12 within his career. As a member of the World Drumming Faculty he teaches Level I in various locations. He is a sought after clinician at the district, region and state level for PMEA, colleges and churches. We know that you will love learning with Michael and he’ll be sure to inspire you with his love of drumming. We are confident there will be something you can take back to your students at every level! Please share our posts on Facebook regarding the location change. We look forward to you joining us for this community building workshop! Please bring a FRIEND! Everyone is welcome! Sincerely, Jennifer DeRemer PGTAOSA President Dear PGT MEMBERS and FRIENDS,
Welcome back to the 2019-2020 school year! The PGTAOSA board hopes this message finds you well rested and recharged for the new academic year! PGT has some exciting things planned for you this year. We hope to see you at one of our workshops! I'd like to thank Dave Verno for his service as President for PGTAOSA for the last two years. He was a great leader and his dedication to the group was very appreciated! I'm excited to serve as your president for the next two years. Sarah Williams will be serving as our Vice-President and Troy and Celeste Schaltenbrand will be our new hospitality hosts. Please do not hesitate to contact me or any board members if we can help you in any way! Early Bird Membership Join PGT with a full membership package before Wednesday, September 11,and save $30. Full membership includes all four workshops for the year and access to our video library. Visit our Membership Page to register. 2019-2020 Workshops Saturday, September 14, 2019: Michella Fella Przbylowski It's Elemental! O'Hara Elementary School, Fox Chapel Area School District Saturday, October 19, 2019: Michael Checco Building Community Through World Music Drumming O'Hara Elementary School, Fox Chapel Area School District Saturday, February 8, 2020: Diana Hawley Orff Schulwerk 2020: Cultivating a Reflective Practice South Fayette Intermediate School, South Fayette School District Saturday, March 21, 2020: Sue Mueller A Learner-Centered Orff-Schulwerk Classroom South Fayette Intermediate School, South Fayette School District Be sure to check on each workshop location, as our usual schedule has changed this year. All of our workshops are from 9:00am to 1:00pm with refreshments and registration beginning at 8:30am. Visit our Workshop Page to read more about our presenters. Jean Wilmouth Scholarship We will be selling music tumblers and water bottles at our workshops to benefit the Jean Wilmouth Scholarship. Please check out our Facebook page for a preview of the merchandise and prices. Quantities are limited, so come ready to shop! 2019 AOSA National Conference AOSA's Annual National Conference will be held in Salt Lake City, Utah on November 20-23. Visit the Conference Website for information on the featured presenters and conference program. Early registration ends on September 5, 2019. Don’t forget to like us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/pghorff/ We hope you have a great start to your school year, and don't miss out on this exciting season of student centered learning in the Orff Schulwerk classroom! Sincerely, Jennifer DeRemer PGTAOSA President |