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Dr. Robert Amchin - Orff Schulwerk Teaching Pedagogy

October 22 • Music Education Lecture Series

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Add to Calendar 2024-10-22 17:30:00 2024-10-22 19:30:00 Dr. Robert Amchin - Orff Schulwerk Teaching Pedagogy Music Education Lecture Series The Loyola University Music Education Lecture Series was developed to enrich the intellectual and cultural life of students, faculty, and music teachers in the Greater New Orleans region, and the community at large by bringing distinguished individuals in the music education profession to campus for presentations on specialized subjects.  Since 2008, distinguished music educators, composers, conductors, and scholars have been brought to Loyola University New Orleans’ campus annually to make 1-day presentations in the Music Education Lecture Series.  In 2014, this program was expanded to the Music Education Scholar-in-Residence Series to engage notable music educators, scholars, and researchers in extended (i.e., 2-3 day) seminars with Loyola University New Orleans music education, music, and other CMM majors, faculty, and area school music teachers, in order to delve more deeply into specific subjects important to music teaching and learning and the overall music education profession. On Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 5:30 pm in Roussel Hall, Dr. Robert Amchin will present a special workshop on “Orff Schulwerk Teaching Pedagogy”.  This workshop is free to the public. BIO Dr. Robert Amchin is a distinguished teaching professor of music education and serves as the liaison to the College of Education at the University of Louisville. He enjoys leading undergraduate and graduate classes in teacher education in the School of Music. Dr. Amchin mentors graduate projects and also supervises student teachers in the Kentuckiana area. His training includes studies at the Orff Institute (Salzburg), New England Conservatory of Music, Memphis State University, Hofstra University, Hamline University, and the University of Michigan. He was an elementary music specialist in Spring, Texas and still works with children as an artist-in-residence guest music teacher. He is a member of the Kentucky Orff Schulwerk Association (KOSA), Kentucky Music Educators Association (KMEA), The National Association for Music Education (NAfME), The American Recorder Society (ARS) and the American Orff Schulwerk Association (ARS). His publications include numerous collections of materials for the elementary general classroom. A sought after Orff pedagogue, Dr. Amchin has taught Orff teacher-training courses, master classes, and workshops at local, state, and national events throughout his career and is a regular presenter for KMEA. Internationally, he has taught in China, Russia, Austria, Israel, Poland, Turkey and Canada. His research interests include teacher education, elementary general music education, critical and creative thinking, world music, and Orff Schulwerk/Music and Movement Education. Dr. Amchin holds B.M. and M.M. degrees from the New England Conservatory of Music with specialized training in percussion and Orff Schulwerk, and a Ph.D. from The University of Michigan, where he investigated creative thinking skills in elementary age children. Please be aware that details are subject to change. Check back for up-to-date info, or sign up for our mailing list! This event is free and open to the public. /*-->*/ Roussel Hall Dr. Edward McClellan, Associate Professor; Division Coordinator of Music Education America/Chicago public

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Music Education Lecture Series

The Loyola University Music Education Lecture Series was developed to enrich the intellectual and cultural life of students, faculty, and music teachers in the Greater New Orleans region, and the community at large by bringing distinguished individuals in the music education profession to campus for presentations on specialized subjects.  Since 2008, distinguished music educators, composers, conductors, and scholars have been brought to Loyola University New Orleans’ campus annually to make 1-day presentations in the Music Education Lecture Series.  In 2014, this program was expanded to the Music Education Scholar-in-Residence Series to engage notable music educators, scholars, and researchers in extended (i.e., 2-3 day) seminars with Loyola University New Orleans music education, music, and other CMM majors, faculty, and area school music teachers, in order to delve more deeply into specific subjects important to music teaching and learning and the overall music education profession.

On Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 5:30 pm in Roussel Hall, Dr. Robert Amchin will present a special workshop on “Orff Schulwerk Teaching Pedagogy”.  This workshop is free to the public.

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Dr. Robert Amchin is a distinguished teaching professor of music education and serves as the liaison to the College of Education at the University of Louisville. He enjoys leading undergraduate and graduate classes in teacher education in the School of Music. Dr. Amchin mentors graduate projects and also supervises student teachers in the Kentuckiana area. His training includes studies at the Orff Institute (Salzburg), New England Conservatory of Music, Memphis State University, Hofstra University, Hamline University, and the University of Michigan. He was an elementary music specialist in Spring, Texas and still works with children as an artist-in-residence guest music teacher. He is a member of the Kentucky Orff Schulwerk Association (KOSA), Kentucky Music Educators Association (KMEA), The National Association for Music Education (NAfME), The American Recorder Society (ARS) and the American Orff Schulwerk Association (ARS). His publications include numerous collections of materials for the elementary general classroom. A sought after Orff pedagogue, Dr. Amchin has taught Orff teacher-training courses, master classes, and workshops at local, state, and national events throughout his career and is a regular presenter for KMEA. Internationally, he has taught in China, Russia, Austria, Israel, Poland, Turkey and Canada. His research interests include teacher education, elementary general music education, critical and creative thinking, world music, and Orff Schulwerk/Music and Movement Education. Dr. Amchin holds B.M. and M.M. degrees from the New England Conservatory of Music with specialized training in percussion and Orff Schulwerk, and a Ph.D. from The University of Michigan, where he investigated creative thinking skills in elementary age children.

Please be aware that details are subject to change. Check back for up-to-date info, or sign up for our mailing list!

This event is free and open to the public.

Dr. Robert Amchin teaching Orff music to a roomful of music education students.
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Add to Calendar 2024-10-22 17:30:00 2024-10-22 19:30:00 Dr. Robert Amchin - Orff Schulwerk Teaching Pedagogy Music Education Lecture Series The Loyola University Music Education Lecture Series was developed to enrich the intellectual and cultural life of students, faculty, and music teachers in the Greater New Orleans region, and the community at large by bringing distinguished individuals in the music education profession to campus for presentations on specialized subjects.  Since 2008, distinguished music educators, composers, conductors, and scholars have been brought to Loyola University New Orleans’ campus annually to make 1-day presentations in the Music Education Lecture Series.  In 2014, this program was expanded to the Music Education Scholar-in-Residence Series to engage notable music educators, scholars, and researchers in extended (i.e., 2-3 day) seminars with Loyola University New Orleans music education, music, and other CMM majors, faculty, and area school music teachers, in order to delve more deeply into specific subjects important to music teaching and learning and the overall music education profession. On Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 5:30 pm in Roussel Hall, Dr. Robert Amchin will present a special workshop on “Orff Schulwerk Teaching Pedagogy”.  This workshop is free to the public. BIO Dr. Robert Amchin is a distinguished teaching professor of music education and serves as the liaison to the College of Education at the University of Louisville. He enjoys leading undergraduate and graduate classes in teacher education in the School of Music. Dr. Amchin mentors graduate projects and also supervises student teachers in the Kentuckiana area. His training includes studies at the Orff Institute (Salzburg), New England Conservatory of Music, Memphis State University, Hofstra University, Hamline University, and the University of Michigan. He was an elementary music specialist in Spring, Texas and still works with children as an artist-in-residence guest music teacher. He is a member of the Kentucky Orff Schulwerk Association (KOSA), Kentucky Music Educators Association (KMEA), The National Association for Music Education (NAfME), The American Recorder Society (ARS) and the American Orff Schulwerk Association (ARS). His publications include numerous collections of materials for the elementary general classroom. A sought after Orff pedagogue, Dr. Amchin has taught Orff teacher-training courses, master classes, and workshops at local, state, and national events throughout his career and is a regular presenter for KMEA. Internationally, he has taught in China, Russia, Austria, Israel, Poland, Turkey and Canada. His research interests include teacher education, elementary general music education, critical and creative thinking, world music, and Orff Schulwerk/Music and Movement Education. Dr. Amchin holds B.M. and M.M. degrees from the New England Conservatory of Music with specialized training in percussion and Orff Schulwerk, and a Ph.D. from The University of Michigan, where he investigated creative thinking skills in elementary age children. Please be aware that details are subject to change. Check back for up-to-date info, or sign up for our mailing list! This event is free and open to the public. /*-->*/ Roussel Hall Dr. Edward McClellan, Associate Professor; Division Coordinator of Music Education America/Chicago public

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