Mixed Up Meter and Fall Fun
Katie Traxler has been teaching PK-5th grade music, orff and recorder ensembles, chorus, piano, ukulele, and guitar classes in public schools for over 20 years. She has taught in New York City, Nashville, TN, and is now building a brand new program in Plaquemines Parish Schools in Louisiana. She teaches Basic Pedagogy Levels I and II for AOSA Education courses, serves on The Orff Echo Editorial Board, and leads PD for Orff chapters, school districts, and conferences across the country.
The Berkshire-Hudson Valley chapter of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association (BHVAOSA) is celebrating 50 years of providing high-quality professional development workshops for music educators. They serve the greater capital region of New York, as well as southern Vermont and western Massachusetts, and celebrate the approach of Carl Orff and Gunild Keetman and their belief that music education should be an active, joyful, and creative experience.
FORMAT: In-person learning opportunity
DATE: Saturday, 10/17/26
TIME: 9AM-11AM
LOCATION: Skano Elementary School, Shenendehowa CSD
FACILITATOR: Katie Traxler
CONTACT: BHVAOSA
FEE: This workshop is free for BHVAOSA 2026-2027 members. The non-member educator fee is $45.00. The college student fee is $10.00. Payments will be accepted at the event or in advance by mailing a check (payable to "BHVAOSA") to Heidi Levin, BHVAOSA Treasurer, 9 Mennen Road, Schuylerville, NY 12871. Online payments can be made through our website: bhvorff.net.
CTLE HOURS: 2
REGISTRATION: https://tinyurl.com/5bnj3538