AOSA 2009 Professional Development Conference
Conference Presenters

Persellin, Diane (# 269, 332)
Smart Starts for Young Children: The "Music Effect" on the Brain
Music experiences are powerful in the brains and bodies of young children. Share smart and joyful teaching strategies for singing, moving, and playing.

Diane Persellin is Professor of Music Education at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, She is also past-president of Texas Music Educators Conference, co-author of the Pre-K Spotlight on Music Macmillan/McGraw- Hill, and author of the spring Orff Echo article, “Brain–based Education in Music: A New Science or Science-Fiction?”

Pratt, Alice (# 231, 311)
Nobody Owns the Sky
Experience an inspirational story about overcoming obstacles to make a dream come true. Adapt to performance and school community involvement.

1994 Winner of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra’s Music Educator’s Award, and inductee in Who’s Who Among American Teachers, Alice S. Pratt served for 33 years in the Rochester City Schools. Alice, a recent Region V Representative, is a column coordinator for Reverberations, and is published in Alfred’s Music Expressions.

Purdum, Tim (# 110, 249)
Technology and the Schulwerk
Technology often detracts from active music making. Experience Orff-based lessons aided by Sibelius, Movie Maker, PowerPoint, audio files and an LCD projector.

Tim Purdum teaches 3-8 grade music in Independence, IA. Tim is a teacher trainer and has taught Introduction to Orff courses and chapter workshops in Ohio and Iowa. He presented at the AOSA conference in 2006. Tim is the President of the First Iowa Orff Chapter.

Richardson, Sarah (# 151, 232, 368)  Session notes in Members Area of web site
Elemental Theatre
Integrate theatrical concepts into music lessons. Play with elements of theatre just as we play with elements of music and movement to create original work.

Examining the Roots, Exploring the Shoots
See Crisp, Brian # 283 for session description.

Sarah Richardson teaches music and drama at Lake Country Montessori School in Minneapolis. She graduated from St. Olaf College and has Orff levels training. Sarah has worked as a professional actor, is Montessori trained and teaches movement and theatre in Orff courses around the country.

Rodriquez Suárez, Emma (# 312, 350)
Picture Books from Around the World
Explore picture books as a great way for your students to sing, move, and play instruments of their own and others' cultures.

Emma Rodríguez Suárez was born and raised in the Canary Islands, Spain. She has completed Orff Schulwerk teacher education and holds a Kodály Certificate from the Kodály Musical Training Institute. Emma has presented workshops both nationally and internationally. She teaches music education at Syracuse University.

Sabourin, Diane/ Jessie Vance (I - # 169; II - # 251) Session notes in Members Area of web site
I. Audacity: Podcasting and Much More
Learn how to download/install, record, import a file and do basic editing using Audacity freeware. Mac and PC compatible.

II. Audacity: Beyond the Basics
Learn how to manipulate recorded material and create podcasts using Audacity freeware for those comfortable with the computer. Mac and PC compatible.

Diane Sabourin resides in Chazy, New York. Recently retired, Diane has incorporated technology in the classroom for many years, employing Audacity in creative ways. She has served on the NBT as both National Conference Chair for the 2008 AOSA National Conference and as a Region V Representative. She is a frequent Early Childhood presenter.

Jessie Vance resides in Raleigh, North Carolina, where she is enjoying retirement after 35 years of teaching. As National Conference Chair for the 2008 AOSA National Conference in Charlotte, Jessie created and edited the Podcasts for the AOSA Web site using Audacity. She recently retired as Editor of Reverberations, AOSA's newsletter

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