AOSA Podcasts
This page shows all of the current AOSA podcasts, and gives you a short description of the contents.
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First, second and third-place winners of the Podcast Theme Music Contest are HERE!
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AOSA PODCAST LIST

October 15, 2009
Podcast No. 0911 - Tim Henry
Tim Henry, 2009 Industry Service Award recipient, expresses his passion about the ultimate "basket of resources" that awaits each AOSA conference participant.
play podcast  (mp3, 6.3MB, 6min, 55sec)

October 01, 2009
Podcast No. 0910 - AOSA First Timers
Local conference chairs, Judith Brauer and Mary Lea Clark, welcome the first timers.
play podcast  (mp3, 3.4MB, 3min, 37sec)

September 03, 2009
Podcast No. 0909 -  Anklung: the Bamboo Shakers in Group Music Teaching
Kuo-Huang Han has taught ethnomusicology, world music, and Chinese and Southeast Asian music performance. He has written articles for the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Garland Encyclopedia of World Music and several textbooks. Come enjoy his presentation.
play podcast  (mp3, 4.26MB, 4min, 39sec)

August 17, 2009
Podcast No. 0908 -  Out of Movement, Music
Two colleagues, Jenny Burnett and Laura Webster, team up to research the roots of the Schulwerk. Create music based on developed movement motifs in their session on Friday at conference. Come see the fruits of their work with children on Saturday afternoon.
play podcast  (mp3, 6.8MB, 7min, 14sec)

August 3, 2009
Podcast No. 0907 - Luis Delgado
Luis Delgado is Coordinator of Fine Arts with the Albuquerque Public Schools. Listen as he shares his unique perspective on the value of Orff Schulwerk in his school. Along with Rossana Cota, he will present "Flavors of the Southwest" at the 2009 AOSA Professional Development Conference in Milwaukee.
play podcast (mp3, 4.4MB, 4min, 50sec)

July 10, 2009
Podcast No. 0906 - Smart Starts for Young Children: The "Music Effect" on the Brain
Diane Persellin talks about her Conference session, showing how music experiences are powerful in the brains and bodies of young children. Share smart and joyful teaching strategies for singing, moving, and playing. Also, see Diane's article in the Spring 2009 issue of The Orff Echo, "Brain-based education in Music: A New Science or Science-Fiction?" (opens a PDF file)
play podcast (mp3, 5.99MB, 6min, 23sec)

June 15, 2009
Podcast No. 0905 - About Dalcroze
Terry Boyarsky is a concert pianist, Dalcroze Eurhythmics teacher, Ethnomusicologist, frequent contributor to The Orff Echo, and a presenter at the Milwaukee Conference. She sings with the Cleveland Orchestra Blossom Festival Chorus and performs as the "Russian Duo" with a balalaika virtuoso. In this podcast, National Conference Chair Brian Burnett talks with Terry about the Dalcroze approach to music education. Terry also has an article on Dalcroze in the Winter 2009 issue of The Orff Echo.
Read Terry Boyarsksy’s article, “Dalcroze Eurhythmics and the Quick Reaction Exercises,” as published in the Winter 2009 Orff Echo.  (opens a PDF file)
play podcast  (mp3, 5.6 MB, approx. 6 min.)

June 2, 2009
Podcast No. 0904- The Reggio Approach
The Reggio approach comes to the U.S. from the municipal schools of Reggio Emilia, Italy. Learn more about a growing approach to early childhood education with three exceptional practicioners.
play podcast  (mp3, 5.75 MB, approx. 6 min.)

April 20, 2009
Podcast No. 0903- Interview with Jill Trinka
Discussion of elements of improvisation and best practices of pedagogy, featuring Jill Trinka.
play podcast  (mp3, 7.3 MB, approx. 8 min.)

March 24, 2009
Podcast No. 0902- Movement and Elemental Theatre
Sarah Richardson explains how to integrate theatrical concepts into music lessons.
play podcast  (mp3, 4.78 MB, approx. 5 min.)

Feb. 24, 2009
Podcast No. 0901- What is the 2009 AOSA Professional Development Conference in Milwaukee?
Conference chairs Chris Judah-Lauder and Brian Burnett talk about what to expect.
play podcast  (mp3, 2.27MB, approx. 2 1/2 min)