DOSA is offering two $500 scholarships and two $250 scholarships to qualified applicants to attend summertime Orff Levels Courses offered by Michigan Orff Collage and to take place at Wayne State University in Detroit, MI. Fill out the application below, or answer questions and requested documents, and return via email or to a board member by April 18, 2025. Please note that applicants must be members of AOSA.
2025 Summer Coursework
2025 Michigan Orff Collage
ORFF SCHULWERK
Professional Development
Levels I & II
June 16-27 M – F
at Wayne State University 4841 Cass Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202
Please click below for registration information:
ORFF SCHULWERK
Professional Development
Levels I & II
June 16-27 M – F
at Wayne State University 4841 Cass Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202
Please click below for registration information:
Miriam Moore has been teaching elementary music and choirs using the Orff approach for over thirty years. With Level III Orff training from the University of Denver and apprentice levels teaching in Cincinnati, she is an Orff teacher educator and frequent Michigan and National Orff Conference presenter. Earning a Masters’ degree from Oakland University, Miriam brings research and philosophical perspectives to her work. She has been on staff as a voice teacher at the Clarkston Conservatory of Music since 1975 and taught General Music for Cranbrook Schools 1998-2020.
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Judith Thompson-Barthwell formerly taught at Emerson School in Ann Arbor for 12 years. Also, a public-school music educator in the Romulus Community Schools for 32 years, Judy has taught elementary general/vocal music, dance and choir K-12. With a BM in Music Education and a MA in Elementary Education from Eastern Michigan University, she has taught in several Orff Certification courses around the country, as well as in Europe. She is the MMEA Michigan Music Teacher of the Year for 2012, the AOSA Distinguished Awardee for 2021, and the Director of Michigan Orff Collage.
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Deb Navin teaches General Music in Birmingham Public Schools in Michigan. Deb holds a BM in Music Education from the Crane School of Music in Potsdam, NY and a MS in Elementary Education from Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. She is certified in Orff Schulwerk and has trained in Music Learning Theory and World Music Drumming. She has taught General Music, Choir, and Band in public and private schools in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Michigan. She is a frequent national presenter for music teacher workshops across the US and served on the national board of the American Orff Schulwerk Association. She lives with her three children and husband in Royal Oak, Michigan.
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Brian Burnett taught elemental music & movement near Toledo, Ohio for 35 years. He has published in the Ohio MEA Triad, The Orff Echo and contributed to the textbook series Share the Music and Spotlight On Music. He serves as the National Conference Director for AOSA, teaches Level II in the summer and presents workshops on assessment, movement and improvisation across the country.
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Congrats to our Level I and Discovering Orff Orff graduates!
