The Four Corners Chapter of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association
Our mission is to demonstrate the value of Orff-Schulwerk in the Four Corners Area and promote its widespread use;
to provide professional development and networking opportunities for our members and regional educators;
and to inspire and advocate for the creative potential of all learners.
Everyone is welcome, come join us!
Our mission is to demonstrate the value of Orff-Schulwerk in the Four Corners Area and promote its widespread use;
to provide professional development and networking opportunities for our members and regional educators;
and to inspire and advocate for the creative potential of all learners.
Everyone is welcome, come join us!
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ABOUT THE CLINICIANS
BARBARA GRENOBLE TAUGHT IN THE ENGLEWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR ELEVEN YEARS FOLLOWED BY EIGHT YEARS AS AN ORFF MU SIC SPECIALIST AT NATIONAL JEWISH HOSPITAL AND EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERS. THEN, IN 1979, SHE AND PEGGY MCCREARY RENOVATED AN OLD CHURCH IN ENGLEWOOD AND OPENED THE GRENOBLE STUDIO OF MUSICAL ARTS. MS. GRENOBLE IS A GRADUATE OF THE EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND RECEIVED HER TEACHER'S CERTIFICATE IN ORFF SCHULWERK FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO AND A SUMMER CERTIFICATE FROM THE ORFF INSTITUTE, SALZBURG.
PEGGY MCCREARY IS AN ORFF SPECIALIST AT THE GRENOBLE STUDIO OF MUSICAL ARTS WHERE SHE TEACHES CHILDREN FROM PRE SCHOOL THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL. SHE RECEIVED HER B.M. FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO AND HER ORFF TEACHER TRAINING CERTIFICATE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER. SHE THEN JOINED THIS FACULTY TO TEACH RECORDER AND ONE OF THE ONLY PERCUSSION CLASSES OFFERED NATIONALLY. SHE HOLDS A SUMMER CERTIFICATE FROM THE ORFF INSTITUTE, SALZBURG, AS WELL. SHE HAS TAUGHT RECORDER AND PERCUSSION IN TEACHER TRAINING COURSES AT THE UNIVERSITIES OF DENVER, NORTHERN COLORADO, HAWAII, AND NEW MEXICO, WORKSHOPS FOR AMERICAN ORFF SCHULWERK ASSOCIATION CHAPTERS NATIONWIDE, AND PRESENTED AT MORE THAN A DOZEN AOSA NATIONAL CONFERENCES. THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHAPTER OF AOSA PRESENTED HER WITH AN APPRECIATION AWARD AND LIFETIME HONORARY MEMBERSHIP. PRIOR TO HER 28 YEARS OF TEACHING AT THE STUDIO, SHE TAUGHT ORFF CLASSES, KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SIXTH GRADE, AS WELL AS BAND, IN ALBUQUERQUE.
BARBARA GRENOBLE TAUGHT IN THE ENGLEWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR ELEVEN YEARS FOLLOWED BY EIGHT YEARS AS AN ORFF MU SIC SPECIALIST AT NATIONAL JEWISH HOSPITAL AND EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERS. THEN, IN 1979, SHE AND PEGGY MCCREARY RENOVATED AN OLD CHURCH IN ENGLEWOOD AND OPENED THE GRENOBLE STUDIO OF MUSICAL ARTS. MS. GRENOBLE IS A GRADUATE OF THE EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND RECEIVED HER TEACHER'S CERTIFICATE IN ORFF SCHULWERK FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO AND A SUMMER CERTIFICATE FROM THE ORFF INSTITUTE, SALZBURG.
PEGGY MCCREARY IS AN ORFF SPECIALIST AT THE GRENOBLE STUDIO OF MUSICAL ARTS WHERE SHE TEACHES CHILDREN FROM PRE SCHOOL THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL. SHE RECEIVED HER B.M. FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO AND HER ORFF TEACHER TRAINING CERTIFICATE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER. SHE THEN JOINED THIS FACULTY TO TEACH RECORDER AND ONE OF THE ONLY PERCUSSION CLASSES OFFERED NATIONALLY. SHE HOLDS A SUMMER CERTIFICATE FROM THE ORFF INSTITUTE, SALZBURG, AS WELL. SHE HAS TAUGHT RECORDER AND PERCUSSION IN TEACHER TRAINING COURSES AT THE UNIVERSITIES OF DENVER, NORTHERN COLORADO, HAWAII, AND NEW MEXICO, WORKSHOPS FOR AMERICAN ORFF SCHULWERK ASSOCIATION CHAPTERS NATIONWIDE, AND PRESENTED AT MORE THAN A DOZEN AOSA NATIONAL CONFERENCES. THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHAPTER OF AOSA PRESENTED HER WITH AN APPRECIATION AWARD AND LIFETIME HONORARY MEMBERSHIP. PRIOR TO HER 28 YEARS OF TEACHING AT THE STUDIO, SHE TAUGHT ORFF CLASSES, KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SIXTH GRADE, AS WELL AS BAND, IN ALBUQUERQUE.
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MENTORSHIP Program
New to Orff-Schulwerk? Contact us and we will set you up with a local Orff Educator to personally support you and give you ideas for your own teaching circumstance. Teachers of all subjects welcome.
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Professional Development Credits
for Public Educators!
