Elementary Sessions at FMEA 2025

https://www.femeamember.org/januaryconference

Turn the Beat Around: From Body Percussion to Orff Instruments and Drums

Looking Like Me,- Exploring Our Identity Through Movement and Music

It’s All About Me and You- Building Community Through the Orff Approach

Thursday, January 9th, 1:30 pm

Literature will be selected from:

Pergolesi Suite, Giovanni Pergolesi/arr. Doreen Rao (Boosey & Hawkes, Inc.)

Vuela, Carlos Cordero (Carlos Cordero & The Happy Choir)

Land of Nod, Philip Silvey (Santa Barbara Music Publishing, Inc.)

Fly!, Tracy Wong (Oxford University Press)

Seoithín Seó, Rosaleen Molloy (Boosey & Hawkes, Inc.)

The Thinking Tree, Jill Friedersdorf and Melissa Keylock (TBD - Our Commissioned Work)

Friday, January 12th 1:00 pm

Literature will be selected from:

Soundscape Ocean Sounds, Billings/Prestridge (None)

The River is Flowing, Billings/Prestridge (None)

In the Deep Blue Sea (Rhythmische Ubung #78), Carl Orff and Gunild Keetman (Schott)

Silent Fish, Music by Soili Perkio, Lyrics by Hannele Huovi (Unknown)

Music For Children, Volume IV - p.46 #21-1,2,3, Carl Orff and Gunild Keetman (Schott)

Sesere Eeye, Torres Straits (Unknown)

Original Speech Piece, Billings/Prestridge (None)

Scattered Islands in an Azure Sea, Dan Walker (Australian Music Centre )

Instruments for the All-State Orff Ensemble are provided by Peripole

Saturday Morning FEMEA is offering Adjudicator Training Sessions for All-State Elementary Chorus and All-State Orff Ensemble.

Don't Forget to Check out FEMEA Curriculum Fair

FEMEA Curriculum Fair

...and more! What are you doing?! Go register for FMEA 2025 Music Education Begins with ME