GREATER CHICAGO AMERICAN ORFF-SCHULWERK ASSOCIATION (GCAOSA) 2016-2017 WORKSHOP SERIES
Orff For All Ages
Presented by Doug Goodkin
Saturday, September 17, 2016, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Connie Laura Stack Workshop
Presented by Connie Laura Stack
Saturday, October 15, 2016, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Chapter Share
Presented by GCAOSA Members
Saturday, January 21, 2017, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Jewels From the Volumes
Presented by Cyndee Giebler
Saturday, February, 18, 2017, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Music Learning Theory and Orff: Paths and Intersections
Presented by Butch Marshall
Saturday, March 18, 2017, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
From Models to Masterpieces: Using the Schulwerk as Models for Composition
Presented by Paul Cribari
Saturday, April 22, 2017, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Students seeking credit must also register with GCAOSA for each workshop. VanderCook tuition is in addition to fees assessed by GCAOSA. Please visit www.gcaosa.org for more information.
All workshops will be held at Concordia University.
7400 Augusta Street, River Forest, IL 60305
OPEN ENROLLMENT
VanderCook College of Music is offering one semester hour of graduate-level academic credit for eligible participants. To earn credit, a student must: 1) attend sessions totaling at least 12.5 clock hours per credit hour. Registration for credit must be postmarked no later than May 22, 2017. Full tuition must be enclosed with registration. Please send your registration form directly to VanderCook.
Coordinator: Rick Palese
Patrick Benson joined the administrative team at VanderCook College of Music in July 2015 as the director of continuing and online education. Patrick earned his B.M.Ed. from VanderCook in 2008, and is currently working on his Master of Arts in Applied Professional Studies at the School for New Learning at DePaul University.
Patrick returns to his alma mater having taught for seven years at Hubbard High School in Chicago, where he was the director of high school bands. While at Hubbard, Patrick led the marching band, jazz band and pep band. He was also the audio/visual coordinator, as well as the school activity director and a local school council representative.
In addition to teaching and working at VanderCook, Patrick is an active percussionist in the Chicagoland area, and currently serves as president of the VanderCook Alumni Association.