NNJOSA will host Dr. Artie Almeida September 20, 2008 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. William Paterson University Shea Center for Performing Arts, Recital Hall, Room 101 Join us for a day of fun and effective lessons that you can easily "plug in" to your existing curriculum! These field tested activities are sure to delight your students. Let's get cookin'!   RECIPE FOR SUCCESS Artie Almeida, Clinician Start with one motivated teacher. Add pounds of preparation and a class of cheerful children. Stir in: 6 Scoops of Singing 5 Pinches of Playing 4 Ladles of Listening 3 Cups of Creativity Lotsa Locomotion and a Thimble full of Theory Spice it up with your own specialty and watch 'em learn! Dr. Artie Almeida has taught for 29 years and is the music specialist at Bear Lake Elementary school in Orlando FL, where she teaches 1200 K-5 students.  Her dynamic performing groups have performed for MENC, AOSA, and on the NBC Today Show. Artie was chosen as Florida Music Educator of the Year, and was also selected as an International Educator 2006 by the Cambridge England Biographical Society. She was Runner-Up for Florida Teacher of the Year, and a Teacher of the Year at the school level 6 times. Artie was just chosenas a University of Central Florida Alumni of the Decade. She served seven years on the Board of Directors of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, and worked as an early childhood music consultant for Walt Disney World. She is the author of 21 published resources for the music classroom. In addition to her public school teaching duties, Artie teaches saxophone lessons and performs on historical winds with the renaissance ensemble Ars Antiqua.

All workshops are held at: William Paterson University Shea Center for Performing Arts, Recital Hall, Room 101 300 Pompton Road Wayne, NJ 07470 Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. Workshops are from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Northern New Jersey Orff Schulwerk Association Membership and Fees Regular Member – Series (includes one Guest Pass)..................$120.00 Student/Retired Member-Series (includes one Guest Pass)...........$60.00 Individual Workshop...................................................................$35.00  ($40.00 for 1st session) Individual Workshop-PT Student.................................................$15.00  ($17.50 for 1st session) Individual Workshop-FT Student.................................................No charge Regular and Student/Retired membership includes all six workshops, one free guest pass, all emailings and access to our members only page.  Registration is from 8:30 am to 9:00 am and workshops are from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm.