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Carl Orff Canada Regional Workshops and Activities

Updated February 2011

To find an Orff children's class in your area, please contact the Chapter President of the nearest Orff chapter (information below).

Alberta | BC/Yukon | Calgary | Lethbridge |Manitoba | Nova Scotia|Ontario | Ottawa | Québec| Saskatchewan | Waterloo-Wellington

Carl Orff Canada has eleven regional Chapters, which offer professional development services to educators in almost every province in Canada. Chapters sponsor activities such as workshops, mini-conferences, and teacher-training courses. Many Chapters publish newsletters, which focus on Orff developments in their local areas.

Find out about your local chapter of Carl Orff Canada!!

Alberta Chapter

President
Kim Friesen-Wiens
mkwiens@shaw.ca

Alberta Chapter website: www.albertaorff.ca

Alberta Chapter Workshops

Date: Saturday, February 4, 2012
Title: African Drumming in the Orff Classroom
Clinician: Calla Isaak
Location: Westboro Elementary School
1078 Strathcona Drive
Sherwood Park, Alberta
Time:
9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Contact: Susan Funke

Date: Saturday, May 5, 2012
Title: Sharing Day
Clinician: TBA
Location: Westboro Elementary School
1078 Strathcona Drive
Sherwood Park, Alberta
Time:
9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Contact: Susan Funke

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B.C. Chapter/Yukon

President
Karin Johnson
hejklj@shaw.ca

B.C. Chapter website: http://www.bcorff.ca/

BC Orff Chapter Membership: $50
Contact: Carolann Fraenkel

B.C. Chapter/Yukon Workshops:

Date: January 21, 2012
Title: Teaching Children to Sing & Conducting Young Voices
Clinician: Sarona Mynhardt
Location: Kitchener Elementary, 1351 Gilmore Avenue, Burnaby
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Contact person: Vice President
Phone: 604-732-5668
Date: April 19 - 22, 2012
Title: re:Play 2012 National Orff Conference
Clinicians: Joe Berarducci, Bob de Frece, Susie Green, Sue Mueller, Adam Con, James Harding, Karen Epp, Sheryl Sewepagaham, Pam Hetrick, Ari Glage, Guylaine Myre, Gia Jane, Trish McGrade, Marcelline Moody
Location: Marriott Pinnacle Hotel, 1128 West Hastings, Vancouver, BC
Time:
Contact person: Vice President
Phone: 604-732-5668

Birthe Kuliche Scholarship

Available to BC Orff Chapter Members to be used towards an Orff Introductory, Level I, Level II or Level III course. Please submit a resume, transcript and references to:

Katalin Toreky Paziuk
16116 - 78 Avenue
Surrey, BC V4N 0T8
pastpresident@bcorff.ca

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Calgary Chapter

President
Holger Mauthe
holgermauthe@hotmail.com

Calgary Chapter website: http://www.calgaryorff.com/

Calgary Chapter Workshops:

Date: Saturday, January 21, 2012
Title: Integrating Recorders into Your Music Program
Clinician: Wendy Rae
Location: Dalhousie Elementary School, 4440 Dallyn Street NW, Calgary, Alberta
Time:
8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Contact:Bonnie Jaycock

Date: Saturday, March 17, 2012
Title:Sing that Song! Move those Feet! Play the Cross-curricular Beat!
Clinician: Debra Giebelhaus-Maloney
Location: Dalhousie Elementary School, 4440 Dallyn Street NW, Calgary, Alberta
Time:
8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Contact: Bonnie Jaycock

Date: Saturday, September 29, 2012
Title: Orff For All Ages
Clinician: Doug Goodkin
Location: Dalhousie Elementary School, 4440 Dallyn Street NW, Calgary, Alberta
Time:
8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Contact:Bonnie Jaycock
 

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Lethbridge Chapter

President
Elizabeth Nevels
elizabeth.nevels@lethsd.ab.ca

Lethbridge Chapter Workshops:

Date: March 10, 2012
Title: Drumming in the Orff Classroom
Clinician: Calla Isaak
Location: Mike Mountain Horse School
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Contact: Christine Slomp

 

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Manitoba Chapter

President
Sean Fitzmaurice
president@manitobaorff.org

Chapter e-mail: info@manitobaorff.org

Manitoba Chapter website: www.manitobaorff.org

Manitoba Chapter Workshops:

Date: February 11, 2012
Title: Sharing Session
Clinician: Level III Grads
Location: George McDowell School
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Contact: tmacellan@mts.net
Date: October 19, 2012
Title: SAGE
Clinician: Randy DeLelles and Jeff Kriske
Location: Mennonite Brethren Collegiate Institute
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Contact: tmacellan@mts.net
Date: October 20, 2012
Title: Fall Fiesta
Clinician: Randy DeLelles and Jeff Kriske
Location: TBA
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Contact: tmacellan@mts.net
 

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Nova Scotia Chapter

Co-Presidents
Krista Vincent and Patti Marshall-Cassivechia
vincent.krista@gmail.com and pmarshal@staff.ednet.ns.ca

Nova Scotia Chapter Workshops:

Date:
Title:
Clinician:
Location:
Time:

Contact: Deb MacIsaac

 

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Ontario Chapter

President
Marion Roy
marion.roy@peelsb.com

Ontario Chapter website: http://www.ontarioorff.ca/

Ontario Chapter Workshops:

Date: Sunday, February 12, 2012
Title: "All That Moveth Doth in Change Delight": Orff Processes for Real Classrooms
Clinician: Catherine West and Kim Kendrick
Location: Claude Watson School for the Arts, 130 Doris Avenue, Toronto
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Contact person: Anne Tipler
Date: Sunday, October 20, 2012
Title: Integrating Music into the Classroom Curriculum Through Orff: Enhance Science, Social Studies, and Language Arts with Music
Clinician: Marcelline Moody
Location: Upper Canada College, 200 Lonsdale Road, Toronto
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Contact person: Anne Tipler
Date: TBA May 2012
Title: Orff Children's Festival
Clinician:
Location: Mazzolini Hall, Royal Conservatory of Music, 273 Street W, Toronto
Time: 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Contact person: Anne Tipler
 
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Ottawa Chapter

President
Evelyn Pike
evepike@hotmail.com

Ottawa Chapter Workshops:

Date: March 31, 2012
Title: Recorder Clinic
Clinician: Patricia Fiorino
Location: St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, 971 Woodroffe Ave, Ottawa, ON
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Contact: Evelyn Pike
Phone: 613-226-1806

 

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Chapitre du Québec

Présidente
Denise Lapointe
denise.lapointe@cstrois-lacs.qc.ca

Site du chapitre: www.orffquebec.ca

Chapitre du Québec Ateliers:

Date de l'atelier: 21 janvier, 2012
Titre de l'atelier: Prendre soin de sa voix 2e partie
Animateurs: Isabelle Trottier
Lieu: Pavillon de Musique de l’UQUAM, 1440, rue St-Denis, Salle Jacques Hétu, 3e étage
Horaire: 12h30 à 15h30
Contact: ateliers@orffquebec.ca
Date de l'atelier: 17 mars, 2012
Titre de l'atelier: Flûtes en harmonie 2e partie
Animateurs: Jacinthe Brassard
Lieu: Pavillon de Musique de l’UQUAM, 1440, rue St-Denis, Salle Jacques Hétu, 3e étage
Horaire: 12h30 à 15h30
Contact: ateliers@orffquebec.ca
Date de l'atelier: 28 avril 2012
Titre de l'atelier: La guitare au 3e cycle
Animateurs: Richard Quinn
Lieu: Pavillon de Musique de l’UQUAM, 1440, rue St-Denis, Salle Jacques Hétu, 3e étage
Horaire: 12h30 à 15h30
Contact: ateliers@orffquebec.ca
 

Bourse Marcelle Corneille

A. Conditions d’admissibilité :

  1. Être membre en règle de l’Association Carl Orff Canada ;Être francophone du Québec ou du Canada et projeter d’oeuvrer en français ;Avoir terminé avec succès le premier degré Orff dispensé selon les critères nationaux ;S’inscrire à un 2e ou un 3e degré ou le cours de maître (Master) dans une université québécoise ou canadienne, un Centre Orff reconnu selon les normes nationales ou une université étrangère ;
  2. Avoir une expérience pertinente de l’enseignement Orff.

B. Formulaires d’inscription :

Les formulaires d’inscription sont envoyés sur demande en composant 987-3939 ou 488-6274 (avec répondeur) ou en écrivant à:

Bourse Marcelle Corneille
4873, avenue Westmount Montréal,
Qc. H3Y 1X9

C. Date limite d’inscription : Le 30 avril, avant 17 heures.

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Saskatchewan Chapter

President
Heather Lake
Lake-HendersonH@spsd.sk.ca

Saskatchewan Chapter website: http://saskorff.blogspot.com/

Saskatchewan Chapter Workshops:

Date: March 3, 2012
Title: Legend of Qu'Appelle
Clinician: Shelley Mooney and Friends
Location: Pope John Paul II School, 3035 Arlington Avenue, Saskatoon, SK
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Contact: Heather Lake
Phone: 306-653-2602
Date: September 29, 2012
Title: Sing, Drum, Chant
Clinician: Sherryl Sewepagaham
Location:
Time:
Contact: Heather Lake
Phone: 306-653-2602

The Carol Petrie Memorial Scholarship

Available to Saskatchewan Chapter Members.

Contact Marlene Hinz for more scholarship details.

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Waterloo-Wellington Chapter

President
Mary-Jo Schropp
mary-jo.schropp@wcdsb.ca

Waterloo-Wellington Chapter Workshops:

Date:
Title:
Clinician:
Location:
Time:
Contact: MJ Schropp
Phone: 519-885-1817


 

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