AMERICAN ORFF-SCHULWERK ASSOCIATION

YEAR FOUNDED: 1968

Cindi Wobig
Executive Director

PO Box 391089
Cleveland , OH 44139-8089
Phone: (440) 543-5366
Fax: (440) 543-2687

E-mail: info@aosa.org

Website: www.aosa.org

OFFICERS

Judith Cole
President

Sue Mueller
Vice President

Alan Purdum
Treasurer

Kelly Tyma
Recording Secretary

REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES

Karen Baldwin
Karen K. Benson
Lisa Bettke
Carla Cose Giallella
Liz Goodman
Jennifer Hartman
C. Gail Kopetz
Rex Rachel
Michael Roberts
Diane Sabourin
Roger Sams
Leslie Timmons

Tim Henry, Industry Representative


PURPOSES AND GOALS:

To promote the Orff Schulwerk philosophy and approach in the United States ; to have a positive impact on music education at all levels: early childhood through adult; to work for better teacher training programs at all levels; to support research in music education.

MEMBERSHIP:

Individuals: 5,000

Chapters: 92

Description of Membership:

Music teachers, classroom teachers, music therapists, church musicians, preschool, and physical education teachers. Also institutions, colleges, and universities, libraries and music industry organizations.

PUBLICATION(S):

Journal: The Orff Echo Newsletter: Reverberations
Caprice Lawless, Editor Jessie Vance, Editor

368 S. McCaslin Blvd #102 9109 Palm Bay Circle
Louisville , CO 80027 Raleigh , NC 27617
Phone: (303) 604-2768 Phone: (919) 293-0016

E-mail: reverberations@aol.com

caprice@capricelawless.com

Description of Publication(s):

The Orff Echo is mailed four times a year in September, January, March, and June. Reverberations, a newsletter, is also mailed with quarterly. A Membership Directory is mailed in December.

DESCRIPTION OF MAILING LIST:

Mailing list is rentable. List count is 6,800; available by zip code.

Date and Site of 2005 National Conference:
November 9-12, Birmingham , AL

Date and Site of 2006 National Conference:
November 8-11, Omaha NE

Date and Site of 2007 National Conference:
November 14-17, San Jose , CA

Date and Site of 2008 National Conference:
November 12-15, Charlotte , NC

Date and Site of 2009 National Conference:
November 2009, Milwaukee , WI