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Click here to register for our 2025-2026 Season!
Workshops are 1:00-5:00 pm at
Brown Memorial Park Avenue Presbyterian Church
1316 Park Ave
Baltimore, MD 21217
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September 13, 2025:
The Music Educator’s Toolkit: Plans, Routines, and Real Talk
September 13, 2025:
The Music Educator’s Toolkit: Plans, Routines, and Real Talk
Set your year up for success by learning from fellow chapter members who will share their classroom routines, ways of planning, and other strategies that have been successful in their classrooms!
November 1, 2025, 1:00-5:00pm: Molly Park
Songs of Childhood: Exploring South Korea and Beyond
November 1, 2025, 1:00-5:00pm: Molly Park
Songs of Childhood: Exploring South Korea and Beyond
In this interactive workshop, participants will journey through songs from childhood in South Korea — from traditional folk tunes to playful children’s songs, contemporary favorites, and original compositions. Through the Orff process, we will bring these songs to life with singing, movement, body percussion, and instrumental play, discovering ways to make cultural repertoire accessible, creative, and joyful for all students. The session will provide cultural and linguistic insights while encouraging reflection on how to adapt these approaches to other music you wish to share, ultimately honoring and exploring diverse cultural identities through music-making.
Bio: Molly Park is an elementary (K–5) vocal and general music educator and co-director of the Howard County Children’s Chorus in the Howard County Public School System, Maryland. She currently serves as the Eastern Division representative for the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) Council for General Music. In addition to her teaching role, Park has led a graduate seminar as an adjunct faculty member at the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University, contributed published lessons to Hal Leonard LLC’s Essential Elements Music Class, and presented at professional development workshops for music educators at various institutions, including Howard County Public Schools, the American Kodály Institute, Maryland United Specialists in Kodály, and the University of Maryland.
Park holds a Master of Music in Voice from the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University, a Master of Education in Kodály Music Education from Loyola University Maryland, and a Bachelor of Music from the University of Texas at Austin. She is certified in the Kodály concept (Levels I–III) and the Orff-Schulwerk approach (Levels I–III) and is currently working toward Level III of the Dalcroze Professional Certificate.
Originally from South Korea, Park is a passionate advocate for student growth and is dedicated to fostering the development of students from diverse backgrounds through culturally responsive repertoire, creative performances, and social-emotional learning.
January 31, 2026: Dan Peters
Elemental Funk
January 31, 2026: Dan Peters
Elemental Funk
Join us for an energizing and fun workshop that will have you infusing your plans on Monday with original compositions, canons, movement activities and plenty of funky grooves. Participants will expand their conceptualization of what is possible at the elementary level, while reaffirming the roots of Elemental music making. Discover how you can weave elements of funk music seamlessly into what you do every day. Don't forget your recorder!
Bio: Dan Peters is a veteran educator of 15 years and is the current general music teacher at Loomis Elementary in the suburbs of Philadelphia . At Loomis, Dan teaches K-5 music, directs a 4th and 5th grade Orff ensemble, 4th & 5th grade choirs, and created and directs the Marple Newtown Elementary District Choir. Last year the choir had the honor of being selected to perform at PMEA state conference. He received his undergraduate degree from Temple University and Masters degree in Music Education from University of the Arts, and has completed Orff Levels I, II, & III. In 2020, Dan was awarded the Franklin Credit Union Teacher of Excellence.
March 7, 2026: Colleen MacLean
Creativity without Chaos
March 7, 2026: Colleen MacLean
Creativity without Chaos
How do you give students the freedom to move, explore, and create without feeling like your class is out of control? Finding the balance between student-led creativity and classroom management can be challenging! This workshop will give ideas for engaging, active learning experiences while still maintaining safety and structure in the classroom. Participants will learn how to break down their exciting, complex lesson ideas into basic components in order to scaffold student success throughout the process. Return to the classroom with tips for management during movement and instrumental activities, creative unit plan ideas, and bag-of-trick activities to pull out on Monday morning.
How do you give students the freedom to move, explore, and create without feeling like your class is out of control? Finding the balance between student-led creativity and classroom management can be challenging! This workshop will give ideas for engaging, active learning experiences while still maintaining safety and structure in the classroom. Participants will learn how to break down their exciting, complex lesson ideas into basic components in order to scaffold student success throughout the process. Return to the classroom with tips for management during movement and instrumental activities, creative unit plan ideas, and bag-of-trick activities to pull out on Monday morning.
Bio: Colleen MacLean introduced herself to her kindergarten teacher by saying “My name is Colleen, and I love to sing and dance!” Her enjoyment of music and movement eventually led to a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Ithaca College, and a Master’s degree in Music Education from West Chester University. Colleen received Orff level III certification from WCU, and holds AOSA Movement Instructor credentials.
Over the last 23 years, Colleen has instructed Music Together early childhood classes, elementary general music, middle school creative movement, swing dance for midshipmen at the US Naval Academy, swing dance for adults through Baltimore’s Mobtown Ballroom, professional development workshops for music educators, and therapeutic music classes for seniors. Her students have ranged from age 0 to age 103 and everywhere in between! Colleen is currently the Lower School Performing Arts teacher at McDonogh School. She also enjoys obstacle course racing, painting, and being the most embarrassing mom ever to her three kids.
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