Expand your knowledge of Filipino music for the Elementary Music classroom and learn techniques for integrating instruments into your Kodály inspired practice with our incredible presenters at this year's Singposium! Bring a lunch and join us for our annual AGM over the lunch break.
When: Saturday, March 8th, 2025, 10-3 PM
Where: Mount Royal University, Calgary, Alberta
Session 1: Music, Dance, and Traditions of the Philippines for Elementary Music Classrooms
This workshop will explore the culture of the Philippines and how elementary educators can apply these teachings in a musical classroom. As first-generation Filipino-Canadians, Hazel and Katrina understand the importance of inclusivity and diversity in the curriculum. They have seen and experienced the positive impact representation has on all students. From a Kodaly and Orff lens, they will share Filipino folk music, games, dances, and additional resources that have been successful and meaningful in the classroom to provide the knowledge and confidence for teachers to share Filipino music and culture with their students.
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Session 2: Incredible Inspired Instruments: Exploring and Creating with Orff
Instruments are a natural extension of the body - our voices and simple body percussion can be used as a base to create instrumental masterpieces with students. This hands-on workshop will inspire with a wide variety of kid tested, kid approved material, and will be adaptable across multiple grade levels. Participants will explore the use of instruments within the Orff philosophy, and make connections to the Kodaly method. Through playful exploration and improvisation, participants will speak, move, play and sing, balancing musical self-discovery and creativity with FUN!
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Hazel Cavida
Hazel Cavida (she/her) and Katrina Sosa (she/her) are musicians and educators from Edmonton, Alberta.
Hazel has been teaching music since 2019. Since moving from the Philippines as an infant, she has been working on reconnecting with her identity as a Filipina woman in Canada. Her goal is to create a classroom environment that fosters cultural appreciation and creativity.
(Bachelor of Music - MacEwan University, Bachelor of Education - University of Alberta).
Katrina Sosa
Katrina has been teaching music since 2018. She is the choreographer for the Philippine Barangay Performing Arts Society, an international award winning dance group for Filipino youth in Edmonton. Her goal is to share her culture through music and dance, not only for fellow Filipinos, but for children of all cultures and communities.
Since meeting in 2015, Katrina and Hazel have collaborated in various musical projects and teaching residencies on Filipino culture. Certified in Kodaly and Orff, they have a practical understanding on how to implement traditional music in the classroom. They are passionate about music education and believe music should be both accessible and inclusive to all.
Heather Nail has been an Orff Music Specialist for the Calgary Board of Education for 24 years. She holds Orff level three certification, and has a Master of Education degree from the University of Alberta, specializing in Elementary Music. Heather co-teaches the Introductory Orff level in Calgary, and in 2010 was a semi-finalist in the Alberta Excellence in Teaching awards. She presents regularly at music conferences in western Canada and beyond, and completed the Orff Institute Summer course in Salzburg, Austria in 2023. Heather mentors emerging music teachers in Calgary, conducts the Westside Junior Concert Choir, and currently serves as the president of Carl Orff Canada.
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