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Fall 2024 General Music Committee Update

Welcome back for the 24-25 school year! The beginning of the year is always an exciting time of meeting new students and building up those procedures that see us through to summer. As we say goodbye to longer, hotter days, and hello to warm colors and sweater weather, this is a good time to connect/reconnect with your local Orff-Schulwerk, Kodály, or Dalcroze chapter. Attending a workshop near you can be a great way to brush up on some skills you’ve forgotten since levels, find new lesson plans, and network with teachers near you. And it’s never too early to start researching a summer levels course! There are great options in the area, or use it as an excuse to explore some different areas of the country.

Moving on Up

Congratulations to BethAnn Hepburn, the new President-Elect of OMEA! Our corner of music education in Ohio has been so lucky to have you at the helm for so long. We can’t wait to see what you accomplish over the next several years of leadership.

Welcome to New Chairs

We are excited to welcome Julia Kandel as General Music Professional Development Chair and Nathaniel Rogers as General Music Chair.

Julia Kandel is a Bowling Green and Kent State graduate with 28 years of teaching experience in New Philadelphia. 13 of those years were spent teaching 4th and 5th grade math and science. The past 13 years have been in elementary general music while filling the role of OMEA General Music co-chair. Julia has transitioned into the General Music Professional Development Chair position for the ‘24-’25 year.

Nathaniel Rogers is in his 15th year teaching, currently as an Elementary General Music teacher in Cleveland Heights - University Heights. He is an alum of Florida State University and Oklahoma Baptist University. Nathaniel holds certificates in Orff-Schulwerk, Kodály, and the Impact of Trauma on Learning. He is new to OMEA leadership, but extremely excited to serve as General Music Chair.

New Subcommittees

Lots of work is being done behind the scenes to continue to bolster General Music in OMEA. We have created a number of subcommittees to ensure our work is continued as seamlessly as possible, while finding new ways to support our teachers. Gracious volunteers from around the state are coming together to ensure we have access to online professional development content, summer professional development opportunities, and informational articles in Triad. We also have a number of volunteers working on more prosaic tasks, such as organizing sites for professional development and evaluating the many conference session proposals we get every year.

Keep In Touch

Comments? Concerns? Want to get involved? Reach out to the General Music Committee! Committee contact information can be found on the OMEA website, or contact Julia Kandel, GM PD Chair, at kandeljulia@gmail.com or Nathaniel Rogers, GM Chair, at rogers.nathaniel@gmail.com.

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