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Committee Updates
General Music Committee Update
Nathaniel Rogers
It’s been another eventful year in General Music in Ohio! We definitely represented at the OMEA Professional Development Conference again this past Winter, with a huge number of sessions presented by experts from all over. It is so exciting to be able to have so many options for learning every year in such a wide range of topics. Start getting ready for the next Professional Development Conference in 2026, which I am confident will have even more opportunities for professional growth.
If you haven’t joined our Facebook group, “General Music Teachers of Ohio” yet, make sure you head on over and check it out. It’s a great forum for sharing news and ideas and keeping in touch with teachers far and wide. We have some great moderators, but we could always use more hands on deck if you’re looking for a way to contribute to the cause.
If you’re a member of your local Orff, Kodály, or Dalcroze chapter be on the lookout for me! I am going to be making an effort to attend at least one workshop at each of our chapters every year. In the Spring I was able to make it out to the Northwest Ohio Orff Chapter, where I enjoyed being a part of the Chapter Share. I can’t wait to meet more of you and find out what General Music looks like outside of the Greater Cleveland area!
Nathaniel Rogers teaches Pre-K through Fifth Grade General Music for the Cleveland Heights - University Heights City School District. Previously he has taught PreSchool - Fifth Grade General Music for District of Columbia Public Schools and Kindergarten - Ninth Grade Music for Akron Public Schools. He serves as Membership Chair for the Greater Cleveland Chapter of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association and General Music Chair for the Ohio Music Education Association. He is certified in Orff-Schulwerk, Kodály, and the Impact of Trauma on Learning. In his free time you can find him gardening, reading, or cuddling his ginger kitty or pitbull on the couch.