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2024-2025 AKTS Workshop Season

NEW Location in Central Phoenix!

 
Next to the Boys and Girls Club in the Center of Phoenx!

4309 E Belleview Street

Phoenix 85008

North of the 202 Freeway 

Between N. 40th Street and N.44th Street


Fall Workshop September 7, 2024

 
With Kodály and Orff as tools for your classroom, imagine the endless possibilities. This workshop will pair Kodály and Orff for engaging lessons your students will love using creative movement, instruments, and children’s literature. Dress comfortably to come sing, dance, and play our way through the day and take home some new ideas for your classroom.  

Chapter Share November 2, 2024

Local teachers share their favorite activities, dances, and games. Re-energize your fall season with some fun seasonal favorites that can be used for the classroom or concerts. 

Spring Workshop January 18, 2025

Interested in teaching global musics to K-12 students?  Not sure how to do it?  This is the workshop for you!  In this session, we will explore effective ways to use recordings to teach the music of unfamiliar cultures.  In order to avoid the age-old child complaints about old-school listening lessons (“bo-ring!”), the approach of World Music Pedagogy focuses on ways to engage the students in active music-making as quickly as possible, using voices, common classroom instruments, movement, and tablet apps.

Hybrid workshop - In person and Live streaming. *NO recording will be available*

**Download the Gamelan Saron app available for Apple products before the workshop

BONUS Workshop March 29, 2025

 Get ready for an active workshop full of songs and activities for the elementary student that affirms and expands their musical knowledge. Including hip-hop and pop in the elementary curriculum unlocks a deeper comprehension of music for our students and connects what they know to what they have yet to discover. Can we explore music literacy in Can I Kick it? and Rocky Mountain in the same lesson? Yes! Can we discuss themes of empowerment in Break My Soul as well as analyze its solfége? Yes! Can we turn the folk song Ida Red into a freestyle rap exercise? Yes! Can we dance to a carnatic remix of Levitating while reinforcing sixteenth notes? Yes! These are some of the many songs and games we will play together in this workshop, while diving into the history of hip-hop and power of pop representation. I’ll share how we can apply the tools of Kodály-inspired teaching to multiple contexts, with the goal of affirming our students’ lived experiences or opening their eyes to new perspectives. Breathe life into your trusty folk songs and refresh your curriculum, all while centering music fluency, empowerment, and creativity!

Meet the Clinicians

Liza Meyers

Christopher Roberts

Board Members

Dr. Liza Meyers is Assistant Professor of Vocal/General Music Education at Eastern Illinois University (EIU) where she teaches undergraduate and masters courses, supervises student teachers, and is Co-Coordinator of the Music Education masters program. Dr. Meyers holds both Orff and Kodály certifications, studied at the Kodály Institute i

Dr. Liza Meyers is Assistant Professor of Vocal/General Music Education at Eastern Illinois University (EIU) where she teaches undergraduate and masters courses, supervises student teachers, and is Co-Coordinator of the Music Education masters program. Dr. Meyers holds both Orff and Kodály certifications, studied at the Kodály Institute in Kecskemét, Hungary, and has taught in Arizona State University’s Kodály certification program since 2005, among other programs. Through a Japan Fulbright Scholarship, she studied music, education, and culture in Tokyo and Shiogama, Japan, spending time in local schools there. With 19 years of public and community music school teaching experience, Dr. Meyers has worked with babies and preschool music classes, general music, choir, and music technology students in rural, suburban, and urban settings in OH, AZ, and NY. Dr. Meyers has held several leadership positions including as past Western Division President, conference committee chair for the Organization of American Kodály Educators (OAKE) conference in Phoenix, AZ, previous President of the Arizona Kodály Teachers Society chapter, and currently serves as Treasurer for the Central Illinois Kodály Educators (CILKE), as Chair of the Research Committee  and member of the Recognition and Awards Committee for the Organization of American Kodály Educators, among other positions. 

Board Members

Christopher Roberts

Board Members

Andrea Jenkins

Middle School Choir in Maricopa 


Stephanie Brewer 

Elementary Music teacher in Madison School District. Conductor with Phoenix Boys Choir 


Amanda Johnson 

Elementary Music teacher in Paradise Valley School District. Director with Phoenix Children’s Choir


Nichol Elgin

Museum Educator at the Musical Instrument Museum in North Scotts

Andrea Jenkins

Middle School Choir in Maricopa 


Stephanie Brewer 

Elementary Music teacher in Madison School District. Conductor with Phoenix Boys Choir 


Amanda Johnson 

Elementary Music teacher in Paradise Valley School District. Director with Phoenix Children’s Choir


Nichol Elgin

Museum Educator at the Musical Instrument Museum in North Scottsdale. Taught elementary music in Paradise Valley for many years.

Christopher Roberts

Christopher Roberts

Christopher Roberts

Christopher Roberts is Chair of Music Education at the University of Washington, where he

teaches both undergraduate and graduate students. An elementary music teacher for 20 years, he has given workshops for music educators in over 40 states and provinces on topics

including World Music Pedagogy, the joy of singing games, and effective way

Christopher Roberts is Chair of Music Education at the University of Washington, where he

teaches both undergraduate and graduate students. An elementary music teacher for 20 years, he has given workshops for music educators in over 40 states and provinces on topics

including World Music Pedagogy, the joy of singing games, and effective ways to increase

empathy in the music classroom. Christopher is the director of the Kodály Levels Program

of Seattle and was a founding instructor of the Smithsonian Folkways Certification Course in

World Music Pedagogy. In 2018, his co-authored book World Music Pedagogy II:

Elementary Music Education was published by Routledge.

Larena Code-Boyle

Christopher Roberts

Christopher Roberts

Larena Code Boyle is an elementary music teacher at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools and national recipient of the OAKE 2022 Outstanding Emerging Educator award. She frequently presents workshops at the local and national level on topics such as inclusive repertoire, Kodály-inspired teaching, and culturally relevant curriculum

Larena Code Boyle is an elementary music teacher at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools and national recipient of the OAKE 2022 Outstanding Emerging Educator award. She frequently presents workshops at the local and national level on topics such as inclusive repertoire, Kodály-inspired teaching, and culturally relevant curriculum. Larena holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Music Education from DePaul University and the University of St. Thomas. She is fully certified in both the Kodály and Orff-Schulwerk approaches, and teaches Pedagogy and Song Analysis courses at the summer Kodály Institute in Bakersfield, California. Larena publishes articles and serves as an active member on various music education committees as an advocate for creating joyful spaces for all students. 

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