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Dear Colleagues ~<BR>
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I hope you are enjoying an excellent start to a new school year, as well as the promise of cooler days ahead! <BR>
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I want to personally invite you to several workshops this year that will inspire you and leave you will many fresh teaching ideas for your classroom. You can also earn CPE/professional development hours by attending these workshops.<BR>
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The Texas A&M University-Commerce Fall Elementary Music Education Workshop will feature Billy Ferguson on October 8. Billy is widely known for his creative lessons and his humorous, down-to-earth presentation. You will not want to miss this workshop, which will be held on the concert stage of our new, state-of-the-art music building! <BR>
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The North Texas Chapter of AOSA (American Orff Schulwerk Association) hosts three workshops each year in Dallas. The first, on October 22, features Jo Ella Hug, one of the most beloved clinicians in the country. Jan Baker and I will lead a creative movement/folk dance workshop on January 22, and Roger Sams, another long-time OS favorite, is scheduled to come on March 31. <B>THERE IS A NEW LOCATION THIS YEAR: THE RICHARDSON ISD PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTER. </B> See the flyer for more information.<BR>
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Flyers/registration forms are attached. I hope you can join us! Feel free to contact me if you have any questions . DO NOT REPLY to this email. Instead, use my office address: <a href="Darla_Meek@tamu-commerce.edu">Darla_Meek@tamu-commerce.edu</a>.<BR>
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Sincerely,<BR>
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Darla Meek<BR>
Lecturer in Music Education<BR>
Texas A&M University-Commerce<BR>
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