You Can Say It, You Can Play It! Building Rhythmic and Melodic Fluency
Presented by Thomas Murphy

Description
Connect the voice, body and mind to pave the way to internalizing rhythm and melody.  Use superhero names, songs and storybooks to encourage student creativity through composition.  Along the way, construct a musical mission statement for students to gain a positive understanding of classroom expectations.  Speech, singing, movement, and instruments combined all lead to student success!  If you can say it, you can play it!  

Bio:
Thomas Murphy is a music educator that strives to encourage student creativity through composition. He teaches general music at San Tan Elementary in Gilbert AZ, where he was named the 2017 Higley Unified District Teacher of the Year. He holds a B.M. in Music Education from Potsdam College and an M.M in Performance from Arizona State University, where he also completed his Orff Levels training. Thomas has served as Chapter-President for both the Arizona Orff Association and Arizona Percussive Arts Society.  He has presented Orff workshops in Arizona, California, New York and the AOSA National Conference.  Beyond his work in music education, Thomas is an active percussionist in the Phoenix area, performing with musical theater, Latin, jazz and rock ensembles.

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