On March 3, music education students and teachers across Hawai‘i gathered for a Dalcroze workshop with Lauren Hodgson. They participated in a variety of activities to learn to sequence Dalcroze Eurythmics in the classroom.

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On February 15, members of the University of Hawai‘i NAfME collegiate chapter introduced their instruments to students from schools across O‘ahu and led students in a hula about the water cycle. Through this event, keiki learned to care for Hawai‘i’s forests and experienced original music by Dr. Takuma Itoh, performed by the Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra.

On February 8, UHM music education students visited Waiau Elementary School to teach fourth and fifth graders about their instruments, along with a hula about the water cycle for Symphony of the Hawaiian Forests.

On January 28, UHM NAfME members and teachers across Hawai‘i attended a workshop led by members of HOSA to learn about culturally responsive teaching through folksongs, games, and movement.

 On January 14-15, members of the University of Hawai‘i NAfME collegiate chapter and Hawai‘i’s teachers gathered for Hawai‘i’s annual music education conference. They attended workshops led by local educators along with Keynote speaker, Scott Sheehan, NAfME National President.