Name: Early Improvisation & Sequencing Singing Games with Anne Mileski
Start: 2026-01-16T18:30:00-08:00
End: 2026-01-17T15:00:00-08:00
Location: Woodmoor Elementary School

Early Improvisation & Sequencing Singing Games with Anne Mileski

NWKE Presents Anne Mileski: Early Improvisation & Sequencing Singing Games with Self-Determination Theory in Mind
About this Event

Friday evening's workshop (6:30-9:30pm) will focus on early improvisation in the elementary music room and exploring different ways to incorporate group and individual choice and improvisation practices for students to showcase their creativity and demonstrate musical fluency prior to notational literacy.

Saturday's workshop (9am-3pm) will focus on sequencing singing games with self-determination theory in mind. Participants will consider how to effectively sequence singing games to encourage student participation, cooperative learning, and independent musicianship. Drawing on Self Determination Theory, we will explore ways to encourage students' competence, relatedness, and autonomy, fostering students' musical agency and boosting engagement. We will consider strategies for adapting and scaffolding singing games and activities to meet the needs of every learner.

Join us for a light salad & sandwich luncheon on Saturday. We will hold a brief NWKE membership meeting from 12:30 - 1:00 PM. (in-person & on Zoom)

8 clock hours available through WMEA.

is an early childhood and elementary general music educator based in Spokane, Washington. She serves on the music education faculties at Eastern Washington University and Gonzaga University, where she teaches undergraduate music education courses and supervises student teachers.

Currently completing her doctorate in music education at Boston University, Anne also holds degrees from Southern Methodist University and the University of Michigan. As a pedagogy enthusiast, Anne is certified in Orff-Schulwerk, Kodály, Smithsonian Folkways World Music Pedagogy, Music Learning Theory Elementary General Level I, and has completed coursework in Dalcroze Eurhythmics. She has presented at both the American Orff-Schulwerk Association and Organization of American Kodály Educators National Conferences, and has served on faculty for Kodály teacher education programs across the country. When she's not teaching music, Anne enjoys traveling and adventuring with her husband and three children.

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