Sue Mueller

Sue Mueller is available for workshops throughout the United States and Canada. Various workshop topics are available as well as customized sessions for specific needs. Contact Sue if you would like to invite her to present a workshop or lead an in-service training session for your teachers or students.

Beatin' Path Publications

302 East College Street

Bridgewater, VA 22812

540-478-4833

fax: 540-828-6903

beatinpath@mac.com

Photos by Marnie Macke during a presentation for the Greater Chicago Chapter of the AOSA.

Sue Mueller (BM, University of Kansas; MED, Leslie College; Master Class Certificate, University of Memphis) taught K-5 music for the Clark County School District for 25 years until her 2005 appointment as Assistant Professor of Music Education for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

She is an active presenter for local chapters and conferences for the American Orff-Schulwerk Association and the Music Educators National Conference. Sue has served on the National Board of Trustees for the AOSA as Region II Representative, National Conference Chairperson (2002 conference in Las Vegas), Vice President and President. Sue is the National Conference Chair of the 44th AOSA Professional Development Conference, "Rhythms of the River~Flowing from the Source" to be held in Spokane, Washington Nov. 3-6, 2010.

Sue teaches Orff Schulwerk pedagogy at UNLV, Samford University and Boise State. Sue also teaches pedagogy and recorder at Stetson University.

Simply Speaking - (book/CD) $19.95

Simply Speaking is a great new music teaching resource presenting 14 activities for the music classroom centered around the idea of speech, chants, and word rhythms. Sue Mueller’s extensive experience in the classroom in addition to her well-received workshops and Orff courses guarantees that this book will be one of your most valuable tools for teaching musical concepts.
From the introduction:

“ Proverbs, rhymes, poems, limerick, haiku, and prose teach not only rhythmic lessons, but also motivate movement, suggest melody, show texture, and create form.”

The activities are arranged in Orff Style with lesson plans and objectives, teaching suggestions, and a useful glossary of terms. Sue has correlated the lessons to the MENC Nationals Standards. A CD-ROM is included with full-color and black and white visuals to supplement each lesson. The visuals are suitable for your presentation software or your interactive whiteboard.

Simply Beginning - (book/CD ROM) $29.95

Simply Beginning is filled with activities and suggestions for beginning each new type of activity in the school year.  You'll have a lesson to begin your soprano recorder class, and introduction to Alto Recorder, some great new begin-the-year activities, and more.

The book is grounded in Orff Schulwerk process and includes the elements: exploration, imitation, improvisation, and literacy. Included are  lesson plans, objectives, teaching suggestions and a glossary of terms. A CD-ROM is included with full-color and black and white visuals suitable for your presentation software, your interactive whiteboard, or for printing hard copies.