Northern California American Orff-Schulwerk Association

Welcome to the NCAOSA!

NCAOSA was founded in 1973 to assist teachers, parents, and students in Northern California with the knowledge and process of Orff-Schulwerk.

Benefits of membership include workshops, the Orffion chapter newsletter, access to a tape and video library, loan of an instrumentarium, and scholarships.

We are a chapter of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association.

2008 - 2009 Workshop Calendar

October 11 , 2008 - Roger Sams

February 21, 2009 - Carlos Abril

April 24, 25, 26, 2009 - Mini Conference, Carmel Valley

Watch for the "Summer Flyer" and this site in August for more details.


NCAOSA announces reciprocal chapter fee reduction!

Working with our good friends and colleagues at the American River Chapter, AOSA

(AROSA), NCAOSA members can attend AROSA workshops for just $20! Find AROSA information on the Links & Resources button. AROSA is in the Sacramento/Stockton area of California.


Visit the Member Forum! This page allows for messages, discussion threads, and is an advertisement-free forum hosted on our own domain!

Click here to read more and visit the forum.

See the latest issue of The Orffion/PlayNotes


The summer course brochures are in! Visit the summer courses page.


NCAOSA wants to be in touch with you!
Join our private mailing list hosted at Topica.com

Our chapter continues to update its systems with the help of the Internet. NCAOSA has signed on with Topica.com to facilitate sending large group emails to the membership. This is now our official way to communicate with you. It will allow the Board to get messages and information out to you quickly and easily.

Please follow the simple instructions and sign on. You will receive messages only from NCAOSA.. Send the email to:


NCAOSA-subscribe@topica.com
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You should then receive a subscription request (check your junk mail if you have a filter).

“It is the imagination that should be awakened and trained.”

- Carl Orff