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AMERICAN ORFF-SCHULWERK ASSOCIATION



PO Box 391089, Cleveland, OH 44139-8089
440/543-5366
Fax: 440/543-2687

info@aosa.org
www.aosa.org

The American Orff-Schulwerk Association is a professional organization of educators dedicated to the creative music and movement approach developed by Carl Orff and Gunild Keetman.

Objectives:

       • To demonstrate the value of Orff Schulwerk and promote its widespread use.
       • To support the professional development of our members.
       • To inspire and advocate for the creative potential of all learners.

Founded in 1968, membership in the American Orff-Schulwerk Association has grown to include 5,000 music educators, musicians and related professionals. AOSA fosters the utilization of the Orff Schulwerk approach through a vibrant professional development program that sponsors hundreds of workshops in 96 local AOSA chapters across the United States each year and through more than 60 certified Teacher Training programs across the country.

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Beatin Path Publications LLC

Beatin’ Path Publications, LLC
Brent Holl
302 East College Street, Bridgewater, VA 22812
540-478-4833

Beatin’ Path Publications, LLC is a friendly, low cost, no frills, publishing house dedicated to high quality music for teachers trained in Orff Schulwerk as well as classroom, choral, recorder, and general music teachers. Each publication is backed by years of hands-on, in-the-classroom experience, and has thoroughly proven its worth as valuable material for elementary and middle school children, at home, in church and at school. Check out our recorder method books.

Email: beatinpath@mac.com

Web: beatinpathpublications.com/

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Clarion Associates, IncorporatedClarion Musical Instrument Insurance
1-800-VIVALDI (1-800-848-2534)
www.clarionins.com
35 Arkay Drive Suite 400
Hauppauge, NY 11788-3707

Clarion Associates Incorporated is pleased to offer a discount to all American Recorder Society members…
Outstanding, low-cost; all risk insurance coverage for musical instruments
Just a Click,
www.clarionins.com
e-mail,
arichards@clarionins.com
or call 1-800-VIVALDI (1-800-848-2534) Away!

  • 24 Hour online claims
  • Adjust your account online anytime @www.clarionins.com
  • WORLDWIDE COVERAGE Covers you wherever your gig is worldwide (for US residents only)
  • RENTED/BORROWED INSTRUMENT COVERAGE - 30 days of free insurance coverage for a rented or borrowed instrument while yours is being repaired due to a covered loss
  • CLARION WILL COVER the difference in the instrument value before a loss compared with the value of the instrument after the loss, if there is any difference, up to the dollar amount the instrument is insured for
  • THE RIGHT to keep any undamaged parts
  • THE RIGHT to repurchase recovered instruments at claim value
  • NO DEDUCTIBLE  Policies Available (in most circumstances)

Did you know that Teaching without liability Insurance doesn't have to be!
Most Homeowners and renters policies do not cover liability or property damage due to business activities. We offer insurance to protect you against lawsuits at home or away arising out of your home based tutoring business.

We also Offer Event Liability Insurance
Your own Event Liability Policy can provide protection by assuming the risk of legal claims brought by an injured Person. We cover many types of events, such as, Concerts, Recitals and much more.

Please contact Stephanie Molinary at extension 111 for both liability programs.


EARLY MUSIC AMERICA

Maria Coldwell, Executive Director Early Music America
801 Vinial Street, Suite 300
Pittsburgh, PA 15212 USA
412-642-2778
Fax: 412-642-2779

info@earlymusic.org
http://earlymusic.org

Early Music America
(EMA) is a not-for-profit service organization for the field of historical performance in North America. Founded in 1985, EMA’s goal is to expand awareness of, and interest in, the music of the Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque and Classical periods. EMA’s members receive a quarterly magazine, bulletins, and benefits including access to reduced-rate insurance, discounts on publications, concerts and festivals, and eligibility for awards and scholarships. With its broad membership, including professional performers, ensembles, presenters, instrument makers, amateur musicians, and audience members, EMA serves as an advocate for the field throughout the continent.

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HONEYSUCKLE MUSIC                

Jean Allison-Olson
1604 Portland Ave, St. Paul
, MN, 55104
651/644-8545
jean@honeysucklemusic.com; www.honeysucklemusic.com

Carrying Yamaha, Aulos, Zen-on, Moeck, Kelhorn, Aura recorders as well as recorder method books. We carry a wide variety of recorder sheet music as well as recorder music for large groups & recorder orchestras in addition to music arranged for recorder and other instruments. Accessories include recorder cases, stands, wooden thumb rests and more. We also carry music for flutes, crumhorns, ocarina, tabor pipe, native flute, tin whistle, bodhran, guitar, strings, fiddle, dulcimer, harp, reed, harmonica, bagpipe, keyboard, dulcimer, voice and choral music.

Lazar's Early Music

Bill Lazar
425 N. Whisman Rd., Suite 200,
Mountain View CA 94043
866/511-2981 (toll free inside U.S.) or 650/938-5367
Fax: 408/705-1960;
Bill.Lazar@gmail.com
http://LazarsEarlyMusic.com 

We sell Moeck, Mollenhauer, Küng, Yamaha, Paetzold Square bass, Ehlert and Wenner handmade recorders; Wenner flutes; Cíp gemshorns; optimized crumhorns; Guntram Wolf Baroque and Renaissance winds, and other early winds; Roland Classic digital keyboards (harpsichord and organ); Wendy Gillespie (Lu-Mi) & Charlie Ogle Chinese viols; Baroque strings and bows; Chris English and Louis Bégin viol bows; Puchalski vielles; used instruments; music and accessories. Keys added, necks bent (painless). Personal service and advice. Instruments gladly sent on approval. Very competitive prices.

MAGNAMUSIC DISTRIBUTORS, INC.

Madeline Hunter, Tim Hunter
74 Amenia Union Rd., Sharon
, CT 06069
888/665-2721; Fax: 860/364-5168
magnamusic@magnamusic.com
www.magnamusic.com 

Importer/distributor of recorders, recorder accessories and shakuhachi. Magnamusic holds one of the largest inventories of early and contemporary sheet music available in the U.S. & Canada. Free catalogs. Prompt, friendly service. 10% Discount on purchases made by ARS Members.

MOECK MUSIKINSTRUMENTE + VERLAG e.K.  

Sabine Haase-Moeck
Lückenweg 4 D-29227 Celle GERMANY
49-05141088530
Fax: 49-05141-885342
info@moeck.com
www.moeck.com


Family-owned enterprise in the third generation producing high-end recorders and publishing recorder music, books on music and Tibia Magazine for Woodwind Players. Moeck organizes courses  for recorder players and promotes the recorder on a professional level by awarding prizes at the Moeck/SRP Recorder Playing Competition in London, the Montréal International Recorder Competition and others.

PERIPOLE BERGERAULT Peripole Logo
Dr. Andrew Perry
PO Box 12909
Salem, OR 97309-0909
800/443-3592 Fax: 888/724-6733
contact@peripole.com
www.peripolebergerault.com

Peripole-Bergerault, Inc. is a company founded by music educators to serve the needs of music educators and the music education community. Each year, it. makes a major contribution to the support of music education, nationally, state-by-state, and locally. As a company of music educators, Peripole Bergerault, Inc sees itself as having a key leadership role to play in helping to establish and maintain the highest possible standards in music education, thus helping to bring those standards to classrooms all over North America.

Peripole-Bergerault, Inc. instruments are also used in Music Therapy, community musical activities and programs, and by individual musicians. They are the sole-source distributors of the Peripole Angel Halo Soprano and Alto Recorder.



Thomas M. & Barbara C. Prescott
14 Grant Rd., Hanover NH 03755-6615
603/643-6442
Fax: 603/643-5219

recorders@aol.com
www.prescottworkshop.com 

Prescott Workshop is devoted to making copies of historical woodwinds of the finest possible quality. All instruments are personally made by master-craftsman Thomas M. Prescott, who founded the workshop in 1974.


GERALD SELF, HARPSICHORD MAKER

5119 St. Nicholas Gerald Self, Harpsichord Maker
San Antonio, TX 78228
210/434-2040
gself@att.net
www.gselfharpsichords.com

We have been custom-building fine early keyboard instruments such as harpsichords, clavichords, virginals, spinets and fortepianos since 1968. Please browse our extensive line of custom made finished instruments and instrument kits that you can assemble yourself. We also provide instrument finishing such as soundboard and case paintings, gilding, and original artwork as specified by the customer. Other services to address your early keyboard needs include restringing, requilling, voicing and instrument rentals. Let us help you to discover the fulfillment of owning a beautifully made classical harpsichord, clavichord, virginal, spinet or fortepiano.


Jeanne Cox, Laura, Bob, and Brett Bergin
2300A Michigan Ct., Arlington TX 76016
800/446-1067 or 817/277-9922
Fax: 800/576-7608 or 817/277-9933

spmus@aol.com
www.sweetpipes.com 
Our goal and pledge is to present only the best quality recorders, finest recorder publications for making music, and the fastest and most caring service available in the industry. We continue on in the same tradition established by Gerry and Sonya Burakoff, our founders. Publishers of recorder materials for students, teachers, and performers; method books, solos, ensembles, editions of early music, miscellaneous recorder items, and Aulos and Yamaha quality plastic recorders.

TOYAMA MUSICAL INSTRUMENT CO., LTD.

Takamura Toyama
41, Oharacho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 174 JAPAN
81-3-3960-8305
oversea@toyamagakki.co.jp

Toyama manufactures recorders under the Aulos brand, along with a broad line of elementary musical instruments. The Aulos Collection features superb voicing, patented double joint permits smooth joining with no air leaks, constructed of strong, high-class ABS resin and excellent intonation throughout full range of instrument. (U.S. Agent: Rhythm Band Instruments, Inc.)




Nikolaus von Huene
65 Boylston St., Brookline MA 02445-7694
617/277-8690
Fax: 617/277-7217
sales@vonHuene.com
www.vonHuene.com 

The Von Huene Workshop, Inc., founded in 1960 by Friedrich and Ingeborg von Huene, makes, sells, and repairs in fine Renaissance and Baroque historical woodwinds. Its affiliate, the Early Music Shop of New England is a retail store and mail-order division of the von Huene Workshop that sells recorders, flutes, reed instruments, early keyboards, sheet music, and related items. We are happy to send instruments on approval for those players who wish to compare before making a commitment.

 

 
 
10000 Watson Rd, Ste 1-L-7
Saint Louis MO 63126-1843
800-491-9588, Phone 314-966-4082  
Fax: 866-773-1538
E-Mail: ars.recorder@americanrecorder.org

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