| OMA and Technology SMART Board Technology is an integral part of every OMA arts curriculum. The interactive boards are used in a variety of ways--
Melissa Callahan, Arts Integration Specialist at Kellond Elementary uses the Smart Board for choral singing. "One of the ways the SMART Board technology has enhanced my students' literacy skills is through shared reading followed by choral singing. Every quarter I choose a song that I teach to the entire school, one class at a time. Read more... John Snavely, Arts Integration Specialist at Howell Elementary has this to say about composing with the SMART Board.  Brazilian composer to work with OMABrazilian composer Raimundo Penaforte has been commissioned by the OMA Foundation and Arizona Friends of Chamber Music to compose an original piece for OMA middle school orchestral students. Read more...
Cragin band in the spotlight
Congratulations to the Cragin Elementary School Fifth Grade Beginning Band who received a Superior rating (the highest possible rating ) at the Arizona Music Educators Association Elementary/Junior High School Solo and Ensemble Festival on February 16, 2008 at Pima College West Campus. Read more... OMA Program Selected for Harvard Arts Study |
 
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