• Patrick's Workshop Schedule
  • Worcester Orff Course July 9 - 20
  • Carnegie Mellon Orff Course July 30 - August 10
  • November 2011 - Panelist on Orff in the Urban setting. AOSA National Conference
  • Jan 21, 2012 - Hip cats and cool kids; Jazz in the classroom - Hands on!, Boise, ID
  • Jan 21, 2012 - Hip cats and cool kids; Jazz in the classroom - Hands on!, Boise, ID
  • February 16–18, 2012, Ohio MEA, Fall General Music Workshop, Ohio Wesleyan University, Debbie Graham-Gibson, Chair
  • March 15, 2012 - WVMEA Conference, Morgantown WV. Creative Movement; Improvisation!; Creative Writing, Music, Movement.

Here's Two - Original Jazz Tunes for the Orff Classroom.

Patrick's new book of original Jazz tunes for Orff classes will contain teaching suggestions, full scores for the teacher, listening recommendations and lots of helpful information about jazz styles. A CD ROM is included with audio files of each piece along with full scores, instrument parts and individual and solo set-ups for each instrument. Appropriate for Grades 4 - 8.

Take a Look Inside

Listen to some samples:

'Round Four
Here's Two
Honey Muffin
Just Like CiCi
New House 416
Smothered Chicken
So Said Smith
SSB
With a Side of Home Fries
Worcester 1

Celebrate! – 2-part treble with Orff instrument Accompaniment and optional piano. ($1.95)

Patrick's newest composition. With a lively Orff instrument accompaniment or with piano, this piece, composed for an upper elementary choir festival, will delight and energize your choirs. Patrick has included some interesting body instrument rhythms as a part of the Celebration!

Take a look!

Download .pdf of a new Orff instrument accompaniment score.

(replaces the published version) or a Word Version

Sing Winter – 2-part treble with Orff instrument Accompaniment and optional piano. ($1.95)

A delightful new festive piece for elementary and middle school choirs.  The Orff accompaniment is moderately easy and adds a unique flavor to the winter season!  Already a hit with District Festivals in Virginia. 

Take a look!

Sounds of Winter – 2-part treble with Orff instrument Accompaniment ($1.95)

Whether throwing snow balls or building snowmen, children love the marvels of the first winter snow. Sounds of Winter captures the energy and excitement of the first substantial snow fall of the year.

This is Patrick's newest composition. With a lively Orff instrument accompaniment featuring a great Bossa Nova groove, this piece will work beautifully in your Winter concerts. The introduction and an interlude feature the alto recorder. Though written for alto, the recorder part can be played on any C instrument available.

Take a look!