All workshops are held at the DePaul Unversity School of Music in Chicago, IL. Workshops will also be offered via video chat program (Zoom) for those who choose not to be in-person. Fees are the same regardless of your choice to attend in-person or via a webcam.
Workshop Fees:
NEW THIS YEAR $15.00 discount if you are a first-time attendee to one of our fabulous workshops!
Email [email protected] for information.
Full time undergraduate students can become OAKE members and affiliate with the CAKE chapter to attend our workshops for FREE!
Click HERE to become an OAKE member to receive discounted workshops and registration to conventions, journals and newsletters, and access to scholarships.
Workshop Fees:
NEW THIS YEAR $15.00 discount if you are a first-time attendee to one of our fabulous workshops!
Email [email protected] for information.
Full time undergraduate students can become OAKE members and affiliate with the CAKE chapter to attend our workshops for FREE!
Click HERE to become an OAKE member to receive discounted workshops and registration to conventions, journals and newsletters, and access to scholarships.
September 30, 2023
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Czarina Jimenez Presents Play and Learn with Filipino Folk Songs
Workshop Description: October is Filipino-American History Month! Do you want to incorporate music from the Philippines into your repertoire but don't know where to start? Need new songs and games to refresh your curriculum? Join Czarina in singing, dancing, and playing the Filipino songs and games she grew up with.

Czarina Jimenez (she/her) is a Filipina music educator from Southern California. This will be her 10th year of teaching elementary general music and choir. Czarina is dedicated to incorporating culturally responsive social emotional learning into music education curriculum and pedagogy. She is also the proud mama of a curious one year old.
November 11, 2023
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
CAKE Share
Time: 10am-12pm, plus a social gathering in Lincoln Park post workshop
Title: Songs and More for Social Emotional Learning
Description: Come share and/or learn from our Chicago Kodàly community! Do you have a song, book, listening activity, or other musical activity that you use for Social Emotional Learning in your classroom? We want to hear all about it! Our chapter share is coming up in a few weeks and we want to hear from YOU!
Whether you share with the chapter or come to learn from colleagues, we will be diving into songs and more for social emotional learning in the music room! If you want to come learn, just register today! If you are interested in sharing, please fill out this google form in addition to registering! Share time will be approximately 10-15 minutes per person.
February 03, 2024
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Amy Abbot Presents Say, Say O' Playmate: Singing and Literacy Games
Workshop Description: We are delighted to welcome Amy Abbott back to Chicago with a fresh workshop packed with singing games and imaginative literacy extensions of that repertoire. If you’re new to Kodály or have been utilizing Kodály tools for years, this workshop will be both accessible and inspiring; deeply rooted in the Kodály-inspired way. Amy will demonstrate creative and engaging strategies that incorporate singing games, music literacy, and joy! Since 1998, Amy’s life’s work has been elementary music education, and in this workshop, participants will benefit from the abundance of tried and true tools Amy has collected with care. Participants will leave with a packet of songs and ideas to add to their curriculum on Monday!

Amy Abbott has been teaching elementary music since 1998. She received her undergraduate degree in music education from the University of Colorado at Boulder and obtained her masters in music education with a Kodály emphasis from Colorado State University. She has Kodály certifications from Portland State University, where she studied with Jill Trinka, Susan Brumfield, Vicki Loebell & Sean Dëibler and from Colorado State University, where she studied with Sue Bowcock and Ann Eisen. She has presented sessions at OAKE conferences, the Colorado Music Educators State Conference, Oregon Arts Alliance State Conference, various OAKE chapters including AKTS, CAKE, KEGA, KET, KEWT, KMEK, LUCKE, MTAKE, NCAKE, NPKC, NWKE, OKE PKSOR, ROCKE, SNAKE, SWOKE, TRIKE, as well as professional development of Amarillo ISD, Bakersfield MEA, Nebraska MEA, Knoxville MEA, CO Springs SD and St. Vrain Valley School Districts. She is also the level 2 pedagogy, folksong and analysis Kodály teacher at Colorado State University.
April 27, 2024
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Jasmine Fripp Presents It Takes Two - Teaching Choral Musicianship through Hip-Hop
Workshop Description: In this session, music educators will learn how to use culturally-responsive teaching strategies to build a bridge between the prior knowledge of hip-hop enthusiasts and their newfound content knowledge within choral music. This high-energy, interactive session will engage teachers and explore rhythms through hip-hop body warm-ups. Educators will also explore activities and exercises that promote healthy vocal technique, music literacy, efficient rehearsal structure, and culture building through the implementation of hip-hop in choral classrooms. Finally, this session will dissect implicit and explicit biases surrounding the use of hip-hop in the choral classroom and empower teachers to dismantle systemic racism and create safe spaces for students who love and value genres outside of the Western European art canon.

Jasmine Fripp is a Grammy-nominated music educator and the founder of The Passionate Black Educator. With seven years of teaching experience in public and charter schools, she has built award-winning choral programs and provided Black and Brown students with various opportunities to excel within and outside the music world. As The Passionate Black Educator, Fripp encourages and empowers music educators of all cultural backgrounds to create student-centered classroom environments that promote anti-racism, culturally-responsive pedagogy, and healing-centered teaching. Additionally, Fripp’s ability to fuse hip-hop, choral music, student-centered dialogue, and creative teaching strategies has led to her being heavily sought after as a clinician by universities, school districts, and professional organizations worldwide.