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Slippery Socks with Chris Donlon, MPS, Bush Elem
“My 5th graders are going to perform “Slippery Socks” on May 16 at Bush. We will put dog squeakers in long socks and put them on the floor, kind of like a cello end-pin holder. During the half rests they step on the squeakers and make two sounds - a down squeak and an...
Kind words from a junior high string teacher
From Megan Bender, Rhodes Junior High, Mesa Public Schools: "My kids love your pieces. One day someone asked, 'Why are we always playing pieces by this Karen Koger lady?' I responded, 'Until last year she used to be an orchestra teacher in Mesa, and I think that's...
#spiritofccs Clintonville schools sounded great
Allison Wodkowski and Andrea Tippery were kind enough to invite me to the concert. Everyone enjoyed this evening. D-String Dawg sounded great!
Columbus Public-Clintonville
Allison W invited me to attend a concert tonight as the "live" composer of StringRiffs Volume One-D-String Dawg. I can't wait to meet the string players.
Schedule your Hootenanny IMEA, AMEA, OMEA, & National ASTA Attendees
What a fun winter getting to meet and exchange ideas with future teachers, orchestra students, and current Orchestra Directors At IMEA & OMEA. It's time to make Karen Koger, Composer and Publisher of String Riffs, drive all over Ohio and Indiana sharing...
Titles and Levels of String Riffs Music 2016-2017
OSU Student ASTA Chapter StringRiffs.com Hootenanny last week
An enjoyable evening with future string educators from OSU. Thank you to Alan Mason and Dr Robert Gillespie for inviting and hosting this String Riffs Hootenanny. Can't wait to see these students in the classroom with their own orchestras.
Wonderful Professional Development with Columbus Public Schools on Oct. 14
Many thanks to Andrea Tippery for hosting and arranging today's Pro Dev Hootenanny. We played many multi-level String Riffs pieces as well as some which are unison or orchestrated for students. I enjoyed meeting everyone and sharing String Riffs today. --Karen
Are you performing String Riffs on your concerts?
I'd love to celebrate your concert on this website if you're performing String Riffs Pieces. I'll need the date, time, location, school name and piece name(s) along with any other details you'd like to include. Contact me! Hope your concerts sound wonderful.