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Forney ISD LEVEL UP
​Music Workshop 2024/2025 

​NOTE: Registration is currently open for this workshop.  This session is FREE to elementary music educators!  

Presenter: David Row

April 26, 2025 / TBD
Opportunity Central / Door 43
​East Side Entrance
680 Innovation Blvd.
Forney, Texas 75126
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(Park on the east side of the campus / if looking at the front of the building, to the right)

REGISTER HERE! 
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Larissa Perez, West Music

During the day, Larissa is 100% focused on business. But catch her after work and she’s singing in a women’s barbershop quartet and sharing marching band stories from when she played piccolo in “The Golden Band from Tigerland” at Louisiana State University. In addition to being certified in Kodaly, First Steps, Conversational Solfege, and Orff-Schulwerk Level 1, Larissa holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from LSU and a Master of Music Education degree from the University of North Texas. She taught Pre-K through 5th grade elementary music for over 20 years in the North Texas area before coming to West Music. ​
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David Row loves teaching music to kids!  A Nebraska native and Midwesterner at heart, David now lives and teaches in the Kansas City metro area for the DeSoto Unified School District.  He holds a Master’s Degree in Music Education from the University of Missouri – Kansas City Conservatory, Orff Schulwerk certification, and has extensive experience with critical thinking in the arts.  David is an active clinician and has presented workshops at national, state, and local conventions across the United States and Canada.  He is an AOSA-approved Orff Schulwerk teacher educator and teaches Level I and Level II Pedagogy each summer in Orlando and St. Louis.  On his blog, MakeMomentsMatter.org, and through his podcast David shares ideas about classroom content, management, lesson plans, critical thinking, and more.  Catch up with David every week on his “Musical Mondays” LIVE videos on Facebook.


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Hotel information can be found here:
Best Western - Forney

Holiday Inn Express - Forney

For more information on the area or additional hotels, reach out to Mr. Luna at [email protected]!  ​

FUTURE WORKSHOPS

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Director of Fine Arts

Mario Luna
[email protected]

Director of Theatre, Dance & Cheer

Jenae Glanton
[email protected]

Director of Visual & Multimedia Arts

Macka Jones
​[email protected]

Administrative Assistant

Amy Lambert
[email protected]


​701 S. Bois d'Arc St.
Forney, Texas 75126
(469) 762-4100 x 10306
  • HOME
  • About Us
    • State & National Recognition
    • Why the Arts are Important
    • Directory
    • Staff Login
  • Calendar
  • Ticket Box Office
  • Virtual Performances
  • Elementary Fine Arts
    • All-City Choir
    • Art
    • Blackburn AAFAA
    • Honor Choir
    • Music
    • FISD Level Up Workshops
  • Secondary Fine Arts
    • Friday Night Lights
    • Art
    • Band
    • Cheer
    • Choir
    • MS Dance & Drill Team
    • HS Dance
    • HS Drill Team
    • Theatre
    • TMEA All-State Musicians
    • Code of Conduct
  • Performing Arts Centers
  • Percussion Festival
  • North Texas Drumline Contest
  • District Art Show
  • Lesson Program
    • About
    • Lesson Staff
    • Lesson Forms
    • Apply
  • Social Media
  • MILITARY PERFORMANCES
  • Links
  • Boosters
  • Resources
  • Contact