Orff schulwerk

The Orff-Schulwerk method of teaching music to children is an important component of my Montessori Preschool Music curriculum. Learn more at Magical Movement Company website.

Breaking Down The Orff Schulwerk Approach

This comprehensive book is full of strategies and activities that link the Orff Schulwerk approach and the successful First Steps in Music methodology to help students to sing, say, dance, and play as a means of becoming tuneful, beatful, and artful. Materials include classroom-ready activities; pitch exploration and vocal warm-up, fragment singing, simple songs, arioso, song tales, movement exploration and warm-up, movement for form and expression, and movement with beat motions.

Building Musicianship and More…In Every Learner Releasing creativity that extends far beyond the music classroom, Carl Orff and Gunild Keetman conceived an approach to building musicianship in every learner through the integration of music, movement, speech, and drama. A Teaching Model for Optimal Learning In Orff Schulwerk classrooms, children begin with what they do instinctively:... Read more »

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These lesson ideas from Tiffany Barry are examples of how to naturally integrate STEAM education into the music curriculum.

Creative Communication from the Start! Have an open door policy for your classroom. Invite your administrators, colleagues, and parents into your room. By observing your classroom, each stakeholder will have the opportunity to understand how your music classroom is structured and learning is facilitated. Have a copy of your curriculum available for your administrators, colleagues,... Read more »

I've been wanting to get this one done for a while. Thanks to pinterest- someone had the brilliant idea to use clear spoons and white (or colored) ones to work on lower case and upper case letter matching. For us music folks, the idea was easily adapted to notes and note values. I got some done today and I think it will work well as a center! My school is in the process of buying ipads for me and the art teacher to share- FIVE! Woot Woot!! So.. am going to incorporate some centers starting…

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