What is Orff Schulwerk?
In my class at Elementary North, I use multiple music pedagogical philosophies, including Orff Schulwerk, Kodaly, and Dalcroze Eurhythmics. The fusion of these philosophies provides an opportunity to differentiate the instruction to encompass the needs of many types of learners.
Here is an excellent example of "Orff Schulwerk (Schoolwork)." This method was created by a German composer, Carl Orff (1895 - 1982), to teach music to young children. The Orff Schulwerk explores melody and rhythm through singing, playing instruments, speech and movement. It is an open-ended teaching approach which relies on improvisation and imaginations to create musical ideas. All my students learn musical skills actively using Orff approach. I strongly believe that this type of teaching method, combined with others, will help the students grow musically and stimulate their innate musical abilities.
Please watch a YouTube video about "Orff Schulwerk."
This is what we do everyday! It is so much fun!
In my class at Elementary North, I use multiple music pedagogical philosophies, including Orff Schulwerk, Kodaly, and Dalcroze Eurhythmics. The fusion of these philosophies provides an opportunity to differentiate the instruction to encompass the needs of many types of learners.
Here is an excellent example of "Orff Schulwerk (Schoolwork)." This method was created by a German composer, Carl Orff (1895 - 1982), to teach music to young children. The Orff Schulwerk explores melody and rhythm through singing, playing instruments, speech and movement. It is an open-ended teaching approach which relies on improvisation and imaginations to create musical ideas. All my students learn musical skills actively using Orff approach. I strongly believe that this type of teaching method, combined with others, will help the students grow musically and stimulate their innate musical abilities.
Please watch a YouTube video about "Orff Schulwerk."
This is what we do everyday! It is so much fun!