The Schulwerk on Mission
By Ran Whitley
Video clips mentioned in this article from the Fall 2019 issue of The Orff Echo can be accessed through the following links.
Video Link 1: Students of the adult music/worship leader conference performing music informally on the roof of La Iglesia Bautista de La Unica Esperanza in Banes, May 2018.
Video Link 2: Students of the adult music/worship leader conference in a beginning keyboard/guitar class singing with improvised accompaniment. (The Baptist Men of North Carolina donated guitars for participants to use in their home churches.)
Video Link 3: Students of the adult music/worship leader conference performing handbells from written notation on fourth day of rhythm instruction, May 2018.
Flip Books at an Exhibition: Integrating Animation With Orff Schulwerk
By James Harding
Video clips mentioned in this article from the Fall 2017 issue of The Orff Echo can be accessed on YouTube.
Exploring Cultures Through Singing
By Judith Thompson-Barthwell
Audio clips mentioned in the article from the Summer 2017 issue of The Orff Echo can be accessed through the following links:
Ragupati Ragaya Raja Ram:
Ragupati Ragaya Raja Ram from Interactive Music powered by Silver Burdett with Alfred © 2016. Recorded arrangement © 2002 by Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates by permission. All Rights Reserved.
Haka-Children Kamate:
Chinese Teacher:
Children Singing Chinese You and Me:
Effect of Singing Instruction on the Singing Voices of Children Ages 5-8
By Chet-Yeng Loong
The complete survey results that form the basis for this research article published in the Summer 2017 issue of The Orff Echo can be found in the following pdf: Loong_Singing Research Results
Life Is Like a Box of Chocolates: Using Orff Schulwerk With Summer Music Camps
By Karen Stafford
Video clips mentioned in this article from the Spring 2017 issue of The Orff Echo are located on the St. John’s Chapel Facebook page, or they can be accessed through the following links:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2x_M063-0qoZkYxN0FuRjBLWWs/view
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2x_M063-0qoVHl0ZmczTi1BWnc/view
For more information on organizing a fine arts camp, please feel free to contact Karen Stafford at: [email protected]
Movement and Music With the Elderly
By Terry L. Boyarsky
Brief video clips of the activities mentioned in this article from the Fall 2016 issue of The Orff Echo can be accessed through the following links:
- Legato and staccato movement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WYofeCWZrw
- Rhythmic proverbs and percussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQmXG-f61WI
- Following the piano using scarves: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqm285GcIls
- Singing and moving in canon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6D94mXL54A
Bridging the Racial Gap Using the Orff Process
By Crystal Estey
Audio clips mentioned in this article from the Fall 2015 issue of The Orff Echo can be accessed through the following links:
The Soaring Eagles
The Swaggers
Just a Subway Ride Away: Taking the Orff Approach to the Neighborhoods of NYC
By Sheri Gottlieb and Laura Koulish
Laura Koulish’s original song Musica es Vida, mentioned in this article from the Fall 2015 issue of The Orff Echo, can be found in the following pdf: Musica es Vida
Orff Oakland: Transforming Elementary Urban Music Education
by Phil Rydeen, James Harding, Sarah Noll, and Sarah Willner
James Harding’s arrangement of the song Way By and By, mentioned in this article from the Fall 2015 issue of The Orff Echo, can be found in the following pdf: Way By and By
Storytelling in the General Music Classroom
By B. J. Whitehouse
The complete version of this article from the Summer 2015 issue of The Orff Echo can be found in the following pdf. Storytelling in the General Music Classroom
Teach Your Children Bluegrass: Mining Wonderland Avenue School’s Laurel Canyon Roots for Repertoire
By Richard Lawton
The arrangement of the song Wayfaring Stranger mentioned in the article from the Summer 2015 issue of The Orff Echo can be found in the following pdf. Wayfaring Stranger
Creative Movement: Exploring Laban’s Theories in the Orff Classroom
By Deborah Ann Stuart
A more complete explanation of the process discussed in this article from the Winter, 2015 issue can be found in this PDF. Sequencing Methodology
The Orff Angels: Adults Learning Through the Schulwerk
By Joan Bell Dakin
In Joan Bell Dakin’s article, “The Orff Angels: Learning Through the Schulwerk” (The Orff Echo, Winter, 2015), she mentions arrangements that she and colleague Kay Albrecht created to support the senior group’s music. Below is the complete arrangement of one such song, Lone Wild Bird. Lone Wild Bird
Technology Follows Performance
This worksheet and song examples were mentioned in Chris Judah-Lauder’s “President’s Message: Technology Follows Performance” in the Fall, 2014 issue of The Orff Echo. Worksheet (pdf): Down to E Garage Band Project
Audio Example: “Down to E”
Audio Example: “Indigo Blue Arabatzis”
Creating Songs With Sounds and Rhythms From Nature
By Jean Young
In the fall 2014 issue of The Orff Echo, author Jean Young describes how she uses impressions from the wild natural world to craft songs for children. Listen to the full version of A Beaver, one of the songs discussed in her article “Creating Songs With Sounds and Rhythms From Nature.”
Assessment: Perceptions and Challenges of General and Choral Music Teachers
Practical Strategies: Aligning Orff Schulwerk and Common Core State Standards
Reflective Technology: Using Recording Tools in the Music Classroom
By Dave Thaxton
Listen to a sound recording of the spontaneous music creation referenced in the article: Reflective Technology: Using Recording Tools in the Music Classroom by David Thaxton, found in the Fall 2013 issue of The Echo.
Learning Through Exploration and Play
©2007 by Peggy McCreary
“An article with enticing illustrations in the Summer 1998 Orff Echo, “Learning From Orff Instruments,” by Giovanni Piazza, had a profound affect on my teaching. I tried some of the ideas in my classroom and began taking pictures. Each year I think that the students have invented everything possible, yet they amaze me again and again.”
The complete article contains many photos, so files may take a few moments to download.
Opening
Designing with Bars
Classroom Setups / Breaking the “Rules”
Children’s Discoveries
Musical “Playgrounds and Toys”
Author Bio
Building the Fence Directions
Activities with the Fence
