Reverberations: Teachers Teaching Teachers is a weekly, online publication available to members that publishes models of best practice from Orff Schulwerk classrooms in the form of lesson ideas, student-tested teaching strategies, articles related to classroom applications, and more.
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List of Reverberations Articles
Smithsonian Learning Lab
The author shares how she uses this rich, on-line resource of digital art content in creative music and movement lessons. Much of the material available has a Creative Commons Zero license and can be used without requesting permission.
Tools to Cultivate Empathy
The author shares how name games, creative movement, and composition all come together to model ways in which teachers and students can develop empathy. A lesson idea based on a picture book helps foster an understanding of how intersectionality impacts classroom dynamics.
Nurturing the Roots of the Schulwerk in Our Classrooms
Guiding questions to help the reader dig into Looking at the Roots: A Guide to Understanding Orff Schulwerk by Wolfgang Hartman.
Special Education and Music Education
This article begins with a short history, explanation of important regulations, and definitions of terminology related to special education practice in the United States. Includes practical advice and teaching strategies to facilitate the success of special needs students in the music classroom.
Now Where Can I Find a Canon??
An AOSA member shares how she uses the Resource Library to expand her repertoire of canons for classroom teaching and creative exploration.
New Additions to the AOSA Video Library
Twenty-five new videos from the 2020 AOSA Virtual Symposium including international presenters and a wide variety of topics for professional development.
Creativity and Limits
Do limits decrease or enhance the potential for creativity? Lessons learned from the pandemic invite a reflection on our teaching practice.
It’s For the Birds!
A collection of bird-themed resources to use for lesson planning. Includes literature and listening examples.
The Sun, the Moon, and the Stars
This lesson idea, based on a picture book, encourages children to explore the dance elements of force and space.
Looking Forward Together! – 2022 Professional Developement Conference
Highlights of the 2022 Professional Development Conference in Kansas City, MO November 2-5, 2022. Plan now to celebrate TOGETHER with colleagues from across the country.
From Text to Melody: Improvisation with Purpose
How do we guide students in the composition/improvisation of melodies? This article shares strategies to create a singable melody based on a rhythmic text.
Love is Love is Love is Love
This lovely canon is from The Justice Choir Songbook, an online resource that is dedicated to the “collective power of singing together to create change.”