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
Using Movement to Introduce a Masterwork
Choose and analyze a masterwork and then structure a listening/movement lesson using imitation and exploration, labeling the form, improvising, creating and assessment. An example lesson with creative movement suggestions and original choreography is provided.
Picture Cards To Facilitate Student Choice
Using picture cards can simplify choosing instruments or dance roles with early childhood students.
Tumba, Tumba
3-part canon and Arabic song; includes rhythmic accompaniment suppgestions and background on music traditions in the Arabic world
Teaching Strings a la Orff Schulwerk
The author describes the connections between general and instrumental music, lists publications that unite general music repertoire with beginning strings and lists activities that incorporate an Orff-inspired approach into beginning strings lessons.
Grounding the Virtual…in Reality
The author models how to explore the basic elements of movement, rhythm and creation while incorporating technology.
A Little Spotted Puppy: A Chinese Music Project
The authors describe the story and cultural significance behind the Chinese song A Little Spotted Puppy. They detail a game, the process for teaching an orchestration, ideas for adding improvisation, an arts integration project, and provide videos of students performing the song.
Classroom Warm-ups
Seven classroom warm-ups that prepare children for moving, singing, playing instruments and creating.
Rhythm and/or Beat With Pre-School and Kindergarten
The author describes the development of beat competence with early childhood students and suggests a wide variety activities to keep the process alive for both students and teachers.
Orff Schulwerk and the Quiet Musician
Suggestions for how to differentiate for introverted students.
Cows Take a Vacation
Two-part canon in compound meter. Includes suggestions for writing new lyrics, creating ostinati, adding movement, and children’s books that connect to the theme of cows.
How Many ways Can you Move and Play with Beanie Babies?
Movement, rhythm, singing and instrumental activities that incorporate manipulatives with early childhood students and and includes ideas for those with special needs.
Make a “Crankie Box”
This article explains the process of creating a machine to be used to enhance the storytelling experience in the classroom.