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
Korean Children’s Song: Pan-Tal (Half Moon)
Experience compound meter through a Korean song, Pan-Tal. The lesson includes details about Korean folklore, information about its historical and cultural significance, a score notated with hand-clapping game, and a performance/practice video.
In Living Fully
This 3-part canon uses lyrics by Avon Gillespie with a melody by Beethoven. Includes a tribute written after Avon was awarded the DSA posthumously at the 2017 AOSA Professional Development Conference.
Introduction to Hand Drum With A Keetman Jewel: Nibble Nibble Mousekin
The author introduces two short poems: one a “jewel” from Elementaria, First Acquaintance with Orff Schulwerk entitled “Nibble Nibble Mousekin;” the second, a poem by Native American artist T.C. Cannon entitled “The Circle.” Three and four year olds enjoy the common denominators of rhythm and repetition of rhyme of the first poem before using the second poem to celebrate circles and to introduce basic beginning hand drum techniques.
Vocal Warm-ups From a Master Teacher
An annotated set of Youtube videos of Rollo Dilworth demonstrating vocal warm-ups.
Elementaria: First Acquaintance with Orff Schulwerk
The author provides an introduction to this significant Keetman text.
All State Orff: Journey to Success
The author describes the background and process to develop and implement an All State Orff concert in Florida.
Renew your Focus on Classroom Management
Practical tips for classroom management.
Mind Mapping: A Lesson PLanning Tool
The author describes the process of creating a mind map when lesson planning to generate multiple ways to explore one song or theme.
Picture Cards To Facilitate Student Choice
Using picture cards can simplify choosing instruments or dance roles with early childhood students.
From Class to Stage: Ten Concert Tips
This list of logistical suggestions to put students’ classroom magic in front of the school community in a way that allows students to shine, celebrates music and movement as a vital part of the school program and shows you to be a very professional music teacher/director.
Digging Deeper: Finding Musical Components in Orff/Keetman Models
Frazee uses three examples from Orff and Keetman materials as platforms to explore skills and concepts with students. She suggests looking for rhythm, melody, texture, form, and color concepts in each piece.
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.