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
Moon Cry
Three-part canon about the moon. The lyrics suggest creative movement possibilities.
Consider the Cajón
A history of the cajón and how it can be used to maintain a steady tempo in a music classroom setting.
Going Green: Re-using Volume I
Process for improvising and composing melodies using the speech piece “The Campbells are Coming” from Volume I. Suggests extensions include adding barred instrument accompaniment, movement and recorders.
Playing With a Nursery Rhyme
A process to work on steady beat, internalizing beat, inherent rhythm and rhyming words using body percussion, instruments, and movement using speech as a starting point.
There’s an App for That!
Apps that facilitate collaborative projects and creativity.
Todd’s Song: The Next Verse
A follow up to an article in The Orff Echo about a severely brain damaged boy who underwent remarkable progress through music. Meet Todd again as a young man and celebrate the power of music.
Arise, Arise
PDF only – 2-part canon about rising to greet the day in which the second part “chases” after the first.
Dew Drops: A Model Lesson for Teaching Articulation
PDF only – Good articulation (i.e., tonguing) is essential for quality recorder performance. This lesson is one model for introducing children to the mechanics of articulation/tonguing prior to and during their initial experiences with playing the instrument.
Predictable Instrument Rotation
PDF only – Instructional time in music class is at a premium for most teachers, so you don’t want to waste time assigning students to instruments and trying to figure out who has played what each week. Developing a rotation system that is predictable can save valuable teaching time.
Top 10 Uses for a Smart Phone in the Classroom
PDF only – Make technology work for you.
Interactive Whiteboards in the Orff Schulwerk Classroom
PDF only – Interactive whiteboard software programs such as Smart Notebook (used with the Smart Board) give you all the tools you need to be an engaging and active Orff Schulwerk teacher while still taking advantage of the best that technology has to offer the music room. The author shares examples from his classroom.
Waiter Water
PDF only – A fun 3-part canon that challenges young singers to accurately sing half- and whole-step descending intervals.