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
Editorial: Using Slides in an Orff Schulwerk Setting
The Reverberations Editorial Board takes a thoughtful look into using slides as part of Orff Schulwerk lessons. Included are suggestions for ways this technology can artfully support creative exploration.
Looking forward: AOSA’s New Website
The new AOSA website has everything you have come to expect from AOSA and it is all easier to navigate and search. All content, both for members and non-members, is housed on one site making it easy to use and inviting to browse. The article also includes a brief history of AOSA’s online presence…we have come a long way!
Hanging on to the End: Lessons for the Last Weeks
Great ideas from very early issues of Reverberations that are easy to implement in your classroom and will keep learning going up to the very last day.
Reflections on Leading a Student Performance
An honest and joyful recounting of conducting students in performance and some suggestions for how to re-create this type of success for your students.
Music Therapy in an Orff Classroom
Music therapy has proven successful in addressing cognitive, psychosocial, communication, emotional, sensorimotor, and physical challenges in both children and adults. This article shares resources to help Orff Schulwerk teachers learn more about working with children with special needs.
Cuckoo Over Cuckoos
A collection of cuckoo content including canons, active listening ideas, improvisation suggestions, a Mexican folktale, and more. The article includes activities that be used across multiple ages and stages of musical development.
The Puzzle…and the Umbrellas
Some teachers, who recently earned Orff Schulwerk Certification, write about how completing all three levels of Orff Schulwerk Teacher Education Courses brought together the puzzle pieces that had been missing from their classrooms. The AOSA Professional Development Director explains how experiential, conceptual, and pedagogical components combine with a carefully sequenced curriculum to create the totality of the AOSA Teacher Education Courses.
My Old Hen
A lesson idea based on a traditional tune that is a great song to add to your student’s repertoire. The Mixolydian melody is very accessible to young students in a lesson that includes imitation, exploration, improvisation, and composition.
John the Rabbit…Many Ways to Play and Sing!
Teaching suggestions for a song worthy of being in the child’s repertoire for many years to come. Opportunities for student choice for young children model the beginnings of the creative process that will grow as the children gain skills and knowledge.
Going Down a Rabbit Hole
Spring is a great time of year to have fun with rabbit themed lesson ideas. This article has links to rabbity resources from the AOSA Library as well as a traditional song, poetry, and a canon…all about rabbits!
Once Upon a Starry Night: Exploring the Solar System Through Music and Movement
A retired teacher looks back on one of her favorite student performances. The success, she says, came from the fact that it was student-centered from beginning to end. This article shares some of the process used to build a program about stars and planets that aligned with classroom curriculum.
Adaptive and Inclusive Music Classrooms
Adaptive and inclusion classrooms offer unique opportunities for educators to consider every child as an individual and serve them in the way they need. This article shares ideas for working students with special needs and includes a sample lesson idea that works will with exceptional children.