The Orff Echo is the national, peer-reviewed quarterly journal and philosophical voice of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association. Our mission is to demonstrate the value of Orff Schulwerk and promote its widespread use; to support the professional development of our members; and to inspire and advocate for the creative potential of all learners. Non-members may contact the editor for information.
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List of Orff Echo Articles
The Orff Echo, Fall 1977
Articles in this issue include:
- Growing up Musically Absurd
- Guideposts (playing with a rhyme)
- A Kodaly Experience
- Celebrations: The Orff Ensemble
- New Hope for a Dying Muse.
The Orff Echo, Spring 1977
Articles in this issue include:
- Some Folks Do (and Some Can’t) the Child Voice
- The Next Ten Years
- In the Beginning; Celebration: J. Thomas, Rigs O’Marlow
- Orff in the Kindergarten
- Timpani Tips.
The Orff Echo, Winter 1977
Articles in this issue include:
- Orff with Instruments of the Orchestra
- Why is it Important for Young Children to Experience the Arts?
- Celebrations (Indigenous American)
- In the Beginning
The Orff Echo, Fall 1976
Articles in this issue include:
- Mask and Music Making at Dominguez Hills
- Music in Early Childhood
- Celebrations (Laban movement with OS)
- Mandala: Vibrant Vocables Into Dance-Drama
The Orff Echo, May 1976
Articles in this issue include:
- Try Movement First
- The Role of Orff in the Classroom
- In the Beginning: Orff For Neophytes
The Orff Echo, January 1976
Articles in this issue include:
- Orff In Church
- Celebrations (“Dance is a Feeling”)
- An Orff Approach to Teaching Indonesian Gamelan Music
- Question Box (But Why Orff?)
The Orff Echo, September 1975
Articles in this issue include:
- The Lovely Two-headed Betsy Higginbottam
- Orff Schulwerk and Creative Drama
- In the Beginning.
The Orff Echo, May 1975
Articles in this issue include:
- Orff and the Young Child
- Orff with Retarded Adults
- No Pigeon-hole Called Music
- Getting it All Together
The Orff Echo, January 1975
Articles in this issue include:
- Improvisation- the Life-blood of Music
- The Use of Improvisation in Recorder Teaching
- A Music day to Remember
The Orff Echo, November 1974
Articles in this issue include:
- Getting Involved
- Teacher Training: How Much Orff?;
- Denver Cultural Arts Program
- A Report on the 1973 College and University Survey
- An Introduction to Vocal Improvisation
The Orff Echo, May 1974
Articles in this issue include:
- Orff Impact Quotient… Rising
- Music and Other Areas of the School Curriculum
The Orff Echo, February 1974
Articles in this issue include:
- The Use of the Recorder in the Orff Approach
- Portrait of the Music Teacher as an Energy Crisis
- The New Children’s Song.
The Orff Echo, November 1973
Articles in this issue include:
- The Value of the Orff Approach
- Trends in the Use of the Orff-Schulwerk in the United States
- Thoughts on Improvisation
The Orff Echo, May 1973
Articles in this issue include:
- American Play Parties
- Two Orff Therapy Sessions with an Unusual Patient
- Conference Sessions by Jos Wuytack
- Choral Techniques.
The Orff Echo, February 1973
Articles in this issue include:
- Our Senior Citizens
- The Magic of Orff… A Place to Begin
- Movement and Rhythmic Education
The Orff Echo, November 1972
Articles in this issue include:
- A Case for Dance Everyday
- Didactic Principles in Music Education
- Relating Orff Schulwerk to the Manhattanville Contemporary Music Project