The Orff Echo Editorial Board is soliciting articles for the Summer 2026 issue. The featured topic is “Conversations and Perspectives.” The deadline for submissions is November 15, 2025.
“Conversations and Perspectives” invites us to explore the dialogues that shape, challenge, and enrich Orff Schulwerk practice. Whether it be at a workshop with colleagues or in your classroom among your students, speaking and sharing thoughts can drive the creative process. In an Orff Schulwerk setting, we also come to find the inherent value in the varying perspectives that each person, adults and children alike, can bring to active music making.
The Orff Echo Editorial Board is always interested in original research and informative articles (approximately 2,500 words) covering all aspects of the Schulwerk and music education, such as movement, play, singing, assessment, and curricular planning. We remind potential contributors, lesson plans are reserved for Reverberations articles. For the “Conversations and Perspectives” issue, we invite writers to consider the following questions:
- How have conversations with colleagues in your local communities and the national organization shaped your perspectives about music education?
- How does Orff Schulwerk contribute to larger music education conversations? What might be unique about the Orff Schulwerk perspective?
- How are diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility conversations reshaping our approach to Orff Schulwerk?
- How does intersectionality inform our understanding of Orff Schulwerk? What are the roles of speaking and listening as we work to honor individuals’ identities and experiences?
- How have conversations between teachers of other approaches (i.e., Kodály, Dalcroze, Music Learning Theory) influenced your Orff Schulwerk practice? What can we learn from these dialogues?
- What conversations need to happen between researchers and practitioners? How has research influenced and been integrated into your Orff Schulwerk practice?
Our format allows for submissions dedicated to your area of interest in addition to our featured topic. We encourage various types of submissions such as: (1) philosophical and theoretical work reflecting the application of the Schulwerk; (2) interpretation and adaptation of Orff and Keetman’s pedagogical techniques for music and other teachings; (3) empirical and/or historical research related to Orff Schulwerk; (4) articles that support AOSA’s diversity statement.
In addition to feature-length articles, the editorial board seeks shorter-length contributions. These are accessible opportunities for individuals to share windows and insights into Orff Schulwerk professional practices, contexts, and history. These short-form spotlight pieces (500–1,000 words) are reviewed and published on a rolling basis.Please contact Austin Cooper ([email protected]), David Dockan ([email protected]), or Diana Hawley ([email protected]) with submissions or questions regarding the Summer 2026 issue, “Conversations and Perspectives.” For general questions about The Orff Echo, send inquiries to Linda Hines ([email protected]). Articles can be submitted through the Echo Articles Submission Portal at bit.ly/echosubmission.