This fall, I am starting a program of music classes targeted at home-schooled students. Lessons would include instruction in instrument playing (recorder, drums, xylophones), singing, movement. Everything you would expect, however, the Orff approach goes beyond rote learning to encourage other life skills like creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking.
Classes are grouped into 10 week Sessions with a one-hour lesson each week. Three Sessions are planned for the 2014-2015 school year. It is hoped that the students will continue from Session One to Session Two and on to Session Three to complete the year. Each Session will have new material.
If you are not familiar with Orff-Schulwerk, you will be amazed by the 2-minute video prepared by the national Orff Association that shows children experiencing the joy of working together to make music. You can view the video at aosa.org.Click the play button in the lime green strip.
Initial plans are for grouping ages 6-8 and ages 9-12 into multi-aged classes.
Classes
begin in September.
Find out about location, dates, and fees by filling out the form at
http://bit.ly/1mqCcSj
or emailing
saundra.stortz@gmail.com.
I look forward to hearing from you!
*WHAT IS
ORFF-SCHULWERK? Schulwerk translates
roughly as “school work” or “the work of children.” It is a
hands-on, experience-based way for children to enjoy, create, and
participate in music making. Through
IMITATION, EXPLORATION, IMPROVISATION, AND NOTATION students are
fully engaged in
every aspect of learning music. Creativity is unleashed with freedom
of choice and a lot of risk taking. It
is not a method, textbook, or curriculum but a dynamic approach to
the world of music education.