Carl Orff

 What is Orff Schulwerk?

Orff Schulwerk is a way to teach and learn music. It is based on things children like to do:  - sing, - chant, rhymes,  - clap, dance, - keep a beat on anything near at hand.  These activities are directed into learning music by hearing and making music first, then reading and writing it later. This is the same way we all learned our language.

Schulwerk is schooling (in music) through working, that is, through being active and creative.

  • Orff Schulwerk happens in a non-competitive atmosphere where one of the rewards is the pleasure of making good music with others.
  • When the children want to write down what they have composed, reading and writing find their moment.
  • Orff Schulwerk uses poems, rhymes, games, songs, and dances as examples and basic materials.
  • These may be traditional or original. Spoken or sung, they may be accompanied by clapping and stamping or by drums, sticks, and bells.
  • The special Orff melody instruments include wooden xylophones, metal glockenspiels and metalophones that offer good sound immediately. Played together as in a small orchestra with other percussions but also classical instruments, their use helps children become sensitive listeners and considerate participants.
  • With Orff Schulwerk, improvisation and composition start students on a lifetime of knowledge and pleasure through personal musical experience. Learning is meaningful only if it brings satisfaction to the learner, and satisfaction arises from the ability to use acquired knowledge for the purpose of creating. For both teacher and student, Orff Schulwerk is a theme with endless variation.
    • Doug Goudkin

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