Orff-Schulwerk in Canada Teacher's Manual

Music for Children Teacher's Manual

Orff-Schulwerk series

By Doreen Hall

Booklet

32 pages

This book was written in response to a demand by educators, music teacher, and parents who wanted to know more about Music for Children, in particular how did Orff's ideas differ from existing "methods" and how could teachers develop these ideas. Doreen Hall provides the answer to these and other fundamental questions about Orff-Shulwerk. Doreen Hall also worked on the first English adaptations of the Schulwerk. Includes some photographs.

Contents
1. Introduction
2. The Instruments
3. The Body as an Instrument
4. Rhythm and Speech
5. The Development of Rhythmic and Melodic Ostinati
6. The Canon
7. The Rhythmic and Melodic Rondo
8. Lesson Planning
9. Giving a Demonstration