Schulwerk literally means "schoolwork," but the Orff approach
should lead to a sense of playful discovery rather than work. Originally developed by Carl Orff of Carmina
Burana fame, this holistic approach to music education has been drawing in
children with nursery rhymes, chants, and xylophones for more than 60
years. At the core of the Orff approach
is the ancient Greek idea of Mousike- a seamless combination of music, poetic
word, and physical movement.
Carl Orff wanted to bring what he called “elemental music”
into the classroom.
“Elemental music is near the earth, natural, physical,
within the range of everyone to learn it and to experience it, and suitable for
the child…
It is music that one makes oneself, in which one takes part
not as a listener but as a participant…”
-Carl Orff
-Carl Orff
Below is a little example of our 3rd graders combining
music and rhyme to play an Orff inspired piece.
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