Sing, Say, Move, Play!

In our Orff-Schulwerk inspired music class, we learn by singing, reciting, moving, and playing both games and instruments! 

Our main foci are:

• Perform
  • Singing
  • Playing
    • Orff instruments (ex. xylophones)
    • Recorders
    • Ukuleles
    • Percussion
  • Rhythmic speech
  • Moving/dancing
• Creating
  
  • Improvising
  • Composing
  • Arranging
• Responding to music we hear and make
  • Identify/describe/compare/contrast/evaluate use of musical elements
• Connecting to music we hear and make
  • Identify/describe/compare/contrast how music connects with our memories, emotions, and experiences
  • Identify/describe/compare/contrast how music is used in different cultures, places, and time periods
• Musical foundations
  
  • Elements of music (rhythm/duration, melody/pitch, form, instrumentaion/timbre, texture/harmony, dynamics & tempo) 
  • Notation: rhythm, solfege, traditional
  • Technology for notation, creation, and recording

For a detailed scope and sequence which shows all grade-level standards and foundations, see the SPPS Scope and Sequence.

In Orff Schulwerk classrooms, children begin with what they do instinctively: play! Imitation, experimentation, and personal expression occur naturally as students become confident, life-long musicians and creative problem solvers. The Orff approach to teaching is a model for optimal learning in 21st Century classrooms.