Comments for Teaching With Orff https://teachingwithorff.com An Online Oasis for Movement & Music Educators Fri, 06 Sep 2024 13:53:13 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 Comment on 2024 Summer Orff Levels by Teaching With Orff https://teachingwithorff.com/2024-summer-orff-levels/#comment-24608 Fri, 06 Sep 2024 13:53:13 +0000 https://teachingwithorff.com/?p=6469#comment-24608 In reply to Jane Fisher.

Hi Jane!
Orff levels courses are provided through the American Orff Schulwerk Association. You can contact them at https://aosa.org/contact/

]]> Comment on 2024 Summer Orff Levels by Jane Fisher https://teachingwithorff.com/2024-summer-orff-levels/#comment-24607 Fri, 06 Sep 2024 12:19:27 +0000 https://teachingwithorff.com/?p=6469#comment-24607 Im finding it very difficult to get my Level 4 certificate. It is almost never offered and often cancelled. Will you run a Level 4 any time?
Regards,
Jane

]]> Comment on Lesson: Ice Cream Please by L. Shockey https://teachingwithorff.com/lesson-ice-cream-please/#comment-24605 Wed, 29 May 2024 23:12:39 +0000 https://teachingwithorff.com/?p=6530#comment-24605 Thank you, Angela, for a fun and creative lesson! Can’t wait to try it!

]]> Comment on Somebody. Who? You! by Lisa Shockey https://teachingwithorff.com/somebody-who-you/#comment-24604 Tue, 28 May 2024 03:10:00 +0000 https://teachingwithorff.com/?p=6278#comment-24604 What a great lesson! I am trying to take Orff Level 1 this summer in Alvin, TX. I see you are listed as an instructor. Can you or someone advise me on the status of the waitlist? There are no contacts listed, and I am traveling from central Texas (this is the only course that works with my district’s summer training). I love your posts!

]]> Comment on First Hoop and Drum Lesson by Monique https://teachingwithorff.com/first-hoop-and-drum-lesson/#comment-24603 Fri, 24 May 2024 18:25:04 +0000 https://teachingwithorff.com/?p=6245#comment-24603 Love this! I’m currently using this lesson as part of a dance unit to introduce space and pathways. It’s a big hit!

]]> Comment on Lesson: Ice Cream Please by Ckord https://teachingwithorff.com/lesson-ice-cream-please/#comment-24602 Fri, 24 May 2024 06:56:20 +0000 https://teachingwithorff.com/?p=6530#comment-24602 Angela, this Ice Cream Canon lesson sounds like an absolute blast! I love how it combines foundational rhythmic concepts with student creativity and independence. The flexibility to use various instruments ensures that everyone can participate, regardless of your classroom’s resources. The idea of integrating body percussion and hand drums adds a tactile and engaging element to the lesson, making rhythm learning more dynamic and fun. Also, the guided composition activity is a brilliant way to let students personalize their learning experience while working within a structured framework. This approach not only makes the learning process more enjoyable but also empowers students to take ownership of their musical creations. I can’t wait to try this out with my own students and see what delicious rhythms they come up with! Thanks for sharing such an innovative and adaptable lesson plan.

]]> Comment on 2024 Summer Orff Levels by Teaching With Orff https://teachingwithorff.com/2024-summer-orff-levels/#comment-24600 Mon, 06 May 2024 14:10:00 +0000 https://teachingwithorff.com/?p=6469#comment-24600 In reply to Kim McGee.

Hi Kim!
While Orff Levels can only be completed in person through AOSA, we at Teaching With Orff have many pre-recorded online workshops available at https://teachingwithorff.com/online-workshops/ as well as an online course in composition and improvisation available at https://teachingwithorff.com/purposeful-pathways-course-1/. Upon completion of each online workshop, you can request a certificate of completion for 1.5 hours of professional development. And the online course is 21 hours of professional development with the option to obtain 1 hour of college credit through Ashland University for an additional fee.
Please reach out to our team at hello@teachingwithorff.com if you have additional questions. We’re happy to help!

]]> Comment on 2024 Summer Orff Levels by Kim McGee https://teachingwithorff.com/2024-summer-orff-levels/#comment-24599 Sun, 05 May 2024 16:35:12 +0000 https://teachingwithorff.com/?p=6469#comment-24599 HI i am looking for professional development classes online with a certificate of hours. please advise if this is available.
thank you Kim

]]> Comment on Making It Work: Post-Level III by Scott Roether https://teachingwithorff.com/making-it-work-post-level-iii/#comment-24598 Fri, 19 Apr 2024 16:20:19 +0000 https://teachingwithorff.com/?p=6474#comment-24598 Additional post-Level III experiences newly available for the summer of 2024:

Brent Holl facilitating a course at Appalachian State (Orff Extended, 6/17-6/21)
Beth Melin Nelson and Kris Olson leading a course at the University of St. Thomas (Master Class, 7/22-7/26)
A number of additional supplemental courses (in addition to a Matt McCoy Master Class listed above) available at George Mason (Head Voice: How to Teach and Preserve One’s Voice? with Keith Hudspeth, Fostering Students Emotional Intelligence with Mary Evans, and Sing & Play Children’s Literature with Shoshanah Drake.)

]]> Comment on Earth Song by Amy Kasper https://teachingwithorff.com/earth-song/#comment-24597 Thu, 18 Apr 2024 14:17:10 +0000 https://teachingwithorff.com/?p=6488#comment-24597 Hi, I’m dying to try this! It is so much different than the songs, dances, and games that we usually do and I think I can “sell” it to my students if I’m super excited (all set there!) and really prepared. I understand the process and the different ways to play with it as a “performance” . I am not sure how the movement sequences they create fit onto/with the music itself. Could they use a certain lyric or phrase as a cue? Do you by any chance have a video I could watch to get a better understanding?

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