Martina Vasil discusses how teaching and learning processes found in modern band classrooms parallel many aspects of the Orff-Schulwerk approach

Jennie Rozsa shares this fun movement activity designed to expose your young students to more jazz using a popular song by the Nat King Cole Trio.

Janice Boychuk shares a lesson from her childhood, Haru Ga Kita (Spring Has Come), which is a Japanese shôka (“school song” used to introduce Western music).

The members of Chaotic Harmony Classroom tackle the subject of self care and share openly about their own struggles to find balance and peace while managing the ups and downs of teaching hundreds of students.

Matthew Stensrud shows how you can use the theme of apples to guide children to experience, create, and compose a bushel of musical experiences for all of your K-5 general music classes.

Joan Eckroth-Riley and Wendy van Gent have prepared a fall lesson that beautifully combine the philosophies of Music Learning Theory and Orff-Inspired teaching.

Joan Eckroth-Riley and Wendy van Gent discuss the integration of Music Learning Theory with Orff Schulwerk

Christopher Giles and Michael Vasquez describe how they took one piece, Halloween Night, and used it to meet multiple objectives in the primary, intermediate, and advanced levels.

Orff-Inspired educators often use the word “process” when describing talking about teaching and learning. Michael Chandler provides an excellent explanation of process teaching.

These lesson ideas from Tiffany Barry are examples of how to naturally integrate STEAM education into the music curriculum.

Natasha Thurmon shares her tips for hosting an event where families are invited to join their children during music class for a lesson of making music together.

Recorder Lesson: John Cena Theme Song (Grades 4–5) *(this will likely take 2-3 class periods) I. Attention Grabber What is the message of the video? (hustle, loyalty, respect) Briefly discuss that while wrestling is not for everyone, there is definitely an artform to it and it takes hard work; there’s a lot to respect about…