Orff Schulwerk Series: From Play to Ownership of Music New-5th year teachers - Fall 2024

Course Description

• (For new - 5th year teachers or anyone curious about Orff Schulwerk.) Introduction to Orff Schulwerk Music Starts with Play. Skills like music reading, internalizing the beat in an expressive way and improvisation can all begin with a playful experience. “Small Change” and Improvisation Scaffolding students' music from simple to complex can be as easy as a “small change.” Expressive Movement Movement and Music as One. Take your music class and help make it more expressive and visually beautiful. Orff Schulwerk Performance Colorful, musical story based performances with student ownership of the final product.
• Lead Learner (Facilitator): Laurie LaComb | George Halley
• Credit(s) and Type: 5 Hours Relicensure | Staff Development

Target Audience

• Certified Staff, Classified Staff
• Open to Substitute Teachers = Yes 
• Open to Student Teachers = Yes 
• Open to Charter School Staff = Yes  
  • Charter Certified or Classified

Meeting Information

• Date: September 26, October 10, October 24 & November 7, 2024
• Time: 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
• Location: Cherry Creek Elementary School, Music Room | 17302 Clarke Farms Dr, Parker, 80134Links to an external site.

Course Outcomes

Here are the outcomes for the course:

• Teachers will gain a better understanding of how to start music activities from a sense of play, grabbing students attention and buy in. Teachers will gain the knowledge how to scaffold an activity from simple to complex in student friendly steps.
• Teachers will explore how music can be more than just singing and playing instruments. Adding expressive movement gives teachers the opportunity to take music and make it a visual class.
• Teachers will learn strategies for staging an Orff Schulwerk style performance where students are not just standing and singing/playing, but telling a story while having ownership of their performance.