Orff Levels Courses
Orff Levels Courses are some of the best professional development opportunities out there for elementary music teachers.
Learn about the Orff process through active participation and experience music through moving, speaking, singing, performing body percussion, recorder, and playing non-pitched and pitched instruments.
The Levels courses offered at the University of Alberta are endorsed by Carl Orff Canada and are guaranteed to inspire you whether you are in the beginning, middle, or final stages of your teaching career.
Learn about the Orff process through active participation and experience music through moving, speaking, singing, performing body percussion, recorder, and playing non-pitched and pitched instruments.
The Levels courses offered at the University of Alberta are endorsed by Carl Orff Canada and are guaranteed to inspire you whether you are in the beginning, middle, or final stages of your teaching career.
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Orff Schulwerk • Levels I & II
Instructors:
Date: July 22 – August 2, 2019
Time: 9:00 – 4:30pm Monday through Friday
Level I: EDEL 495 or EDEL 597 The Orff approach to music education is holistic, experiential and process oriented. Students learn by active participation as they experience the music through speech, singing, body percussion, playing pitch instruments, and moving. Level I explores basic Orff techniques including the use of the pentatonic scale, ostinato, bordun (drone) accompaniments, and elemental style. Prerequisites:
• Practical: Ability to play a musical instrument recommended.
• Theoretical: RCM Rudiments II or equivalent.
Level II: EDEL 495 LEC or EDEL 597 Level II Orff Schulwerk builds on the skills and concepts learned in Level I. Students expand their repertoire of orchestration possibilities with the moving bordun (drone) and accompaniments for diatonic melodies requiring I-V and I-IV-V harmonizations. Recorder study includes the soprano and alto recorder and movement classes expand students’ understanding of movement pedagogy, including the teaching of structured folk dances. Pedagogy classes focus on the use of Orff Schulwerk in a lesson- planning framework for teaching musical skills and concepts. Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of Orff Schulwerk Level I in a course endorsed by Carl Orff Canada.
Instructors:
- Sue Harvie - Level I Ensemble & Pedagogy
- Dr. Robert de Frece - Level II Ensemble & Pedagogy, Level I & II Choral Musicianship
- Wendy Rae - Level I & II Recorder
- Kim Friesen Wiens - Level I & II Movement
Date: July 22 – August 2, 2019
Time: 9:00 – 4:30pm Monday through Friday
Level I: EDEL 495 or EDEL 597 The Orff approach to music education is holistic, experiential and process oriented. Students learn by active participation as they experience the music through speech, singing, body percussion, playing pitch instruments, and moving. Level I explores basic Orff techniques including the use of the pentatonic scale, ostinato, bordun (drone) accompaniments, and elemental style. Prerequisites:
• Practical: Ability to play a musical instrument recommended.
• Theoretical: RCM Rudiments II or equivalent.
Level II: EDEL 495 LEC or EDEL 597 Level II Orff Schulwerk builds on the skills and concepts learned in Level I. Students expand their repertoire of orchestration possibilities with the moving bordun (drone) and accompaniments for diatonic melodies requiring I-V and I-IV-V harmonizations. Recorder study includes the soprano and alto recorder and movement classes expand students’ understanding of movement pedagogy, including the teaching of structured folk dances. Pedagogy classes focus on the use of Orff Schulwerk in a lesson- planning framework for teaching musical skills and concepts. Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of Orff Schulwerk Level I in a course endorsed by Carl Orff Canada.
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