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Teacher and performer Doug Goodkin presents an overview of the dynamic approach to music education known as Orff Schulwerk In this comprehensive look at the many facets of this timeless practice, the author hopes to re-imagine its import in the lives of children, schools and culture at large in contemporary times. Carl Orff's educational ideas could not have an advocate more well equipped by fortune and disposition. Inspired initially by Avon Gillespie, who embodied playing, singing and dancing, Doug Goodkin also brings to his teaching a first-hand, intensive experience of the indigenous music and dance of many continents and peoples. -Margaret Murray.
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For Children's Voices, Orff instruments, and Recorders

Thirteen original, traditional, and folk songs, six of which may be performed as canons, suitable for grades 1-6. Many of the arrangements provide opportunities for improvised or student composed sections. Orchestrations are created in the traditional Orff style..
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This collection contains fifteen fully processed lessons for lower, middle, and upper grades demonstrating the Orff Schulwerk elemental process with a focus on rhythm, melody, harmony, texture, and form.

Original, folk, and traditional melodies are used with simple orchestrations.

Focus: Each lesson is geared toward a specific musical concept. Skills: knowledge and abilities needed to successfully complete each lesson are given at the outset. Process: concept review, new skills presented in small steps. Performance: integration of new skills is demonstrated. Extension: additional optional activities to enhance the learning. Classroom Tip: a personal hint or tid-bit the authors have found useful.

CONTENTS - Focus on Rhythm: This Little Song, One Bottle O' Pop, Chicken on the Fence Post. Focus on Melody: Teddy Bear, Rocky Mountain, America, America. Focus on Form: Hear the Train, Georgie Porgie, Mary Lee We Rolla Long. Focus on Texture: Two, Four, Six, Eight, One Two, Three, Four, Five, Hear the Bells. Focus on Harmony: Down Came a Lady, Springtime Magic, Viva la Musica. .
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Collection of 44 original and adapted instrumental compositions for the Orff ensemble designed to develop students' technique and to feature the distinctive timbres of the instruments in short performance pieces. .
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Eighteen fully processed lessons for lower, middle, and upper grades that demonstrate the Orff Schulwerk elemental process Six focus areas: rhythm, melody, form, texture, harmony, and timbre. Clear goals and skill requirements listed for each lessons

Simple orchestrations, poetry, movement, games, and classroom hints are included in the lessons. World folk music, traditional tunes and composed pieces are used.

Vol. 2 continues the presentation style of Vol. 1. Visuals may be copied from the book for classroom use..
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Thirty-nine processed activities for elementary grades (easy to challenging) celebrating Orff-Schulwerk media: Body Percussion, Speech, Singing, Unpitched Percussion, Barred Instruments, Recorder and Movement Activities feature a step-by-step process, a performance outline and suggestions for going further with the media focus from each activity. Classroom Chronicles interspersed throughout the book reveal anecdotal insights into how the authors have used the activities in their classrooms. The visuals in the lessons may be reproduced for a single classroom use. This collection of original, traditional and world music songs, games, and movement activities will satisfy many needs..
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Elemantaria is a fundamental and practical handbook to Orff-Schulwerk . The author gives suggestions and examples without insisting dogmatically on one exclusive method. She offers well-tried solutions without excluding other possibilities and individual variations. It is not only a valuable personal document, but also a practical and essential guide for educationalists concerned with Orff-Schulwerk. The book is divided into two sections: Part One includes rhythmic, melodic and speech exercises. Part Two contains a detailed study of elementary movement training. There is an important appendix, with illustrations, on how to play the instruments used in the earley stages of teaching. Music examples, movement diagrams. Illustrated. Author's Preface * Part One: Rhythmic-Melodic Exercises * Fundamentals * Rhythmic Exercises * Disposition and posture * Reaction trainig * Finding 'rhythmic building bricks' * Games with 'rhythmic building bricks' * Leading a group, making up accompainments, completing phrase * Melodic Exercises * Disposition and posture when playing barred percussion instruments * Accompaniements, songs, pieces * Making up accompaniements and completing phrases * Hints on the early stages of recorder playing * Speech Exercises * Word series and sayings with rhythmic accompainment * Part Two: Elementary Movement Training * Introduction * Reaction training * Gymnastic exercises * Movement training * Movement variations and combinations * Movement pieces * Elementary movement improvisation * Movement accompaniment * Suggestions for movement lessons for beginners * Appendix.
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Twenty-six outrageous arrangements organized into different types of ostinatos Each song demonstrates a different ostinato effect through short arrangements and twists of humor, parody and silly fun. Ostinatos are the building-blocks of more complicated independent part arrangements. Fun drawings by Darva Campbell punctuate the pages..
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