2020-2021 Overview
Susan Swidnicki
September 12 & 19, 2020 (virtual workshop)
An American Treasure Enters the Twenty-first Century
In 1980, three volumes of the American edition of Orff-Schulwerk were published. They include rich, creative contributions from the best Orff teachers of the time and were based on American folk music and American children. Join us as we explore some of these beautiful materials for a variety of ages and abilities. Together we will look at how to use these older arrangements and ideas to help today’s children develop the 21st century skills of communication, collaboration, creativity and critical thinking.
Mika Inouye
October 10, 2020 (virtual workshop)
Move…and Be Moved! How Time, Space & Energy Create Relationships and Meaning in Movement
Understanding your body as an instrument opens infinite artistic possibilities! In this workshop, we will develop tools for creating movement by using the elements of dance: time, space, energy, and relationships. Using words and song to inspire individual and collective movement, we will learn how to playfully integrate movement within and across curriculums.
Kate Bright
January 30, 2021
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 BEATS
Join Kate Bright as she takes you around the world in 80 beats! In this workshop, participants will explore the world of the Orff process and find new ways to sing, say, move, and play - with a special focus on the recorder. By using simple speech patterns, folk dances and easily created/obtainable manipulatives, teachers will learn how to process rhythms inside and outside the world of 4/4.
James Harding
March 13, 2021
James Harding (Level II) teaches children from preschool through middle school at The San Francisco School, where he has taught since 1990. James was local co-chair of the 2007 Orff National Conference, gives workshops throughout the U.S. and Canada and has also taught in Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, England, Ghana, Hong Kong, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Thailand and at the Orff Institute in Salzburg, Austria. He studied classical clarinet at Yale University and the Mozarteum in Salzburg, played Balinese music in Gamelan Sekar Jaya and studied Mexican harp. James is the author of the highly-acclaimed From Wibbleton to Wobbleton and co-author of Music From Five Continents.
September 12 & 19, 2020 (virtual workshop)
An American Treasure Enters the Twenty-first Century
In 1980, three volumes of the American edition of Orff-Schulwerk were published. They include rich, creative contributions from the best Orff teachers of the time and were based on American folk music and American children. Join us as we explore some of these beautiful materials for a variety of ages and abilities. Together we will look at how to use these older arrangements and ideas to help today’s children develop the 21st century skills of communication, collaboration, creativity and critical thinking.
Mika Inouye
October 10, 2020 (virtual workshop)
Move…and Be Moved! How Time, Space & Energy Create Relationships and Meaning in Movement
Understanding your body as an instrument opens infinite artistic possibilities! In this workshop, we will develop tools for creating movement by using the elements of dance: time, space, energy, and relationships. Using words and song to inspire individual and collective movement, we will learn how to playfully integrate movement within and across curriculums.
Kate Bright
January 30, 2021
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 BEATS
Join Kate Bright as she takes you around the world in 80 beats! In this workshop, participants will explore the world of the Orff process and find new ways to sing, say, move, and play - with a special focus on the recorder. By using simple speech patterns, folk dances and easily created/obtainable manipulatives, teachers will learn how to process rhythms inside and outside the world of 4/4.
James Harding
March 13, 2021
James Harding (Level II) teaches children from preschool through middle school at The San Francisco School, where he has taught since 1990. James was local co-chair of the 2007 Orff National Conference, gives workshops throughout the U.S. and Canada and has also taught in Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, England, Ghana, Hong Kong, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Thailand and at the Orff Institute in Salzburg, Austria. He studied classical clarinet at Yale University and the Mozarteum in Salzburg, played Balinese music in Gamelan Sekar Jaya and studied Mexican harp. James is the author of the highly-acclaimed From Wibbleton to Wobbleton and co-author of Music From Five Continents.