BASIC TEXTS
TEXTS ON THEORY AND PRACTICE OF ORFF-SCHULWERK
BASIC TEXTS
TEXTS ON THEORY AND PRACTICE OF ORFF-SCHULWERK
BASIC TEXTS
TEXTS ON THEORY AND PRACTICE OF ORFF-SCHULWERK
INTERNATIONAL ORFF-SCHULWERK FORUM SALZBURG
FORUM RESONANCES
FORUM RESONANCES are workshops (usually 3 - 4 hours long and often repeated the same day) organized by members of the IOSFS that cover a wide range of topics related to Orff-Schulwerk. Resonances are intended to bring Orff-Schulwerk practitioners from around the world together in a collaborative and interactive setting and to facilitate the sharing of ideas.
We hope that FORUM RESONANCES can be offered 2-3 times a year on different topics, with different formats and organized by different Orff-Schulwerk Associations.
Please contact us if you would be interested in cooperating for an event. (info.iosfs@gmail.com)
UPCOMING EVENTS
​Free Online Event
FORUM RESONANCES
Presented by the IOSFS Resonances Committee
Sunday, 8 December 2024, 4 pm CET (online)
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We invite you to join us for these 2 hours to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the International Orff-Schulwerk Forum Salzburg. The history of the Forum is a fascinating and important part of the global dispersal of Orff Schulwerk. We will explore this history and celebrate our collective Forum memories, impressions, and wishes for the future.
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An IOSFS Photostory: member submitted photos and memories
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Brief History of the Forum
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A time to share, celebrate and bring wishes for the future
Zoom link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3144762091?pwd=MWFuaWwySUpXSnp0TWdqRDJGR21rUT09
Meeting ID: 314 476 2091
Passcode: AOSA2022
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PAST EVENTS
​Free Online Event
FORUM RESONANCES
Presented by the IOSFS Resonances Committee
Sunday, 22 September 2024, 4 pm CET (online)
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We invite you to join us for these 2 hours to celebrate the work of Dorothee Günther and her legacy that continues to this day. The history of the Günther Schule is deeply intertwined with the history of Orff Schulwerk. We will explore this history and see the school’s contemporary influences.
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Interview with Günther Schule expert Dr. Esther Gray
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A Günther Schule Photostory: rarely seen photos from the Orff Zentrum
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Docustory: an IOSFS sponsored film including a walking tour, interviews with Dr. Thomas Rösch, and performances by students from the University for Music and Theater Munich, Department of Elemental Music Pedagogy.
This Resonances is possible with the cooperation of The Carl Orff Zentrum Munich, University for Music and Theater Munich, and Laurie Hall.
Rebroadcasting or using photo images in any manner is strictly prohibited.
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Video recording and resources.
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Copyright restrictions compel the IOSFS to restrict web access to some components of this presentation.
Please login to the IOSFS Members’ Area to view the presentation in its entirety.​
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Dr. Esther Gray's notes LINK
Dr. Esther Gray's transcript LINK
References LINK
Where it all Started by V. Maschat from the IOSFS Journal 3.1 LINK
​Free Online Event
FORUM RESONANCES
Orff-Schulwerk Leadership
Presented by the IOSFS Resonances Committee
Sunday, 11 June 2023 (online)
See times below
It is the pleasure of the International Orff-Schulwerk Forum Salzburg to offer a collaborative Resonances experience for the global Orff Schulwerk leadership. On June 11, 2023 at 1pm CEST (UTC +2), the leadership of your organization is invited to join together for a time of discussion and collaboration. The meeting will conclude at 3pm CEST (UTC +2).
Please complete this google form to inform the Resonances Committee of your attendance.
The basis of this Resonances is to allow global leadership to discuss service to their respective organizations, goals for those organizations, and how that is communicated to the organization’s membership. The hope is that these discussions will build greater relationships with the OSA leadership network in preparation for the IOSFS General Meeting and Convention.
Prior to the event, please visit this Padlet and enter your thoughts. This will help to fuel our discussions and begin the thinking process.
The outline:
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Opening Remarks
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Discussion Group 1: Clarity on intentions and strengths in your personal leadership
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Why do you serve?
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What strengths and weaknesses do you bring to the work?
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How can we collaboratively use this information to bring greater clarity to our own work in our own organizations?
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Share Time
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Discussion Group 2: Clarity on goals and communication in your organizational leadership
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Whom do you serve?
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What are the goals for your service? Your organization? Are they compatible?
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How do you communicate these goals/ideas/initiatives to your membership?
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How do you build relationships within your organization and your board?
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Share Time
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Closing
A full schedule can be found here.
Please share this Zoom link with your organization’s appropriate leadership.
​We look forward to seeing you at this exciting Resonances event. If you have any questions, please direct them to the IOSFS Resonances Committee.
Warm regards,
The Resonances Committee, IOSFS
Hana Novotna, hanahawel@seznam.cz
Christa Coogan, christacoogan@gmx.net
Christoph Maubach, cewwm1@students.waikato.ac.nz
Tiffany English, tiffany@aosa.org
​Free Online Event
FORUM RESONANCES
A TASTE OF CANTONESE OPERA
Presented by the Macau Orff Schulwerk Association
Sunday, 26 February 2023 (online)
See times below
1st session
Date: 26/2/2023 (Sun)
Time: 7:00pm (HKT for Asia) / 12:00nn (CET for Europe, Africa)
2nd session
Date: 26/2/2023 (Sun)
Time: 6:00pm (PST for USA)
Cantonese Opera is one of the major Chinese opera (Xiqu) categories. It is a traditional art form which was included in the first list of 518 state-level intangible cultural heritage elements. Despite the cultural differences, Cantonese opera actually shares a lot of similarities with Orff Schulwerk, which is why we find it fascinating! Like Orff Schulwerk, Cantonese Opera includes music, singing, speech, dancing; uses lots of percussion instruments, does a lot of improvisation etc.
In these 3 hours, we would like to take you to visit Macau, see some of the performances of Cantonese opera, learn some interesting facts about it, and even try it out a bit at home! Don’t miss out!
Props to prepare in advance:
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Paper and colorful crayons / pens
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Some recycled or pre-used paper
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White scarf or towel (longer than your arm) + rubber band / clip to pin it to clothes
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Two kinds of material to produce wood-like sounds and cymbal-like sounds
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Wooden stick (drumstick, chopstick, broomstick, or others)
​Free Online Event
FORUM RESONANCES
EMBODIMENT IN ORFF-SCHULWERK
Saturday, 7 May 2022 (online)
8:00-10:45 UTC+2 (Vienna/Berlin time)
To calculate your time zone, click here
Presenters:
Robyn Staveley (Australia)
and Sara Ruddock (Sweden/UK)​
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Embodiment in Orff-Schulwerk: the role of movement in learning and listening with and through the body.
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In 1932, Carl Orff wrote: “Music begins inside human beings…The starting point is one’s own stillness, listening to oneself, the ‘being ready for music’, listening to one’s own heart-beat and breathing." This Resonances event is guided by these words and features two theory + practice presentations.
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One session will identify neuroscience research that looks at the role of movement in learning, how the brain learns best and what this means for music and movement teachers.
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The second session asks what it would mean to fully embrace listening with and through the body. The presenter will center the potentials for listening as embodied and multimodal, thus inviting a listening that expands awareness into a vibrational realm shared by both the practices of movement/dance and sound/music.
This Resonances meeting will be offered only once. A recording with our two live presenters will be posted here following the event.
​Free Online Event
FORUM RESONANCES
JAZZ, IMPROVISATION, AND THE SCHULWERK:
Integrating Elements of Jazz & Pop Music into the
Orff Schulwerk Curriculum
Saturday, 26 March 2022 (online)
16:00-19:45 UTC+1 (Vienna time)
Repeated at 23:00-2:45 UTC+1 (27 March)
To calculate your time zone, click here
Targeted to all who are interested in learning more about the American art form of Jazz and how it relates particularly to Orff Schulwerk and work with children. The presenters will share their experiences with jazz and pop music through the lens of various cultures and approaches. Participants should expect to take an active role in the sessions through music making and movement. There will be an opportunity for questions during the discussion panel time.​
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Resonances Videos
Please click on the underlined names to download presenter notes.
Welcome
Shirley Salmon
AOSA Greetings
Michelle Fella Przybylowski
Come Togethers:
Presenters:
Discussion Panel
Doug Goodkin, Patrick Ware, I J Routen
Session 1
Session 2
​Free Online Event
FORUM RESONANCES
MUSIC AND MOVEMENT FOR OLDER ADULTS AND OTHERS
-practical examples, interviews, conversations-
Sunday, 17 October 2021 (online)
9:00 - 12:00 UTC+2 and repeated at 18:00 - 21:00 UTC+2
To calculate your time zone, click here
For all who work with or are interested in using Orff Schulwerk with adults and especially older adults. It is now well recognised and appreciated that bringing active musical experiences into our everyday lives can be enjoyable and life enhancing. The presenters offer their expertise and insights and there will be some opportunities for participants to share ideas and ask questions.
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Presenters:
Christine Schönherr (Salzburg), Greacian Goeke (Oakland, CA) Christoph Maubach (Cologne), Sr. Johannita Kweon (Seoul), Jenny Coogan (Dresden), Barbara Tischitz-Winklhofer (Salzburg)
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Click here to view the timetable
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"Releasing the Dancer Within" by Greacian Goeke
"I Am Young Again" by Christine Schönherr
"Lighthouse Come Together" by Christoph Maubach
Selected literature and links
​Online event
FORUM RESONANCES
DISCOVERING THE WILDFLOWER
How Orff-Schulwerk uses culturally specific ideas
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Saturday, 27 March 2021 (online)
9:00 - 12:00 CET and repeated at 18:00 - 21:00 CET
You will find the detailed programme of the event in the following document:
The Forum Resonances “Discovering the Wildflower” was held on March 27th 2021. Orff-Schulwerk educators from Australia, Ghana, Iceland, New Zealand and Singapore presented how they have adapted their process to include repertoire which is specific to their culture.
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There was a Come Together by Virginia Esparraga and Kirrabelle Lovell, a snapshot from the six Australian Orff-Schulwerk associations and an update of the Study Texts II by Barbara Haselbach.
Thanks to ANCOS for organizing this event and to all contributors.
Come Together -
Kirrabelle Lovell & Virginia Esparraga
Resonance - Sue Lane, Australia
Resonance - Singapore
Resonance - Kofi Gbolonyo, Ghana
Updates - Barbara Haselbach
An Australian Snapshot
Resonance - Iceland
REMIX
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Main Lectures:
FORUM RESONANCES
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Gunild Keetman
Sunday, 11 October 2020 (online)
9 – 12:00 am (GMT+2) and repeat: 6 – 9:00 pm (GMT+2)
You will find the detailed programme of the event in the following document:
LECTURES ON GUNILD KEETMAN
" Gunild Keetman and us children"
Verena Maschat
" Gunild Keetman – the woman in the background"
Dr. Cornelia Fisher
"Gunild Keetman,a short introduction into her life and work"
Barbara Haselbach
The International Orff Schulwerk Forum Salzburg is pleased to facilitate Resonances events two to three times per year. The purpose of Resonances is to further the cooperative work between Orff Schulwerk colleagues and to promote the work of Carl Orff and Gunild Keetman. Each Forum Resonances event encompasses a different topic and format and is organized by different Orff-Schulwerk associations and/or Associated Schools and Institutions. The IOSFS Resonances Committee will provide support and guidance in the planning and execution of each event as requested by the hosting organization.
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We very much look forward to suggestions and proposals for future Resonances events. Please contact us if you would be interested in cooperating for an event. (info.iosfs@gmail.com)
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More information about developing and hosting a Resonances event
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We hope that FORUM RESONANCES can be offered 2-3 times a year on different topics, with different formats and organized by different Orff-Schulwerk Associations.
Please contact us if you would be interested in cooperating for an event. (info.iosfs@gmail.com)