The principles of creating, making and presenting are developed through special techniques, such as imitation, echo, ostinato and canon. It is an approach to which all may contribute and experience success. The social value of group music making is reinforced in this approach as is the importance of individual creative contributions. This course, level 1, addresses the fundamental techniques sufficient to dealing with early childhood and primary school level needs. The course is divided into 6 subjects, each with specific outcomes and assessment tasks, to be completed during the course.
All subjects begin with active participation before dealing with the theory behind the practice.
This is the cornerstone of the Orff Approach. The sequence of activities and the use of specific teaching techniques is learned in a hands on manner. The conventions of scoring for various media used by Orff teachers is studied and demonstrated by participants through assessment tasks. In this module, movement vocabulary is learned for creative expression as well as set dance forms. Expressive, rhythmic and synchronized movement forms will be demonstrated.