Creative Movement for Children. The elements of dance education for children are explored in a nonthreatening, creative, and fun environment. Music, poetry, and literature, are used to develop movement lessons for children, using a sequential and integrative approach. This course is open to early childhood education majors and all teachers who work with elementary-age children, regardless of experience with dance and Orff Schulwerk. This course demonstrates active, engaging, participatory activities that help students learn how to listen.
Lessons connect directly to musical concepts in the curriculum.
This course is open to classroom teachers and music specialists. No prior experience in Orff Schulwerk is necessary. Proper vocal production techniques and vocal health and care of the vocal instrument are addressed. This course is available to all music teachers, regardless of background in Orff Schulwerk . Music for voice, recorder, and pitched and unpitched percussion are processed for learning.