Orff Shulwerk I received my training from the Royal Conservatory of Music, University of Toronto in 1970 and 1971 and my last year at Memphis State in 1973. Certification in Orff Shulwerk from Memphis State University. This was the where the brillian clinician Dr. Salvadore Minuchin brought his work. It was at this time that I used the Orff Shulwerk approach to develop a very successful Thematic Reading Curriculum that raised the reading levels 1 - 2 years of West Indian Children who spoke only Creole and Spanish on the Island of St. Croix, U.S, Virgin Islands in 1976 1979.
Timing is everything.
People were finally interested in World Music and Cultural Diversity. I consult with the graduate school program in Writing and Publishing. WFIT-FM, 89.5 in Florida. Affiliations I belong to around 50 Listservs and read 400 email a day, to keep up with the subjects I am interested in.