Textbooks are not used. The class teacher teaches the main lesson early in the morning. Instead of being for forty-five minutes, the class is two hours long. The curriculum is broad based with academic subjects taught creatively. Music and art are integrated into every part.
Students learn to play the recorder from grade one.
Since the fingering is basically the same as a flute, this feature can be an asset. Waldorf songbooks use the Pentatonic scale. There are xylophones which can be bought to match this scale. A hands on approach is taken for learning about house building in grade three. The children actually build the framework for a house.