Last week I presented at our Board of Education meeting about Project Based Learning in the music room. I want to share with you what I shared with them. I think that almost all of what I do in my Orff classroom is Project Based Learning, PBL. I just had a discussion with a colleague… Continue reading Project Based Learning: Composition
Tag: Pentatonic
Sea of Songs
I know concert planning can be a struggle. I use to always dread it, thinking about all the curriculum time I was giving up. I know that I was covering important topics and some curriculum, but not in the way I did the rest of the year. Then a couple years ago I began to… Continue reading Sea of Songs
Snowflakes
As an Orff Schulwerk teacher I try and utilize the Music for Children Volumes in my classroom as much as I can. All of these pieces and melodies work great for young students. When working with the Volumes, I try and be creative in the lyrics and process I write for my students. It also… Continue reading Snowflakes
Let Us Chase the Squirrel
Fall is here! I love fall weather and all things fall. Except for Pumpkin, I'm one of those few Americans who doesn't like the flavor of pumpkin. But give me some apples and I will go crazy! I love doing songs that can be used multiple years with the idea of spiraling the curriculum. One… Continue reading Let Us Chase the Squirrel
Mallets, Music, Movement and More 