The Orff Approach
Offers an holistic experience through imaginative, practical activities which can be enjoyed in small groups and whole classes.
Promotes creativity through encouraging children and their teachers freely to explore and express musical ideas using speech, singing, movement, dance, body percussion and playing instruments.
Develops musical skills and understanding through improvising, performing, listening, working with traditional and invented notations, solo and in ensemble.
Views music as a dynamic art form to be combined with drama, poetry, dance and art.
Enriches and enhances the curriculum for music in schools.
In the Orff Approach we believe that music making develops us in ways that are:
Social - When we make music together we learn to interact and share with others- communicating ideas and feelings, adapting and negotiating, challenging, collaborating, celebrating and having fun.
Emotional - It enables us to express our feelings, to reflect or change a mood - to soothe, excite, shock, elate….
Cognitive - In making and listening to music we use our imagination and experience to give musical form to ideas and feelings. Perception, memory, concept formation and problem solving abilities are developed.
Physical - Through singing, dancing, and playing instruments we acquire increasing control of our movements and our voice with energy, flexibility, dexterity, strength, speed, coordination and breathing.
Therapeutic - Music is a medium for communication. It calms, stimulates, comforts and energises.
Spiritual - Music creates the conditions for contemplation and transcendence.
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