The Kodály Method & Orff Schulwerk Masterclass Topics

The Kodály Method &

Orff SchulwerkMasterclass Topics

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Stick Game and Folk Dance

Great for ages 9-13

Tempo Change / AB Form

Following Tempo /Listening for musical cues

Echo Imitation

Characters

Two Cats

Three Green Frogs

One Rooster

Walking Turtles

Fish

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Characters

Two Cats

Three Green Frogs

One Rooster

Walking Turtles

Fish

What is the form of the melody?

Are there any phrases that repeat?

Where can we put a “choo choo?”

EE GG

BB EE

Yes No Maybe So

Engine Engine Number 9Going down Chicago LineIf the train goes off the trackWill I get my money back?

Sioux Lullaby

Composer Study through CompositionConcepts:• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

– Turkish Rondo from Piano Sonata No. 11 in a minor

• Sixteenth Notes• Form and Composition

What you need:• 4-6 Lesson Unit • Audio and Video Recordings• Rhythm Maniuplatives• Listening Map / Worksheets / Instruments

“I want to compose like Mozart!”-Immanuel (4th Grader)

• Practice Sixteenth Notes through synthesis and application

• Apply knowledge of structural form and rhythmic concepts

• Historical study of composer through reading nonfiction text

• Listening and analyzing important musical works• Student generated compositions and performances• Evaluate of the work of self and others

Building a Curriculum• What:

– Decide what musical concepts you will teach

• Where:– Grade Levels / Spiraling Curriculum / Unit Planning

• When:– Figure out a Scope and Sequence

• How:– Pedagogy

• Why:– Standards / Objectives

Finding Material

• Trainings!!!!!– Create your own Orff Arrangements– Song Collection and Retrieval System

• Workshops/Conferences• Folk Song Books and Teacher Resources• World Music• Your students and families!

Other tips…..

• Try to find authentic versions– Trusted Sources– World Music

• Careful with lyric content– Research historical content and meaning– Don’t shy from sensitive topics– Do so respectfully and responsibly

• Have a purpose for a song or activity– Curricular– Aesthetic or Artistic Importance– “Not too many potato chips”

Standards

• NAfME Standards for Music Education• National Coalition for Core Arts Standards• ISBE Fine Arts Standards • Common Core

– New York State School Music Association

AssessmentFormative and Summative

1. Student Self or Peer Assessments

2. Rubrics • Performance Assessments• Teacher Observations

3. Written Work and Tests

4. Dictation Exercises

5. Group Projects

Meeghan Binder

meeghan.binder@gmail.com

http://makingmusicwithkids.edublogs.org