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Following the idea that you can only go as far forward as you can reach back, Wolfgang walks us through an informative and fascinating look back at the guiding principles of Orff-Schulwerk and how they developed, always with the intent to use them to inform our practice today and move it yet further forward. Many contemporary Orff-Schulwerk teachers are delighted by ideas and material in a workshop and hunger to try them out in Monday's classes. Yet, without that deep understanding of their source and depth of artistic vision, there is the danger of mere surface teaching, lowering a once vibrant, dynamic, and alive practice down to mere fun and cute activities. Wolfgang's book serves as a reminder to consider the essential pedagogical principles that will guide us to the kind of education that children--and artists of all ages--both need and deserve. Here is an opportunity to look back down the path to understand where we have been, how we arrived where we are, and what the next step may be.

Orff-Schulwerk in Diverse Cultures: An Idea That Went Round the World is a commentary on the phenomenon of the rapid and worldwide dissemination of Orff Schulwerk, which has been in continuous process for more than 70 years since its origins in Central Europe. A selection of articles on the topic of adapting and adopting Orff Schulwerk is followed with contributions from countries in Asia, Africa, North and South America, and Oceania, supplemented by some European countries that have a special feature. In documenting the various adaptations of Orff Schulwerk, the authors describe characteristics and differences that result from the integration with each country's own cultural traditions and educational systems.

This book addresses the practice of arts integration using a basic approach for the music and dance classroom. It features 25 themes with music, poetry, dance and visual art activities for preschool through middle school students. It includes: . Lesson examples applicable to students of all ages.. Pedagogical and methodological ideas for teaching music and visual arts.. Games, songs and poems with body percussion and orchestrations for the Orff instrument ensemble.. Movement exploration and improvisation exercises.. Suggestions for illustrating texts and songs.. Graphic Notation scores. Tips for observing art. Examples of student art and poetry. Art work and photos of students working in full, vibrant color.