The British Columbia Chapter of Carl Orff Canada was founded in 1974 to assist teachers, parents and students in British Columbia with the knowledge and process of Orff Schulwerk. We are dedicated to the growth of Carl Orff and Gunild Keetman’s creative teaching approach and support the professional development of our members and provide a forum for the life-long learning of Orff Shulwerk.
We recognize that…
Children have a natural instinct to move, create their own music and explore their imaginations.
Learning about music is an active and joyful experience.
Children’s personal growth is enriched through cooperative group experiences.
Music is a living force vital to the education of every child in our diverse society.
There are many benefits of membership including:
Orff Schulwerk
Orff Schulwerk is an approach to music education developed by Carl Orff. In Orff Schulwerk, children learn in an active way, where imitation and exploration lead to improvisation and music literacy. Speech, song, movement and instruments are the vehicles used to teach rhythm, melody, form, harmony and timbre. Carl Orff defined the ideal music for children as “never music alone, but music connected with movement, dance, and speech – not to be [merely] listened to, meaningful only in active participation.”
The Orff approach is not only for children. In recent years, Orff specialists have experienced its flexibility and adaptability in their work with junior and senior high school students, adults, senior citizens, palliative care patients, and in many individual and group settings from private teaching to classroom to church.
