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Music Room Podcast - Orff 101: Interview with Tamara O'Brien

Orff 101: Interview with Tamara O'Brien

Music Room Podcast

02/22/20 • 15 min

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In this episode, I chat with Tamara O'Brien about the Orff Approach to music education. Tamara explains the approach and we include links to videos which show Tamara using the Approach with children. She demonstrates in these videos how to put together units of work for lower, middle and upper primary/elementary students.
Episode Highlights

· Tamara’s Orff journey with Christoph Maubach, Richard Gill, Stephen Callantropio in the USA and the Orff Institute in Salzburg.

· Orff’s books – elemental music.

· Learning through exploring and creation.

· Inclusivity – Orff in the multi-ability classroom.

· Developing a unit of work.

· The portability of Orff into any culture.

· The pentatonic scale

· The flexibility of the Orff approach.
About Tamara
Tamara O’Brien is an award-winning composer for the screen, an engaging educator and workshop presenter. She has published 4 books (Bushfire Press), and taught in institutions across Sydney and the UK, including the Sydney Conservatorium of Music Open Academy and University of Exeter. Her work focuses on the Orff Schulwerk Approach.

Takeaways
Videos of Tamara using the Orff approach with children.
Verdi's recipe for ham shoulder.

For all this and discussions, contacts, questions and info go to
www.musicroom.net.au

02/22/20 • 15 min

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