Orff 101: Interview with Tamara O'Brien

02/22/20 • 15 min

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

· 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

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

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3 of My Favourite Apps: Interview with Katie Wardrobe

In this episode I chat with Katie Wardrobe from Midnight Music. Katie shares her 3 favourite apps for music teachers and explains how they can be used in the classroom. She also provides free lesson plans.
Episode Highlights
The website, Groove Pizza (online drum sequencer)

The app, Flipgrid
The app, Wakelet
Mozart’s recipe for Liver Dumplings

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Katie Wardrobe is a music technology trainer, consultant, blogger and podcaster who is passionate about helping music teachers through her business Midnight Music (www.midnightmusic.com.au). She runs hands-on workshops, presents regularly at conferences in Australia and overseas and she offers online training and support to music teachers all over the world through her music technology professional development online community - the Midnight Music Community. Her workshops and courses focus on incorporating technology into the music curriculum through a range of creative projects. Katie has been Keynote speaker at the Australian Society for Music Education National Conference and the Music Education New Zealand National Conference.

Katie is the author of the keyboard and technology program for middle school students titled Studio Sessions (published by MusicEDU). She is known as an expert in the practical integration of iPads in music education and in 2014 published iPad Projects for the Music Classroom - a collection of step-by-step creative projects for primary and middle-school students. In the Midnight Music Community - an online professional development learning space especially for music teachers using technology - was launched in 2016 and has more than 500 members from around the world. Katie is also the host of the Music Tech Teacher podcast which was launched in early 2017

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Remote Learning Resources

Tips for music teachers on covid-19 and remote learning
With Mark Leehy, Publisher, Bushfire Press
www.musicroom.net.au
In this episode, Mark previews our free remote learning lessons and plays a sample from the Listening Room remote learning podcast for children and parents.
www.TheListeningRoom.net
Kevin O’Mara then joins him in an improvisation of hand-washing songs and an elbow-coughing game. This episode is rounded off with some useful websites and resources for remote learning.
Episode Highlights

Remote learning
Bushfire Press ‘Music Room’ and ‘Listening Room’ lessons
Hand washing songs
Elbow cough game
Katie Wardrobe from Midnight Music
Mrs B music room
Insert Learning

Links
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