1000 Hempstead Pikeway
Hempstead
NY 11549
CRAIG KNAPP
FIRST STEPS IN MUSIC WITH ORFF SCHULWERK: SING, SAY, DANCE, PLAY
Come experience joyful activities that follow the 8-part workout from First Steps in Music while integrating the Orff approach. During this course participants will develop a better understanding of how to blend these two approaches. Ample time will be spent on participating in various activities and creating engaging lessons your students will enjoy. Sing, say, dance, and play your way to learning how to develop tuneful, beatful, and artful students. Participants will gain an understanding of both First Steps in Music (FSM) and Orff Schulwerk (OS). Participants will gain an understanding of how the eight-part work out is designed to develop singing, beat keeping, and movement skills and how to use OS extensions within the workout. This course is applicable to both the experienced teacher and the dabbling novice in First Steps and/or Orff.
July 29 – August 2nd
Contact: Craig Knapp – Email: MrKnapp1@aol.com Phone: 516 463 5490
Hofstra University School of Music – Shapiro Family Hall –
1000 Hempstead Turnpike – Hempstead NY 11549