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WE’RE ORFF!

5 Easy Orff-based units for beginning-lower primary.

Tamara O’Brien & Mark Carthew

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For Aedyn and Genevieve, whose laughter is my most cherished music - T O’B

For Professor Emeritus Barbara van Ernst AM - MC

The authorsTamara O’Brien - Dip. Screen Composition (AFTRS); Grad.Dip. Ed. Orff Music; B.Mus/B.EDDr Mark Carthew ���3K'�6ZLQ���*UDG'LS0XVLF(G��'LS7HDFKLQJ3ULPDU\��'LS)URQWOLQH0DQDJHPHQW��0$&(

ProductionAudio tracks produced & recorded by Tamara O’Brien. All instruments played by Tamara O’Brien; vocals by 7DPDUD�2¶%ULHQ��$HG\Q�3UDWOH\��*HQHYLHYH�3UDWOH\�)LOPHG�E\�0DUN�/HHK\�DW�WKH�9HUEUXJJKHQ�+DOO��6\GQH\�&RQVHUYDWRULXP�RI�0XVLF����WK�RI�0D\������6WLOO�SKWRJUDSK\�E\�3DXO�3UDWOH\�3RVW�SURGXFWLRQ�DQG�GXSOLFDWLRQ�E\�3KLO�.LQJ�IRU�7UDQV�,PDJH��%D\VZDWHU�&RYHU��DUWZRUN�E\�%UDG¿HOG�'XPSOHWRQ�&RYHU�GHVLJQ�E\�3DWULFLD�7VLDWVLDV��ERRN�GHVLJQ�E\�.HYLQ�2¶0DUD�3ULQWHG��ERXQG�E\�%OXH�6WDU�3ULQW��&OD\WRQ�

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Contents

Introduction

Foreword by Christoph Maubach iv

The Orff Approach to music education v

About this resource vi

The units

Unit 1: Flying Man 1

Unit 2: Fiddle Diddle Dee 8

Unit 3: Terracotta Pot 16

Unit 4: Little Brown Owl 22

Unit 5: Dinosaur 30

Appendix

Flying Man – conductor’s score 38

Fiddle Diddle Dee – conductor’s score 46

Terracotta Pot – conductor’s score 60

Little Brown Owl – conductor’s score 64

Dinosaur – conductor’s score 72

Acknowledgements 77

Audio CD tracklist 78

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Foreword

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Orff ShulwerkCreative music and movement education

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How does it work?The Orff approach integrates Speech��Singing��Movement and Instruments to teach the elements of music.

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How does We’re Orff! work?

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CD TRACKLIST

FLYING MAN���)O\LQJ�0DQ�±�song

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TERRACOTTA POT����7HUUDFRWWD�3RW�±�chant ����7HUUDFRWWD�3RW�±�speech: imitation

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LITTLE BROWN OWL����/LWWOH�%URZQ�2ZO�±�song

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