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San Diego AOSA is thrilled to offer Orff Level I this year! Orff Levels are a two week intensive where teachers learn the philosophical and instructional of the Orff Schulwerk. There are three levels in total. This year, we are offering Level I.
What is Orff-Schulwerk?
What is Orff-Schulwerk?
Orff-Schulwerk is a process founded by Carl Orff and Gunild Keetman. It is a learner-centric approach, using elemental music and movement to foster creativity, musicianship, and musical knowledge in a collaborative way through speech, movement, body percussion, singing, and the playing of pitched and unpitched instruments. The emphasis is for students to not just copy music written by musicians of the past and today, but rather to explore, create, improvise, and compose using a wide variety of media.
Level I will introduce and develop basic elemental Orff-Schulwerk musicianship, through the study of pentatonic melodies, rhythmic speech, simple accompaniment styles using a variety of classroom instruments, and pathways to improvisation. This initial course also features skill development in playing the soprano recorder and its applications to learning music in the Orff Schulwerk pedagogy. In addition, students explore creative movement vocabulary and folk dance as a tool for musical understanding.
For more information on Orff, do check out the American Orff-Schulwerk Association.
When
When
DATES: June 30 - July 11
8:00AM - 4:30 PM - excepting July 4th & July 11th
Where
Where
The course will take place at Casillas Elementary
1130 East J Street
Chula Vista, CA 91910
What to Expect
What to Expect
Nightly Homework
Participants are expected to complete short written assignments that will be graded, shared, and workshopped during the following day's class. Bring a digital device to complete reading and listening assignments, and be prepared to discuss with other class members.
In Class Participation
All days and sessions must be attended, and full participation is expected. If a participant misses a day, they will not receive their level that year and will need to retake it in the future.
Culminating Performance
Participants collaborate to create a culmination performance on the final day of the course. Families, friends, and administrators are invited to attend.
Prerequistes
Prerequistes
Level 1 Prerequisites: None. Experience with western music theory is recommended.
Level 1 Required Materials: TBA in late spring for registered participants
University Credit
University Credit
Credit will be offered through UCSD. Last year was $155. More information on that soon.
**Note that the cost of credit will be separate from tuition*
Housing/General Information
Housing/General Information
Level I will be hosted at Casillas Elementary, 1130 East J Street, Chula Vista, CA 91910.
SDAOSA does not offer housing. Listed below are a few hotels about 10 minutes by car from the site:
Ayres Hotel San Diego South (~10 mins)
Best Western Chula Vista/Otay Valley (~11 mins)
La Quinta Chula Vista (~12 mins)
If you are coming in from out of town and would be interested in sharing a room, contact Course Director Jonathan Seligman sdaosalevels@gmail.com to assist in facilitating a match. You can also join our San Diego Orff Facebook group to inquire about sharing rooms with others taking the course.
Cost
Cost
$200 application fee (non-refundable, due at time of registration) + $900 (due by May 30th) = $1100 total.
If there is an unforeseen closure of the course (e.g., a health outbreak, a major environmental emergency, etc.), we will hold your place for the course the following year, applying a discount the following year. This applies at a weekly rate. For example, if the course closes on days 1-5 of the course, the applicant will only need to pay half of the tuition the following year. If the course closes on days 6-10, no discount will be applied, but their spot will be secured.
Payments made by credit card or through PayPal will result in an additional surcharge. Checks should be made payable to San Diego American Orff-Schulwerk Association.
Questions?
Questions?
If you have any questions, please see the Contact Page to submit them to course director Jonthan Seligman - sdaosalevels@gmail.com
Looking forward to seeing you this summer for some great learning and music-making!
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