Orff Music Back to School In-service:

Extended Orff Music Process and Literacy Connectionswith

Konnie Saliba

District Learning DayShelby Oaks Elementary

12:15 -2:55 PMAugust 6, 2015

Do Now• How do you approach teaching a song

with an orchestration?

• Jot down your strategies on Post It notes.

• Next: Think, Pair, Share!

Norms

• Be present and engaged.• Be respectful of differences in perspective

while challenging each other productively and respectively.

• Monitor “air time.”• Make the most of the time we have.• Stay focused on students.

ObjectivesWhat will participants: Know The Orff Music curriculum ensures a high quality approach to instruction

that results in high levels of student growth in the arts through active participation in music and movement lessons.

The district’s vision for school and student success includes support for literacy and language development in all content areas; Orff music teaching and learning strategies support student growth in literacy and language development.

The TN Fine Arts Student Growth measure is an effective instrument to demonstrate student growth in the arts and teacher effectiveness in facilitating that growth.

Positive teaching and learning environments ensure higher levels of student engagement and achievement.

ObjectivesWhat will participants: Understand Participants will understand that the Orff Music curriculum should be utilized to

plan and deliver engaging lessons that ensure student growth in music. Participants will understand that to support achievement in literacy and

language development, music instruction can purposefully focus on a musical skill and a literacy skill.

Participants will understand that student growth and teacher effectiveness scores are generated through the implementation of the TN Fine Arts Student Growth Measure; teachers are responsible for developing a high quality portfolio of student achievement in two points in time to demonstrate student growth which then determines teacher effectiveness.

Teachers will understand that developing and maintaining a positive teaching and learning environment is essential to high levels of student growth.

ObjectivesWhat will participants: Be Able to Do as a result of this presentation? Plan an Orff music lesson using the resources in the district’s Orff music

curriculum that will actively engage students in mastery of specific music skills.

Include a purposeful focus on a literacy skill in order to reinforce the district’s vision for school and student success by supporting literacy and language development in Orff music instruction through singing, moving, and instrument playing.

Be able to implement the process of portfolio development, particularly regarding any new information, changes, or requirements; complete the portfolio planning document.

Use strategies presented from the book Classroom Management for Art, Music, and PE Teachers [Michael Linsin] to develop and maintain positive and safe environments for teaching and learning in the Orff music classroom.

Why support literacy skills across all content areas?

• Building Bridges: Using Orff Practices to Increase Reading and Music Literacy / Orff Echo, Summer 2013

As Orff teachers, we can make a case for daily music learning when we explore both reading and musical skills and concepts in our lessons. By combining the two, we can reinforce both without sacrificing the integrity of either.

Music and reading go together because singing is a celebration of language. Children’s language naturally has rhythm and melody. Children bring this natural ‘music’ language with them to the task of learning to read, and so using singing to teach reading draws on this natural understanding. [Harp, B. (1996). Integrating music with reading: Getting started. The Reading Teacher Vol. 50 No. 1. ]

Basic Orff Process and Literacy Connections

How can literacy skills and language development be supported through music

lessons using extended Orff process instructional strategies?

• MODEL the skill

– Participants will be actively engaged in presentation though hands on learning activities/strategies and Orff process.

• Align to objective• Check for participants’ understanding • Give explicit instructions • Have participants give feedback

Forgotten TreasuresFolk Songs, Games and Activities for Orff Classes Grades K-6

FORGOTTEN TREASURES

PG # SONG TITLE GRADE ACTION STANDARDS MUSIC DANCE

6 All Around the House 2*,3 4-6 1-6 8 All the Pretty Little horses 2*,3*,4 1-6 1-6 10 Big-Eyed Rabbit 3*,4,5 4-6 4-6 13 Cherries Are Ripe 5 4-6 4-6 16 Bird's Song 3*,4,5 4-6 18 Cluck Old Hen 4 4-6 1-6 20 Emma Lou My Darling 4,5 4-6 1-6 22 Every Night When the Sun Goes Down 5 1-6 24 Floating Down the River 5 4-6 4-6 26 Frog Went A-Courtin' 1*,2*,3*,4 4-6 28 Left Hind Leg of a Rabbit 5 4-6 31 The elephant 2*,3,4 1-6 32 Oh Mah Little Boy 2*,3.4 4-6 34 Old House 3,4,5 4-6 1-6 36 Old McDonald 1*,2*,3,4 1-6 38 Riddle Song 5 4-6 40 Shady grove 5 4-6 42 The Hound dog Song 3,4,5 4-6 44 This Little Light of Mine 5 4-6 48 Izika Zumba 5 4-6 50 Aiken Drum 2*,3*,4*,5 4-6 53 Stevedore's Song 5 4-6 4-6 55 Saint Patrick's Greeting 5 4-6 56 Love Came Down at Christmas 3*,4,5 1-6 58 Pig Went Out to Dig 4,5 4-6 4-6 60 Valentine Song 2,3,4 4-6 1-6 61 Bonnie and Clyde 4,5 4-6 62 Alex, Get Out 3*,4,5 4-6 4-6 64 Bubble Gum 1*,2*,3*,4 4-6 4-6 67 Come Dance with Me 4,5 4-6 1-6 68 Dream Sweet Dreams 5 4-6 70 If You Ever Meet a Whale 3,4,5 4-6 72 I've Got the Hiccups 5 4-6 74 Please Pass the Peas, Louise 2*,3,4,5 4-6 76 Lunch for the Witch 3,4 1-6

* without playing accompaniment

Reflection:MODELING / APPLICATION

• What resonated with you?• What is similar to your current practice?• What is different than your current practice?• What are you going to change as a result?• What was easiest for you?• What was most difficult?• What else do you need to learn/do prior to applying

to your classroom?• Think – Pair - Share

Closing

• How are you changing what you do to implement CLIP strategies for literacy/language development support?

• Destination 2025: We are all in this together

• Rigor of Instruction: Teaching towards high quality performance readiness

Revisit ObjectivesWhat will participants: Know The Orff Music curriculum ensures a high quality approach to instruction

that results in high levels of student growth in the arts through active participation in music and movement lessons.

The district’s vision for school and student success includes support for literacy and language development in all content areas; Orff music teaching and learning strategies support student growth in literacy and language development.

The TN Fine Arts Student Growth measure is an effective instrument to demonstrate student growth in the arts and teacher effectiveness in facilitating that growth.

Positive teaching and learning environments ensure higher levels of student engagement and achievement.

Revisit ObjectivesWhat will participants: Understand Participants will understand that the Orff Music curriculum should be utilized to

plan and deliver engaging lessons that ensure student growth in music. Participants will understand that to support achievement in literacy and

language development, music instruction can purposefully focus on a musical skill and a literacy skill.

Participants will understand that student growth and teacher effectiveness scores are generated through the implementation of the TN Fine Arts Student Growth Measure; teachers are responsible for developing a high quality portfolio of student achievement in two points in time to demonstrate student growth which then determines teacher effectiveness.

Teachers will understand that developing and maintaining a positive teaching and learning environment is essential to high levels of student growth.

Revisit ObjectivesWhat will participants: Be Able to Do as a result of this presentation? Plan an Orff music lesson using the resources in the district’s Orff music

curriculum that will actively engage students in mastery of specific music skills.

Include a purposeful focus on a literacy skill in order to reinforce the district’s vision for school and student success by supporting literacy and language development in Orff music instruction through singing, moving, and instrument playing.

Be able to implement the process of portfolio development, particularly regarding any new information, changes, or requirements; complete the portfolio planning document.

Use strategies presented from the book Classroom Management for Art, Music, and PE Teachers [Michael Linsin] to develop and maintain positive and safe environments for teaching and learning in the Orff music classroom.

Next steps and activities for follow up

• Use the information and resources presented today in developing and planning lessons that are effective in supporting student growth in both music and literacy skills.

• Attend future DLD sessions …..

Music and reading go together because singing is a celebration of language. Children’s language naturally has rhythm and melody. Children bring this natural ‘music’ language with them to the task of learning to read, and so using singing to teach reading draws on this natural understanding. [Harp, B. (1996). Integrating music with reading: Getting started. The Reading Teacher Vol. 50 No. 1. ]

Reflection: One minute paper on post-it

• Jot down your “Take-Aways” • Consider what you need to know and be able to

do to successfully implement what you have learned in this session.– What is still unclear?– What professional development or additional

resources do you need?

District Contact

Wincle Sterling Arts Instructional AdvisorOrff Music OfficeTLA Annex, Loc. 82172485 Union Ave, Memphis, TN 38112Office: (901) 416-5787FAX: (901) 416-3436sterlingwl@scsk12.org