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        • 26. Improvise: Concert B flat
        • 32. Improvise: New Rhythm Workout
        • 37. Improvise: Put It All Together
        • 43. Improvise: Concert G
        • 50. Improvise: Concert A
        • 56. Improvise: Put It All Together
        • 70. Improvise: New Rhythm Workout
        • 71. Improvise: Concert A flat
        • 77. Improvise: New Rhythm Workout
        • 78. Improvise: New Rhythm Workout
        • 80. Improvise: New Rhythm Workout
        • 87. Improvise: E natural
        • 93. Improvise with Let's Go Band
        • 95. Improvise: Concert A low
        • 101. Seven Nation Army
        • 102. Improvise: Concert G and F low
        • 103. Improvise: How Low Can You Go?
        • 119. Improvise: Feeling Bluesy
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Orff-A Deep Dive

Carl OrFF BIOGRAPHY
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the orff teaching process​
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Intrument key
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Sample lesson plan 

Music Arrangements 

Betty martin
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Breakfast
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Buster bee bumbletree
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Dinosaurs
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Deedle dumpling
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French cathedral round
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Indian jones Rap (Round) 
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Martin Luther king jr. rap
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Morning rap
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Navajo rain chant
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Old Shoes
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Rainbow round
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It's raining  
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Rap Round
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Sing about martin
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sleepy time
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sorida
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Star light
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swing time
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Important Links

The New england orff chapter
The New England Chapter of the American Orff Schulwerk Association (NEAOSA) serves the Greater Boston and New England Area.  The Chapter offers full-time college students, classroom teachers, music teachers and administrators six workshops each year for a modest fee, and full-time students are free.  Through these workshops individuals learn and grow as educators and future educators and have the opportunity to connect with each other.  Each year, NEAOSA also offers $500 scholarships to members who wish to attend the AOSA National Conference and for those who wish to take Orff Music Teacher Training Levels courses.  The number of scholarships offered varies each season.  The information to apply for these scholarships can be found by clicking on the word "scholarships" in the website main menu.
American orff-schulwerk association
The American Orff-Schulwerk Association is a professional organization of educators dedicated to the creative music and movement approach developed by Carl Orff and Gunild Keetman.

Our Mission is:
  • to demonstrate the value of Orff Schulwerk and promote its widespread use;
  • to support the professional development of our members; and,
  • to inspire and advocate for the creative potential of all learners.
BPS Well-resourced classroom music vendor list (including orff)
The Well-Resourced Classroom

BPS ARTS OFFICE
Campbell Resource Center
1216 Dorchester Ave.
Boston, MA 02215

OUR MISSION

The BPS Visual and Performing Arts Department aims to provide excellence, access, and equity in arts education for all Boston Public Schools students. Learn more

CONTACT US

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  • Home
  • Blog
  • District-Wide
    • BPS Arts Office Staff
  • Gallery
    • MLK 2025 Winning Poems
  • Pedagogy
    • Professional Development >
      • SY 24-25
      • SY 23-24
      • SY 22-23
      • SY 21-22
      • SY 20-21
    • Transformative SEL in the Arts
    • Artist Spotlight
    • Dance
    • Music >
      • Band Instruments
      • Band Book Play-a-longs >
        • 1. Improvise: Concert F
        • 6. Improvise: Concert E flat
        • 12. Improvise: Concert D
        • 20. Improvise: Concert C
        • 26. Improvise: Concert B flat
        • 32. Improvise: New Rhythm Workout
        • 37. Improvise: Put It All Together
        • 43. Improvise: Concert G
        • 50. Improvise: Concert A
        • 56. Improvise: Put It All Together
        • 70. Improvise: New Rhythm Workout
        • 71. Improvise: Concert A flat
        • 77. Improvise: New Rhythm Workout
        • 78. Improvise: New Rhythm Workout
        • 80. Improvise: New Rhythm Workout
        • 87. Improvise: E natural
        • 93. Improvise with Let's Go Band
        • 95. Improvise: Concert A low
        • 101. Seven Nation Army
        • 102. Improvise: Concert G and F low
        • 103. Improvise: How Low Can You Go?
        • 119. Improvise: Feeling Bluesy
    • Visual & Media Arts
    • Theatre
    • Virtual Learning >
      • Virtual Field Trips, SY 22-23
      • Virtual Field Trips, SY 21-22
      • Virtual Field Trips, SY 20-21
      • Virtual Center for Creativity
      • Virtual Citywide Arts Festival
  • Partner Connection
  • BPS Arts Expansion