Teaching With Orff

08/03/2026

☀️ We hope you are having a restful and restorative summer!

✏️ When you're ready to dive back in and start planning for the year ahead, Teaching With Orff is here to help. From engaging webinars to in-depth lesson kits, our professional development resources are designed to spark new ideas, build confidence, and bring joyful music-making into your classroom.

😎 As a summer treat, enjoy 25% off all webinars and lesson kits when you use code SUNSHINE at checkout through August 31st.

💻 Learn at your own pace from your favorite reading chair, your porch, or even poolside!

🎶 Created by experienced music educators, each resource is packed with practical strategies, creative activities, and lessons you can use right away so you can spend less time planning and more time making music with your students.

04/27/2026

We loved meeting so many of you at Passages 2026 in Halifax! Thank you for sharing your joy, your stories, and your passion for teaching with us.
Until we meet again - sending much love from all of us at Teaching With Orff / Studio 49! 💜🎶

04/14/2026

Do you ever feel unsure about how to turn Orff Schulwerk primary sources into engaging, student-centered lessons? You’re definitely not alone - and we’re here to help!

Join us on Zoom Wednesday, May 6th at 7 PM CT for our next webinar led by Brent Geyer and Scott Roether.

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In this session, we’ll dig into the Rhythmische Übung and uncover the creative potential inside these foundational materials. You’ll discover how even the simplest rhythmic ideas can spark complex and joyful learning experiences your students will love.

✨ Ready-to-use lesson materials from the RU, created for and used with Brent and Scott’s students

✨ Inspiration for turning primary sources into your own engaging material for your students

✨ Creative ways to weave together literature, body percussion, and instruments to deepen student understanding

✨ Strategies to nurture both musical skills and creativity through improvisation and composition

You’ll leave feeling empowered, inspired, and ready to use primary sources as a springboard for meaningful music-making in your classroom!

03/19/2026

03/06/2026

Need a burst of creativity before spring break? Join us for our next webinar on March 10th! Fractured Fairy Tales delivers playful, story-based Orff Schulwerk lessons that reimagine classic tales through movement, mallets, and song.

🏰 Gain ready-to-teach Orff Schulwerk lessons centered on fractured fairy tales

🏰 Receive detailed lesson notes and teaching sequences

🏰 Explore creative mallet, movement, speech, and vocal activities

🏰 Learn strategies for storytelling as a framework for elemental music-making

🏰 Develop ideas for scaffolding and adapting lessons for multiple grade levels

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02/16/2026

❄️ In this engaging 90-minute session, Drue will share how a beloved children’s story, playful movement, and simple sound ideas can blossom into joyful, student-created elemental music and movement experiences. You’ll leave with practical inspiration you can use right away with your students.
❄️ Jeaneau will explore how movement, found sounds, artwork, and imagination can come together to build meaningful connections, impactful lessons, and the kind of core memories students carry with them long after they leave your classroom.
❄️ You’ll get all of the downloadable materials and a recording to watch as your schedule allows.
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12/08/2025

Are you feeling daunted by December and looking for ready-to-go lessons to keep your class engaged until winter break?

Join us Tuesday December 9th for a session designed to reignite joy and imagination in your elementary music classroom!

We know it's a busy season, so if you can't attend live, your registration also includes the recording to watch as your schedule allows.

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