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Orff Schulwerk in Diverse Cultures: An Idea That Went Round the World Edited by Barbara Haselbach and Carolee Stewart
Item #:
978097731273
Price:
$20.00
Orff Schulwerk in Diverse Cultures: An Idea That
Went Round the World presents articles from an
international group of 75 Orff teachers representing 25
different cultures that eloquently describe how the Schulwerk
has grown and prospered in the more than 70 years
since its development in Central Europe. Five introductory
articles by Hermann Regner, Mary Shamrock, Michael Kugler,
Wolfgang Hartmann and Doug Goodkin
on
the topic of adapting and adopting Orff Schulwerk are followed
by contributions from countries in Asia, Africa, North and
South America, Oceania, and Europe. In documenting the
various adaptations of Orff Schulwerk the authors describe
characteristics and differences that result from its
integration
with each country's own cultural traditions and educational
systems. Book, 250 pages.Orff Schulwerk in Diverse
Cultures contains contributions from teachers in Argentina,
Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, the Czech Republic,
Ghana, Greece, Iran, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, Scandinavia,
Singapore, Spain, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand,
Turkey, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and the United States of
America. This book is a companion to Texts on Theory and Practice of Orff-Schulwerk:
Basic Texts from the Years 1932-2010 which was also
edited by Barbara Haselbach and contains essays on Orff
Schulwerk by its earliest developers and advocates including
Gunild Keetman, Dorothee Günther, Wilhelm Keller, Werner
Thomas, Hermann Regner, Barbara Haselbach, and Carl Orff
himself.
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