University course - Advanced Studies in Music & Dance Education – Orff Schulwerk
This course at post-graduate level is aimed at educators from all over the world who have already had training or experience in music and dance education based on the pedagogical concepts of Orff-Schulwerk. It offers experienced music and dance teachers an intensive and concentrated course on one of the world's most well-known integrative approaches in music and dance pedagogy in a wonderful setting.
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The influence of Carl Orff's approach had a great impact on music and dance education in many parts of the world. The pedagogical principles of his and Gunild Keetman's Schulwerk are universal and based on a belief in the creative and artistic nature of the human being. The Orff Institute at the Mozarteum University is a centre of this international movement in music and dance education. The participants of the course, who come from different cultural backgrounds, will be encouraged to transfer and adapt this pedagogical approach to the specific needs of their own cultures.
General information
A completed degree or diploma in music and/or dance pedagogy at an undergraduate level from an Austrian or foreign institution. Proof of teaching experience in the area of music and dance pedagogy for a period of at least three years . Proof of fluency in the English language, both written and spoken.
The total cost of the course is to be covered by course fees paid by the participants.
6.600 Euro. A non-refundable registration fee of 600 Euro will be required upon acceptance of a study place.
Deadline for payment of tuition fees: 30th August 2024
Official documents, books and materials, room and board, excursions and other miscelaneous items are not covered by the tuition fees. Living costs run between €500 and €800 per month, according to individual preferences. Students are required to pay approx. €20 Euro per semester to the Students' Union association.
60 European Credit Transfer System Points (ECTS). Students from abroad should make arrangements with their local universities about having credits recognised.
Information about accommodation options will be distributed with the application form, along with information about payment of fees.
The deadline for applications is 1st April of the respective year (if the course is offered).
Link to the current Registration form
Pedagogy and Didactics
- Orff-Schulwerk Sources and Adaptations
- Didactics of Elemental Music and Dance
- Pedagogy and Teaching Practice
- Music and Dance for People with Special Needs
- Music and Dance for Different Age Groups: Early Childhood, Adolescents, Seniors
- Weekly Round-Table Discussions Relevant to Studies
- Elemental Music Theatre
Music
- Ensemble and Improvisation
- Composing with and for Children
- Percussion Ensemble
- Vocal Education for Children
- Theory and Practice of Instrument Building
- Recorder Ensemble
Movement and Dance
- Movement and Dance Technique
- Basic Choreography and Improvisation
- Movement Accompaniment
- Ethnic Dances
- Projects in Integrating the Arts
Series of Lectures
- ... extending the studies in relevant areas
- Carl Orff and his Stage Works
- Aesthetic Education
- Orff-Schulwerk and the Contemporary Arts
- History of Orff-Schulwerk
(total 615 lessons)
Other Activities:
Excursions
... to schools in and around Salzburg and to places directly connected with the life and works of Carl Orff are planned (his home and museum in Diessen am Ammersee, The Orff Centre Munich, cultural events in Salzburg, Munich, Vienna and elsewhere). The cost of these excursions (transport and overnight accommodation) is not covered by the tuition fees and must be paid for by students themselves.
Class Observations and Teaching Practice
- Observations of classes at the Orff Institute, schools and other institutions nearby is highly recommended.
- Approximately 100 participants (toddlers, young children, teenagers, adults and elderly people) attend weekly classes in music and dance which are taught by Orff Institute faculty as well as students enrolled in the Bachelor and Master Courses.
Examinations
Final assessements requiring a positive result will be carried out at the end of the summer semester and include:
- a written thesis
- a colloquium
- practice teaching
- the performance of a study with original music and dance compositions developed and directed by the student
