LET’S CELEBRATE!

LET’S CELEBRATE!

On Saturday, 12th October, the WAOSA family gathered to celebrate 30 years of Orff Schulwerk in Western Australia. The evening kicked off with the rhythmic beats of taiko drumming, thanks to Simon from Taiko-on, filling the Rossmoyne Bowling Club...

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A TRIBUTE TO GARY KING

A TRIBUTE TO GARY KING

In this post, we honour the memory of Gary King who sadly passed earlier this year. “Gary was a leader in the field of music education; a music and dance educator extraordinaire and a legend within the Orff community around the world! Gary...

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LEST WE FORGET!

Every year, in the lead up to ANZAC Day, we remember the brave, the fallen and the courageous as well as those who are still protecting our freedom and sacrificing time with their families for our country. This year, WAOSA would like to share the...

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FALLING LEAVES!

FALLING LEAVES!

After hearing of the recent passing of Denise Gagne, a truly wonderful leader in Music Education, we share our condolences and gratitude for everything that Denise shared in her leadership and teaching. Thank you, Denise, for all you have done to...

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The Year of the Dragon!

The Year of the Dragon!

Welcome back to School for 2024…. The Year of the Dragon! 🐲🐉 As we head into the Lunar New Year this Saturday 10th February, here is some wonderful inspiration for an Orff-style inspired chant that you can use in many wonderful ways in your...

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A SNAPSHOT OF ORFF-SCHULWERK

A SNAPSHOT OF ORFF-SCHULWERK
This term, we are throwing back to our 2023 ASME Summer School Sessions run by Orff Masters, Eboney Yapp and Andy Stewart. Eboney and Andy have been heavily involved in the State and National levels of Orff-Schulwerk for many years and have a very passionate understanding of the value and growth that Orff can provide for both students and music educators.
This past summer, Eboney and Andy ran a session each at the annual ASME Summer School to give participants a thorough understanding of the joy, creativity and hands-on interaction that Orff brings to every classroom. 
The notes to Eboney’s session titled “Guided Listening – An Orff Approach” can be found at this link below.
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Eboney Yapp ASME SS 2023 Orff Presentation

The notes to Andy’s session titled “Exploring Orff through Movement” can be found at this link below.
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Asme Summer School 23 ANDY STEWART NOTES

Many thanks to both Eboney and Andy for their ongoing and continuous work for our WAOSA committee. Their drive and inspiration to share their knowledge of Orff-Schulwerk with other music educators in our local and wider networks is absolutely wonderful. 
If you would like to know more, please check out our events page as we are running some incredible PL these holidays including all Levels 1-4 with Robyn Stavely, Carol Richards, Jackie Ewers, Susie Davies-Splitter, Eboney Yapp and Kailee Marshall.
Carol and Robyn will also be running a special Richard Gill “Connections” course for the first time ever, discussing the past, present and future connections of Orff-Schulwerk. Don’t miss out!
For more information or registrations, click below.

https://www.waosa.org.au/events/

 

BOOM Whacky Wednesday!

BOOM Whacky Wednesday!

At our last network meeting in 2022, we explored the whackiness and fun of Boomwhackers with Amanda Johnston and Ash Bisdee. We sang, played, tapped, banged, moved, explored, laughed and chanted our hearts out with the immense and colourful fun...

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