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Orff-Schulwerk

Orff-Schulwerk proper noun: a way to teach music to children using improvisation, speech, movement and rhythm, centered on the idea that "feeling precedes understanding".

Proper noun

Orff-Schulwerk

  1. A way to teach music to children using improvisation, speech, movement and rhythm, centered on the idea that "feeling precedes understanding".

Origin of Orff-Schulwerk

Named after composer Carl Orff, who developed the system.

Questions about Orff-Schulwerk

What does Orff-Schulwerk mean?
Orff-Schulwerk means a way to teach music to children using improvisation, speech, movement and rhythm, centered on the idea that "feeling precedes understanding".
What part of speech is Orff-Schulwerk?
Orff-Schulwerk is a proper noun.

Words near Orff-Schulwerk in the dictionary

  1. orfen
  2. ORFeome
  3. ORFeomes
  4. orfes
  5. orfevrerie
  6. Orff-Schulwerk
  7. Orffian
  8. orfgild
  9. Orford
  10. Orfords
  11. orforglipron

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