Mission Statement

The Greater Baltimore Orff-Schulwerk Chapter is a chapter of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association.  It is our mission to:

1. Provide engaging professional development workshops that address the needs and desires of our chapter members.

Membership in AOSA provides teachers with unique opportunities for creative musical growth through their own active participation in area workshops and national conferences. Just as Orff-Schulwerk centers around the development of the total child, so does it invite continual development in the teacher. Musical and pedagogical skills are constantly expanded within an ordered framework of joyful exploration.

2. Provide opportunities for professional networking and social support with local music teachers.

By becoming a member of AOSA, you will form associations with other talented arts educators who continue to seek professional renewal and growth in the same atmosphere of playful spontaneity and musical discovery that your students will experience in the Orff-Schulwerk classroom.

3. Educate music teachers about the Orff-Schulwerk approach to music education.

Orff-Schulwerk is total, active involvement in music making that incorporates speech, singing, movement, and instrument playing in a creative environment. It develops the whole child with a balance of emotional and intellectual stimulation.

Through Orff-Schulwerk, both teachers and students experience the power and potential of learning through inquiry, innovation, and active participation. They become totally and happily involved in the music making.