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Canadiana is a classic book with folk songs and dances from the Canadian heritage. One of the most well-known Orff teachers and a very popular clinician, This great book of songs, dances, and activities is perfect for elementary Orff music classes.
The book has complete Orff processlesson plans including objectives, process, and extension possibilities plus full scores for every activity. You'll find creative idea to teach rhythm, beat, melody, and meter by singing, playing the Orff instruments, dancing and creating!
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Canadiana Encore! is Judy's second volume of folk song arrangements and dances from the Canadian heritage. The materials in this book were created for the classroom using the Orff approach and have proven to be successful with children.
The songs great with guitar or piano accompaniment. Some songs have accompanying dance instructions, others lend themselves well to creative actions on the part of the students.
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This book is a collection of 22 selected poems by Dennis Lee from his books, Alligator Pie, uGarbage Delight, Jelly Belly and The Ice Cream Store. They have been orchestrated in the Orff style as speech pieces, songs, hand games, or full orchestrations.
Some pieces include choreographed folk-style dances. The subject matter is current, using topics of interest to children. The rhymes are clever and catchy, and the images he portrays are humorous and easily learned by children.
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An original source, this book provides an in-depth analysis of melody. Each chapter outlines a specific component telling how the teaching of melody to children is empowered. Melodic examples come from world folklore or from simple compositions with accompaniments presented in elemental style.
Originally written in 1974, this English adaptation enables children learn through play, describing teaching process explained in detailed examples. These teaching models can be changed and adapted for the needs of students. Using these models as a guide, teachers can create unique examples using input from the students as well as their own creative resources.
Judy Sills (B.Mus. University of Alberta; Master Level Orff, Memphis; Level III Orff in French; Graduate Diploma in Education) is retired from her position as Department Head of Music at Victoria School of the Arts, a K–12 Performing and Visual Arts school in Edmonton.
Judy has more than 37 years of choral and Orff directing experience at school and district levels. She has instructed Levels I, II, and III Orff courses at several universities in Canada and the United States. Judy has presented many Orff workshops across Canada, the United States, Hong Kong and South Africa. Her Orff Ensembles have performed at eight Carl Orff Canada national conferences. Judy made her last national conference presentation at the Carl Orff Canada Conference in Saskatoon in April, 2014.
Judy was founding president of the Alberta Chapter of Carl Orff Canada and served twelve years on the National Executive Board of Carl Orff Canada. She has also served on various other music executive boards at the local, provincial, and national levels. She was awarded the City of Edmonton Arts Achievement award in 1995 for her efforts in promoting music education in Edmonton and across Alberta. She was made an Honorary Life member of the Alberta Orff Chapter in 1997 and an honorary life member of the National Association of Carl Orff Canada in 2004. She was nominated as a YWCA Woman of Distinction in 2006. She co-chaired the 20th National Conference of Carl Orff Canada in April of 2008.
Judy has served as board member for the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, the Victoria School Foundation for the Arts and Opera Nuova, and The Friends of the University Hospital.
