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A History of Orff Schulwerk in Memphis, Tennessee
In 1968, a couple of eager young teachers made the pilgrimage to the Toronto Conservatory of Music to find out what Orff Schulwerk was all about. Nancy Ferguson and Konnie Saliba were so inspired by what they found that the Memphis Orff Program for the Memphis City Schools was born. Using Grant money, shoe leather, and inspired hard work, music education in the city of Memphis became an international movement for teacher training and innovation.
This book tells the story of Orff Schulwerk in North America. Centered on the city of Memphis and the five teachers of teachers who defined the Memphis Orff Institute, this book is well-researched, yet easy to read. It includes stories, pictures, videos, historical documents, and most importantly, scores and lesson plans from all five teachers plus some great examples from teachers who were early trainees at the Institute.
Supplemental Materials include a photo album, the original Title III Brochure, video and audio recordings of some of the arrangements in the book, and historical documents that help tell the story.
Listen to Rondo Rock by Nancy FergusonThe E-Book is in PDF and EPUB formats and includes all the Supplemental Materials. This E-Book is interactive. All hyperlinks are active as well as links to each song in the table of contents. Click on the song title of any song to return to the table of contents.
Charles Tighe is an Assistant Professor of Music Education at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, GA. Mr. Tighe was educated at Kenyon College, University of Colorado - Boulder, and Boston University and received his Orff training at the University of Memphis (Levels and Master Class), University of Nevada - Las Vegas (AOSA Apprenticeship), and the Orff Institute at the Universitát Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria (international Course). Mr. Tighe has presented sessions, workshops and Orff courses at the AOSA National Convention, Cobb County Schools District, Georgia Music Educators Association, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Memphis City Schools.
Internationally, Mr. Tighe has presented at the National Conference of Carl Orff Canada as well as workshops in Singapore and New Delhi, India. During his 23 years as a Music Specialist in Cobb County, GA, Mr. Tighe’s students performed at the National Conference of the American Orff Schulwerk Association, three state conferences of the Georgia Music Educators Association, and the State PTA Association. Mr. Tighe is an author of Silver Burdett Interactive Music published by Savvas (formerly Pearson Education).
