Happy Harmony Day to all of our WAOSA Members! We hope you are enjoying celebrating Harmony Day with some amazing music from all around the world. This year, as a tribute to honouring the beauty of the Eastern European cultures that we are all...
Read moreDiwali Orff Dance
Sourced fromTeachingwithorff.com Written by Manju Durairaj Diwali for the year 2021 is celebrated/ observed on Thursday, November 4. Diwali is held on 15th day of the month of Kartika in the Hindu calendar and celebrates the festival...
Read moreBOOK WEEK COMPOSITIONS!
HAPPY BOOK WEEK 2021! How do you celebrate book week in your music rooms? This year’s Book Week theme of “Old Worlds, New Worlds, Other Worlds” is perfect for exploring sound and making music. An easy and fun project for...
Read moreThe Ups and Downs of Music Advocacy
The Melbourne Music Summit is the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s annual conference designed to support and inspire generalist and specialist music teachers. MSO’s Creative Chair for Learning and Engagement and neuro-musical educator, Dr Anita...
Read moreUke Can Orff PD Notes
Our WAOSA Committee recently hosted our North Metro Network Meeting on the 12th May, kindly hosted by Laura Walker at Wembley Downs Primary School. Thank you to everyone who attended this fun afternoon of ukulele and song. Presented by Liz, Laura...
Read moreWalking On Country
Thank you, Jane Nicholas, for sharing this wonderful movement-based music game with us to celebrate NAIDOC week. We also acknowledge and thank Sharron Mirli Bell for sharing her beautiful voice and language. Click on image below “Walking on...
Read moreNidja Noongar Boodja Koort – Walking Together, Acknowledging Country
Congratulations to one of our WAOSA committee members, Jane Nicholas, for being part of this amazing project for NAIDOC week. This year’s NAIDOC theme for celebration is…“Always was, always will be.” Jane was involved...
Read moreWINTER ORFF-I-NESS!
We hope you have all survived this crazy term leading into Winter 2020. To help you with your planning for the upcoming winter months in music, here are some “orff-ily” gorgeous chants and songs as inspiration. Click on the song...
Read moreDear Music Teachers
As Term 2 is about to commence, we understand that a lot of music specialists may be feeling overwhelmed, frustrated or confused. The committee members would like to share a special message with you all. Please make sure you are taking time...
Read morePodcasts for Kids
Thanks Kailee for sharing these great podcasts for students and teachers! You can listen to podcasts for free via the a podcast app on your device (some examples are shown below) or you can even go to some of the website links and listen online...
Read moreScavenger Hunts!
What better way to get children looking for musical things at home than to set up a Scavenger Hunt for them! Thanks Ash Bisdee for starting us off with her worksheet below: Sound Scavenger Hunt by Ash Bisdee JPEG version: Right click image...
Read moreBody Percussion Activities
Thanks Ash Bisdee for sourcing the following worksheets/pictures and thank you to the Professional Development Services for Teachers (Ireland) for giving us permission to use them! It’s a great little resource and gives teachers a quick...
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