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...
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 with...
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...
Read moreFantastic Interactive Music Websites & Facebook Groups/Pages
With a huge demand for teachers to prepare for distance/digital/online education, many amazing resources have been shared. We’ve tried to compile some great websites here. We’d like to acknowledge that some of these are websites we...
Read moreA Hands Off Activity by Elizabeth Campbell
A Hands Off Activity – By Elizabeth Campbell Watch Kalani’s ‘Pieces of 8’ video 2. Everybody chooses a number between 1-8 and plays on that beat. Keep going until the group gets the ‘groove’...
Read moreNon-Singing Activities by Kailee Marshall
With some schools asking music teachers to reduce or stop singing, here are some non-singing activities! Thanks Kailee Marshall for writing and providing these. Body Percussion Activity Acknowledgment to Keith Terry (USA) and Helen Wilson...
Read moreVideo Review: Pop Song Play-Alongs
For something a little bit different, here’s a video review of Kaboom Percussions digital resource: Pop Song Play-Alongs. You can purchase it for $30 here: https://www.kaboompercussion.com/product-page/pop-song-play-alongs Don’t forget...
Read moreExploration of the Orff Schulwerk Approach – Lesson Ideas by Jane Nicholas
Editor’s Message: Thank you so much Jane Nicholas for sharing and elaborating on the workshop you presented at this year’s ASME WA Summer School. We hope you find her ideas useful! Exploration of the Orff Schulwerk Approach Jane...
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