To Recorder or Not Recorder?! 8 April 2025 0 comments Why should I bother to teach recorder in my class? It’s a waste of time! It relates to nothing….’ WAOSA LIfe member, and ANCOS Levels Presenter Jackie Ewers, considers the benefits of including recorder in the music classroom. Read on to explore the role of recorder in Orff Schulwerk and your music classroom. Jackie also Australian National Council of Orff-Schulwerk 22nd National Conference Perth, Western Australia 17 February 2025 0 comments It’s hard to believe it’s been over a month since we hosted Pinnacle! So much work went into this National Conference, which was enjoyed by over 150 participants in person and online. We invite you to join us as we take a trip down memory lane, and enjoy the highlights of this amazing week spent singing, JINGLE BELLS SAVE THE DAY! Christmas inspiration from WAOSA Life Member, Helen Wilson 26 November 2024 0 comments When you are in the last week of school and you have a music class with the Year 2 or 3 and in the last period of the day, its time to bring out that old chestnut….Jingle Bells! Process: Sing through the song Jingle Bells. The students find a partner. Have them standing in LET’S CELEBRATE! 6 November 2024 0 comments On Saturday, 12th October, the WAOSA family gathered to celebrate 30 years of Orff Schulwerk in Western Australia. The evening kicked off with the rhythmic beats of taiko drumming, thanks to Simon from Taiko-on, filling the Rossmoyne Bowling Club with energy and leaving onlookers impressed. After working up an appetite, we enjoyed delicious paella and A TRIBUTE TO GARY KING 1 September 2024 0 comments In this post, we honour the memory of Gary King who sadly passed earlier this year. “Gary was a leader in the field of music education; a music and dance educator extraordinaire and a legend within the Orff community around the world! Gary was a founding member of the Shenanigans band whose music and dances LEST WE FORGET! 14 April 2024 0 comments Every year, in the lead up to ANZAC Day, we remember the brave, the fallen and the courageous as well as those who are still protecting our freedom and sacrificing time with their families for our country. This year, WAOSA would like to share the ANZAC Ode, read in Nyoongar language by Professor Len Collard, to
