Carl Orff: Musical humanist

UNCW Author/Contributor (non-UNCW co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)

Daniel C. Johnson, Professor (Creator)

Institution

The University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW )

Web Site: http://library.uncw.edu/

Abstract: Beyond the obvious knowledge and skills imparted, education respects and enables students in ways that training does not. Composer Carl Orff articulated a central theme of his approach to education also known as Orff-Schulwerk, or schooling in music through active involvement when he wrote: “Anyone who has worked with children or young people in the spirit of Schulwerk will have discovered that it has a humanizing influence which transcends its musical function.” This paper is an exploration of the Schulwerk in terms of its humanizing potential as well as a comparison of the Schulwerk to humanism as articulated by Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers.

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Publication

Johnson, D. C. (2005/2006, ). Carl Orff: Musical humanist. International Journal of the Humanities, 3(8), 1-6. Retrieved from http://ijh.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.26/prod.727. Readers must contact Common Ground for permission to reproduce.

Language: English

Date: 2006

Keywords

Music, Humanism, Education, Humanism in music, Orff-Schulwerk, Music education, Music--Instruction and study, Music and children,

Subjects

Music

Humanism

Education

Humanism in music

Orff-Schulwerk

Music education

Music--Instruction and study

Music and children

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