Carl Orff's Philosophy

Carl Orff's philosophy involved process over product. Therefore he believed in providing opportunities for children to succeed and practice and learn. I think this applies to students because the process is really what helps them learn and in the end the product will be great if the process is correct. The students will benefit so much from the process if the concepts are taught in different ways to reach each child's way of learning. Orff believed in the body being the most important instrument. I think this fits in well with children today because they often get bored and distracted if they are not participating in some way. If they are allowed to do movement and participate they will pay attention better. Also Orff believed singing, instruments, movement, and improvisation which is basically the national standards. I think it helps students a lot to be given a chance to improvise because then they will be very flexible and able to improvise in life.