
Songs, chants, games, movement, instrumental play

Grades 1-6 Sample
You Can Walk…You Can Talk…You Can Orff! uses walking and speech as the basis for musical
development. As humans walk, we keep a steady beat. As we talk along with a beat, our
speech becomes rhythmic. From there, we just need to add melody for music-making.
This book offers step by step lessons to develop music classes and skills for students through
movement, and playing instruments. Basic Orff pedagogy is explained with supporting lessons.
For anyone wishing to learn about Orff pedagogy, the ideas presented here offer success, and
ways to create and develop your own ideas-from walking, and talking, to Orff-ing!

