Advocacy
Carl Orff Canada Advocacy Mission Statement
Carl Orff Canada aims to support COC chapters and music educators in building meaningful connections. COC advocates for access and quality music education for all learners to promote awareness and understanding of the creative and collaborative Orff-Schulwerk approach.
New Advocacy Posters
The advocacy committee have transformed the COC
Advocacy Brochure into a COC Advocacy Poster series
for the music classroom. The ten unique characteristics
of the Orff approach that are highlighted in the
brochure, are now available as ten mini posters. These
can be placed on the walls of the music classroom in
any combination as the teacher focuses on the reasons
music education is benefiicial to the life of the
student. Accompanying these mini posters is a larger
A3 poster that brings together the entire vision of the
Orff approach. Thoughtfully created by WhoDunnIt
Designs, a unique visual was generated to assist people
to recall the meaning of each characteristic. Available
in English and French, these resources will support the
child to understand why they are learning music whilst
advocating for the benefiits of music education.
The 2024 Advocacy Committee consists of chair Bethany Elsworth, Lori Arthur, Pam Hetrick, Becki Leipert, Linda Song and Jennifer Stacey. Over the past few months, they have worked towards creating a tangible document that aims to support music educators in their continuous endeavours to advocate for music in schools. Once the English version was created, the Francophone Team of Andréanne Hétu and Caroline Landry translated the document. The foundations for our descriptions of the unique characteristics of the Orff approach were drawn from the IOSFS document “Principles of Orff Schulwerk” written by Barbara Haselbach and Wolfgang Hartman (Orff-Schulwerk Forum, Salzburg, International Convention 4-7 July 2013).
Special thanks to Stef Bowker from Who Dunnit Designs who designed the brochure & posters. We would also like to acknowledge Anita Collins from Bigger Better Brains for her quote for the brochure.
Carl Orff Canada gives permission for this Advocacy Brochure to be shared with colleagues and administration across the world.
Join us in the call to advocate for creative Music & Movement Education
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The Research
Supporting Music Education in Canada
Does your school have a music program? Do the students have access to a music classroom? Does your school have a music specialist to deliver the music curriculum?
A national survey was conducted in 2019 to reflect the current state of music education in Canada. Click the map above to access the full report (infographics included).
Choral Canada and their partners are proud to present #benefitsofsinging, a project by the Choral Canada Advocacy Committee. Click the link above to access the research and resources that illustrate the psychological, physical, spiritual, social and emotional benefits of singing.
Carl Orff Canada proudly supports #SpeakUpforSinging and the Singing in Canadian Schools: COVID-19 Impact Survey.
Articles
We are grateful for the leadership of both the Coalition for Music Education in Canada and Choral Canada along with their partners:
Share the key findings with your local educational policy makers and other stakeholders!
Lights On Music Education
Advocacy for Music Education in Canada
COC’s new advocacy initiatives support chapters as we shine a light on Music Education in your community.
