Engaging 5th Grade Musicians | with Josh Southard
In This Conversation….
00:00 - Josh Southard!
01:45 - Orff Schulwerk in 5th Grade
04:50 - Connecting with 5th Grade through play-based processes
11:41 - Releasing ownership to 5th grade musicians
18:26 - What does the Orff process look like?
26:53 - Breaking down the process
34:14 - Putting the pieces together
45:44 - Increasing 5th Grade engagement
52:12 - Where to connect with Josh
About JOSH
Josh Southard is the Music Specialist at Smoky Row Elementary School in Carmel, Indiana. There he teaches K-5 music, as well as a 5th grade Orff Ensemble. He was named the 2018 Teacher of the Year, and has also been named the Indiana Elementary Music Teacher of the Year by the Indiana Music Educators Association. He has completed all of his levels of Orff-Schulwerk certification, as well as Orff Curriculum and Composition at Anderson University. He is a past-president of the Indiana Orff Schulwerk Association, served on the National Board of Trustees of AOSA as the Regional VI Representative, and is now the president of AOSA.
Josh is a featured presenter at Orff workshops around the country, state and national conferences, and has had articles published in both the Orff Echo and Reverberations. He teaches Level I, II, and III Pedagogy at Orff courses around the country.
