Singing Games for Elementary Music - with Aimee Pfitzner
Today I am thrilled to be sharing this conversation with Aimee Pfitzner, all about singing games in elementary general music. If you’re already familiar with Aimee you’ll know she has a wealth of knowledge and experience in the world of children’s games. If you don’t already have them, let me recommend her books, which you can find with a link below, along with Aimee’s bio so you learn more about her and connect with her work.
Aimee and I started talking before the actual interview about her experience moving to her North Carolina campus, and she was sharing so much wisdom I decided to keep it in our recording. So we’ll just jump straight into our conversation as Aimee shares how she got introduced to the Schulwerk. Here is Aimee talking about her early Orff experiences.
In This Episode…
00:00 - Aimee Pfitzner & how Aimee got connected to the Orff Schulwerk
04:44 - Creating musical moments
08:42 - How do we choose singing games for the classroom?
14:01 - the Orff sequence
18:06 - Bump Up Tomato
25:52 - We Are Dancing in the Forest
28:45 - Pacing and taking turns
33:06 - Classroom management in singing games
35:39 - Adapting songs and games
38:13 - Aimee’s favorite singing games
49:41 - Aimee’s books
52:29 - Closing thoughts
ABOUT AIMEE
Aimee Curtis Pfitzner has been a teacher of Orff-Schulwerk for twenty-eight years, receiving her Master level Orff certification from the University of Memphis. She holds a Masters Degree in Music Education from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, and a Bachelor's Degree in Music Education from the University of Maine, Orono. Aimee presents workshops for local, state, national, and international conferences and contributes regularly to her blog, ofortunaorff.com.
When not singing, teaching or presenting, Aimee can be found looking for sea glass in Maine, kayaking, hiking, exploring, sewing, painting, doodling, and creating jewelry.
