The Orff approach is also an approach that prepares the environment for human creativity to be revealed, allows people whose basis is rhythm, movement and speech to make music, dance and improvise as they feel like, and offers people an environment of learning, discovery, experimentation and creation by combining all artistic fields.
The technique used for music education in children aged 2 to 6 is actually based on teaching in the form of a game, not a lesson. The first instruments used in the Orff approach are the instruments that children discover. Everything you can see around can become an orff instrument. Hollow bottles, pieces of wood, dried buds, bags, plastic cups etc. many examples can be given.
Under the guidance of the teacher, the child first determines a subject, then uses his creativity to exchange ideas about the subject and then gradually adds movement and musical instruments to the accompaniment of the game. And so there is a work in which there is play, dance, sounds and movements.
“Not every child is equally gifted with music. But all children love music.”
• Music develops the child’s senses, perception and repetition; understanding and obeying the instruction, remembering, memorizing; focusing attention on sound and speech; develops the habit of listening; develops sensory and cognitive skills such as grasping the part-whole relationship. The child gains important skills in preparation for reading and writing, such as hearing what he hears and understanding what he hears.
• While singing, they learn new words and sentence patterns, adopt proper speaking while repeating them, and their language develops.
• Emotionally relaxed; Negative emotions and behaviors such as insecurity, shyness, aggression and fear can be transformed into positive emotions and behaviors with the effect of music.
• The child singing in the group starts and ends together, adapting to the volume and rhythm of the sounds, listening to the surroundings, applying the musical signs, etc. so they experience the pleasure of achieving something together.
• The child recognizes their culture and traditions through music and dances.
• Their creativity is motivated, flexibility increases and they meet with new experiences.
• Improve their voice, ear and taste,
• When using instruments and toys that can be used as instruments, while moving in the accompaniment of music, coordination, small and large muscles develop, which positively affects their physical and psychomotor development.
