Intro to Orff: August 18-22, 2025 | Gladstone Secondary School
To register, email vicepresident@bcorff.ca with your name and contact info.
Pay tuition here:
Tuition: Early-Bird Rates: (by June 15)
Carl Orff Canada Members $300 CLICK HERE
Non-members $375 CLICK HERE
(After June 15: COC members $350 / Non-Members $425)
*Unsure about membership benefits? For more info, and to become a member click here. Proof of COC membership will give you the reduced rate for Intro, plus member rates for our chapter workshops ($25 less than non-members).
The Introduction to Orff Course is designed to welcome music educators to the many elements which comprise the Orff philosophy. The course will familiarize participants with Orff terminology and review basic music theory. Explore a creative approach that integrates speech, singing, movement, improvisation and instrument technique on pitched and non-pitched percussion instruments as well as recorder. Discover the Orff music process and enhance your music program through 30 hours of hands-on music, movement and drama activities.
Prerequisites:
There is no prerequisite for this course although knowledge of music notation is helpful.
Faculty: Bethany Elsworth
Bethany Elsworth (previously known as Rowe) is an experienced Orff-Schulwerk teacher from Australia. She completed her Level 4 Orff training in New Zealand and is a graduate of the 2014/15 Special Course from the 
Carl Orff Institute in Salzburg. Bethany has been a levels presenter for the Australian National Orff-Schulwerk Association since 2011. Over the years she has been invited to deliver professional development experiences for the Australian Girls Choir, Australian Society of Music Education, Education Queensland, MusicaViva, Music Therapy Association and PanArts. In 2019 she published her first book “As simple as you make it” in Australia and has recently launched a new resource in Canada called, “Hey you, make that sound!” Bethany enjoys sharing her love of this creative approach and has enjoyed presenting sessions in Australia, Austria, Canada, Finland, Japan and Singapore.