EVENTS
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OF THE INTERNATIONAL ORFF-SCHULWERK FORUM SALZBURG
ABOUT OUR EVENTS
International Conventions
Since 2011, the annual general meetings of the IOSFS have been developed into an international conference for delegates of the Orff-Schulwerk networks. Since 2012 each conference has a special topic:
2012 Orff-Schulwerk between the Poles of Pragmatic Music and Dance Education and the Developing of the Whole Personality
2013 Orff-Schulwerk in Schools
2014 The Training of Orff Schulwerk Teachers. International Convergence and/or Divergence?
2015 Interculturality in Elemental Music and Dance Education
2016 Effective Forms of Evaluation and Assessment in Elemental Music and Dance Education
2017 Encounters between Orff-Schulwerk and Modern Arts
2018 Orff-Schulwerk and Special Populations in Educational and Social Contexts
2019 Formats and Contexts of Orff-Schulwerk Education from Workshops to Courses to Higher Education
2020 Legacy and Vision
The Convention 2020 will be held online and is reserved for Members of the IOSFS.
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International Orff-Schulwerk Symposia
Every five years the IOSFS has organized an international symposium in cooperation with the Orff Institute, except in 2000.
1975 Orff-Schulwerk Today
1980 Proven Traditions and New Areas
1985 Orff-Schulwerk in the World of Tomorrow
1990 A Continuing Heritage
1995 The Inherent -The Foreign - In Common. Music and Dance Education as a Contribution to Intercultural Pedagogy
2000 Four Symposia:
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50 Years ‘Music for Children’, Traunwalchen, Germany
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Expression in Music and Dance Education, Orivesi, Finland
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The Role of Orff-Schulwerk in Integrated and Community Education and Therapy, Munich, Germany
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Orff-Schulwerk in Life-long Learning, Rochester, USA
2006 In Dialogue. Elemental Music and Dance Education in Interdisciplinary Contexts
2011 50 Years Orff Institute
2016 Changes. Elemental Music and Dance Education in the Changing World of Media
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NEXT EVENTS
​Sunday, 27 March 2021
Free online event
FORUM RESONANCES
DISCOVERING THE WILDFLOWER
How Orff-Schulwerk uses culturally specific ideas
The event will take place online
9:00 - 12:00 CET and repeated at 18:00 - 21:00 CET
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EVENTS THAT HAVE BEEN HELD RECENTLY
​Sunday, 11 October 2020
Free online event
FORUM RESONANCES
The event will take place online
9 – 12:00 am (GMT+2) and repeat: 6 – 9:00 pm (GMT+2)
(Link and detailed programme will be posted nearer the time)
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​Monday, 6 July - Thursday, 9 July 2020
The annual convention of the IOSFS will take place online for the first time.
The theme for the convention is:
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"LEGACY AND VISION"
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