Section 12:

AOSA Teacher Education Curriculum Standards

Movement Standards: Level I
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Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Teacher Education Curriculum Standards Movement Level I: Learning Objectives ..................................................................................................................... 3 Teacher Education Curriculum Standards Movement Level I: Learning Outcomes........................................................................................................................ 5

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This document outlines the learning outcomes and learning objectives for Movement: Level I of Orff Schulwerk teacher education. The outcomes and objectives have been separated into two sets of matrices: learning outcomes and learning objectives.

Introduction

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TeacherEducationCurriculumStandardsMovementLevelI:LearningObjectives
Creative / Intuitive Dance During this level of training, students will: Body Awareness Dance Elements/Movement Vocabulary Describe movement from a visual perspective Explain how movement feels in the body Improve body alignment Demonstrate the importance of warm-ups Develop body awareness related to dance elements Analyze movement related to dance elements Learn basic handholds Learn basic locomotor steps related to simple circle and longways set dances Space elements Energy elements Locomotor steps Non locomotor actions Time elements Action words Laban Effort Action Drives introduced Explore locomotor steps and handholds using space and energy elements Perform circle, longways set, and other simple dance formations Improvise basic dance formations and locomotor steps Teach known choreographies of simple folk dances [Insert link to appropriate choreographies] Describe individual role in group formations Demonstrate a sense of timing and spacing using locomotor steps in unison Maintain correct body alignment and energy while performing simple dances Demonstrate weight-bearing and non-weight bearing steps Folk / Traditional / Formal Dance

Define and demonstrate:

Exploration/Improvisation/ Choreography

Build a dance vocabulary and improvisational skills through the following experiences: Quick reaction exercises Guided exploration Mirroring and shadowing Movement sentences Movement categories Simple choreographies Unison movement Small group works

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Creative / Intuitive Dance

Folk / Traditional / Formal Dance

Music/Movement/ Speech Relationship

Demonstrate an understanding of: o Time elements o Movement ostinato o Echo o Question-and-answer o Elemental forms o Canon o Rondo o Folk dance forms

Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship of: o musical phrases to sequence phrases of dance steps o musical section to dance section o movement ostinato in dances o duple and triple meter to elemental dance steps

Pedagogy Possibilities

Move to recorded and live music, song forms, music from the Schulwerk, poems, and literature Explore Laban Effort Action Drives related to music/speech concepts Analyze and discuss teaching procedures at this level as modeled by the instructor Analyze and teach published childrens movement lessons in a small-group setting Discuss lesson possibilities in various classroom situations Teach a short movement idea Read and respond in writing to at least one article concerning movement in the classroom Write a movement plan for next school year [Insert link to examples: Create a movement outline for the first two months of the school year; develop movement lessons to reinforce musical concepts; identify and analyze folk dances appropriate to each grade level]

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TeacherEducationCurriculumStandardsMovement LevelI:LearningOutcomes
Creative / Intuitive Dance After completing this level of training, students will be able to: Body Awareness Dance Elements/Movement Vocabulary Exploration/Improvisation/ Choreography Music/Movement/ Speech Relationship Move comfortably during simple, basic dances Describe and demonstrate kinesthetic awareness, especially as related to dance elements Use a basic vocabulary to discuss movement and dance in an Orff context Use a variety of experiential tools to develop students dance vocabulary and improvisational skills Demonstrate and use basic aspects of movement/music in teaching, including: o Time elements o Movement ostinato o Echo o Question-and-answer o Elemental forms o Canon o Rondo o Folk dance forms Pedagogy Possibilities Use basic Laban Movement Analysis in teaching movement/music Analyze, discuss, write about, and teach movement lessons successfully at a basic level Perform basic steps and handholds during simple circle and longways set dances Use basic folk, traditional, and formal dances in teaching movement Demonstrate and use common musical, movement, and meter elements, and their interrelationships, in teaching movement/music, including: o musical phrases to sequence phrases of dance steps o musical section to dance section o movement ostinato in dances o duple and triple meter to elemental dance steps Perform simple dances in groups Folk / Traditional / Formal Dance

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