Orff-Schulwerk

proper noun

A way to teach music to children using improvisation, speech, movement and rhythm, centered on the idea that "feeling precedes understanding".

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A way to teach music to children using improvisation, speech, movement and rhythm, centered on the idea that "feeling precedes understanding".

Origin

Named after composer Carl Orff, who developed the system.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

Orff-Schulwerk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Orff-Schulwerk

MLA

“Orff-Schulwerk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Orff-Schulwerk. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Orff-Schulwerk,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Orff-Schulwerk.

Source: Orff-Schulwerk on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.