MMED 739 Orff Level II

College of Performing Arts School of Music

3 credits 45.0 hours
700 level graduate course

Level II will be a continuation and refinement of Level I content and will explore the aspects of complex rhythms and meter, movement accompaniment, transposed pentatonic, hexatonic, and other modal melodies including: Dorian, Phrygian, Aeolian, Ionian, Lydian and Mixolydian. Movement: form-based choreography and traditional folk dance will be used. The alto recorder will be used throughout and the wider ranges of the soprano recorder will be explored, with an emphasis on modal repertoire and improvisation. Music for Children Murray Volumes II & IV will be the foundation of the course.

Prerequisites MMED*738

This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course is equated with the following courses: MUED*642, MMED*739