A Study on the Application of Orff Schulwerk

Taking the Classroom Teaching of "Little White Boat" as an Example

Abstract

In traditional primary school music classrooms, the modular division of teaching content and the one-way, lecture-based instructional model have constrained the development of students' aesthetic music literacy. The Orff Schulwerk, with Elemental Music as its core concept, advocates the innate integration of music with movement, language, and dance, providing an operational framework to address the aforementioned predicament. Using the Orff Schulwerk as its methodological foundation and "Little White Boat" as a case study, this paper constructs a complete classroom teaching plan encompassing a three-stage introduction of "Speech, Movement, and Song," body percussion, multi-part instrumental ensemble, structured improvisation, and a mini musical workshop. The study proposes that the key to Orff-based instruction lies in the integrative logic of "interlocking links and progressive layering" across teaching segments, rather than in isolated technical training, and that students' creative expression should be guided through scaffolded frameworks.