ELEMENTAL MUSIC & DANCE COURSE
An Orff-Schulwerk LEVEL ONE Accreditation Course
Course
Information
WHEN
8th - 12th June 2026
9.00am to 7.00pm
WHERE
VOS Capitol Studios
13 Stamford Road
#B1-20/21
Singapore 178905
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COST
SGD 1498
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REGISTRATION CLOSES
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22 MAY 2026
ABOUT
The Elemental Music & Dance Course will be held from the 8th to the 12th of June 2026. World-renowned trainers and presenters from Austria, Australia and Singapore have been invited to conduct the course. It is open to all who wish to deepen their understanding of the Orff philosophy and to put them into practice, focusing on components such as speech, singing, games, instruments, pedagogy, movement and orchestration. There will be 45 hrs of training spread over 5 full days of intensive and fun activities.
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PREREQUISITE
Participants need to have clocked at least 5 hours of any Orff-related workshops or courses, including any introductory level of Orff-Schulwerk. As this is a course with accreditation, participants who do not fulfill the mandatory 5 hours will be turned away from registration. Proof of participation in Orff-related workshops or courses will be required.
(Please email us a copy of your proof of participation at singorff@gmail.com)
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Participants must also acquire fundamental rudiments of music to help them cope, understand and apply them for all the activities in the course.
ACCREDITATION
Participants who meet the minimum requirements of all modules in the course will be accredited with a Certificate of Accreditation. Participants who do not meet the minimum requirements will be given a Certificate of Participation.
To find out more about what will be covered in SingOrff Level One, please click on this link.
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REGISTRATION FEE
The registration fee is SGD 1498, which includes course materials. Light refreshments will be available for tea breaks, but not for lunch or dinner.
Cancellation & Refund: Do note that payment is final, and no refund will be entertained. Please contact us if you have any enquiry on this matter.
PRESENTERS
SingOrff is delighted to have the following presenters for Level One:
Dr Paul Jerome Grosse
Adjunct Lecturer, National Institute of Education, Singapore
Adjunct Lecturer, Singapore University of Social Sciences
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Dr Grosse attained his doctorate on researching about the efficacy of Orff -Schulwerk and Inclusive Education. He holds the Bachelor of Music Teaching from the University of Western Australia on an Australian scholarship. He studied under Brian Mitchell and Mark Coughlan and participated in numerous masterclasses. On returning to Singapore, he received his Master of Arts, as a Research Scholar at the National Institute of Education, researching in Giuseppe Verdi’s operas. Paul is currently an adjunct lecturer at the above institution as well as the Singapore University of Social Sciences, lecturing on the pedagogy practices and teaching piano.
Having completed his levels training in San Francisco and the Special Course in Salzburg, he works extensively with students from both mainstream and special needs schools. His philosophy is informed by his studies with working with the master teachers like Doug Goodkin, Sophia Lopez-Ibor, and Barbara Haselbach.
Paul has given extensive workshops on the Orff-Schulwerk philosophy in South- East Asia. He is presently overseeing the Orff-Schulwerk Association of Singapore (SingOrff).
Peta Harper
President, Australian National Council of Orff Schulwerk (ANCOS)
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Peta Harper is an experienced Orff-Schulwerk educator who presents regularly both nationally and internationally. She has taught learners from Kindergarten through to tertiary level and is widely respected for her depth of knowledge, clarity of pedagogy and inspiring, practical approach to music and movement education.
A graduate of the ‘Special Course’ at the Orff Institute, Peta has been a long-standing presenter for ANCOS Levels courses and has written educational materials for a range of professional organisations and institutions. She is currently President of Australian National Council of Orff Schulwerk (ANCOS) and Vice President of the Orff-Schulwerk Association of NSW. Peta is also undertaking a Masters in Elemental Music and Movement Education through the Mozarteum University, Salzburg.
Andrea Ostertag
Lecturer, Mozarteum University, Salzburg
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Andrea Ostertag was born in Salzburg, Austria in 1965. After her studies in "Music and Dance Education" at the Orff-Institute from the Mozarteum University, Salzburg, she started to work in music schools, regular schools and other institutions. She also started to give workshops abroad. Since 1991 she has been a member of the Orff teacher’s staff at the Orff-Institute in Salzburg, with emphasis on dance, including folk dancing, dancing with children, dance technique and so on. Besides dance, Andrea is also a Shiatsu practitioner, a Clown Doctor in a hospital, and perform in an a Capella music cabaret group, the “muhTanten”. (Adapted from http://users.rcn.com/kbuckridge/neaosa/clinicians/ostertag.html)
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SingOrff had the honour of having Andrea as presenter for 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024 and 2024 SingOrff Level One & Two (Movement Module), as well as workshops in 2017 & 2018.
