Since 1994, most issues since of The Orff Echo have a focus topic around which feature articles are organized. Issues may also include articles on topics other than the focus topic.
Past issues of The Orff Echo are archived digitally in the AOSA Resource Library. Articles from issues on this table are listed as separate pages. To locate an issue of Echo from in the library:
- Open the AOSA Resource Library
- Select The Orff Echo as the "Resource Type"
- To locate a specific issue, choose the correct year in the "Years" search box and for quarterly issues use the "Month" search box for January (Winter), April (Spring), July (Summer), or October (Fall).
- On each Echo library entry page there is a PDF icon on the lower right that allows the user to download a digital file of the full issue.
- Non-members may search the library and read article descriptions without log-in permission. A member password is required to open the page and download the issue.
| Month/Year | Focus Topic |
| Spring 2022 | Global Perspectives and Orff Schulwerk |
| Winter 2022 | Sources |
| Fall 2021 | Songs and Singing |
| Summer 2021 | Storytelling |
| Spring 2021 | Playing with Process |
| Winter 2021 | Collaboration |
| Fall 2020 | Artistic Citizenship: The Impact of Participatory Music |
| Summer 2020 | Orff Schulwerk and Pop Culture: Trending Now |
| Spring 2020 | Educate. Advocate. |
| Winter 2020 | Back to Basics |
| Fall 2019 | Soul of the Schulwerk |
| Summer 2019 | Orff Schulwerk and Inclusivity |
| Spring 2019 | The Body in Motion |
| Winter 2019 | The Shades of the Schulwerk |
| Fall 2018 | Contemporary Recorder Pedagogy |
| Summer 2018 | The First Five Years of Teaching: Surviving, Thriving, and the Orff Approach |
| Spring 2018 | Orff Schulwerk in America: Our 50th Anniversary Issue |
| Winter 2018 | Orff Internacionále |
| Fall 2017 | Elementaria Electronica: Orff Schulwerk and Digital Media |
| Summer 2017 | Exploring Culturally Responsive Elemental Music Making |
| Spring 2017 | Orff Beyond Orff |
| Winter 2017 | The Art of Silence |
| Fall 2016 | Special Learners/Music Therapy |
| Summer 2016 | Group Creativity |
| Spring 2016 | Open Submission |
| Winter 2016 | Focus on Creative Movement |
| Fall 2015 | Orff in Urban Environments |
| Summer 2015 | Orff Unbarred |
| Spring 2015 | Orff Without Borders |
| Winter 2015 | The Variety of Orff Schulwerk |
| Fall 2014 | Orff and 21st Century Skills |
| Summer 2014 | Teacher Evaluation |
| Spring 2014 | Critical Thinking and the Orff Approach |
| Winter 2014 | Music and Culture |
| Fall 2013 | Looking at Student Work |
| Summer 2013 | Arts and Academia: Partnering for Student Success |
| Spring 2013 | Orff Schulwerk and the Inclusive Classroom |
| Winter 2013 | Complementary Approaches to Active Music-Making |
| Fall 2012 | Interdisciplinary Instruction |
| Summer 2012 | Early Childhood |
| Spring 2012 | Orff Schulwerk and Students with Disabilities |
| Winter 2012 | Elemental Music Theory |
| Fall 2011 | Art Music |
| Summer 2011 | Popular Music |
| Spring 2011 | Jazz and Blues |
| Winter 2011 | Folk Music |
| Fall 2010 | The Volumes |
| Summer 2010 | Open Submission |
| Spring 2010 | Music and the Brain |
| Winter 2010 | Drama |
| Fall 2009 | Music and Technology |
| Summer 2009 | Orff Beyond the Classroom |
| Spring 2009 | Open Submission |
| Winter 2009 | Orff Media: Movement |
| Fall 2008 | Orff Media: Instruments |
| Summer 2008 | Orff Media: The Word |
| Spring 2008 | The Voice |
| Winter 2008 | Open Submission |
| Fall 2007 | Power of Play |
| Summer 2007 | Musical Cultures of the Children We Teach |
| Spring 2007 | Child Development |
| Winter 2007 | Orff Schulwerk in Other Countries |
| Fall 2006 | The Challenge of Teaching Today |
| Summer 2006 | Artful Lessons By Design |
| Spring 2006 | Open Submission |
| Winter 2006 | Orff Schulwerk and Literacy |
| Fall 2005 | Orff Schulwerk and Therapy |
| Summer 2005 | Multiculturalism and Orff Schulwerk |
| Spring 2005 | Keetman Centenary |
| Winter 2005 | Folk Musics |
| Fall 2004 | Open Submission |
| Summer 2004 | The Many Faces of Orff Process |
| Spring 2004 | Rituals and Celebrations |
| Winter 2004 | Music, Movement, and the Visual Arts |
| Fall 2003 | Aesthetics and Orff Schulwerk |
| Summer 2003 | Orff and the Classroom Teacher |
| Spring 2003 | Body, Mind, and Spirit |
| Winter 2003 | Lifelong Learning in Music |
| Fall 2002 | The Drum |
| Summer 2002 | Roots |
| Spring 2002 | Music for Children |
| Winter 2002 | Advocating Orff Schulwerk |
| Fall 2001 | Improvisation Revisited |
| Summer 2001 | Building Community |
| Spring 2001 | Folk Music and Dance |
| Winter 2001 | Body, Mind, Spirit |
| Fall 2000 | Performance |
| Summer 2000 | Improvisation |
| Spring 2000 | Contemporary Forms |
| Winter 2000 | Early Music and Dance |
| Fall 1999 | Singing Games |
| Summer 1999 | Upper Elementary |
| Spring 1999 | The Word |
| Winter 1999 | Movement |
| Fall 1998 | Partnerships |
| Summer 1998 | The Instrumentarium |
| Spring 1998 | Jazz |
| Winter 1998 | Singing |
| Fall 1997 | Folk Tales |
| Summer 1997 | Recorder |
| Spring 1997 | Global Perspectives |
| Winter 1997 | Exceptional Populations |
| Fall 1996 | Listening |
| Summer 1996 | Creativity |
| Spring 1996 | Early Childhood |
| Winter 1996 | Assessment |
| Fall 1995 | Literacy |
| Summer 1995 | Myth and Creation |
| Spring 1995 | Regional American Music |
| Winter 1995 | Carl Orff Centenary |
| Fall 1994 | Ostinato |
| Summer 1994 | Music Therapy |
| Spring 1994 | African American |
| Winter 1994 | Open Submission |
Year : 2021
Month : January
Resource Types :
The Orff Echo
Subjects :
AOSA Historical Significance