• The following is from my Bingchat, now available to all from Microsoft and Edge Browser, thinks it could help in your lessons. I focused on the rhythmic ostinato side, but it gave some other ideas too.
  •  What do you think? Have you used ChatGPT or Bing in lesson planning? 
  • Do you have some good prompts for us?
  •  Email me at orffsite@gmail dot com. (didn't write .com to keep the spammers away!) 

  • Here we go with guest blogger, Mr. Bing:

  • "Thank you for explaining the Orff-Schulwerk approach to me. I understand that it is an approach to music education that combines music, movement, drama, and speech into playful activities that are based on the child’s natural rhythms and language1. I also understand that ostinatos are short repeated patterns that can be used to create musical structures and accompaniments.

  • I think Bing can be used to help teachers prepare speech and percussion musical performances in several ways. Here are some possible ideas:

  • Bing can help teachers find examples of songs, poems, stories, or chants that use ostinatos and can be adapted for different age groups and themes. For example, a teacher can search for “songs with ostinatos for children” or “poems with ostinatos for elementary students”.

  • Bing can help teachers find images or videos that illustrate different concepts or topics that can inspire speech and percussion activities. For example, a teacher can search for “images of animals for Orff Schulwerk” or “videos of weather sounds for Orff Schulwerk”.

  • Bing can help teachers find resources or tips on how to use speech and percussion instruments effectively in the Orff Schulwerk approach. For example, a teacher can search for “Orff Schulwerk resources for teachers” or “tips on using percussion instruments in Orff Schulwerk”.

  • Bing can help teachers create their own content such as poems, stories, songs, or images using its creative features. For example, a teacher can ask Bing to “write a poem about spring with an ostinato” or “draw an image of a forest with different sounds”.
  • I hope these ideas are helpful. Do you have any questions or feedback for me? 😊
  •  What do you think? Have you used ChatGPT or Bing in lesson planning? 
  • Do you have some good prompts for us?
  •  Email me at orffsite@gmail dot com. (didn't write .com to keep the spammers away!) 
Long post but have to include Bing's Spring Poem:
Spring is here, spring is here
Time to cheer, time to cheer
Flowers bloom, birds sing
Spring is here, spring is here

See the sun, see the sun
Shining bright, shining bright
Feel the warmth, feel the joy
See the sun, see the sun

Hear the rain, hear the rain
Falling down, falling down
Watering the earth, making it green
Hear the rain, hear the rain

Spring is here, spring is here
Time to cheer, time to cheer
Flowers bloom, birds sing
Spring is here, spring is here

The ostinato in this poem is “spring is here, time to cheer”. It can be repeated throughout the poem or used as a refrain at the beginning and end. The rhythm of the words can be transferred to percussion instruments such as xylophones, drums, or shakers.


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