Workshop Description: Playing traditional games is at the center of my Orff Schulwerk practice. Rhymes and other simple songs are the starting point of many creations with my students, and a great material to be explored through music and dance. In this workshop we will learn some international games and chants that are part of the elementary school curriculum. We will explore how to create music based on the game experience, how to further develop the musical qualities of the game, compose music and improvise.
Clinician Biography: Sofía López-Ibor Aliño has taught music in Preschool, Elementary, Middle and High School for the past 32 years. She currently teaches Orff Schulwerk at The San Francisco School, The San San Francisco School Orff Seminar and The San Francisco Orff International Level Courses. She also teaches Pedagogy and Music Didactics at the Orff Institute from the University of Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria. She has presented workshops and classes throughout Spain as well as in United States, Austria, Germany, Iceland, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Thailand, Taiwan, China, Korea, Australia, Bulgaria, France, Italy, Greece, England, Scotland, Canada, Russia, Argentina, Colombia, Portugal, Australia, Estonia, Brazil, South Africa, Korea and New Zealand. She has taught Music Pedagogy at the Conservatorio Superior de Mœsica de San Sebastian (Spain) and to the Special Course at The Orff Institute in Salzburg (Austria).
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She has also taught Music Pedagogy at The Royal Conservatory of Music in Madrid and in San Sebastian (Spain). She has presented workshops and classes throughout her native Spain as well as in many countries throughout the world. She has performed concerts with the Early Music Group Atrium Musicae in Spain, USA, Israel, Ireland, England, Mexico and Australia (1980-1988), and also sang in different Spanish choirs and a member of the Recorder Quartet “Syrinx” (1980-1988). She has studied various styles of World Music and is particularly interested in Balkan vocal music and Andean music. She has also collected children ́s games from all over the world and particularly from West Africa and the Spanish speaking countries. She is the President of the Spanish Orff Association and counselor of The Orff Schulwerk
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Sofia leads hands-on courses all over the world in the teaching philosophy of Orff Schulwerk. In 2012 she received the Pro Merito award from the International Orff Schulwerk Forum for her work as a leader in this field. She has published two books in English: “Quien Canta Su Mal Espanta” a collection of traditional children’s rhymes, songs, and dances from Latin America, and “Blue is the Sea” which explores the integration of music, movement, and the visual arts, one of her favorite themes as a teacher. San Francisco is now her home, but she loves spending the winter and summer vacations with her family in Spain.
Sofia says. “I have taught music since I was 19 years old! I was born in Madrid, Spain and went to a school that had wonderful music classes. Growing up singing, playing xylophones, dancing, and reciting poetry was a great foundation for becoming a music teacher. The year after I graduated from high school, I was tapped by my school’s music department to teach! Later I studied recorder, flute, and Baroque music in Madrid and London, and specialized in music pedagogy in Madrid and at the Orff Institute in Salzburg, Austria. I came to The San Francisco School in 1996 and I still enjoy walking into the main gate every morning, entering the quiet music room and imagining how it will soon be filled with the sound explorations and rhythms of the day.”
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Sofia leads hands-on courses all over the world in the teaching philosophy of Orff Schulwerk. In 2012 she received the Pro Merito award from the International Orff Schulwerk Forum for her work as a leader in this field. She has published two books in English: “Quien Canta Su Mal Espanta” a collection of traditional children’s rhymes, songs, and dances from Latin America, and “Blue is the Sea” which explores the integration of music, movement, and the visual arts, one of her favorite themes as a teacher. San Francisco is now her home, but she loves spending the winter and summer vacations with her family in Spain.
Sofia says. “I have taught music since I was 19 years old! I was born in Madrid, Spain and went to a school that had wonderful music classes. Growing up singing, playing xylophones, dancing, and reciting poetry was a great foundation for becoming a music teacher. The year after I graduated from high school, I was tapped by my school’s music department to teach! Later I studied recorder, flute, and Baroque music in Madrid and London, and specialized in music pedagogy in Madrid and at the Orff Institute in Salzburg, Austria. I came to The San Francisco School in 1996 and I still enjoy walking into the main gate every morning, entering the quiet music room and imagining how it will soon be filled with the sound explorations and rhythms of the day.”