UpcomingDance for the Orff Music Teacher

For educators who are considering being mentored to teach Movement and Dance in the
Orff Schulwerk Teacher Training Levels Courses, accredited through ANCOS and NESA.
-For music teachers and musicians who are interested in Music and Dance education.
– For dance teachers and dancers interested in education.
– For therapists interested in Music and Dance education.

Venue: Macquarie University
29 Wally’s Walk
Level 1
Room 145

Date:
May 11th , 12th , 25th and 26th , 2024 (please note – this four-day course is split over two weekends)
Time: 9.00am – 4.00pm Daily

Main Presenter: David Spurgeon

David taught in primary schools in the UK and Australia for 7 years. He lectured at Sydney College of
Advanced Education in Dance, Drama, Communications and English for 13 years before joining UNSW. He
wrote, launched, directed and lectured on the University's B.A. (Dance) B.Ed. double degree for its first 12
years before retiring as a Senior Lecturer in 2006. David has had a lifelong appreciation of music and has
always sought to promote good music education within the dance curriculum. He is particularly interested in
dance improvisation and ways of encouraging non-dancers to move, dance and create dances. David has a
M.A (Hons 1) from UNSW; has presented at many conferences and has been on the NSW Board of Studies
Dance Syllabus Committee and Dance Examiners Committee. He is the author of two dance books, one for
teachers and one for students. David is particularly interested in those aspects of the dance curriculum that
are likely to be less familiar to music educators. He envisages the course will have 70% practical activities
with the rest of the time devoted to discussion, reflection and the viewing of filmed dances.

Completing  ORFF –  Dance for the Orff Music Teacher – Practical and theoretical underpinnings of
Dance as a Performance Art in the context of NSW schools will contribute 24 hours and 0 minutes of NSW
Education Standards Authority (NESA) Accredited PD in the priority area of Delivery and Assessment of NSW Curriculum/Early Years Learning Framework addressing standard descriptors 1.2.2 / 2.1.2 / 2.2.2 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher Accreditation in NSW.

NB: NESA Accreditation hours attained with the attendance of both weekends 

Cost for the four day course:

Member $500
Non-Member $550
Tertiary Student $400

CLOSING DATE FOR REGISTRATION May 3rd, 2024
Applications accepted and confirmed in order of receipt

PLACES ARE STRICTLY LIMITED – PLEASE GET IN EARLY TO AVOID MISSING OUT

Contact:
Administration information – Antoinette Hildebrandt
Ph: 0408 670 506 Email: treasurer@orffnsw.org.au

Course information – Robyn Staveley
Ph: (02) 9514 5381 Email: Robyn.staveley95@gmail.com

You do not have to be a trained dancer.

Wear comfortable clothing for dance, dance shoes or bare feet, no joggers.