Gunild Keetman
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The German educator Gunild Keetman (1904–1990) was the primary originator, along with Carl Orff
, of the approach to teaching music known as Orff Schulwerk
. Keetman was responsible for most of the actual teaching that was done in the early stages of the movement, perhaps most prominently as the teacher for the radio and television broadcasts that popularized the Schulwerk throughout Germany
in the 1950s.
Keetman was a prolific composer, and the five volume "Music for Children" contains many of her pieces. In addition, there are several volumes of music for recorder
and percussion.
Gassenhauer
, a short piece associated with Carl Orff
, is credited to Keetman on at least one recent release of the Schulwerk. It has been used multiple times on television, radio, and in films, including the films Badlands
,
Much of the Orff-Schulwerk scholarship prior to the 1990s did not give attention to Keetman's extensive contributions, but that is being remedied through many recent publications (see Additional references). Keetman was normally credited, along with Orff, on LP recordings of the Schulwerk compositions.
Carl Orff
Carl Orff was a 20th-century German composer, best known for his cantata Carmina Burana . In addition to his career as a composer, Orff developed an influential method of music education for children.-Early life:...
, of the approach to teaching music known as Orff Schulwerk
Orff Schulwerk
The Orff Schulwerk, or simply the Orff Approach, is one of several developmental approaches including the Kodaly Method, Simply Music and Suzuki Method used to teach music education to students. It combines music, movement, drama, and speech into lessons that are similar to child's world of play...
. Keetman was responsible for most of the actual teaching that was done in the early stages of the movement, perhaps most prominently as the teacher for the radio and television broadcasts that popularized the Schulwerk throughout Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
in the 1950s.
Keetman was a prolific composer, and the five volume "Music for Children" contains many of her pieces. In addition, there are several volumes of music for recorder
Recorder
The recorder is a woodwind musical instrument of the family known as fipple flutes or internal duct flutes—whistle-like instruments which include the tin whistle. The recorder is end-blown and the mouth of the instrument is constricted by a wooden plug, known as a block or fipple...
and percussion.
Gassenhauer
Gassenhauer
Gassenhauer is a short piece from Carl Orff's Schulwerk. As the full title indicates, it is either an arrangement of, or inspired by, a much older work by the lutenist Hans Neusiedler from 1536...
, a short piece associated with Carl Orff
Carl Orff
Carl Orff was a 20th-century German composer, best known for his cantata Carmina Burana . In addition to his career as a composer, Orff developed an influential method of music education for children.-Early life:...
, is credited to Keetman on at least one recent release of the Schulwerk. It has been used multiple times on television, radio, and in films, including the films Badlands
Badlands (film)
Badlands is a 1973 American crime drama film written and directed by Terrence Malick, starring Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek. Warren Oates and Ramon Bieri are also featured. Malick has a small speaking part although he does not receive an acting credit...
,
Much of the Orff-Schulwerk scholarship prior to the 1990s did not give attention to Keetman's extensive contributions, but that is being remedied through many recent publications (see Additional references). Keetman was normally credited, along with Orff, on LP recordings of the Schulwerk compositions.