Chain courses are a series of courses in Orff-Schulwerk that complement and follow each other in terms of learning areas. The aim of the Chain Course is not only to introduce music and dance materials or demonstrate various lesson models, but also to provide participants with theoretical and practical knowledge and understanding of Orff-Schulwerk pedagogy.

These trainings are conducted with small groups. A mentor guides participants individually on lesson preparation and implementing the prepared lessons in their schools. This practice is an adapted version of the system applied in elementary music pedagogy undergraduate and graduate programs in European universities. Participation and application conditions for each newly opened course are announced through our association's social media accounts and website.

Orffder's Teacher Training Certificate Program aims to serve the development and dissemination of Orff-Schulwerk in Turkey at international standards, in accordance with the certification criteria of the Carl Orff Foundation's Orff-Schulwerk® certificate program. The content of this training program has been largely guided by the guidelines provided by the Carl Orff Foundation and interpreted and adapted in line with the needs of the education system in Turkey. The courses are meticulously planned to train independent, conscious, and knowledgeable expert Orff-Schulwerk teachers according to European standards. The participation requirements, criteria for advancing stages, and final examination criteria of this program have been established with an objective assessment approach to safeguard the educational rights of participants.

These courses are organized in two different types.

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Orff-Schulwerk Teaching Models:

With these courses, the aim is for participants to familiarize themselves with various teaching styles of expert Orff-Schulwerk educators on one hand, and to expand their repertoire of music, movement, dance materials, and game repertoire to gain inspiring ideas for planning their own lessons on the other.

Interdisciplinary Additional Courses:

Considering the comprehensive and multimedia nature of Orff-Schulwerk lessons, new possibilities for expression can be discovered by combining materials, methods, and techniques from different art disciplines and skill areas, which can then be integrated into creative lesson processes. These courses aim to provide participants with experience and repertoire in various areas such as dance, drama, puppetry, painting, staging techniques, juggling, magic, pantomime, origami, doll and puppet making, storytelling, and fairy tale narration. The main objective of these courses is to acquire non-musical ideas and skills that will help enhance thematic diversity, create atmosphere, utilize imagination, and reveal more aesthetic and artistic qualities alongside music lessons.

The sharing days are organized with the aim of recognizing educators among our members who are capable of providing teacher training and understanding the general educator potential in our country, thereby creating opportunities for them to become teacher trainers in the field. During these sharing sessions, teachers present a prepared 60 or 90-minute lesson unit. If desired, the presenter can also deliver theoretical presentations in a conference-style format. There are no prerequisites for members who wish to share their lessons. Members who wish to share can apply to Orffder at any time by emailing uyelik@orffder.org. Participation certificates are not provided for sharing days. Participation certificates are not provided for sharing days.