Montessori Orff
Music
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ABOUT
Montessori-Orff Music is designed specifically for Montessori educators and assistants.
Elemental music naturally integrates speech, movement, singing, and play, creating a multisensory experience that supports the development of the whole child while engaging diverse learning styles and physical abilities.
Through an exploration of the foundations of elemental music and movement that align with Montessori principles, Montessori-Orff Music approaches music not as a specialty but as a fundamental human capacity accessible to every child.
A comprehensive 125-page lesson manual guides teachers from simple to increasingly complex skills and strategies that naturally integrate and deepen Montessori content.
The manual includes a record-keeping resource that is also available through Transparent Classroom.
COURSES
Courses are active and participatory, in the way adults would engage with children in the Montessori environment. Participants practice musical skills at their own level of confidence, collaborate in groups or breakout rooms, and explore human development through multiple modalities.
Skills are adaptable to the Montessori levels represented in each course, 0–6 and/or 6–12. To maintain an open learning environment, sessions are not recorded. Free coaching continues after the course is completed.
Training workshops are offered in two formats:
• Whole School In-Service – on-site professional development for Montessori staff. Please complete the contact form below or click here.
• Open Online Enrollment – virtual workshops open to all educators. Please click the View Courses button to check upcoming sessions.
Inga Sieminski
Inga has spent more than 40 years working alongside children
and educators in Montessori Primary (ages 3–6) and Elementary
(ages 6–12) classrooms, farm-based programs, and leadership roles
throughout the Washington, DC metropolitan area. She holds two
Montessori diplomas, an M.Ed. from Loyola University Maryland, a
Master’s degree in Arts Administration from American University, and
a post-master’s certificate in Curriculum and Instruction from the
University of Maryland. She was also a member of the first U.S. cohort
to graduate from MPPI’s Montessori Inclusion (3–6) program. As Arts Integration Coordinator for DC Public Schools, she developed and implemented an innovative arts program serving underserved communities, with a strong emphasis on multicultural learning.
Her commitment to child-centered, inclusive elemental music education is grounded in the belief that embodied experiences in music and movement support differentiated learning for all children. Her professional preparation includes three levels of Orff-Schulwerk certification through George Mason University, research in Orff Music Therapy, and observational studies at the Montessori-Orff integrated Social Paediatrics Centre in Germany.
Inga is the author of a 150-page Montessori-Orff lesson manual used in her professional development workshops. She continues to share this holistic approach through presentations and training at national and international conferences across Asia, Africa, and Europe.
A graduate of Washington Montessori Institute (WMI), she currently serves on its Executive Board.
CONTACT
To schedule Whole School professional development kindly review the calendar for my availability and suggest a few dates of your own. Also include your proposed location for the training. I look forward to receiving your message!
You may also email Inga at montessoriorffmusic@gmail.com.
