Montessori Orff
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ABOUT
Montessori-Orff Music is designed specifically for Montessori-trained teachers and their assistants, offering an accessible and joyful approach to music. The training format includes components of Orff Schulwerk-Music for Children, a natural form of music-making that supports human development.
The unity of music, movement, and language - explored through speech rhythms, body percussion, poetry, stories, singing, dance, and dramatic play – offers multiple pathways for individual development and social-emotional expression. The primal skillset of elemental music and movement provides a framework that can be adapted across abilities, age groups, and cultures.
A comprehensive 120-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 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.
Training adapts to the Montessori levels represented in each course, 0–3, 3–6, and 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 explore and register for 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.
