International Model Course

Xavi Maynoses Rocamora

Xavi Rocamora is a music educator and multi-instrumentalist specialized in Orff-Schulwerk pedagogy(San Francisco International Orff Course, European Mentorship Program in Orff-Schulwerk Pedagogy) and holds a Master's degree in Interdisciplinary Arts Education). He teaches creative music and movement to children, teenagers, and adults; leads percussion ensembles with a community focus; and facilitates integrated artistic creative processes for people with and without disabilities. Since 2020, he has been training music teachers in active and creative approaches for music pedagogy and is part of the teaching team for the Orff-Schulwerk Certification Programme in Finland and Catalonia.

Connected Music Education: Interdisciplinarity in Orff-Schulwerk

The holistic and intercultural character of Orff￾Schulwerk pedagogy invites us to explore the connections between different elementary

artistic expressions such as poetry, music, dance, drama, and the visual arts, but it also encourages us to develop sensitivity and awareness about our environments (both local and global) and our…