Gunild Keetman

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Gunild Keetman (1904-1990) was the primary originator, along with Carl Orff, of the approach (not a method!) 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.

Much of the Orff-Schulwerk scholarship prior to the 1990s did not give much attention to Keetman's extensive contributions, but that is being remedied through many recent publications.

[edit] Additional References

• Gunild Keetman: A Life Dedicated to Music and Movement. Memories, Encounters, Documentation by Minna Lange-Ronnefeld and Hermann Regner (trans. by Margaret Murray). Book with DVD. Published by Schott.

• Elementaria: first acquaintance with Orff-Schulwerk by Gunild Keetman (trans. by Margaret Murray). Published by Schott.

• In addition, a recent issue of the Orff Echo was devoted to Keetman (from the year 2005).